Job
Title: Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain
Hiring Organization: Palladium
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/19/2024
Palladium is a global leader in the design,
development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of
enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors,
governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate
strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental
and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive
Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus
countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium
has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies
and most importantly, people’s lives.
This Proposal Opportunity:
Palladium is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor,
Supply Chain for a potential 5-year USAID Kenya Integrated Pharmaceutical and
Supply Chain Technical Assistance (KIPS) project. The Senior Technical Advisor,
Supply Chain will be a member of the KIPS leadership team and manage project
objectives related to supply chain strengthening. The Senior Technical Advisor,
Supply Chain will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and lead a team to
implement activities and ensure that the project remains on schedule with the
approved workplan and meets project milestones and deliverables. They will
liaise with key stakeholders, other donor-funded projects, and implementing
partners. The Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain will develop and compile
quarterly and annual reports on relevant activities. This role requires
previous experience in health supply chains, focused on improving supply chain
maturity and governance.
You and Your Career:
- If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and
doer, and you have expertise in project management, operations, budgeting
and financial management, and grants management we are interested in
hearing from you. We are a learning organization and provide growth
opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the
freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead technical activities related to improving
the maturity of Kenya’s health supply chain functions and operations such
as quantification, procurement, warehouse management, route optimization,
inventory management and others.
- Support the development of a locally informed
project strategic plan that reflects global priorities.
- Design and lead the implementation of quality
workplans while ensuring effective use of data, project performance, and
risk management.
- Support the creation of a cascaded technical
oversight system of the public health pharmaceutical and supply chain
sector to all levels.
- Provide technical assistance to improve
leadership and governance for health supply chains at all levels.
- Support stakeholders to design standardized
supply chain coordination platforms.
- Interface with clients and project stakeholders,
to plan, implement, review, and report on projects and deliverables or
products as needed.
- Ensure staff compliance with project guidelines
and SOPs.
Key Competencies Required:
- 7-10 years of experience working in supply chain
management for global health projects desirable
- Experience in international development working
with donors (including USAID) is required.
- Experience in a project senior leadership
position that required the assembling, managing, and supervising complex
teams.
- Experience with global health or health supply
chain programs with significant experience in one of the following areas:
supply chain management, procurement, warehousing, or logistics
- Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain, 4PL, and
3PL logistics, including experience with LMIS, WMIS, TMIS, and control
tower software.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and
collaborating with stakeholders including government agencies, government
and counterparts, and international donor agencies.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Experience in project monitoring and evaluation,
data analysis, generation of project reports, logical models and outcomes.
- Ability to exercise leadership, build teams,
maintain effective communication, motivate, and generate commitment within
a team.
- Excellent written and spoken English and ability
to communicate across technical disciplines and non-technical audience
required.
- Proficiency in Swahili and other local languages
is beneficial.
- Master’s degree in global public health,
business, supply chain management, public administration, healthcare
administration, or a related field.
