Logistics and Procurement Team Leader at Pathfinder Internation 47 views0 applications

Full Time Ethiopia Logistics - Procurement & Supply Print


Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

 

Program Overview
TRANSFORM/Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) is a USAID funded project to improve healthcare outcomes to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) in Ethiopia, which in turn support Government of Ethiopia efforts within the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP). TRANSFORM/PHCU will operate in the four most populous rural regions of Ethiopia (Amhara, Oromia, Tigray and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region). This will be accomplished in part by: mitigating the drivers of child and maternal mortality in Ethiopia’s most populous regions through the facilitation and implementation of quality health service delivery; improved management and performance of health systems; and implementation of innovative and evidence-based social behavioral change and communication interventions. TRANSFORM/PHCU will strengthen the capacity of the health system to effectively use management tools and implement best practices at all levels of the health system and health care delivery with a major focus at the primary care level that include primary hospitals and PHCU.
Position Purpose
The Logistics and Procurement Team Leader will oversee all aspects of procuring goods and services for the project’s office, according to USAID regulations, as well as coordinating and ensuring provision of logistical and administrative support for all project activities.
Key Responsibilities
 

  • Assist Pathfinder Ethiopia procurement and tender committees in accordance with existing Pathfinder and donor procurement policies
  • Ensure timely delivery of supplies and equipment to the specified locations and proactively liaise with relevant managers to clarify relevant specifications
  • Ensure timely tracking of all supplies and equipment sent to the relevant managers
  • Prepare and follow up payment requests for goods and services in a timely manner in accordance with existing Pathfinder policies and guidelines.
  • Purchase goods and services, analyze purchase requisitions; create new and update existing bid specifications;
  • Draft and evaluate bid proposals; solicit and negotiate competitive pricing from vendors and make recommendations for issuance of purchase orders and waivers of advertising
  • Ensure a proper warehouse management at all levels of the program.
  • Facilitate the works of the procurement committee by serving as a non-voting secretariat
  • Effectively communicating with customers, vendors or other departments and agencies and provide assistance of Country Management and staff, establishing and maintaining blanket purchase orders;
  • Maintain a data base of vendors; conducting analyses of equipment usage and services; investigating and resolving complex problems associated with outside vendor documentation to process purchase orders, waivers, payments as related duties as assigned.
  • Supervises, assigns, reviews and participate in the work of staff responsible for volume purchasing services.
  •  Exercises considerable independent judgment in making purchasing decisions in according with Pathfinder International Policies and procedures and best practices.
  • Prepare and submit procurement reports in agreed format and timeframe
  • Ensure proper management of transport fleets
  • Supervision of drivers
  • Plan and support all logistics for evaluation activities, trainings, capacity assessments, learning events, and other project activities.
  • Ensure smooth operations of all activities by coordinating with drivers, translators, interpreters, venues, caterers, suppliers, activity-specific logisticians, etc.
  • Mobilize personnel and consultants by arranging travel and lodging.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor
Basic Requirements
  • First degree in logistics and or supply chain management, business administration, or related fields.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
  • Experience in conducting comparative cost analysis required
  • Experience with USAID procurement rules and regulations required.
  • Experience in negotiating vendor contracts (including price levels, terms of delivery, etc.) preferred.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to organize, manage, prioritize, and follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment.
  • Excellent verbal communication and writing skills; a writing sample in English will be required preliminary to hiring.
  • Proven capacity to take initiative and willingness to learn new skills as needed.
  • Strong work ethic and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team

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  • Job City Amhara, Oromia, Tigray
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Pathfinder International

Pathfinder is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they choose.

Since 1957, we have partnered with local governments, communities, and health systems to remove barriers to critical sexual and reproductive health services. Together, we expand access to contraception, promote healthy pregnancies, save women’s lives, and stop the spread of new HIV infections, wherever the need is most urgent.

Our work ensures millions of women, men, and young people are able to choose their own paths forward. Change lives with us.

OUR VISION

Pathfinder envisions a world where everyone has access to contraception, where there are zero new HIV infections, where no woman dies from preventable pregnancy-related complications, and where everyone leads a healthy sexual and reproductive life.

OUR MISSION

We champion sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide, mobilizing communities most in need to break through barriers and forge their own path to a healthier future.

OUR VALUES

Respect: Everything we do is built on a foundation of understanding and respect for the values, beliefs, knowledge, and capabilities of our staff, our local partners, and the people we serve.

Courage: We go where others often won’t—among the most marginalized populations, in the most challenging environments, and in the hardest-to-reach regions—and do what others often don’t—confronting obstacles head-on and challenging the status quo—to achieve our mission.

Collaboration: We embrace diverse perspectives and disciplines, joining with partners at the local, national and global levels towards a common vision and the realization of transformational change.

Innovation: Our staff and partners seek out the most effective solutions, piloting new approaches and adapting current practices to respond to the ever-evolving nature of our work and the communities we serve.

Integrity: We earn the trust of donors, partners, governments, and the people we serve by rigorously measuring performance, sharing our results, and holding ourselves accountable.

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0 USD Amhara, Oromia, Tigray CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Pathfinder International
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve. 
Program Overview
TRANSFORM/Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) is a USAID funded project to improve healthcare outcomes to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) in Ethiopia, which in turn support Government of Ethiopia efforts within the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP). TRANSFORM/PHCU will operate in the four most populous rural regions of Ethiopia (Amhara, Oromia, Tigray and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region). This will be accomplished in part by: mitigating the drivers of child and maternal mortality in Ethiopia’s most populous regions through the facilitation and implementation of quality health service delivery; improved management and performance of health systems; and implementation of innovative and evidence-based social behavioral change and communication interventions. TRANSFORM/PHCU will strengthen the capacity of the health system to effectively use management tools and implement best practices at all levels of the health system and health care delivery with a major focus at the primary care level that include primary hospitals and PHCU.
Position Purpose
The Logistics and Procurement Team Leader will oversee all aspects of procuring goods and services for the project’s office, according to USAID regulations, as well as coordinating and ensuring provision of logistical and administrative support for all project activities.
Key Responsibilities
 
  • Assist Pathfinder Ethiopia procurement and tender committees in accordance with existing Pathfinder and donor procurement policies
  • Ensure timely delivery of supplies and equipment to the specified locations and proactively liaise with relevant managers to clarify relevant specifications
  • Ensure timely tracking of all supplies and equipment sent to the relevant managers
  • Prepare and follow up payment requests for goods and services in a timely manner in accordance with existing Pathfinder policies and guidelines.
  • Purchase goods and services, analyze purchase requisitions; create new and update existing bid specifications;
  • Draft and evaluate bid proposals; solicit and negotiate competitive pricing from vendors and make recommendations for issuance of purchase orders and waivers of advertising
  • Ensure a proper warehouse management at all levels of the program.
  • Facilitate the works of the procurement committee by serving as a non-voting secretariat
  • Effectively communicating with customers, vendors or other departments and agencies and provide assistance of Country Management and staff, establishing and maintaining blanket purchase orders;
  • Maintain a data base of vendors; conducting analyses of equipment usage and services; investigating and resolving complex problems associated with outside vendor documentation to process purchase orders, waivers, payments as related duties as assigned.
  • Supervises, assigns, reviews and participate in the work of staff responsible for volume purchasing services.
  •  Exercises considerable independent judgment in making purchasing decisions in according with Pathfinder International Policies and procedures and best practices.
  • Prepare and submit procurement reports in agreed format and timeframe
  • Ensure proper management of transport fleets
  • Supervision of drivers
  • Plan and support all logistics for evaluation activities, trainings, capacity assessments, learning events, and other project activities.
  • Ensure smooth operations of all activities by coordinating with drivers, translators, interpreters, venues, caterers, suppliers, activity-specific logisticians, etc.
  • Mobilize personnel and consultants by arranging travel and lodging.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor
Basic Requirements
  • First degree in logistics and or supply chain management, business administration, or related fields.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
  • Experience in conducting comparative cost analysis required
  • Experience with USAID procurement rules and regulations required.
  • Experience in negotiating vendor contracts (including price levels, terms of delivery, etc.) preferred.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to organize, manage, prioritize, and follow through on multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment.
  • Excellent verbal communication and writing skills; a writing sample in English will be required preliminary to hiring.
  • Proven capacity to take initiative and willingness to learn new skills as needed.
  • Strong work ethic and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team
 2017-01-27

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