2 Supply Chain Assistants job at Makerere University Joint Aids Program

JOB DETAILS:
Project overview:
MJAP was granted the PEPFAR funding Award for the USAID Local Partner Health Services in
the East Central Uganda. Under this activity, MJAP supports public health facilities and their communities in 12 districts that include Bugiri, Bugweri Busia, Buyende, Iganga, Jinja, Kamuli, Kaliro, Luuka, Mayuge, Namayingo and Namutumba; to implement quality Integrated HIV/AIDS

and TB services and contribute to the attainment and sustenance of epidemic control. MJAP is

looking for competent, passionate, and committed individuals to fill the following positions:

Location: Cluster Offices

Job Summary:
To offer District lead and Facility Based Technical assistance and coordination
for supply chain operations aimed at strengthening medical and pharmaceutical logistics services leading to; resilient supply chain systems, improvement in logistics and inventory management, eLMIS use, reporting and commodity security in the supported districts and health facilities of the LPHS EC region.

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Coordinate implementation of Supervision Performance Assessment and Recognition
• Strategy (SPARS) and PEER strategy in all supported districts.

• Support rollout of National electronic logistics management information systems such as RX
• solution, Real-time ARV Stock status (RASS), and National medical stores self-service client
• portal (NMS+CSSP) in supported facilities to improve logistics management and timely ordering and reporting by facilities.
• Maintain a database of all received reports/accountabilities from facilities and generated quarterly reports on reporting rates by supported sites.

• Implement improved processes for logistics information management of the MOH supply chain.
• Build capacity of health facility staff involved in the health programs, including logistics
• management training, with preparations of training materials and budgeting.
• Provide support supervision and technical assistance in collaboration with the supported
• districts to ensure continuous improvement and strengthening of the supply chain systems.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly district performance review meetings.
• Develop and maintain databases for all relevant sites, commodities, lead times, reporting
• histories, and supervision visits at all levels.
• Enforce strict adherence of health facilities to the national supply chain Reporting system.
• Coordinate with the Medicines management supervisors (MMS) to improve linkages to the
• national supply chain for health commodities.
• Contribute to timely and accurate supply chain reporting requirements of the Project.
• To collaborate and coordinate with other key stakeholders in the supply chain including
• national warehouses such as NMS, JMS, and national drug Authority, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
• Registered by the Allied Health Professionals council of Uganda
• At least 3 years work experience in providing support in the management of pharmaceutical
• supply chain system, handling medicines logistics and logistics information management
• systems.
• Demonstrated good analytical and presentation skills with Microsoft office packages,
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders
• toward the achievement of common goals.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested in applying for this job? send all the required documents to recruitment@mjap.mak.ac.ug