Jobs at:
Chemonics International Inc

Vacancy title:
LMIS Manager

Deadline of this Job:
November 25th 2015

Duty Station:
Long-Term, Kampala, Uganda, with travel throughout the program's target regions .

Job details:
USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program - Procurement and Supply Management (USAID GHSC-PSM) Uganda ‘

JOB TITLE: LMIS Mannger .(Logistics Management Information System Manager)
LOCATION: Long-Term, Kampala, Uganda, with travel throughout the
program's target regions.

Chemonics international is seeking a LMiS Manager for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program
Procurement and Supply Management (USAID GHSGPSM) project in Uganda. The purpose of the USAID GHSC
PSM project is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG) funded public health initiatives around the world. The project provides direct procurement and supply chain management support to the Presidents Emergency Plan for AlDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Presidents Malaria initiative (PMi), and Population and Reproductive Health (PRH). in supporting USG funded global health activities, USAID GHSC-PSM will develop and manage a wide array of services for health commodity procurement and related systems strengthening technical assistance encompassing different elements of a comprehensive supply chain. The LMIS Manager will provide supervisory technical and logistical assistance _ at the provincial and district levels to ensure that logistics management systems are functional, and provincial and district level issues are sustainably It resolved tor the USAID GHSC-PSM project in Uganda. The LMIS Manager will ‘Ii determine viability of potential LMI solutions y analyzing function gaps es in the current system, interoperability with existing health system information at systems, and relevant concerns for LMIS effectiveness and efficiency, such pi as the nature and quality of data for reporting and requisitions, and the collaboration of LMIS with other processes accomplishing the overall supply chain. The LMIS Manager will oversee planning, training and implementation of the appropriate LMIS solution.

Responsibilities Include:

• Prepare functional and technical requirements for LMiS pilot and system roil-out, reporting, technical, operational, security, performance, regulatory and training considerations. This includes identifying potential concerns with infrastructural items that may impact the viability of LMiS, such as: power and data telecommunications infrastructure; suitable facilities or the housing and operation of computer and associated equipment; competence of user, administrative, and operations and maintenance staff and third party services if necessary for the development, implementation, enhancement and sustainment of the LMIS solution.
• Develop and manage an overall implementation Master Plan including USAID GHSC-PSM, Joint Medical Stores (JMS), National Medical Stores (NMS), and project partner responsibilities, and monitor, evaluate, and report progress of LMIS implementation.
• Provide oversight tor ongoing support tor LMIS utilization and ensure timely reporting.
• Ensure that the implemented LMIS creates and maintains databases for all logistics data from districts and health facilities and for all ongoing commodity procurement.
• Ensure that the implemented LMIS provides graphs, tables and other means of tracking and reporting on consumption and other logistics data to identify current state and historical trends.
• Ensure that the implemented LMIS makes all relevant data is available for quantification and supply plan updating exercises.
• Complete or manage short-term technical assessments of LMiS infrastructure, including but not limited to: analysis of technical and operational interoperability with other health system information systems; analysis of functional and technical gaps of current systems, hardware and software; and determination of options for piloting and roll-out of the system.
• Provide overall technical support and coordination to LMlS deployment and user training in close collaboration with donors, JMS and NMS counterparts, and partners.
• Oversee development of technical manuals, training plans, guidelines, curriculum and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for LMlS.
• Oversee development and implementation of LMlS supportive supervision plan at district levels, making iterations as needed.
• Support the JMS and NMS to deploy the appropriate LMIS solution including budgets for maintaining the system.
• Exhibit Chemonics values and build culture of “Living our Values" within the team.
• Other duties as requested by the Technical Director or Country Director.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed perform the principal duties.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience developing, assessing, and implementing LMlS systems for warehouse and supply chain operations.
• Skilled in leading and managing high-performing teams.
• Proven experience in advising public sector warehousing operations preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cooperating partners in implementing complex programs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
• Willingness to travel throughout the regions of Uganda if requested.
• Fluency in English required.

Job application procedure
Send electronic submission to PSMUgandaRecruit@gmail.com by November 25th 2015. Please include the name of the position in the subject line telephone inquiries, please finalist will be contacted.
In addition, please download and complete Chemonics equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfindentify @chemonics.com with only LMIS Manager- PSM Uganda in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check i do not wish to complete the information requested. thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national, origin, political, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status, genetic information, membership in an employee organization or other non-merit factors.