Job Summary:_
The Provincial Health Supply Chain (HSC) Officer provides technical assistances to Provincial Health Offices (DHOs) by utilizing collected and analyzed key logistic data to enable supports on all aspects of HIV health supply chain management. This role involves coordination, advocation, decision making, providing recommendations, and problem solving to sustain and improve HIV health supply chain operations and management. This position will be based in EpiC Indonesia Office, Jakarta, and supervise all time-bound consultants for logistic in West Java PHO, Bekasi District, Bekasi City, Depok City, Bogor District, and Bogor City.
- Accountabilities:_- Provide supervision and guidance to District HSC time-bound consultants in Bodebek.- Cultivate strong relationships and communication between relevant government stakeholders, other implementing partners as well as external technical partners in West Java and Bodebek areas.- Provide supports for West Java PHO and DHOs in Bodebek regarding Viral Load supply chain monitoring and tracking data from laboratory facilities including GenXpert sites to enable optimum GenXpert Utilization and Cartridge availability for Viral Load testing at health facility level.- Support the development, implementation, coordination and/or oversight of EpiC Health Supply Chain TA services to ensure stock for HIV commodity are adequate to support Fast Track and PEPFAR target.- Provide technical assistances and/or supports to Provincial Health Office (West Java PHO) in all relevant aspects of HIV Health Supply Chain operation and management including but not limited to collecting HIV logistics data, planning, forecasting, quantifying, order processing of HIV drugs at districts and health facilities level to ensure timely submission of logistics data reports and fulfilling the logistic requisition from health facilities.- Provide analysis and initiate for relocation of ARVs or non-ARV commodity if there is shortage and over stock in facilities.- Provide assistance to West Java PHO and DHOs in Bodebek to manage stock information, prepare necessary documents required for ordering and requisition process, coordination with Ministry of Health and DHOs regarding logistic requisitions and distributions, and other HIV logistics related tasks.- Provide technical assistance to West Java PHO, DHOs in Bodebek, and health facilities in Bodebek to minimize preventable ARVs, non-ARV including but not limited to HIV rapid tests, opportunistic infections screening kits, prophylaxis and treatment, and VL test stock-out issues including providing feedback, recommendations, and problem-solving strategies to improve HIV logistic data quality and reliability.- Coordinate and support the development and continuous capacity building of district lab and pharmacy mentors in West Java.- Support, provide innovations, and develop strategies to the implementation and acceleration of 3-month MMD (Multi Month Dispensing) in PEPFAR site, scaled-up of TLD initiation, Nevirapine (NVP) phasing-out, and improvement of Viral load testing and suppression achievements and other indicators as required by the project.- Develop tools, create presentation, provide advocacy and recommendations, and develop performance reports and/or indicators to monitor health supply chain operations and management at district and health facility level whenever required and necessary.- Maintain an effective recording and reporting system and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the availability of accurate and reliable data.- Report to and work closely with HSC program manager and supervisors/STO, and coordinate with District HSC time-bound consultants to ensure achievements of project indicators and monitoring systems.- Collaborate closely with other EpiC team members to facilitate joint implementation, sharing of information, and problem solving in HIV and TB programming.- Ensure achievement of evidence-based and high-quality results/deliverables in accordance with the targets identified in programmatic work plan(s).- Coordinate closely with and provide assistance to the HSC Program Manager, STO, and colleagues in preparing, developing, and submitting donor reports and other relevant materials (e.g. TA briefs), as per the requirements of each HIV project.- Stay current and up to date on HIV guidelines, strategies and protocols, including Government of Indonesia and relevant international (i.e., WHO) guidance.- Support EpiC country team in managing other tasks as and when required.- Represent EpiC at relevant consultations and meetings.- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Minimum Qualifications:_
- Bachelor's degree in public health, pharmacy, lab analyst, logistics or business administration or health-related expertise with minimum three years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with communities, civil society, local/national government representatives and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated