Supply Chain Advisor

Job Title: Supply Chain Advisor

Organisation: Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is an indigenous medical organization that was established in 1991 as a limited liability not-for-profit Joint-venture between the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Defense and Makerere University Medical School (now Makerere University College of Health Sciences). JCRC is located on plot 101 Lubowa Hill Off Entebbe Road P.O. Box 10005 Kampala.

Job Summary: The Supply Chain Advisor will, in collaboration with the program and district-based teams, provide logistics technical oversight to achieve program milestones and ensure continuity of prioritized lifesaving HIV/TB services in the Acholi, Ankole, Kigezi and Lango region districts. S/he will work closely with program officers/ district supply chain teams and Medical Management Supervisors to implement medicines management packages/interventions that ensure monitoring of commodity availability, accountability, and access for provision of lifesaving services in the region.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with program officers/district and facility logistics teams to ensure accurate forecasting, quantification, ordering, effective stock management, and appropriate medicines use.
• Participate in the Logistics and Supply Chain Technical Working Group; engage the Ministry of Health/Supply Chain departments, district health teams, and implementing partners.
• Support health workforce capacity development through virtual/ onsite CPDs, mentorship.
• Develop the capacity of project staff and the health workforce through CPD, onsite skilling/ mentorship and facilitate the Logistics and Supply Chain community of practice.
• Coordinate & work with program officers/ district and logistics teams in the bimonthly NMS CSSP ordering from all supported facilities.
• Work closely with the Medicines Management Supervisors and Facility Staff to compile and share Order Fulfillment Rate Analysis for completed cycle delivery.
• Participate & provide logistics support during the Regional HIV Drug Resistance case discussions
• Work with the district-based teams to support implementation and tracking of CRPDDP
• Coordinate health facilities’ reactivation and functionalization of Medicines and Therapeutic Committees (MTCs) as a Continuous Quality Improvement approach to address commodity management gaps.
• Ensure patient safety through support of active pharmacovigilance
• Coordinate adherence to set SOPs, drug policies and regulations at supported facilities
• Provide routine technical support and supervision to the project stores /operations and facility stores.
• Compile and share weekly stock status data and coordinate actions to address identified gaps and challenges
• Ensure Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) data quality and use to enhance data driven commodity management decisions, supply chain performance monitoring and reporting
• Develop logistics master concepts, implementation plans & budgets and Activity reports as per stipulated timelines.
• Contribute documentation of the best logistics services practices, success stories, abstracts in the supported districts/region.
• Perform any other duties as requested and assigned by the supervisor

Key Performance Milestones

• Achieve 100% development and timely implementation of quarterly Logistics and Supply Chain strategic milestone plans
• Ensure at least 90% of supported sites submit complete monthly stock reports (HMIS 105, section 6/DHIS2).
• Maintain uninterrupted availability of ARVs, EID, Viral Load, TPT and PrEP commodities at supported facilities.
• Maintain uninterrupted vaccine availability at supported facilities.
• Ensure timely redistribution of Viral Load reagents and consumables across supported facilities to prevent stockouts.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Logistics, with Project management/Masters in Public Health as an added advantage
• At least 5 years of working with donor-funded HIV/TB programs in public /PNFP health supply chain management
• Excellent command of the use of electronic stock management systems, SPARS reporting system platforms, MOH Pharmaceutical Information Portal, and Logistics information management systems, namely NMS, CSSP, RASS, and DHIS2
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with government, donor, and community stakeholders
• Experience working with local government/districts and willingness to work upcountry.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

How to Apply:

The Head, Human Resources, Joint Clinical Research Centre, Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road, P.O. Box 10005, Kampala, Uganda, via [email protected]; Strictly two documents combined in one PDF are required (Application letter and CV not exceeding 6 pages), quoting the POSITION and REGION in the email subject line i.e. Supply Chain Advisor- Ankole Region. The application deadline is Friday, 23rd October 2026 at 05:00 pm. Failure to follow the application procedure will lead to automatic disqualification.

Deadline: 23rd October 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: bachelor degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60