The Program Specialist will focus on the Reproductive Health and Family Planning (RH/FP), and the HIV/AIDS component of the project and will work under the supervision of the Procurement, Planning and Program Director.
The Program Specialist will provide technical expertise, guidance and leadership mainly in RH/FP commodities supply chain management but also in HIV/AIDS commodities management as needed. The RH/FP program component includes the management of the supply chain related commodities to support the LINKAGES project (key population) and the SHOPS project (Social marketing), including stock movement tracking, stock requests, coordination and follow-up meetings with partners, technical support to forecasting and procurement of the related commodities etc.
The Program Specialist will also be the contact person for the coordination of the Global Fund Principal Recipient sub-contract and all CDC-IAA ad hoc requests. The Program Specialist will closely collaborate with the Quantification unit, the Procurement unit, the Service Delivery unit, the Lab unit, the Warehouse and the Distribution unit of the project, as needed, in order to provide a high level expertise for the related commodities.
The Program Specialist will serve as the main point of contact to provide support to the Direction de la Santé et de la Famille (DSF), and its partners and the USG supported FP implementing partners. The Program Specialist will also liaise, as needed, with various other directorate in the MOH, such as Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA (PNLS), the Laboratoire National de Santé Publique (LNSP) to ensure that all their requests for the supply chain are addressed.
The Program Specialist will provide leadership in the development of technical strategies and work plans and the organization and provision of FP and HIV/AIDS commodities, warehousing/storage, inventory management, transportation and distribution of supply, logistics information system management, supply chain performance monitoring.
The Program specialist will collaborate with the Senior Technical and quality assurance Advisor to ensure that all requirements in RH/FP and HIV/AIDS commodities are respected.

- Provide leadership and technical expertise for the Reproductive Health and Family Planning (RH/FP) – 60% LOE:
• Lead the provision of the technical assistance and support within the GHSC-PSM project in collaboration with other units, to effectively manage the RH/FP commodity supply chain activities within and ensure the provision of RH/FP commodities to the USG supported health facilities on a timely manner.
• Participate in the strategic and technical meetings/working sessions of the GHSC-PSM project for the RH/FP commodities supply chain management component.
• Oversee the bi-monthly/quarterly re-supply of the USG RH/FP supported health facilities by working in close collaboration with the data team of GHSC-PSM to provide technical guidance and support for validating the RH/FP needs estimates and with the GHSC-PSM Service Delivery unit to provide technical guidance for RH/FP requisitions creation and/or validation.
• Participate in the regular GHSC-PSM re-supply meetings to provide technical guidance for the coordination of the bi-monthly distribution of FP/RH commodities to the USG supported facilities across the 10 departments.
• Work in close collaboration with the Data team manager and the FP/RH Data specialist to ensure that health facilities’ monthly RH/FP consumption and stock reports data are received before the 7th of each month to allow a proper and timely health facilities needs estimates for bi-monthly re-supply.
• Work with other GHSC-PSM staff member to help identify RH/FP resources and/or performance improvement needs in order to advance the goal of commodity availability at the USG supported health facilities.
• Provide technical expertise and/or support to the FP/RH USG supported implementing partners (Networks) to help them plan the provision of on-site technical assistance, on-site supervision and on-site or central training in RH/FP logistics and US RH/FP compliance as needed.
• Maintain a logistics and US RH/FP compliance training database for RH/FP supported health facilities; including the monitoring of the compliance to the Tiahrt amendment as part of the USG policy and legislative requirements for RH/FP.
• Provide technical expertise and support to the Haitian Government (DSF) in RH/FP logistics including commodity forecasting, inventory management, logistics management information system, by working in close collaboration with GHSC-PSM Quantification Advisor, the Data unit team and the M&E team.
• Liaise with the DSF to coordinate and provide support the distribution of the UNFPA supported RH/FP commodities from the PROMESS Medical store to the Departmental level (CDAI, Departmental Hospitals) on a regular basis.
• Perform primary analysis of RH/FP commodities related data and prepare timely reports, such as bi-monthly and quarterly distribution reports and share with DSF, USG supported implementing partners, Donors and other GHSC-PSM Staff.
• Work closely with GHSC-PSM Quantification Advisor to monitor the USG pipeline for RH/FP commodities.
• Work closely with GHSC-PSM warehouse team to ensure regular inventory of the RH/FP commodities at the central level and proper management of the commodities avoiding expired commodities at the central level.
• Work in close collaboration with GHSC-PSM Waste Management team to ensure management of the RH/FP expired commodities to repatriate to the central level for proper disposal.
• In collaboration with USAID and DSF, organize regular meetings with the USG supported RH/FP implementing partners to share information on RH/FP commodities supply chain management at the central and health facility level.
• Organize the quarterly coordination meeting with DSF and USAID and issue minutes on a timely manner with main action points and decisions.
• Provide coordination and technical support for the supply chain management of the LINKAGES & SHOPS related commodities, such as: technical support in logistics management, regular meetings with the Heads of those projects to discuss all supply chain issues, share logistics information and best practices, and prompt follow-up of the requests from those USG supported projects.
• Support the Project Monitoring Plan (PMP) and other RH/FP commodities logistics related indicators reporting and monitoring by providing accurate and timely information to the M&E Team.
• Develop and monitor quarterly activity work plan to ensure the achievement of the project goal and availability of RH/FP commodities at all USG supported health facilities in a timely manner.
• Participate and represent the project at meetings and workshops at the national level, related to RH/FP and as needed on request of the Country Director.

- Coordinate the management of the Global Fund HIV/AIDS commodities supply chain sub-contract – 20% LOE:
• Serve as the main liaison between the Global Fund (GF)-Principal Recipient (PR) representatives and the GHSC-PSM project for the management of their HIV/AIDS commodities and requests.
• Provide coordination within the GHSC-PSM between the Service Delivery team, the Warehouse and the Distribution teams for the customs clearance, storage including inventory management and distribution of the GF supported commodities.
• Review all GF related inventory management reports issued by the GHSC-PSM warehouse and share them with the GF-PR as per the agreed upon reporting schedule.
• Work in close collaboration with the GHSC-PSM Waste management team to inventory the GF HIV/AIDS expired commodities at the GHSC-PSM warehouse and share waste management reports with the PR as requested. Provide technical guidance to GF PR for the disposal of their expired commodities.
• Coordinate with the GHSC-PSM Operation Director for the invoice process and contact GF PR as needed.
- Provide leadership and technical expertise to support the CDC-IAA ad hoc requests – 10% LOE, or as needed:
• Serve as the main liaison between CDC-IAA representatives and the GHSC-PSM project for all ad hoc procurement requests.
• Provide coordination within the GHSC-PSM between the procurement, lab, warehouse and distribution teams for the procurement, storage and distribution of the CDC-IAA requested commodities.
• Meet with CDC on a regular basis or at their request for a better coordination and follow-up of all CDC-IAA related requests.
- Provide leadership and technical expertise for the supply chain management of the HIV/AIDS commodities – 10% LOE, or as needed:
• Provide technical expertise to the GHSC-PSM Quantification team for the Antiretroviral (AVs) commodities and Opportunistic Infections (OIs) drugs as needed.
• Provide technical expertise to the GHSC-PSM Data and M&E teams for preparation of health facilities needs estimates for ARV and OIs drugs.

- Other activities as necessary:
• Prepare and present technical presentations as necessary.
• Mentor GHSC-PSM technical staff to develop and grow professionally in RH/FP logistics skills.
• Collaborate with the M&E Team and the Communication Officer to document best practices, stories of change and useful tools.
• Liaise with other technical staff and GHSC-PSM Home Office to share information and coordinate activities for performance and results.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by his/her supervisor

1. University degree required in Medical field, Pharmacy or nursing.
2. At least five years of experience in supply chain management.
3. Experience in Family Planning/Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS required.
4. Experience with USAID- or donor-funded projects preferred; experience in Global Fund funded projects a plus.
5. Working experience with Ministry of Health and demonstrated knowledge in the Haitian health sector.
6. Experience in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint; experience in pharmaceutical stock inventory management software a plus.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in French and English.

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