Title: Coordinator, Commodity
Management Platform
Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative
(CHAI)
Duty
Station: National
Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda
About CHAI:
The Clinton Health Access
Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening
integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care
and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s
solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines
and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to
life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required
for high-quality care and treatment programs.
Since its establishment in
2002 by President William J. Clinton, CHAI has worked on the demand and supply
sides of the market to help more than 2 million HIV+ people access the
medicines needed for treatment—representing nearly half of all people on HIV
treatment in developing countries. Building on this model, CHAI has expanded its
scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and to
combat malaria and childhood illnesses.
Job
Summary: The
Coordinator, Commodity Management Platform will be seconded to the National
Medical Stores (NMS)—the supplier of medicines and medical supplies to the
public health sector—to support the development and implementation of a
software tool that CHAI and NMS are creating in partnership. The Coordinator,
Commodity Management Platform will be responsible for oversight and management
of the day-to-day processes surrounding the tool including data entry, liaising
with NMS staff throughout the organization to collect data and execute on the
key processes, making sure that processes and functions of the tool are carried
out on time, sharing feedback and ideas for improvement about the tool with
CHAI, and finding ways to improve and streamline key workflow processes.
Key Duties
and Responsibilities:
- Manage the day-to-day coordination and processes required by the tool and maintain responsibility for key deliverables associated with the tool
- Complete data entry for key inputs to the tool
- Monitor progress of importing data into the software, identifies and corrects errors, and locates missing data
- Liaise with NMS staff to obtain data, monitor the status of order receipt and delivery schedules as it relates to inputs in the tool
- Generate reports and analytics from the tool as needed
- Become extremely knowledgeable about the software tool, becoming the internal “expert” on the tool
- Perform any other tasks as requested by NMS and CHAI
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
- At least two years’ work experience in a demanding, results-oriented environment
- Proficiency in MS office applications is a must; expertise is a plus
- Proficiency using internet-based tools/software
- Previous experience completing highly detailed data entry
- Previous experience in an executive assistant capacity is a plus
- Possess an excellent proven track record providing high quality deliverables on time
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to maintain attention to detail while also focusing on a larger objective
- Good thinking, creative approach to problem solving and continuous improvement in work
- Possess an attention to detail
- Ideally, possess the ability to see “the big picture,”
- Also motivated to focus on going above and beyond what is required.
- The Coordinator must be able to function independently and flexibly, be a strong team player, build strong professional relationships, and have a strong commitment to excellence.
- CHAI places great value on the following qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.
How to Apply:
If
you are passionate about humanities and desire to join this prestigious health
NGO founded by one of the United States of America’s Former Presidents, Bill
Clinton, please click web link below.
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