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Background and Justification

South Sudan continues to face multiple shocks such as disease outbreaks, flooding, sub-national violence causing population displacement, disruption of livelihood, and market and constraining humanitarian access. The shocks have led to increased severity of acute food insecurity, malnutrition, frequent disease outbreaks, and generally poor health situations and health indicators.

Objectives of the Program

WHO proposes to reduce the health impact of the nutrition crisis through integrated health and nutrition interventions, focusing on quality life-saving services in stabilization centers, in areas with high levels of acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition in South Sudan.

WHO with the Support from BHA would like to ensure availability of Health emergency kits, and related supplies for the humanitarian response through strengthening the supply management system.

Summary of Assigned Duties

In the context of Emergency Preparedness and response (EP&R) program operations and logistics support and specifically on the logistics support to the BHA fund the incumbent will report to Health supply and logistics officer with overall supervision by the EP&R team lead. He/she is expected to do the following:

The main tasks to be undertaken include:

1. To support the Health Supply and Logistics officer in planning and implementation of the supply (Core-pipeline) projects

2. Support the in-country storage, distribution, and rational use of commodities under various project including SSHF, BHA/ USAID and other projects.

3. Support Pre and post distribution monitoring activities which includes compiling the stock movement reports, track consumption reports and ensure rational use of medicines and supplies distributed as health emergency kits

4. Strengthen the Core-pipeline supplies consumption tracking system

5. Compile weekly and monthly stock movement reports

6. Assess storage capacity at subnational level and develop an improvement plan.
7. Support the logistics team in the storage and distribution of Health Emergency kits and other essential supplies to project locations.
8. perform other duties assigned by WHO related to nutrition in an emergency, as requested.

Required Qualifications

Education

Essential: University degree in Pharmacy

Desirable: Specialized training in humanitarian logistics, Health supply management and or Rational use of pharmaceuticals

Work Experience

Essential: Minimum of two years of experience at the national level supporting Health supply management in South Sudan. Knowledge of Emergency Health Kits, rational use of pharmaceuticals, Health Supply management, capacity building, product availability studies.

Proven training facilitation skills and experience.

Desirable****: Experience in working with UN Agencies or NGOs in Humanitarian context in South Sudan.

Competencies:

§ Communicating in a credible and effective way

§ Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond

§ Fostering Teamwork and integration

§ Producing results

§ Promoting WHO’s position in health leadership

Functional Knowledge and Skills:

• Technical skills in Health Emergency kits, Rational use of Pharmaceuticals and product availability studies.

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues at the national and sub-national level.

• Proven ability to organize and facilitate training.
• Knowledge or sound understanding of the humanitarian supply chain management system.

• Excellent interpersonal communication, writing skills, discretion, tact and diplomacy.

• Ability to travel on missions to remote locations in South Sudan.

  Language Skills

  Excellent knowledge of English and good knowledge of Arabic and other national dialects used in the

  high-risk areas.

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