Associate, Supply Chain Management, Global Malaria (Commodity Access)

Overview

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

 

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

 

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication, and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skill sets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

 

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.

 

Role Overview

 

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as a Supply Chain Management (SCM) Associate to support our data collection and program coordination work on CHAI’s Malaria Case Management Commodity Backstop Fund. The SCM Associate will work directly with CHAI country teams and government partners in countries such as, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Malawi, as well as suppliers, distributors, and global and regional stakeholders to collect and analyse procurement and stock level data for malaria commodities and compare these data against stock level and order data shared by international donors to identify immediate or near-term stock outs that could be mitigated through CHAI’s Commodity Backstop Fund; In close collaboration with their manager, the Associate will assess whether the stock outs meet the requirements of the Backstop Fund and could be filled with an emergency procurement managed by CHAI. The associate will manage each of the orders placed through the Fund.

 

CHAI places great value on the resourcefulness, tenacity, patience, humility, and high ethical standards of its staff. The successful candidate must have a deep personal commitment to producing results and working independently, able to manage multiple tasks at once and make sound decisions regarding data analysis without daily supervision. They will have solid fluency with Microsoft Office (MS Excel, PowerPoint required) and will be capable of conducting rapid quantitative analysis and communicating the results to decision-makers. They will have a strong track record in supporting commodity quantification, international procurement and supply planning. The successful candidate will be highly skilled at problem-solving and relationship building, and they must have excellent communications skills and cultural sensitivity as they will be working closely with global and country partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with government partners, CHAI country teams, and other stakeholders, to compile stock level data from logistics management information systems, annual or semi-annual quantification and supply plans, and identify national stock gaps for all treatments for uncomplicated and severe malaria, and for malaria RDTs
• Work closely with global partners to reconcile country stock and order data with global data sources on commodity procurement
• For countries where CHAI does not have a country office, engage with National Malaria Program, the PSM unit and/or other stakeholders to gather the necessary stock and supply planning data
• Work closely with manufacturers and freight forwarders to receive and evaluate bids, agree on shipping terms and delivery timelines
• Work closely with in-country stakeholders to prepare for receiving the commodities
• Establish supply chain monitoring & evaluation (M&E) indicators to track progress and impact over time of emergency procurements, and routinely report findings
• Collaborate and support country staff to develop distribution plans for purchased supplies when needed.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree with a focus on health, public policy, health economics, or supply chain management
• 3+ years’ experience working in public health, health commodities management, health strategy consulting, health commodity market intelligence, finance, or a public sector advisory position in a related field 
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience working in an international context and/or entrepreneurial environment
• Exceptional analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (written, oral, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving) skills
• Ability to think strategically and anticipate future consequences and trends
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to be effective, calm, and flexible in a fast-paced work environment, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and to effectively prioritize
• Ability to travel up to 25% as needed
• Excellent command of English (French advantage)
• Experience and willingness to work in high-risk, developing settings
• Strong work ethic, integrity, credibility, and dedication to CHAI’s mission.

Advantages

• MPH or MS in Public Health, Health Economics or Supply Chain Management
• Experience working with logistics management (LMIS) and/or health information (DHIS2) systems
• Experience working in developing countries, particularly on health-related initiatives
• Experience working in pharmaceutical or medical device market research, market intelligence, wholesale distribution, or commercial strategy
• Experience working with governments and institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.

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