Supply Chain Manager for Sexual and Reproductive Health Vacancy-Job Ref: BJHNUNFPA/0306/2025806

Supply Chain Manager for Sexual and Reproductive Health Vacancy-Job Ref: BJHNUNFPA/0306/2025806

Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Job Description

The Position:

The Sexual and Reproductive Health Supply Chain Manager is located in the Country Office (CO) and reports directly to the Sexual and Reproductive Health Officer.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for achieving a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and all young people reach their full potential. The UNFPA Strategic Plan (2022-2025) reaffirms the relevance of UNFPA’s current strategic direction and focuses on three transformative outcomes: ending preventable maternal deaths; ending the unmet need for family planning; and ending gender-based violence and harmful practices.

These outcomes reflect our strategic commitments to accelerate progress towards achieving the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action to 2030. Our strategic plan calls on UN Member States, organizations, and individuals to “build forward better” while addressing the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recovering lost gains, and realizing our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are under threat, we need principled and ethical personnel who embody these international norms and standards and who defend them with courage and conviction.

UNFPA seeks candidates who will transform, inspire, and deliver sustained, high-impact results. We need transparent staff who are exceptional in their management of the resources entrusted to them and committed to delivering excellent program results.

Job Objective:

The LSC’s role is to contribute to strengthening the Contraceptive Supply Chain under Phase III of the UNFPA Supplies Partnership Programme, within the framework of COMPACT parameters, the annual plans specified in Health Systems Strengthening (HSS), and UNFPA policies and procedures, in order to optimize assured availability within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the UNFPA mandate, and national health policy and regulations.

The actions planned to achieve these objectives are aimed at strengthening national and subnational capacities for predicting contraceptive use and procurement, ensuring their availability to the last mile. These include: strengthening internal and external contraceptive supply systems and logistics chains at both the central and local levels; consolidating national and subnational strategic planning mechanisms to improve the estimation of contraceptive needs and procurement at all levels of the supply chain; providing technical assistance to strengthen investment in contraception, including monitoring the COMPACT Declarative Agreement and managing the revolving fund and purchases through Third Party Procurement or Co-financing Agreements (CFAs); and implementing key instruments and actions within the Last Mile Assurance (LMA) cycle and UNFPA Supply Management policies.

Specific objectives include:

Support the design and implementation of a Master Plan for Supply Assurance that allows for the support and political commitment of the Honduran government through the Ministry of Health (SESAL) and that serves as a strategic roadmap for strengthening the supply chain, in order to ensure access by the Honduran population to safe, effective, quality and adequate medicines and health supplies using transparent procurement at fair prices through an integrated and efficient supply system. Provide technical support for monitoring the interventions included in the Master Plan and promote the participation and commitment of key stakeholders in SRH and maternal health supply chain management at the national level.
Strengthen monitoring and accountability of SRH and maternal health supply chain processes, enabling quality data and information on essential logistics information, supporting annual estimation and budgeting processes.

Support the implementation of the National Guidelines for SRH and Maternal Health Supply Chain Management, contained in the Guide for Operationalizing Family Planning (FP) Services with an Emphasis on Last-Mile Assurance, and other regulations related to the management of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) supplies.

Demonstrate commitment to UNFPA and the United Nations system.
Accept cultural diversity.
Accept change.
Basic Competencies:

Getting results. Be responsible.
Develop and apply professional experience and business acumen.
Think analytically and strategically.
Working as a team/managing ourselves and our relationships.
Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Moving Toward a Policy-Oriented Agenda. Optimizing resources from the national government, subnational governments, and partners/building strategic alliances and partnerships.
Implementation of results-based programs.
Global promotion of organizational priorities.
Creating visibility for the organization.
Resource mobilization.
Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, with team members based in other countries/organizations.
Able to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
Able to work with different stakeholders from government institutions, international organizations, academia and NGOs, and affected communities.

Immediate availability and ability to work under pressure and travel according to approved methodology.
Knowledge of the Honduran health system, standards, protocols, guidelines, and policies related to comprehensive adolescent health care, and knowledge of PAHO/WHO and UNFPA methodologies for implementing adolescent-friendly services.
Proficiency in current office software applications
Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including leave days, health insurance and additional remuneration for pensions and social security obligations.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values ​​of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and engagement of LSC personnel may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance and other administrative requirements.

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