Closing date: 21 Aug 2012
Employer: Futures Group
Company Profile Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programmes in HIV, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modelling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), strategic consulting, and programme management.
Position Summary: We seek an exceptional candidate for a Logistics Advisor position for a potential programme on SRH and HIV in Zimbabwe. This is a full-time position to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Key Responsibilities: • Develop, review, and strengthen support systems and procedures for logistics management at different levels of the supply pipeline. • Develop strategies to address critical challenges affecting quality and timely availability of essential logistics for HIV prevention, HIV counselling and testing, SRH, and other programmes. • Mentor key counterparts in logistics management. • Develop interventions to improve logistics systems and procedures as well as reporting rates and data accuracy. • Support routine data sharing. • Develop regular assessment, status, and consumption/logistics reports.
Qualifications: • Advanced degree in Supply Chain Management or related field • At least 5 years’ experience in logistics data management of health commodities. • Track record of experience in developing realistic and practical approaches to improve supply chain management and use of logistics data. • Ability to work easily with MS Access, MS Word and MS Excel and familiarity with database and spread sheet queries, formulae, and graphical presentation of data. • Ability to motivate workforce and work effectively in a multicultural workforce. • Excellent written and spoken English is a must. • Zimbabwean nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Physical Demands
• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility
Work Environment
• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.
Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
How to apply:
Application Details: If this position is of interest to you, please email your CV to vanessa.garcia@grminternational.combefore 21st August 2012 following the steps below: a) State ‘Name of the position – SRH/HIV bid Zimbabwe’ in the subject line and state where you saw this advertisement b) State four bullet points to demonstrate why you are a suitable candidate for this role
