Associate, Supply Chain at VillageReach

• Waste Management (30%): In consultation with VillageReach supply chain global technical team, the incumbent will support the implementation of comprehensive vaccine management, and waste management practices with guidance from global goods that support SC strengthening efforts at country level. In collaboration with other stakeholders, deploy and scale tools, guidance and practices that ensure comprehensive vaccine management (CVM), waste management, and continuous improvement to support uptake and sustainability of SC at country level. Develop and disseminate waste management best practices and learnings from COVID-19.
• Forecasting (25%): Provide technical support in vaccine forecasting and inventory management. Working in collaboration with other partners, operationalize the Forecasting Toolbox based on country-level input and building on best practices from other health areas. Provide technical support on implementing key elements of the forecasting toolbox in specific countries and pressure testing specific tools within the Forecasting Toolbox, and working with5 stakeholders in specific countries to customize the tools to meet specific country needs.
• Cold Chain (30%): Provide technical support for cold chain planning, performance monitoring, maintenance and financial sustainability through innovative approaches. Support the development of protocols for data collection and analytics to marry temperature data and maintenance fixes to link and correlate in order to improve cold chain maintenance and continuous improvement. Working with other partners, this role will also support the development of protocols for collecting data from RTMD and development of a how-to guide for temperature data and health equipment.
• Supply Chain General (15 %): Inform global practices and policies through developing a robust evidence base, insightful analytical perspective, and practical lessons-learned from projects undertaken by the Supply Chain Global Technical Team. Develop relationships with key stakeholders in the public health supply chain and establish yourself as a respected and trusted advisor on supply chain issues. Working with the Senior Manager Supply Chain, coordinate activities for the supply chain community of practice (CoP) including sharing lessons learned, planning of group activities, knowledge and information management, scheduling of meetings, development of meeting agenda and tracking and CoP objectives against targets.

Competencies:

The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.

• Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work, but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization
• Collaboration & Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners & stakeholders and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; selects and uses appropriate communication methods and maintains meaningful communication with virtual coworkers and other parties to keep them informed
• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Takes personal responsibility for and supports others across the organization in creating and sustaining a diverse work environment where individuals are welcomed, valued, respected and supported; personally committed to attaining cultural competency including self-awareness of one’s own attitudes about culture and cross-cultural interactions; exhibits the willingness and ability to engage openly and respectfully around issues of race, colonialism, identity and culture; upholds equity in access to sharing of information, ideas, and opportunities throughout VillageReach
• Commitment to Excellence: Produces a high output of work, both in terms of quality and quantity; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; monitors work to ensure quality; has a personal commitment to the mission of VillageReach
• Solution Orientation & Innovation: Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how to best achieve them; gets the job done; sees opportunities for creative problem-solving while staying within the parameters of good practice; sees old problems in new ways and has novel approaches to solving those problems; contributes original and/or resourceful ideas to their area of responsibility; is able to consider and articulate risks and consequences of proposed innovations and factor these into decision-making

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree or equivalent education and experience in pharmacy, supply chain management, public health, international development, business or related field.
• Minimum 2 years work experience working in supply chains within public or private sector. Prefer 5 years.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical, management expertise for complex programs in resource-constrained countries;
• Demonstrated experience interacting with government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies; excellent networking and partnership building skills
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills as well as creative problem-solving and analytical skills;
• Experience working within global health supply chain will be an added advantage.
• Experience working on cold chain equipment, waste management and forecasting and inventory management
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of immunization supply chain
• Understanding of the challenges with cold chain equipment and vaccine waste management
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams
• Readiness to travel in-country 25% of the time to supervise project activities

Other Qualifications :

• Comply with VillageReach’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.
• Established cultural competency in partnering with racial, cultural and linguistically diverse groups.
• Demonstrated understanding of challenges with working in rural, underserved and low-income context; experience living in and/or working in a low-income country a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Proficiency in English required, plus either French or Portuguese preferred.
• Consulting skills to design engagements and manage complex stakeholder environments
• Collaboration skills to develop and manage relationships with clients (TA providers) and key stakeholders
• Communications skills to present convincingly to senior government officials, TA partners and conference audiences
• French or Portuguese speaker preferred