Location: Dodoma, Tanzania
The Senior Regional Technical Officer (SRTO), Supply Chain, will provide hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and systems support to strengthen supply chain management, pharmaceutical services, and data use. Based at the regional level, the role is a technical bridge among MSD (Tanzania Mainland), CMS (Zanzibar), RHMTs, CHMTs, Logistics Management Services teams, health facilities, and regional implementing partners. Working closely with FHI 360-EpiC project regional, facility, and community-based teams, the SRTO will help ensure the uninterrupted availability of HIV/AIDS and TB commodities for quality HIV and TB prevention, treatment, and care services.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise and day-to-day support on commodities management at regional, council and health facility levels.
- Support bottom-up quantification (BUQ) and its integration into national supply and procurement plans.
- Monitor stock status across supported facilities, analyze inventory trends, and coordinate with stakeholders to prevent stock-outs, expiries and overstocks.
- Strengthen use of eLMIS, DHIS2, GoTHOMIS and related tools for accurate, complete and timely reporting.
- Support R/CHMTs to review and address lifesaving commodity supply chain challenges using data evidence.
- Provide on-the-job mentorship on stock management, ordering, reporting and redistribution; support rational use of medicines, antimicrobial resistance, patient safety and pharmacovigilance.
- Strengthen collaboration with MSD, TMDA, CMS, ZFDA and the Pharmacy Council.
- Improve the quality and use of supply chain data; support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Implement capacity-building initiatives in line with MOH/PORALG strategies.
Requirements:
- Degree in Pharmacy, Supply Chain Management, Public Health, or a related field (master's preferred).
- Minimum eight years of experience in public lifesaving commodities supply chain management, pharmaceutical management, or health systems strengthening.
- Demonstrated expertise in eLMIS, CTC2 Database, Pharmacy Modules DHIS2, BUQ, GoTHOMIS and related tools.
- Knowledge of the Tanzania supply chain system, MOH, PEPFAR and donor policies.
- Background in rational use of medicine and pharmacovigilance.
- Experience with the Ministry of Health and USG-funded projects; strong technical assistance, capacity building, mentorship and supportive supervision skills.
- Reports to the Regional Manager and Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain. 10%-25% domestic travel.
Closing date: 2026-10-22
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online through the FHI 360 career portal by submitting an application letter, CV/resume, photocopies of certificates, and the names and contact details of three professional referees. Closing date: 22 October 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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