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Regional Technical Officer- COVID-19 Vaccines Supply Chain (Sub-National) job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 18 March 2022
Hiring Organization: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Job Details:
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded MSH’s center for pharmaceutical management a five-year cooperative agreement to implement the USAID/Strengthening Supply Chain Activity (SSCS). The mandate of the SSCS Activity is to improve the availability, affordability, access, and appropriate use of essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) including reproductive health, maternal, newborn child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), and HIV/AIDS commodities.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization (UNEPI) coordinates the immunization program in the country. Following the outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a public health emergency of international concern, Uganda adopted various measures to combat the disease including vaccination and strict adherence to standard operating procedures to contain the pandemic. As a result, Uganda has continued to provide various safe and effective vaccine types. These different COVID-19 vaccine types have varying and sometimes highly stringent logistics management requirements hence the need for critical supply chain monitoring.
The SSCS activity has received a scope expansion to provide additional support to the supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines and is therefore recruiting 3 Regional Technical Officers to coordinate and provide technical assistance, direct technical input, and transfer skills to strengthen the vaccines supply chain and more specifically COVID-19 vaccine management and reporting at regional, district and facility level in collaboration with regional and district cold chain technicians and regional implementing partners.
Location: Gulu, Mbale and Mbarara. Please indicate your preferred duty station or location in your application.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The position holder will work closely with UNEPI logistics team, the district and regional vaccine supply chain teams, and regional implementing partners to ensure optimal COVID-19 vaccines management and reporting at both the district vaccine store and the vaccination sites. He/she will support vaccine stock status monitoring, tracking and reporting in accordance with the MoH stipulated standards; support capacity building for health workers and district cold chain teams in vaccine management; and assist in partner coordination, collaboration and learning engagements.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Project support
• Support implementation of innovations to improve real time vaccination data reporting
• Participate in the development and review of strategies to continuously improve COVID-19 vaccine commodity security and data management.
• Participate in the development of required SOPs, guidelines, tools, training plans and training materials for implementing a robust COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.
Technical support - 50%
• Provide technical support to district and health facility staff to effectively prepare and capture accurate and complete vaccine stock status and utilization reports in DHIS2/EPIVAC
• Participate in generation of data and preparation of reports to inform effective vaccine deployment and redistribution to ensure vaccine availability and minimize wastage
• Participate in joint support supervisions to the district vaccine stores and health facilities to continually build capacity for effective COVID-19 vaccine management and consistent reporting
• Participate in COVID-19 vaccine logistics data review and regional discussions, learning, and collaboration meetings to improve COVID-19 vaccine management and reporting.
• Collate information to guide UNEPI and NMS making vaccine redistribution decisions
• In coordination with the Regional Coordinator, the Technical Advisor - Supply Chain for Public Health Emergencies and the central level technical officers, provide technical assistance towards the monitoring and tracking of COVID-19 vaccines at district and facility level to ensure complete visibility, traceability and accountability of vaccines
Coordination - 30%
• Act as a liaison between the regional implementing partners and UNEPI logistics team and other central level technical teams and partners
• Disseminate and discuss COVID-19 vaccine reporting performance with district and health facility focal persons to identify and address any barriers to effective and consistent reporting
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION
Required:
A degree in Health Sciences including Pharmacy, Supply Chain or related field.
Preferred
• Training or certification in cold chain logistics would be an added advantage
REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
Required:
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the health sector supply chain management systems including quantification of health commodities
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills.
Preferred:
• Familiarity with Uganda’s vaccine supply chain system and pharmaceutical/logistics management in emergency settings
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications and data analytics packages.
• Capacity building/training knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrated excellent English language skills (both written and oral) with the ability to make presentations and effectively write reports.
COMPETENCIES
• Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills, team player, and good appreciation and dealing with team diversity.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Travel: must be available for travel within Uganda
MSH is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability unrelated to job requirements. MSH will take affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated without regard to their race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran and disability status. In compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act, MSH has developed and maintains an affirmative action program and plan.
Application procedure
Use the link below to apply.
https://msh.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Uganda-Kampala/Regional-Technical-Officer--COVID-19-Vaccines-Supply-Chain--Sub-National-_R1727
Date Posted: 2022-03-08
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