Senior Technical Advisor - Malaria

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Malaria Supply Chain Technical Leadership

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for MSH support to national and subnational malaria commodity supply chain systems.

• Coordinate technical assistance with the National Malaria Control Program, DPML, CENAME, regional and district health authorities, regional funds for health promotion, donors, and implementing partners.

• Guide the development and implementation of policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, tools, and technical approaches that improve malaria commodity availability and accountability.

• Represent MSH in authorized national technical working groups and coordination forums and ensure timely follow-up on agreed actions.

Forecasting Supply Planning and Data Use

• Lead and support annual quantification, quarterly supply planning, monthly stock-status review, and routine updating of supply plans for malaria commodities.

• Promote accurate, timely use of data from national and global systems and support data entry, validation, analysis, and submission through approved platforms, including QAT and other relevant tools.

• Analyze consumption, inventory, pipeline, distribution, and campaign data to identify gaps, forecast inaccuracies, risks of stockout or overstock, and appropriate corrective actions.

• Support procurement and distribution planning, commodity prioritization, stock redistribution, and last-mile delivery strategies for routine services and malaria campaigns.

Track implementation of corrective actions and ensure timely escalation of supply risks, data-quality issues, and bottlenecks.

Capacity Strengthening and Regional Oversight

• Plan and facilitate coordination meetings, technical working groups, workshops, data-quality reviews, and data-validation sessions for forecasting and supply planning.

• Develop training materials and provide training, supportive supervision, mentoring, and on-the-job coaching to strengthen counterpart capacity.

• Provide technical direction and quality oversight to regional supply chain advisors and officers supporting malaria activities and promote consistent implementation of approved standards and tools.

• Guide supply chain planning and technical support for seasonal malaria chemoprevention and other malaria campaigns, where applicable.

Performance Reporting and Other Responsibilities

• Monitor progress against approved workplans, indicators, and technical priorities and contribute accurate inputs to monthly, quarterly, annual, and other project reports.

• Prepare technical reports, presentations, learning products, and documentation of results, good practices, challenges, and lessons learned.

• Ensure activities comply with approved project plans and budgets, donor requirements, Cameroon laws and regulations, and MSH policies, safeguarding standards, and ethical requirements.

• Perform other duties consistent with the position as assigned by the Technical Director

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION

Required: Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, public health, supply chain management, logistics, or another health-related field, with specialized training or substantial experience in malaria commodity management.

Preferred: Master's degree or advanced professional qualification in public health, pharmacy, health supply chain management, pharmaceutical systems, or a related field. Physician, pharmacist, or nurse qualification is an advantage.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in health commodity supply chain system strengthening within Cameroon's health system.

• Three to five years of hands-on experience conducting long-term quantification, forecasting, and supply planning for health commodities.

• At least three years of experience supporting a malaria program, including experience with malaria commodity planning and distribution.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical assistance, coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders, strengthening counterpart capacity, and guiding regional or field-based personnel.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Extensive knowledge of Cameroon's public health system and health commodity supply chain structures and functions.

• Advanced knowledge of forecasting, quantification, supply planning, stock-status monitoring, inventory management, distribution, and last-mile delivery for malaria commodities.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret historical and current logistics data, identify trends and supply risks, and present evidence-based recommendations.

• Proficiency with relevant forecasting and supply-planning tools, including QAT, PipeLine, QuanTB, and Microsoft Excel.

• Strong technical leadership, facilitation, coaching, problem-solving, coordination, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work effectively with government counterparts, regional authorities, donors, and implementing partners.

• Demonstrated ability to translate supply chain data into operational decisions and corrective actions.

• Professional fluency in French and English is required.

COMPETENCIES

• Strategic and technical leadership, collaboration, and accountability.

• Analytical thinking, sound judgment, and practical problem-solving.

• Clear communication, stakeholder engagement, adaptability, initiative, and commitment to quality and results.

Ability to work under pressure and consistently deliver results within established timelines.

• Ability to prioritize competing demands and make timely decisions in a complex operating environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work is performed in a standard office environment with regular use of a computer and participation in virtual and in-person meetings. The position requires travel within Cameroon, including visits to central medical stores, regional warehouses, health districts, health facilities, and implementation sites.