Country: Uganda
Closing date: 23 May 2018
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Under the supervision of the Health Specialist, the consultant will provide technical assistance to support the National Medical Stores (NMS) to streamline the Supply Chain Management system of the iCCM and other life- saving commodities including nutrition supplies.
Purpose of the assignment
Supply chain management remains a key challenge in Uganda health systems. The key challenges identified are delays in procurement, dispatch and distribution of the life-saving commodities to end users. Since September 2015, all the iCCM commodities procured by UNICEF have been warehoused and distributed through the National Medical Stores (NMS) to the districts up to the last mile (health facilities). NMS takes full responsibility of for the warehousing and distribution. The streamlining of the iCCM supply chain system through the NMS has had several teething challenges, including delays in delivering supplies up to the VHT level in some cases and failure to deliver supplies to some health facilities. However, these constraints are being addressed. UNICEF and other partners are keen to support NMS to ensure that availability of these life-saving commodities is increased to at least 80% in line with the Health Sector Development Plan target. In addition to this, NMS will need some support when the nutrition supplies are eventually integrated into the national pipeline.
With funding from DFID, UNICEF in partnership with WHO and Malaria Consortium, will support implementation of a 5-year programme to strengthen Uganda’s response to Malaria. The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the reduction in morbidity and mortality due to malaria and other common childhood illnesses in Karamoja and Mid-Northern regions of Uganda.
It is against this background that UNICEF is seeking to engage a logistics specialist to support the NMS to streamline the iCCM commodity management system, support the distribution of the life-saving commodities as well as the nutrition supplies. The Support to nutrition supplies will only be possible after the nutrition supplies are integrated into the national pipeline.
Furthermore, UNICEF seeks to engage the Logistics officer to support the reporting function through the DHIS2 system for all the commodities mentioned above. There will be need to focus on community reporting from the VHTs who should report only four times a year through the DHIS2.
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Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=512834