RESIDENT LOGISTICS ADVISOR JOB VACANCY, MALARIA, Tuesday 24, January 2012

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is a worldwide program managed by John Snow, Inc. and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). DELIVER strengthens the supply chains of health and family planning programs in developing countries to ensure the availability of critical health products to customers.

The Logistics Advisor, Malaria is the point of contact with the USAID regional mission and is responsible for overseeing the planning, implementing, and monitoring of USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Task Order Malaria technical assistance activities in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). Responsibilities include providing logistics technical assistance for strengthening routine and ad hoc supply chain activities for a range of commodities for malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment throughout the GMS. The Resident Logistics Advisor, Malaria works under the direction of the Senior Technical Advisor. The position is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Contribute technical input into the design and implementation of assessments of routine malaria commodity supply chains and health logistics systems to identify resources and gaps in key areas including: - Warehouse Management - Transportation resources - Human resources - Quantification - Inventory management - Logistics management information - Monitoring and evaluation - Financing - Health systems regulatory and policy environments • Participate in the development and implementation of workplan activities, and reporting on the status of their implementation. • Provide technical expertise to stakeholders and partners for the collection and analysis of information to assist with annual national quantifications and procurement planning of commodities for malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment with the goal of avoiding potential stock outs. • Contribute to the writing of routine semi-annual and annual reports. • Any other duties as assigned

The position will require approximately 30-35% travel outside Thailand, mainly within the Greater -Mekong Sub-region.

QUALIFICATIONS • Master’s degree in public health, pharmacy, business administration or a related field • A minimum five years’ progressively responsible experience in public health –in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma or other GMS country context. This is to include experience in activity design, program planning, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation, preferably in health care supply chain management. • Experience with malaria commodity selection, procurement, monitoring, supply chain issues and use in developing countries. • A comprehensive knowledge of the concepts, principles and management of infectious disease issues in Asia and the strategies, techniques and the practices most effective for their implementation • Experience with using the information from assessments to identify, design, and implement interventions to improve supply chain processes and procedures. • Demonstrated ability with Microsoft Office, including databases, spreadsheets and presentations; and ability to learn new software packages. • Demonstrated ability to work to cultivate and maintain a wide range of contacts and work collaboratively and effectively with multiple partners • Ability to communicate and report in concise written and spoken English in a professional and competent manner. • Demonstrable strong quantitative and analytical skills • Demonstrated flexibility to effectively manage more than one activity at a time, work calmly, tactfully and effectively under pressure. • A proven ability to work remotely as part of a team and to be self managing • Authorization to work in Thailand DESIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE • An understanding of infectious disease epidemiology and programs in mobile populations and cross-border settings is desirable • Ability to communicate effectively in at least one GSM language is desired

How to apply: 

All applications should be submitted through the JSI website at www.jsi.com