Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 24 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC) Technical Assistance – Tanzania program is designed to strengthen country supply systems for priority health areas in coordination with the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and other development partners. GHSC assists the GoT through four key project objectives: strategic planning and implementation, in-country logistics, stakeholder engagement, and strengthening of the enabling environment for supply chains.

As a member of Abt’s technical team working under the supervision of the Guidehouse management team, as the Health Commodity Financing Analyst, you are responsible for the implementation of technical assistance activities focusing on strengthening the financing of priority health commodities.

Core Responsibilities:
• Serve as the project lead for all activities relating to the financing for health commodities, including needs identification, resource mobilization and allocation, and routine monitoring of commodity supply chain financing interventions.
• Provide technical assistance to government partners in Tanzania mainland in the implementation of health commodities revolving funds, and the mentoring of public health care facility staff in its use.
• Provide technical assistance to government partners in Tanzania mainland in the use of a new updated formula for allocating funds for health commodities.
• Analyze Ministry of Health (MoH) annual budgets in Tanzania mainland to determine trends in the allocation of funds to health commodities procurement and supply chain management activities.
• Lead the digitalization of updated formulas used to allocate funds to health commodity procurement in mainland Tanzania.
• Document the impact of health financing initiatives on supply chain of health commodities key and lessons learned through project interventions.
• Participate in project planning, timely submission of technical reports and deliverables.
• Serve as technical point person with government and other stakeholders in communications and project activities related to health commodity and supply chain financing.
• Work with Abt home office staff to identify and recruit consultants to support health financing activities.
• Manage in-country consultants recruited by Abt and provide technical review of deliverables produced by consultants.

What We Value
• Bachelor’s degree + 9 years, master’s degree + 6 years, or Ph.D. + 4 years of relevant experience
• Advanced degree in public health, business administration, pharmaceutical or other relevant field – Master is preferred.
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in a government or donor-supported project environment.
• Strong knowledge of commodities supply chain management in the Tanzania context.
• Experience in using/applying costing models/tools.
• Experience in direct technical assistance to government staff at national and district levels.
• Ability to independently plan and execute complex tasks, and work in close collaboration with other project team members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, and good judgment.
• Advanced written/oral skills in English and Kiswahili.
• Computer literacy (MS Office)


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 108

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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