Senior Regional Technical Officer, Supply Chain

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tanzania.

📋 Description

• Deliver hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and systems support for supply chain management, pharmaceutical services, and data utilization.

• Act as a technical intermediary among MSD (Tanzania Mainland), CMS (Zanzibar), RHMTs, CHMTs, Logistics Management Services teams, health facilities, and regional implementing partners.

• Offer daily technical support regarding commodities management at regional, council, and health-facility levels.

• Assist in bottom-up quantification and integration into national supply and procurement strategies.

• Track stock status, analyze inventory trends, and coordinate measures to avert stock-outs, minimize expiries, and decrease overstocks.

• Enhance the use of eLMIS, DHIS2, GoTHOMIS, and other related tools for accurate, comprehensive, and timely reporting.

• Support R/CHMT platforms to tackle lifesaving-commodity supply-chain challenges using data evidence.

• Provide on-the-job mentorship and demonstrations on stock management, ordering, reporting, and redistribution.

• Guide MTCs and health-facility personnel on rational medicine usage, antimicrobial resistance, and patient safety.

• Improve pharmacovigilance and follow up on adverse drug reaction reporting.

• Collaborate with MSD, TMDA, CMS, ZFDA, and the Pharmacy Council to institutionalize pharmaceutical best practices.

• Facilitate mentorship for health-facility pharmacists and clinicians through practical demonstrations and supportive supervision.

• Assist RHMTs, CHMTs, HMTs, MTCs, IMPACT Teams, logistics management services teams, and health facilities in enhancing supply-chain data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, and evidence-based decision-making.

• Promote dashboards, scorecards, and performance reports for ongoing improvement.

• Ensure timely and complete data flow into national eLMIS, DHIS2, and GoTHOMIS systems.

• Support root-cause analysis and corrective measures to enhance data quality and system performance.

• Implement capacity-building initiatives in line with MOH/PORALG strategies.

• Mentor supply-chain personnel, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, and health workers on SCM, pharmaceutical management, and data utilization.

• Mentor and supervise junior-level staff.

• Report to the Regional Manager and Senior Technical Advisor–Supply Chain Specialist.

• Travel to councils and health-facility project sites for technical assistance, supportive supervision, stakeholder engagement, and implementation support.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in Pharmacy, Supply Chain Management, Public Health, or a related field.

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in supporting public lifesaving commodities supply chain management, pharmaceutical management, or health systems strengthening.

• Proven expertise in e-LMIS, CTC2 Database, Pharmacy Modules DHIS2, BUQ, GoTHOMIS, and associated tools.

• Background in rational medicine usage and pharmacovigilance.

• Outstanding analytical, facilitation, and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience collaborating with the Ministry of Health, USG-funded projects, and other donor-funded health initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience in technical assistance, capacity building, mentorship, and supportive supervision of healthcare personnel and implementing partners.

• Experience in program planning, monitoring, data utilization for decision-making, quality improvement, and performance management.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Tanzania supply chain systems.

• Familiarity with Tanzania MOH, PEPFAR, and donor policies, guidelines, and reporting requirements.

• Experience in program implementation, quality enhancement, mentorship, and capacity strengthening.

• Strong skills in data analysis, performance monitoring, and data utilization for decision-making.

• Ability to create technical reports, training materials, and knowledge products.

• Experience in project planning, work plan execution, and budget oversight.

• Experience supporting proposal development, technical design, and business development activities.

• Willingness to travel domestically 10%–25%.

• Proficient in using personal computers/laptops, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams, mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

• Successful completion of relevant screening checks, including reference, criminal record, and terrorism finance checks.

• Consent to participate in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme checks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Policies and programs that promote a healthy work/life balance.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Robust safeguarding and screening procedures.