Senior Manager, Health Supply Chain & Advocacy at VillageReach

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Supply Chain Advocacy (50%)

• In alignment with Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH) strategies, VillageReach strategic objectives, and overall country priorities, and in close collaboration with the Senior Director of Global Programs (East & Southern Africa), lead and support national‑level supply chain advocacy efforts.
• Work closely with national MOH stakeholders including the Division of Community Health (DCH), the Department of Health Products and Technology (DHPT), parastatal KEMSA, County Governments, and the Council of Governors to develop and execute a clear, evidence‑based advocacy plan to elevate supply chain needs and planning considerations for Community Health Promoters and Assistants (CHPs/CHAs) at national and county levels.
• Advocate for increased and sustained funding for community health supply chain needs, including the integration of community health commodity requirements into national budgets and alignment and inclusion within county budgets.
• Represent VillageReach in national‑level forums, including the Community Health Unit for Universal Health Coverage (CHU4UHC) and other relevant technical working groups.
• Develop and provide evidence-based advocacy materials and technical inputs for national platforms, including CHU4UHC and other relevant technical working groups, to support the integration of CHW supply chain considerations into national systems, policies, curricula, and guidelines.
• Support the preparation of clear, accurate, and timely update presentations, reports, and briefing materials for government and partner engagements to ensure consistent, transparent communication of progress and results.

Technical Support (30%)

In close collaboration with the Senior Manager, Supply Chain; Ministry of Health; and key partners including Lwala, Amref, and other CHU4UHC members, provide technical support to:

• Finalize national community commodity supply chain SOPs and mentorship modules for integration within broader community health SOPs.
• Support the rollout and adoption of the national quantification tools.
• Support the integration of supply chain modules into the updated eCHIS platform.
• Support the integration of community health commodities into the national LMIS.
• Collaborate closely with VillageReach program teams, MOH departments, KEMSA, and implementing partners to ensure coordinated and high‑quality delivery of technical activities.
• Provide inputs to the Senior Manager Supply Chain on, and support as needed, supply chain strengthening activities, including supply chain assessments, system design, warehousing and inventory management, transportation and distribution, forecasting and supply planning, and supply chain performance management.
• Provide inputs to the Senior Manager Supply Chain on curriculum development, supervision approaches, and training delivery and support as needed.

Business Development (10%)

• In collaboration with the Senior Director of Global Programs (East & Southern Africa) and other VillageReach team members, contribute to business development efforts by identifying, cultivating, and securing funding opportunities to advance community health supply chain work in Kenya.
• Support proposal development and donor engagement efforts to enable continued program growth and expansion.

Stakeholder Engagement (10%)

• Engage respectfully and collaboratively, in line with VillageReach values and competencies, with national‑level MOH entities (DCH, DHPT, KEMSA), County Governments, the Council of Governors, CHU4UHC partners, and other stakeholders to strengthen community health supply chains.
• Represent VillageReach in CHU4UHC monthly meetings and maintain regular coordination with key partners, including holding monthly meetings with Lwala and Amref.
• Work closely with the Senior Manager, Supply Chain to provide written updates and presentations to DCH and DHPT on a monthly basis, highlighting progress, challenges, and upcoming activities.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree or equivalent in supply chain management, public health, international development, business or related field. Additional education in advocacy highly preferred.
• 5-7 years’ work experience working with global health policy and advocacy (preferably in supply chain).
• Minimum 7 years’ work experience working in supply chains within public or private sector.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with governments to adopt policy reforms.
• Demonstrated experience developing advocacy briefs and presentations to influence policy makers.