Program Manager Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Deadline: Not Specified
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Joint Medical Store (JMS)
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| Joint Medical Store (JMS) |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
To provide effective coordination in implementation of planned program activities for
successful achievement of the planned JMS / USAID deliverables.
Main duties and responsibilities
• Ensure that the project complies with award terms and conditions, USAID policies and
• regulations, and that systems are in place to mitigate risk of fraud, waste and abuse
• including maintaining relationships with USAID mission.
• Provision of leadership and expertise in the procurement of HIV Antiretroviral and
• related commodities for PNFP sector.
• Oversee the development and execution of sourcing strategies across all product
• categories
• Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance
• metrics to effectively and efficiently manage the acquisition and reporting of third-party
• spend
• Conduct project review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future
• strategies, and identify potential cost down and improvement opportunities
• Identify areas for improvement to continually drive project performance and achieve
• project objectives
• Maintain strong working relationships with strategic suppliers to assure cost, quality,
• and delivery targets are met
• Develop, communicate and administer procurement team performance and
• development plans and appraisals
• Oversee the project management team to ensure strong communication and
• coordination with and between all team members
• Approve purchase orders, bids and supplier contracts in line with the overall
• procurement strategy, budgetary constraints and project contract terms.
• Reporting
• Coordination with USAID
• Supervision of staff under the project
Person Specifications
• Minimum Qualifications
• Qualification in any of the following; Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Management or Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management, CIPS or
• any other related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Public Health or Health Services
• Management
• Experience
• At least 10 years demonstrated recent experience of a Senior role in HIV/AIDS
• prevention, care and treatment; and/or quality improvement/quality assurance;
• health systems strengthening; supply chain; and operations research.
• At least seven years’ experience in managing US government procurement/supply
• chain public health programs or projects of similar scope and size, including
• program financial and administration management, contractual compliance, sub award management, and tracking project performance and costs via specific
• funding streams.
• At least five years’ international experience in development, managing,
• overseeing, and evaluating public health programs of similar size and complexity.
Application procedure
Only qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit applications, resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three referees (who are not relatives) with their day time telephone contacts. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Applications may be hand delivered to JMS Head office Reception Desk or Email to HRA@jms.co.ug.
Posting Date: 2022-01-08
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