Job Details

Job Description

Vacancy title:

3 Re-advertised Senior Officers – Supply Planning

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency

Deadline of this Job:

Tuesday, March 05 2024

Duty Station:

Within Zambia , Lusaka, South – Central Africa

JOB DETAILS:

Main Job Purpose

To undertake the forecasting and quantification for medicines and medical supplies to respond

to national commodity needs and facilitate procurement planning.

Main Responsibilities:

• Undertakes periodically the development, implementation, and review of policies to ensure adherence to standards.
• Effectively undertakes the forecasts and quantification need of medicines and medical supplies to facilitate informed procurement planning and procurements.
• Effectively undertakes the planning of medicines and medical supplies to respond to national needs.
• Undertakes timely preparation of the departmental budget to facilitate timely acquisition of resources and implementation of programmes.
• Undertakes effectively, the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the programs to assess the impact on service delivery and provide appropriate.
• Undertakes timely preparation of departmental, quarterly, and annual reports to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Undertakes effectively, the development of work plans and implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) to monitor and evaluate performance.

Communications skills.

Written Skills

• Able to write strategic, operational, and analytical papers.

Oral Skills

• Able to communicate fluently in English.

Other Skills / Attributes required.

• Leadership and team building skills.
• Integrity
• Tact and Diplomacy
• Results-oriented
• Metrics-driven leader Computer skills
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills

Staff Management

• Supervises, coaches, motivates, trains/develops, disciplines, and appraises performance of staff to ensure staff engagement and optimum performance.
• Ensures delegation is conducted properly that each service allocation is adequately managed, staffed, and resourced.

Academic qualification and work experience required.

• Full Grade 12 School Certificate.
• Vision: A world-class supply chain of essential medicines and medical supplies for a healthy and productive Nation.
• Mission: To Procure, Store and distribute quality and cost effective medicines and medical supplies to all Zambians
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, Biomedical Science, Public Health, Logistics or Equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain is an added advantage.
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body.
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience in a similar role.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Interested candidates should send their CV