• Leads on the strategic planning, oversight and management of the procurement and supply chain management for health products in compliance with UNDP’s rules, policies and procedures, the grant agreements and corporate agreements with the Global Fund ensuring integration across functional areas.
• Conceptualize and implement a client-orientated procurement management system including tender processing and evaluation, e-procurement, contractor appraisal, evaluation and negotiation of offers, contract and contractor management, legal considerations and payment conditions and, risk assessment.
• Coordinate monitoring and updates of stocks, consumption/distribution and pipeline information, to avoid stock outs and overstocks.
• Leads substantive monitoring of procurement and supply chain management for health products and proactively leads on reviews for underperformance, bottlenecks and ensures the accountability for the timely implementation of corrective action(s) to ensure consistent supply of health products and expiries with international standards.

• Leads on the timely preparation and implementation of quality procurement and supply chain management documents and reports required by the donor, including procurement and supply management plans, quality control plans and supports the Programme Coordinator in the negotiation of grant agreements and timely reprogramming requests and identification of cost savings.
• Prepare and/or reviews specifications and terms of reference to ensure completeness, accuracy and compliance with quality standards.
• Ensures full compliance of procurement and health product (including quality control, insurance) management activities in line with UNDP’s rules, policies, procedures, and ensures SOPs are followed and validated by internal reviews.
• Prepares (and/or updates) and submits a Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) for GF health products, updates the annual QAP implementation workplan, and ensures implementation of all QAP activities.

• Leads on the coordination, building strategic partnerships and maintains strong working relationships with the Ministry of Health, programme implementers, national stakeholders, technical partners, and UN entities to ensure transparent and effective procurement and supply chain management of health products.
• Supports the national procurement planning processes (including quantification committees of the MoH) for the programmes based on evidence gained during implementation of the programmes.
• Leads on the engagement with the Global Fund PSM Specialist and develops a strong professional relationship based upon mutual trust and respect and supports during missions.
• Leads on developing funding requests to complement UNDP’s PR role with other health and development activities and the development of project documents and initiation of the programmes in the context of procurement and supply chain management of health products, including logistical management information systems, waste management, etc.

• Liaises with Global Fund and Local Fund Agents (LFA) teams on all PSM related matters, builds in coordination with other PSM TA providers capacity of PSM systems in all possible aspects.
• Provides information and communicates with UNDP HQ (LSO, PSU), UNDP- GFPHPT on PSM related issues and provides data to the Project Manager for communication with the GF and MPPS.
• Collaborates and coordinate on regular basis with National Central Medical Stores and other actors involved in the National medical supply chain.
• Implementation of OAI recommendations related to PSM.

• In collaboration with the Finance Specialist, oversees financial flows related to procurement.
• Ensures reconciliation between inventory and accounting system data.
• Monitors PSM  annual plan and overall budget and expenditures.
• Monitors QAP budget and expenditure.

• Jointly with the senior management team, discuss possibilities for resource mobilization and identify potential donors for the health and development unit.
• Supports the Program Coordinator in the development of a health and development portfolio for the Country Office in Venezuela.

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Required Skills and Experience

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Management, Logistics, Procurement and Supply Management or related field is required, or
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree.
• CIPS level 4 is a requirement for this position. If certification is not available at the time of recruitment, it should be obtained within one year.

• Minimum of 7 years (with Master´s degree) or 9 years (with Bachelor´s degree) of relevant experience at the national or international level in public sector procurement management.
• At least 3 years of international experience in pharmaceutical supply chain management, quantification, and/or PSM systems, preferably in developing countries is required.

• Strong PSM experience including in forecasting, quantification, supply chain management is an asset.
• Experience working with Global Fund programmes in PSM is an asset.
• Experience in negotiating project issues with government partners is an asset.
• Experience working with UNDP, GF, UN agencies or international organization.
• Experience in knowledge transfer and capacity development of national counterparts.

• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Working knowledge of English.

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