Global Health Supply Chain Consultants

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Experts

• Develop and/or update supply chain and pharmaceutical management assessment tools and supporting their use by the global health community;  
• Implement relevant assessments in USAID-assisted countries,  
• Data quality assessments;  
• Harmonize or align monitoring and evaluation reporting;  
• Evaluate country-level supply chain and pharmaceutical management activities (where no conflict of interest exists);  
• Develop and implement of continuous process improvement methods, focused on learning;  
• Collect and document innovations and lessons learned from the field;  
• Support processes to collect lessons and new evidence from across the global health supply chain and pharmaceutical management community.  

Knowledge Management and Communications Experts

• Develop a Knowledge Management and Communications (KMC) strategy;  
• Establish and maintain processes and/or platforms for knowledge management of deliverables, outputs and outcomes;
• Harmonize or align communications formats across NextGen;  
• Develop strategic communication materials for key audiences - such as success stories, fact sheets, or other communication materials - in support of USAID missions or USAID/Washington;  
• Develop and implement strategies for sharing information with supply chain and pharmaceutical practitioners, technical partners, decision-makers, and other key audiences within LMICs;   
• Develop and implement plans for knowledge management, communication platforms, or other deliverables at the conclusion of individual Task Orders, Comprehensive TA, or NextGen.  

Gender Experts

• Provide expertise in inclusive development principles and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI); 
• Design country-wide gender equality strategy, vision or action plan with operational actions; 
• Design, manage and implement activities to promote gender equality and social inclusion (youth, disability inclusion). Includes conducting GESI analysis, and inclusion studies;
• Support to countries and local institutions in integrating GESI in technical activities under supply chain management program by implementing gender transformative interventions;
• Experience in diversification of recruitment strategies to engage women in hiring and address barriers;
• Ability to navigate culturally sensitive context, provide technical expertise and maintain collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders;
• Ability to coordinate with diverse partners (government, civil society organizations);
• Experience with USAID or other donor funded programs preferred.

Climate Change Experts

• Provide technical assistance in monitoring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in health supply chains; environmental sustainability in supply chain strategies; and management of health care waste from a climate perspective;  
• Develop and conduct analysis on the impact of climate change on health supply chain; 
• Develop and implement strategies for building resilience to climate-related shocks; 
• Provide regular updates and climate related reporting including carbon footprint evaluations and reduction goals.  

Stakeholder Coordination and Facilitation Experts

• Stakeholder facilitation and management of senior leaders;
• Build relationships, coordination and collaboration with other actors in support of regional, national or local institutions and USAID operating units. Ability to manage and engage in meaningful collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders and organizations;  
• Support/Facilitate country teams toto align approaches at the regional level to improve supply chain and pharmaceutical management; 
• Provide secretariat services for coordination forums; 
• Advise on coordination mechanisms across Comprehensive TA or NextGen mechanisms that can add value and strengthen collaboration. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Master’s degree is preferred. 
• Proven experience working with donor-funded programs, preferably USAID projects, involving multiple subcontractors 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English 
• Experience presenting concepts and results effectively to stakeholders and donor 
• Experience in low- and middle-income countries  
• Prior experience with public health supply chain programs in the developing countries 
• Familiarity with USG regulations (e.g., FAR, AIDAR, ADS) preferred 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills 
• Fluency in English required 
• Preference for regional and local candidates 
• Willingness to travel