Amref Supply Chain Assistants Jobs in Tanzania

Job Summary

The Supply chain assistant is responsible for ensuring that Project supported sites meets national standard for ARV and related commodity supply chain management.

He\She will work closely with the Pharmaceutical teams at facilities including collaborating closely with District and Regional Pharmacist providing technical advice and guidance on Supply Chain and Management of Health Commodities. .

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensures validated drug management tools (paper tool and software) are available and properly used at all Project-supported pharmacies o designing improved supply chain systems, processes and procedures for Project sites in collaboration with Supply chain partners.

• Identify training needs for sites, Districts and regional pharmacists and facilitate trainings on good practice in pharmaceutical and supply chains management site staff.

• Ensures uninterrupted supply in HIV-related commodities at all Project-supported sites.

• Ensure that forecasted and budgeted of HIV-related commodities including lab commodities are constantly for each single site/district.

• Providing technical assistance to site staff responsible for ordering HIV related commodities through eLMIS through accurate forecasting and ordering from the MSD regional stores.

• Ensuring that technical procedures for procurement, distribution and dispensation are respected at all sites according to the standard operating procedures, keep track of drug flow between stores and Project supported sites and continuously update and educate site staff on developments and issues related to new drug formulations.

• Maintain the inventory of drugs and laboratory commodities and reagents that are present at both drugs stores and all of Project supported site pharmacies

• Prepare monthly, quarterly narrative reports and collecting monthly basis information about the stock at all Project supported sites districts, compile per region.

• Liaise with the ARV focal pharmacists and municipal counterparts on quarterly basis to address any concerns or problems that they are faced with regarding supply chain issues of HIV/AIDS commodities and related supplies.

• Actively perform supportive supervisions to Project supported sites. And use these

supervisions to strengthen their capacity on issues related to supply chain management.

• Carry out any other responsibilities as assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Education: Certificate in Pharmacy studies, A Diploma/Degree in the relevant field is an added advantage

• 3 years of experience in Health commodities management within public and private sector (forecasting. procurement, distribution and monitoring)

• Experience in health program management as team member or other position, a strong advantage.

• Knowledge of using existing Logistics tools like eLMIS is an added advantage.

• Excellent written and oral communication, Fluency in English as working language

• Good knowledge in computer software applications such as MS Word,Excel.

• Ability to identify problems, design interventions and oversee their implementation.

• Ability to train and mentor others, Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks.

How to Apply

If you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined in as one document indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone contact, names and addresses of three referees.

Amref will conduct interviews at Mwanza Office for the shortlisted Lake Zone Applicants and at Dar es Salaam Office for other shortlisted applicants.

To be considered, your application must be received by 16.30 HOURS August 17, 2020.

Please mention the job title/vacancy name or use the job title as the subject line when applying for this position, failure to do that your application may not be retrieved. All correspondences should be directed to:

Email: jobs.tanzania@amref.org .

• Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a nonsmoking environment policy; Women and People with disability are encouraged to Apply

• “Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”

• Amref health Africa –Tanzania regrets that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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