Supply Chain Advisor-Kampala

Pathfinder Overview:

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations.

In Uganda, our areas of intervention include Reproductive maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH), Women led climate resilience (WLCR), Adolescent and youth economic empowerment, and communicable and non-communicable disease control.

Pathfinder’s bold vision is a future where everyone, even in the most challenging environments, has what they need to be healthy, thrive, and live to their full potential.

Pathfinder has received funding from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, FCDO – Kampala, to implement the ‘Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes Programme’ (EMPOWER) from February 2025 to January 2030. EMPOWER will be implemented in 80 districts in Uganda, to strengthen public sector health systems capacity to deliver maternal health services, mentor health workers on family planning and maternal, child health, and generate demand, while tackling myths and misinformation about family planning, and harmful traditional practices and gender norms that deny women agency over their own bodies.

The interventions are aimed to contribute to a reduction in preventable deaths of mothers, babies, and children, and women and girls’ empowerment through choices about whether and when to have children.


Key Performance Areas

Major Activities / Responsibilities

National-level Coordination

• Provide technical assistance to the MOH/NMS/JMS through the national level supply chain technical working group engagements on RH/MH medicines and supplies management and procurements and also collaborate with MoH, and the warehouses to shape supply chain environment to enhance RH commodity availability.
  
  
  

Technical support

• Ensures that supply chain management systems activities are incorporated in district workplans and budgets by supporting DHT s in development of medical supplies and medicines procurement plans
• Provide technical assistance to districts in planning, implementation and monitoring logistics management interventions.
• Provides timely support to district logistics teams and health workers in supplies forecasting, quantification, electronic ordering and reporting for health commodities required to implement the FP/MH services.
• Design and oversee implementation of quality improvement plans to ensure supply chain performance is improved in the regions of support.
  
  
  

Coordinate with other regional IPs, referral hospitals and district leaderships to develop joint workplan, identify opportunities for cost efficiency and foster supply chain improvements.

• To coordinate across regions and district local governments to ensure optimal use and availability of RH commodities
• Engaging in-charges and MMSs to track stock availability and redistribution (working with Service delivery & Supply Chain officers)
  
  
  

Data Management and Reporting

• Responsible for supply chain performance (across a continuum of indicators) for entire region; Supply Chain reporting, electronic ordering of health commodities by health facilities, the district stores supply chain improvement activities, Analyze supply chain data to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare regular reports on supply chain performance and present findings to program leadership.
• Contributes to the learning agenda by identifying information gaps that could be filled by secondary data analysis, literature reviews, field testing of new approaches and collaborative learning events; coordinate, oversee and contribute to technical inputs on learning activities.
  
  
  

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with local regulations and FCDO guidelines related to procurement and supply chain operations.
  
  
  

Minimum Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, public health or related field; advanced training is an added advantage
• 10 years of experience supporting pharmaceutical supply chain, within Uganda’s national health system and at district level.
• At least 5 years’ experience working on a donor funded supply chain project.
• Expert knowledge of the national health system.
• Excellent in analytical, presentation skills; proficiency in Microsoft office packages
  
  
  

Competencies/Attributes:

Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:

• Program Management: Experience in program management and administration, financial management, award compliance and sub award management, and tracking activity performance and costs.
• Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills in working collaboratively with other donors, host country institutions, and international organizations.
• Relationship Building: Demonstrated depth and breadth of relevant technical expertise and experience, interpersonal skills and professional relationships.
• Management and Supervision: Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop direct reports within a matrix culture.
• Operations and Financial Management: Deep knowledge of operations and financial management on a donor funded project.
  
  
  

Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:

• Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills using English.
• Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
• Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Demonstrated commitment to human rights, family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful practices.
• Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to thrive in a matrix organization, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed organization.
• Confidentiality: Ability to maintain confidentiality on work-related matters.
  
  
  

Safeguarding and Protection

Pathfinder is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behavior that inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff, and partners including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation. We do everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to work with for us and expect that everyone we hire will abide by our safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting and checks. By applying, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to verify suitability to work with us.

Closes 28th February 2025










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