Overview
The incumbent will support Burkina Faso country programme activities towards strengthening the country's supply chains, with a primary objective of optimizing timely, equitable, and continuous access to services and products.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting Burkina Faso Country Offices to establish and develop contact with relevant government counterparts, donors and partners in respect of Supply Chain Strengthening, financing, and promoting partnership activities for essential supplies for children.
- Coordinate Procurement Service (PS) activities with the MoH (various directions and national programmes); Donors (GAVI, World Bank, …) and Unicef Supply Division for the timely mobilization of essential supplies for children by the Government through Unicef (vaccines, medical and cold chain equipments, nutrition supplies).
- Contributing through technical advice to the strengthening of the government supply chain system, including by supporting the integration of nutrition, immunization, humanitarian response and health commodities supply chain activity within the MOH structure.
Required Experience
A minimum of eight (5) years of progressively growing and relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field.
