Dear Prospective Offerors:
The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.
Offers must be in accordance with Attachment 1 of this solicitation. Incomplete or unsigned offers will not be considered. Offerors should retain copies of all offer materials for their records.
This solicitation in no way obligates USAID to award a PSC contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the offers.
Any questions must be directed in writing to the Point of Contact specified in Attachment 1.

General Statement of Purpose of the Contract

The USAID Project Management Specialist - Supply Chain (the “Specialist”) serves as an advisor and provides strategic, technical, analytical, and management support on health logistics and supply chain management. S/he will serve as a Contracting Officer’s Representative/Agreement Officer’s Representative (COR/AOR) and/or Activity Manager supporting health logistics and supply chain activities. The Specialist provides senior-level technical guidance to Health Office staff and leaders, the broader USAID Mission, implementing partners (IPs), the host government, and represents USAID with the interagency, in technical working groups, and other fora. The Specialist is a key member of Health Office, Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Team. The incumbent reports to the designated Team Leader and has no formal supervisory responsibility.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
Education: Completion of a US-style University Master’s Degree in a field related to social science, statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, epidemiology, health informatics, public health, infectious disease, zoonotic disease, biology or other related quantitative discipline, is required.
Prior Work Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible, professional-level experience in developing, implementing, and/or monitoring and evaluating health supply chain performance improvement activities, including supply chain management, logistics, health commodities management, rational drug use, and/or other closely related areas.
Experience collaborating with and/or working for key donors, development partners, or NGO is required.
Language Proficiency: Level IV (Fluent) English and French language proficiency, spoken and written, as well as spoken Haitian Creole, is required.
English language proficiency may be tested.

Technical Evaluation Criteria
Job Knowledge: (35 points): The prospective candidate should possess knowledge of national supply chain management systems and Health and HIV/AIDS service delivery in Haiti, including but not limited
to quantification, procurement, warehousing and distribution, receipt and ordering of commodities, supply planning, quantification, and/or use of supply chain management information and management systems. The incumbent should demonstrate knowledge of donor engagement in supporting health systems strengthening efforts and health commodities.
Program/Project Management: (25 points): The prospective candidate should have experience coordinating and providing technical oversight to supply chain activities. They should have experience drafting project-related documents; establishing and maintaining retrievable record systems on project or activity portfolios; reviewing and processing financial documents; monitoring expenditures; assisting with estimation of future funding needs; and experience providing technical expertise in the preparation of key reporting documents. Experience in monitoring compliance with statutes, policies, rules, codes of ethics and regulations that apply to the implementation of donor-funded supply chain programs and/or research is necessary. Ability to participate in site and other field visits to monitor the effectiveness and quality of interventions and ensure that implementing partners and sub-partners are given appropriate monitoring and oversight.
Competencies (Skills and Abilities) (40 points): The prospective candidate should demonstrate strong project management skills, including data and information management, administrative, and monitoring skills used to track the performance of implementing partners and activities. Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing, especially in being able to present information, analyses, and recommendations to individuals with nontechnical background. Ability to respond professionally and adjust in fluid situations to meet deadlines in the face of competing priorities and time pressures. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Ability to negotiate difficult issues and build consensus to achieve results with a wide range of individuals. Excellent computer and software skills including ability in excel, SPSS, STATA, R and/or other analytical databases.

Statement of Duties to be Performed
Program Management
• Serves as a COR/AOR and/or Activity Manager for health logistics and supply chain programs/projects/activities awarded through the Health Office, providing financial and programmatic oversight to ensure contracts and grants achieve anticipated results, and are linked to and enhance attainment of the Health Office, Mission, and USG objectives.
• Conducts site visits as required in order to monitor progress, and to provide technical and programmatic recommendations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and judicious use of U.S.Government (USG) funding.
Technical Guidance and Leadership
• Stay abreast of state-of-the-art knowledge, programming and best practices related to supply chain management and utilize this information to improve host country supply chain management.
• Coordinate exchanges and sharing of best practices among USAID, USG and other stakeholders to strengthen health logistics and supply chain systems improvement.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the host country government in coordinating health supply chain systems support, supply planning, forecasting, quantification and programming.
• Guide USAID and host country government on strategic decisions and policy formulation to strengthen supply chain management, including transparency and accountability.
• Provide technical guidance and coordination to Health Office colleagues to ensure development of key systems that effectively integrate across the entire health portfolio.
• Provide guidance to Health Office colleagues to monitor the achievement of milestones of IPs supporting health logistics and supply chain system implementation.
• Support host country efforts to ensure health supply chain systems fully integrate with key commodity management and information systems that will allow end to end data visibility.
Representation and Reporting
• Represents the Health Office, Mission, and USG at national and/or international technical and programmatic meetings, within various working groups, and in consultations with other social sector donors, government officials, and IPs.
Represents supply chain issues in interagency discussions involving senior leadership from USAID, CDC, other interagency partners, the PEPFAR Coordination Office and the U.S. Embassy.
• Represents supply chain issues to senior host country officials to ensure strong coordination and accountability by all relevant actors in the supply chain system.
• Provides technical and strategic leadership in the preparation of key annual and mid-term planning reporting documents including the Country Operational Plan, Operational Plan, Congressional Budget, Justifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports.

• Prepare ad hoc reports as required for the Mission, USAID/Washington, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), donor coordination groups, and others.
• Drafts talking points and/or speeches for the Office Chief, Mission Director, Ambassador and others, as required, and prepares briefing papers, presentations, and coordinates site preparations for VIP site visits.
• Coordinate with USG agencies in on HIV and related commodities management to guide and oversee procurement via the current USG supply chain mechanism. This includes forecasting, quantification, and procurement of commodities, such as antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis medicines, male circumcision kits, devices and supplies, and HIV test kits, as needed for the implementation of the overall health portfolio and to ensure adequate stock monitoring at site and above-site levels.
• Participate in workshops, special committees, and other fora as a technical advisor on logistics and supply chain management.
3. Supervisory Relationship:
Works under the general supervision of the designated Team Lead. The supervisor makes assignments in terms of overall objectives and resources available. Completed work is reviewed in terms of achievement of program/project/activity goals, effectiveness in meeting host-country and USAID objectives, and integration with other initiatives in the Health Office and Mission portfolio. Some technical direction may come from other professionals in the Office; in general, however, the Specialist will be expected to exercise considerable autonomy and best judgment in discharging the duties of the assignment.
4. Supervisory Controls:
The supervision of other USAID staff is not contemplated.
12. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requested does not involve undue physical demands.

SUBMITTING AN OFFER
Eligible Offerors are required to complete and submit an online application through the Electronic
Recruitment Application (ERA) or https://ht.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/
1. Offers must be received by the closing date and time specified in Section I, item 3, and submitted
to the Point of Contact in Section I.
2. Offeror submissions must clearly reference the Solicitation number on all offeror submitted
documents. Incomplete offer packages may be eliminated from further consideration. Only
Offerors who meet the minimum requirements may be contacted.
3. Offerors must submit ALL of the following documents be considered; documents must be in
English.
- Current curriculum vitae (CC) or resume.
- A cover letter or Summary Statement addressing the evaluation factors.
- Copy of educational certificates (bachelor, master’s degree, etc.)
- List of a minimum of three (3) professional references with accurate telephone and e-mail information

Please submit CV/resume and application here:

https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail.hms?_ref=u1riyw1bpt0&returnToSearch=true&jnum=61848&orgId=169

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2024-07-25