Laboratory & Supply Chain Officers (2 Posts) at MDH

MDH in collaboration with Igunga DC, Nzega DC, Nzega TC, Kaliua DC, Urambo DC, Sikonge DC, Uyui DC, Tabora MC, St John Paul II Hosp, Nkinga Hosp, Sikonge CDH, Ndala

Hospital and Kitete RRH. MDH seeks to recruit qualified individuals to fill the following vacancies from Only Current Sub-Grantee Contractual Staff and Volunteers.  

 

Job Title: Laboratory & Supply Chain Officers (2 Posts)

      Location: Tabora

      Reports to: Facility In-Charge

 

Job Summary: 

Laboratory & Supply Chain Officer will be responsible for ensuring that MDH supported and nonsupported health facilities meets national standard for related medicines and commodity supply chain management in council by acting as early system warning on 3 key health Logistic systems of Ministry of health Tanzania (Lab, ILS, & TB logistics systems).

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Providing strategic, technical and operational support to the day-to-day Logistic activities and capable of identifying potential breakdown in 3 logistics systems and taking corrective actions to avoid service interruption.
  2. Ensuring uninterrupted Lab supply of commodities, by coaching and providing Mentorship to health facility staff on Lab & TB commodities management practices, record keeping, reporting and ordering (R&R) so that consistent availability of Laboratory Reagents and supplies at health facility level are in place.
  3. Providing TA to districts teams to ensure MDH supported and non-supported sites/districts meet national standards.
  4. Facilitating trainings on good practice in health commodities Logistics systems.

Ensuring no stock out of Lab and HIV/AIDS commodities is reported to HFs in collaboration with DLT Lab manager by:

    • Reviewing all R&R sent through eLMIS, reviewing annual forecasting and budgeting of needs in HIV/AIDS non-HIV/AIDS commodities including lab commodities during CCHP’s.
    • Ensuring all HIV related commodities including lab reagent and consumables are adequately stocked at HFs and assist in redistribution of products when necessary
    • Providing technical assistance to HFs in collaboration with DLTs in forecasting and ordering of Lab commodities from the MSD.
    • Keeping track of commodity flow from MSD store and facilities and continuously update.

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      • Providing TA to districts/sites to maintain the inventory of laboratory commodities and reagents that are present at both storage facilities and all MDH supported site Labs.
      • Conducting quarterly logistics data quality assessments (LDQA’s) at least 10 sites per district to ensure that all supplies including medicines and laboratory reagents reach intended beneficiaries.
  2. Following up collection of monthly information about the stock at all MDH supported sites/districts, and share with respective key stakeholders
  3. Actively performing supportive supervisions to MDH supported and non-supported HF’s in the region and use these supervisions to strengthen their capacity on issues related to supply chain management.
  4. Performing any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

 

Requirements, Education, work experience and skills

  1. At least a Degree in Medical Laboratory, Pharmacy or related field.
  2. Experience in Logistic and Supply Chain systems in Tanzania will be an added advantage.
  3. Minimum of two years’ experience of working in the HIV drug resistance laboratory and supply chain settings.
  4. Ability to communicate fluently in English and Kiswahili (both verbal and written).
  5. Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision

 

HOW TO APPLY:

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Interested candidates for any of the above positions should SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION LETTERS, CVs and COPIES OF THEIR CERTIFICATES MDH TABORA OFFICE.

APPLICATION DEADLINE – 22ND AUGUST 2023.

MDH DO NOT have any agents and DO NOT charge any fees to the interested candidates.