Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor, USAID/DRC
The Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor (Senior Advisor) is part of the health systems strengthening team (HSS), will serve as a member of the Health Office within USAID/DRC
and will be based in Kinshasa, DRC. The Health Office’s SCM responsibilities can be classified as internal and external. Internally, the Mission needs to manage the ordering, delivery, clearance and distribution processes, and rational use monitoring for the commodities that it procures directly. Externally, the Mission has to implement a robust and comprehensive approach to supporting the GDRC on SCM, coordinating closely with the GDRC system and with other donors. Critical to this work will be ensuring effective coordination of USAID-funded technical assistance activities, both central and mission-managed.
This position is a key part of USAID’s efforts to improve its internal approaches to managing commodities and its external support for the GDRC’s supply chain strategic plan. The Senior Advisor is expected to play a pivotal role in providing technical expertise to USAID and to the GDRC’s efforts to strengthen the supply chain. S/he will receive technical guidance from the Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead who will serve as his/her onsite manager. This position will require some travel (up to 20%) within and outside the country.
File: 4. Solicitation- Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor_Final.pdf