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Responsibilities

Global Supply Planning and Commodity Risk Analysis

• Lead development and dissemination of a consolidated quarterly aggregated supply plan report across the four project-supported countries, highlighting current and project stockouts, procurement delays, funding gaps, excess stock and expiry risks.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and synthesize forecasting, inventory, procurement, shipment, and consumption data from country teams.
• Develop and maintain methodologies for identifying and tracking stock-out risks, overstock risks, expiries, pipeline gaps, and funding shortfalls.
• Produce country-level and cross-country analyses of commodity availability for:
  • Malaria commodities
  • MNCH commodities (Burkina Faso and Niger only)
• Prepare dashboards, risk summaries, and visualization products for internal and donor reporting.
• Monitor supply chain performance indicators and trends to enable proactive risk mitigation and decision-making.
• Collaborate with technical and program teams to ensure data consistency and timely reporting.

Technical Assistance and Capacity Strengthening

• Provide ongoing technical support to country teams in Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, and Ghana on forecasting, quantification, and supply planning processes.
• Support quarterly supply planning reviews and stock status assessments.
• Facilitate routine review meetings focused on commodity availability, procurement planning, and supply chain risks.
• Strengthen country capacity to interpret supply chain data and use analytical outputs for decision-making.
• Support the preparation and review of annual quantification exercises and commodity planning workshops.

Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT) Support

• Serve as a technical resource for implementation and effective use of the Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT).
• Support country teams in applying appropriate forecasting methodologies, including consumption-based, morbidity-based, demographic, and service statistics forecasting approaches.
• Guide users in developing forecasts, evaluating assumptions, comparing forecasting methods, and selecting final planning scenarios.
• Support country teams in translation of forecasts into supply plans and monitoring of procurement and delivery schedules.
• Provide technical assistance related to inventory monitoring, stock status analysis, shipment planning, and expiry management within QAT.
• Promote best practices for data management, standardization, and reporting using QAT.
• Support utilization of QAT interoperability features, data exports, and integrations with procurement and logistics management systems, as appropriate.

Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management

• Coordinate with government stakeholders, implementing partners, procurement agents, donors, and PATH country offices to ensure timely access to critical supply chain data.
• Document lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations to improve forecasting and supply planning processes.
• Contribute to development of guidance documents, standard operating procedures, training materials, and reporting templates.
• Support donor reporting and technical presentations related to supply chain performance and commodity security.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Public Health, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Business Administration, International Development, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in health supply chain management, forecasting, quantification, and supply planning in low- and middle-income countries.
• Demonstrated experience supporting U.S. Government-funded global health programs.
• Experience supporting commodity planning and supply chain strengthening for malaria programs; experience in additional health areas is desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience interpreting supply chain, logistics, inventory, procurement, and consumption data.
• Experience facilitating quantification workshops, forecasting reviews, and supply planning exercises.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools.
• Experience using forecasting, quantification, and supply planning software platforms, preferably including QAT or comparable tools.
• Professional fluency in English and French.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple countries and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the country of hire.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting regional or multi-country supply chain programs.
• Familiarity with systems such as ARTMIS, LMIS, HMIS, Wambo, and related health information systems.
• Experience developing dashboards and using data visualization or business intelligence platforms.
• Knowledge of interoperability approaches, data integration, and API-enabled information exchange.
• Experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa and in humanitarian or fragile settings.
• Demonstrated experience strengthening local capacity and institutionalizing supply chain improvements.

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Responsibilities

Milestone Performance Management

• Lead the design and implementation of a milestone performance management framework for a large fixed-amount award.
• Maintain oversight of more than 170 milestones across 13 countries and multiple technical areas, including malaria, MCH, HIV, TB, and polio.
• Establish standardized processes for milestone monitoring, verification, forecasting, and reporting.
• Develop milestone attainment forecasts and performance projections to support financial and programmatic decision-making.
• Monitor milestone achievement trends and identify potential risks to performance targets, payment schedules, and overall award success.
• Ensure timely escalation of performance concerns and facilitate development of mitigation plans.

Performance Tracking Systems

• Design, implement, and continuously improve a centralized milestone tracking platform that integrates data from global and country-level sources.
• Develop automated dashboards, scorecards, and performance monitoring tools that provide real-time visibility into milestone status.
• Create systems for monthly milestone reviews, checkpoint assessments, and performance forecasting.
• Establish data quality standards, reporting protocols, and documentation procedures to ensure reliable and consistent milestone tracking.
• Ensure the tracking platform supports decision-making at global, regional, and country levels.

Collaboration with MEL and Country Teams

• Partner closely with global and country Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) teams to align milestone tracking systems with existing monitoring frameworks.
• Support country teams in understanding milestone requirements, performance indicators, and tracking methodologies.
• Facilitate regular performance review meetings with technical, MEL, finance, and program teams.
• Provide technical guidance and capacity strengthening to country teams on milestone monitoring and risk management.
• Serve as the primary coordination point between global leadership and country implementation teams on milestone performance.

Risk Identification and Adaptive Management

• Establish early warning systems to identify milestones at risk of underperformance.
• Analyze root causes of performance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Work with program leads and country teams to develop and monitor implementation improvement plans.
• Support adaptive management processes that enable timely program adjustments to maintain or improve milestone achievement.
• Track implementation of mitigation actions and assess their effectiveness.

Data Visualization and Reporting

• Develop executive-level dashboards and visualizations that communicate milestone performance, trends, risks, and forecasts.
• Produce monthly performance summaries and portfolio-level status reports.
• Translate complex performance data into actionable insights for senior leadership and program teams.
• Create visual management tools that highlight milestones requiring intervention and support.

Strategic Performance Leadership

• Promote a results-oriented approach to milestone achievement across the award.
• Support annual planning, target setting, and performance review processes.
• Collaborate with finance and award management teams to understand payment implications associated with milestone performance.
• Advise leadership on performance trends, emerging risks, and opportunities for improving achievement rates.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, International Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in program performance management, monitoring and evaluation, data analytics, project management, or related fields.
• Experience supporting complex donor-funded global health programs in low- and middle-income countries.
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing performance tracking systems and dashboards.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar platforms.
• Experience working across multiple countries and coordinating diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven ability to translate data into programmatic and operational decision-making.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the country of hire.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with fixed-amount awards, results-based financing mechanisms, performance-based contracts, or milestone-driven funding models.
• Experience supporting malaria, MCH, HIV, TB, polio, or broader global health portfolios.
• Familiarity with donor compliance, award management, and program finance concepts.
• Experience leading development of enterprise performance management systems.
• Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks and methodologies.
• Professional fluency in French and English preferred