Project Management Specialist (Health - Supply Chain)

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. SOLICITATION NO: 72062421R100015

2. ISSUANCE DATE: August 9, 2021.

3. CLOSING DATE / TIME FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS: September 6, 2021. 11:59 p.m. Yaoundé time.

4. POINT OF CONTACT: acpersonnel@usaid.gov

5. POSITION TITLE: Project Management Specialist (Health - Supply Chain)

6. MARKET VALUE: CFA 24,252,608 - CFA 38,919,427 pa equivalent to FSN-11 In accordance with AIDAR Appendix J and the Local Compensation Plan of USAID / Yaoundé. Final compensation will be negotiated within the market value.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance is five (5) years, estimated to start about November 2021. The services provided under this contract are expected to be of continuing nature executed by USAID through a series of sequential contracts, subject to availability of funds, satisfactory job performance and need for continued services.

8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Yaoundé, Cameroon with possible travel as stated in the Statement of Work.

9. ELIGIBLE OFFERORS: All interested candidates eligible to work in Cameroon.

Cooperating Country National (CCN) is defined as an individual who is a cooperating country citizen, or a non-cooperating country citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the cooperating country.

10. SECURITY LEVEL REQUIRED: Regional Security Office Clearance.

STATEMENT OF DUTIES

1. General Statement of Purpose of the Contract

The USAID Project Management Specialist - Supply Chain (the “Specialist”) serves as an advisor and provides strategic, technical, analytical, and management support on health logistics and supply chain management. S / he will serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative / Agreement Officer's Representative (COR / AOR) and / or Activity Manager supporting health logistics and supply chain activities. The Specialist provides senior-level technical guidance to Health Office staff and leaders, the broader USAID Mission, implementing partners (IPs), the host government, and represents USAID with the interagency, in technical working groups, and other fora.

The Specialist is a key member of Health Office. The incumbent reports to the Supply Chain and Governance Advisor and has no formal supervisory responsibility.

2. Statement of Duties to be Performed.

Program Management

• Serves as a COR / AOR and / or Activity Manager for health logistics and supply chain programs / projects / activities awarded through the Health Office, providing financial and programmatic oversight to ensure contracts and grants achieve anticipated results, and are linked to and enhance attainment of the Health Office, Mission, and USG objectives.
• Conducts site visits as required in order to monitor progress, and to provide technical and programmatic recommendations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and judicious use of US Government (USG) funding.

Technical Guidance and Leadership

• Stay abreast of state-of-the-art knowledge, programming and best practices related to supply chain management and use this information to improve host country supply chain management.
• Coordinate exchanges and sharing of best practices among USAID, USG and other stakeholders to strengthen health logistics and supply chain systems improvement.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the host country government in coordinating health supply chain systems support, supply planning, forecasting, quantification and programming.
• USAID Guide and host country government on strategic decisions and policy formulation to strengthen supply chain management, including transparency and accountability.
• Provide technical guidance and coordination to Health Office colleagues to ensure development of key systems that effectively integrate across the entire health portfolio.
• Provide guidance to Health Office colleagues to monitor the achievement of milestones of IPs supporting health logistics and supply chain system implementation.
• Support host country efforts to ensure health supply chain systems fully integrate with key commodity management and information systems that will allow end to end data visibility.

Representation and Reporting

• Represents the Health Office, Mission, and USG at national and / or international technical and programmatic meetings, within various working groups, and in consultations with other social sector donors, government officials, and IPs.
• Represents supply chain issues in interagency discussions involving senior leadership from USAID, CDC, other interagency partners, the PEPFAR Coordination Office and the US Embassy
• Represents supply chain issues to senior host country officials to ensure strong coordination and accountability by all relevant actors in the supply chain system.
• Provides technical and strategic leadership in the preparation of key annual and mid-term planning reporting documents including the Country Operational Plan, Operational Plan, Congressional Budget Justifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as required for the Mission, USAID / Washington, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), donor coordination groups, and others.
• Drafts talking points and / or speeches for the Office Chief, Mission Director, Ambassador and others, as required