Country: Aruba (The Netherlands), Bulgaria, United States of America
Closing date: 25 Jul 2015
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI"s teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.
CHAI’s New Initiatives team is focused on launching new programs that will have a transformative impact on health outcomes in our partner countries. Within the New Initiatives team, CHAI has launched two new programs in nutrition and maternal and neonate health, undertaking a multi-country effort to help governments rapidly reduce the incidence of chronic malnutrition, or stunting, in children under five; and scaling up programs to dramatically reduce maternal and neonatal deaths.
CHAI’s nutrition program is partnering with Ministries of Health and Agriculture to establish programs that fill dietary gaps during early development: improving the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women; encouraging exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life; and promoting nutrient-dense complementary foods, alongside continued breastfeeding, for children from six months to two years of age. Since most households lack year-round access to sufficiently nutritious foods, CHAI is working with governments and private partners to develop a suite of nutritious products for infants and young children and for pregnant and lactating women that is produced locally, based primarily on local agricultural products, and aligned with local eating habits. To ensure sustainability, complementary nutritious foods will be produced affordably and promote the economic development of rural populations, where livelihoods rely heavily on smallholder farming.
CHAI is seeking an experienced supply chain professional from the private sector to provide technical support to the nutrition program, with the possibility of extension to additional program areas under the New Initiatives team in the future. The program will rely heavily on the effective delivery of commodities to achieve ambitious goals. We are seeking someone with extensive private sector experience, preferably in emerging markets.
The Technical Advisor, Supply Chain will be responsible for undertaking rapid assessments of existing supply chain systems, with a view towards evaluating their capacity for absorption of additional products; developing detailed implementation plans and budgets for supply chain improvements needed; and providing technical support for the full implementation of supply chain strengthening plans. The program is expected to utilize both public and private sector distribution networks, with initial work in Rwanda and Ethiopia relying primarily on public sector channels.
Note: Flexibility for base location in CHAI Programmatic Countries based on country leadership and supervisor approval.
- Rapidly become familiar with the product specifications and volumes anticipated within the nutrition program
- Conduct thorough, rapid assessments of existing supply chain networks, including but not limited to: the capacity and quality of available storage facilities; the capacity, quality, and frequency of transportation; and adequacy of current stock management and ordering systems
- Develop optimized distribution models for distribution of nutrition products nationwide in multiple countries
- Develop detailed implementation plans for any necessary supply chain improvements, working in close collaboration with CHAI colleagues and other partners
- Provide technical support for the execution of supply chain strengthening plans, with responsibility for ensuring that critical components of system strengthening work are implemented effectively
- Advise on the implementation of technology solutions within supply chain strengthening plans
- Troubleshoot supply chain challenges that arise as distribution begins within the nutrition program, providing technical support as needed to continually build capacity
- Work closely with government counterparts in public sector supply chain strengthening efforts, including assessments, development of recommendations, and implementing improvements.
- Support donor reporting
Perform other tasks as necessary
Experience conducting rapid evaluations of supply chain capacity
At least 4-6 years of operational experience designing and managing best-in-class supply chain systems within the private sector
Experience managing the storage, transportation, and distribution of food and/or commercial products
Proven program management skills, based on several years of experience in strategic, operational, and financial management of complex, multi-stakeholder programs/projects
Exceptional analytical (quantitative and qualitative) and communication (written and oral) skills, including the ability to communicative effectively with people of varied professional and cultural backgrounds
Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and set priorities
Strong desire to work in a fast-paced, limited-structure, high-pressure, multicultural environment
Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and an ability to communicate effectively and build durable relationships with people of varied professional and cultural backgrounds
Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information
Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Experience operating in resource-limited settings
Availability to travel internationally up to 50% of the time
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