Specialist, Supply Chain - GL D
The Global Fund aims to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria as epidemics. We invest more than US$4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in countries and communities most in need. Since 2020, through the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), additional funding has been made available to support countries to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
As part of our mandate to fight the three diseases and increase access to quality-assured health products and services at affordable and sustainable prices, the Global Fund plays a leading role in global markets for medicines and technologies that prevent, diagnose, and treat HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Every year, more than half of the Global Fund’s investments is used to procure key health products, ensuring they are available to those who need them most.
The Global Fund’s Supply Operations Department, in collaboration across the Global Fund Secretariat, is responsible for the overall management of sourcing, procurement, quality assurance and supply chain related matters, including strategy formulation and implementation, development of policy guidelines and ensure compliances, drive innovation, sustainability agenda and new product introduction, and importantly support country capacity building contributing to a more resilient and agile national health care supply chain.
To implement the Global Fund’s 2023-2028 Strategy, Supply Operations has recently introduced a new operating model, aiming to achieve accelerated value contributions to the communities and people we serve more effectively and efficiently.
The Global Fund invest in more than 100 countries, often in very difficult operating context with under-developed in-country supply chain infrastructure and management approach. Supply Operations In-Country Supply Chain team plays critical functions, working with Country Teams to build and strengthen the national supply chain management system, which includes strategy, policy governance, supply chain information systems and related 2nd line of defense matters.
Under the supervision of the Manager, Supply Chain, the Specialist, Supply Chain will provide support on assurance and monitoring of the management of commodities procured through the Global Fund grants, as well as to shape related investments and oversee assurance mechanisms to improve and accelerate supply chain system strengthening ensuring equitable access to quality assured and affordable health products.
The Specialist, Supply Chain, will be directly responsible for providing support to a designated set of country portfolios. This role will notably be responsible for:
• Provide Supply Chain related strategic advisory support to Supply Operations Teams and Grant Management Division (GMD) Country Teams (CTs) over the grant management life-cycle
• Support shaping and acceleration of in-country supply chain system strengthening interventions
• Oversee the implementation of Catalytic Investments to accelerate grant related supply chain priorities
• Monitor compliance and adherence to Supply Operations Advisory policies, procedures and performance management frameworks
Key Responsibilities :
Provision of strategic advisory and implementation support to Supply Operations Teams and GMD Country Teams for shaping and acceleration of in-country supply chain system strengthening interventions
Support shaping and acceleration of in-country supply chain system strengthening interventions
Oversee the Implementation of Catalytic Investments to Accelerate Grant Related Supply Chain Priorities
Monitor compliance and adherence to Supply Operations advisory policies, procedures, assurances and performance management frameworks.
For the set of country portfolios within scope, the Specialist, Supply Chain:
Overall
Work closely with other Supply Chain team members, GMD, Finance, IT, Risk, TAP and other Supply Operations teams to ensure optimal coordination on Global Fund priorities.
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Languages:
An excellent knowledge of English and preferably a good working knowledge of French. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
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Job Posting End Date19 May 2024