Senior Supply Chain Advisor, DOS, LEAP Global - Cameroon

Senior Supply Chain Advisor

The U.S. Department of State, Foreign Assistance Section in Cameroon (DoS FA) team supports the U.S. Government's America First Global Health Strategy. This strategy prioritizes contributing to global health improvements, including saving lives and strengthening health systems in Cameroon which ultimately protects both Americans and Cameroonians. The US Government partners with the Ministry of Health as international donors, to implement health assistance-related programs.

The DoS FA team portfolio includes supply chain and logistics, laboratory services, health financing, Malaria and HIV service delivery in the community and health facilities, community health system strengthening and policy change.

Key elements of DoS Supply Chain and Health Systems portfolio include:

• Supply chain logistics, health financing, and policy advancement.
• Interventions to strengthen supply chain management and leadership at national, regional, and local levels.
• Efforts to strengthen the integrated supply chain and logistics management infrastructure, governance, strategic planning and coordination; warehousing and distribution; workforce development; and any LMIS or eLMIS efforts to improve stock management for essential medicines.
• Ensuring availability and effective use of data for decision-making.
• Promoting patient-centered pharmaceutical services for easy access and appropriate use of medicines to help assure therapeutic efficacy, patient safety, and the achievement of desired health outcomes.
• Ensuring coordination with the Government of Cameroon (GRC) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, other donor partner agencies and capitalizing on the DOS comparative advantages.
• Approaches to prioritize cost-effective health interventions and health system sustainability.
• Strengthening ownership of and accountability for programs by government authorities.

The Senior Supply Chain Advisor will play a pivotal role in implementing the 2030 Vision for Cameroon's integrated supply chain, ensuring a system free of stockouts through pooled procurement and modernized distribution and that adequate controls are in place to support transparent supply chain management free of any fraud, waste, or abuse. A critical focus of this role is overseeing the transition of the USG's commodity portfolio from Implementing Organizations-led procurement and distribution to full Government of Cameroon (GRC) management by 2030. The Advisor will also serve as the primary technical liaison between the Cameroon Foreign Assistance Office, the Technical Management Unit (TMU), and the Joint Health Cooperation Steering Committee (JHCSC) to ensure the successful execution of the Health MOU.

The Senior Supply Chain Advisor will be part of the technical staff supporting DoS FA supply chain and health systems portfolio, for commodities and infrastructure. The position will be housed within the Ministry of Health, specifically the DPML, providing expert technical guidance to government units including CENAME, NACC, NMCP, NTP, Zoonosis, DLMEP, DPML, and the UCS, and the Bilateral Health MOU Joint Technical Secretariat.

This position will play a critical role in supporting the phased transition toward 100% domestic funding and full self-reliance for essential health commodities by 2030. The Advisor will support the DPML in carrying out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.

Objective of Assignment: The DoS FA is seeking a dynamic and experienced Public Health Supply Chain Advisor to provide technical leadership, expertise and guidance to facilitate the implementation of the commodities and supply chain management components of the USG-Government of Cameroon bilateral agreement with the objective of supporting the government's vision of an integrated health care commodity supply chain system, free of stockouts, that uses a pooled procurement vehicle, and Central and Regional Health Stores for distribution to health facilities.

Work Location: Cameroon

Responsibilities

As a key member of the Joint Technical Secretariat/Transition Management Unit, position will provide:

• Strategic Oversight on MOU Implementation
• Technical Leadership in Supply Chain Modernization
• Specialized Cold Chain & Lab Commodity Management
• Stakeholder Liaison and Reporting

Qualifications

• A Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Public Health, or Pharmacy, a Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.), or Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is required.
• A relevant certification in Health Supply Chain Management, or Logistics is an asset.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience, primarily dedicated to health products supply chain management;
• Mastery of the regulatory framework and regulation of health products in Cameroon and or similar country (registration/marketing authorization, pharmacovigilance, etc.);
• Mastery of the strategic and operational framework for health products supply chain management in Cameroon;
• Experience with bilateral and multilateral partnerships in health products supply chain management (USG, Global Fund, UN Agencies, etc.);
• Proficiency in French and English.
• Proficiency in computer tools and Microsoft Office programs.
• Excellent leadership, diplomacy, communication, team management skills and strategic planning competencies.