Vacancy at JSI: Program Associate – Supply Chain Management

Program Associate– Supply Chain Management
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is seeking
a qualified candidate for the position of Program Associate – Supply Chain
Management. This position will be based in Jakarta.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
“My Choice” project is a two-and-a-half-year project
designed to contribute to the Government of Indonesia’s family planning goal to
increase the nation’s mCPR (modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate) by addressing
barriers to supply and demand issues in 11 districts aligned with the
Indonesian government’s priorities. JSI as a sub-contractor to the Johns
Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU-CCP) is implementing
the contraceptive supply chain management component of this project that will
support demand generation and access to family planning (FP) services by
ensuring the availability of a range of contraceptive methods at Districts and
the network of FP Service Delivery Points in the selected districts. The
project is being implemented in four provinces – North Sumatra, Central Java,
South Sulawesi and DKI Jakarta.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Program Associate
for supply chain management will be required to be based in Jakarta and
this position would require considerable travel to the field, specifically the
selected project districts. This position will report to the National Program Officer. Under the guidance of the National Program Officer
(NPO), the Program Associate is responsible for a variety of programmatic, planning and implementation
activities to support  the project’s
overall goals and provide technical
assistance in the area of supply chain management. 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Will provide support as required to advance the project’s intervention activities in supply
  chain management through innovative and strategic implementation
  initiatives according to the organization’s compliance standards
• Assist the NPO inr the operational coordination of project
  activities and delivery of results, in accordance with the project work
  plans and other project activities
• Maintain the family planning supply chain database:
  update the database regularly, conduct data analysis, generate reports and ensure its functionality
  continues to supports the needs
  of BKKBN, as well as current or potential project activities. Train and support project
  staff and stakeholders on the use of the database.  
• Conduct monitoring and
  supportive supervision visits to project sites. Compile monitoring and
  supportive supervision data regularly from all provinces to track project
  indicators and provide feedback to other project staff on the project’s
  progress especially related to quality and timeliness of implementation.
• Assist in preparing materials and
  presentations for meetings or training’s
• Follow up the activities progress with
  Provincial Program
  Officers
• Participate in various
  family planning and inter sectoral forums/working groups at all levels
  representing the supply chain component
• Maintain and support relationships and
  communications with related government agency, partners and other key
  stakeholders important to the project’s programmatic work
• Assist and function as back up to the NPO to
  support the program
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERTISE DESIRED

• University degree in Public Health, Pharmacy,
  Logistic Management, Business management or related field
• At least five years experience in
  implementing programs, including at least two years in supply chain
  management. Experience working
  with public health programs is
  highly desired – in particular public health commodities and logistics/supply
  chain management.
• Prior work experience in a non-profit
  organization or donor funded project is a plus
• Knowledge and experience
  working with BKKBN and
  the family planning program is strongly desired.
• Excellent analytical ability, written and
  verbal communication skills, ability to prepare and present
  information related to public health and supply chains.
• Excellent skills and experience with Microsoft
  Office applications, in particular, Word, PowerPoint, Excel (required)
• Ability to manage complex processes and
  track activities and outcomes to successful conclusion; ability to adhere
  to strict deadlines.
• Fluency in Bahasa
  Indonesia and excellent written and spoken English is required
• Comfortable with small team environment, work
  both independently with minimal supervision and effectively as part of a team member.
• Ability to travel to the
  field to support activities.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates
may submit an application including CV, cover letter and three professional
references to [email protected]. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. Deadline for submission is February 15, 2016.