Country Supply Officer

Hosted Entities Stop TB Partnership
Job categories Health, Procurement
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5007/29200
Level ICS-10
Department/office GPO, GVA, Geneva
Duty station Geneva, Switzerland
Contract type Fixed Term
Contract level P3
Duration 12 months (With possibility of extension subject to performance and funding availability)
Application period 13-Nov-2024 to 04-Dec-2024


Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.


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The vision of the Stop TB Partnership is to realize the goal of elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world free of TB by ensuring that every TB patient has access to effective diagnosis, treatment and cure; stopping transmission of TB; reducing the inequitable social and economic toll of TB; and developing and implementing new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools and strategies. The Stop Partnership is uniquely positioned to support the development and further implementation by partners of the current and future Global Plan, acting as a coordinator and catalyst for the range of partners engaged in the fight against TB.

As a key initiative of the Stop TB Partnership, the goal of the Global Drug Facility (GDF) is to facilitate world-wide, equitable access to TB medicines and diagnostics across both public and private sectors. This goal is achieved through management and coordination of market activities for the full portfolio of TB medicines and diagnostics, strategic procurement and innovative logistics solutions, technical assistance and capacity building for TB programmes in better pharmaceutical management practices, and accelerated uptake of new TB medicines, regimens, and diagnostics using the GDF “launch pad”.

Country Supply Officer (CSO) is key to ensuring uninterrupted access to TB medicines and other products to all patients in the GDF client countries. Under the supervision of the GDF Country Supply Team Leader and in close collaboration with the GDF Regional Technical Advisors, CSO will act as a portfolio manager for selected priority high-burden countries to design and coordinate the assessments of countries’ TB medicines management practices and strengthening requirements; maintain and update country profiles and dashboards; establish proactive systems for forecasting, quantification, orders and supply management; promote early warning systems to avoid stock-outs and waste of medicines.

The work for this position calls for excellent technical and communication skills for active engagement and collaboration with StopTB partner organizations, national TB programs, global initiatives, and technical agencies in the field. Good knowledge of, and ability to successfully communicate with donors, such as the Global Fund, USAID, DfiD, and others is an important asset for this position. 

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