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• Build logistics capacity for staff
  involved in TB commodity (including laboratory) supply chain.
• Roll out & maintain use of the TB Web
  Based Ordering System among Defeat TB supported sites
• Work closely with the NTLP, MDR-TB
  treatment hospitals and the district health teams of Wakiso, Mukono and
  Kampala to provide support supervision to health facilities to ensure
  systems strengthening & monitoring of TB commodity supply chain.
• Use quality improvement methods to
  identify and spread improvement packages for logistics information
  management to improve the MOH supply chain system.
• Support the NTLP during development &
  review guidelines for TB commodity supply chain.
• Promote high quality documentation of
  commodity movement along the supply chain
• Follow up and verify all drug and supplies
  requests for all supported facilities (including MDR-TB sites) and ensure
  accurate quantification, timely order submission, and effective stock
  management for supplies and commodities in supported facilities and
  laboratories.
• Enforce strict adherence of health
  facilities & provide reminders for the requisition & reporting
  timelines of the national supply system and support facilities to follow
  up with the NMS on delayed or unfulfilled requisitions.
• Support districts to put in place systems
  for redistribution of commodities.
• Develop and maintain databases for all
  relevant sites, commodities, lead times, reporting histories and
  supervision visits at all levels.
• Navigate, review and analyse data in the
  TB Web based ordering system and provide timely feedback to supported
  sites address risks
• Generate quarterly reports on requisition
  & reporting rates by supported sites.
• Prepare allocations and support to
  facilities to source for any other items that may not come through NMS on
  case by case basis.
• Work with TB care teams implement
  pharmacovigilance and report to the national drug authority

• The applicants for the USAID Defeat TB
  Project Supply Chain Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree
  in supply chain management, or related field.
• Three years’ experience in managing TB or
  HIV programs in Uganda, with preferred experience in logistics management.
• Previous experience working with public
  healthcare facilities, including provision of mentoring and coaching
  support to healthcare providers.
• Excellent written and oral communication
  and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
  (Word, Excel, Outlook)

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