Overview
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Overview of the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Program

Zambia has a high maternal mortality ratio (278 deaths per 100,000 live births), in part due to unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions. About 45% of married women use contraceptives, and an additional 21% have an unmet need for family planning. Total demand for family planning among currently married women increased from 45% in 1992 to 69% in 2018. Yet, the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) among currently married women age 15-49 is 50%, with only 48% using a modern method. Only 9% of married women of reproductive age are using LARC, and 10% of unmarried women of reproductive age are using LARC; married contraceptive users use less effective short-acting methods like injectables and pills. In addition, maternal and newborn commodities are essential for sustained for a sustained reduction in maternal and neonatal mortality.

CHAI Zambia is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to develop best practices of country-led reproductive health product introduction and supply chain management including to:

Identify and actualize government-led best practices for product introduction: The goal is to actualize more efficient, effective, routine government led product introduction that can continue without partner support. CHAI will provide direct technical assistance (TA) to the Ministry of Health to improve and establish the full scope of systems and processes required for governments to optimize RH product markets in-country by providing leadership across the full spectrum of product introduction, from informing product development to scale-up. This may require engagement with the private sector where relevant to ensure that public and private systems are leveraged for greater sustainability and efficiency of product introduction.

Test and iterate best practices through introduction, scale-up and sustained access to reproductive health product(s): Additionally, introduction and scale-up of a reproductive health product will be used as a test case to set up the processes and to identify opportunities to optimize the management and supply of the entire reproductive health product portfolio.

The Senior Program Officer, Supply Chain Management will be reporting to the Program Manager, Sexual and Reproductive Health. CHAI Zambia seeks a highly motivated individual to provide ongoing technical support, coordination, and leadership support to MOH to support best-practice government led product introduction. They will be based in Lusaka, Zambia with a substantial amount of local travel.

Responsibilities
Support program implementation, including development of national scale up strategies and costed implementation plans for new health commodities to be introduced.
Work with the Zambia National Formulary Committee (ZNFC) to review and update the national Essential Medicines List (EML), standard treatment guideline (STG) and Zambia National Formulary (ZNF) with the newly introduced products.
Support the design and implementation of new product introduction processes, including supporting the SRH Product Introduction Technical Committee (PITC), supporting product registration with Zambia Medicines Regulatory
Authority (ZAMRA), conducting forecasting and quantification.
Support the review and updating of the supply chain tools including the report for essential medicines and medical supplies (REMMS) and the electronic logistic management information system (eLMIS).
Support the review and update of policy documents including the guidelines.
Monitor program implementation activities; identify potential risks and challenges to the implementation plan and roll-out of activities; work towards addressing potential risks/ mitigation mechanisms.
Build and maintain trust-based relationships with key government partners (from national and sub-national level), cooperating partners, and other relevant stakeholders to expand access to SRH services.
Support activities related to supply chain management more broadly within the Zambia health system and other tasks which contribute to improved health access in Zambia by working closely with the CHAI program teams at country and global levels.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in health sciences or social sciences. A Masters’ Degree is an added advantage for this position
A minimum of 5 years experience in the public or private sector in pharmacy, supply chain management systems, or new health commodity introduction is desirable
A thorough understanding of the health commodities regulatory and registration processes.
Excellent Microsoft Officeskills required, including experience using Excel for quantitative analyses or costing and PowerPoint for presentation.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and ability to use data to inform program development and strategy.
Familiarity with the national public health commodities supply chain systems is desirable.