[Hiring] Senior Supply Chain Advisor @Ipas

Role Description

Amid increasing disruptions to global supply chains and shifts in the global aid financing landscape, the Senior Supply Chain Advisor (SSCA) will provide strategic leadership to help ensure reliable access to safe abortion commodities, contraceptives, and gender-based violence management supplies across development and humanitarian contexts. This role will strengthen supply availability through formal health systems and self-care pathways by establishing and enhancing global technical tools, processes, monitoring mechanisms, and partnerships that contribute to a sustainable abortion ecosystem. Effective supply chain management is a critical pillar for building resilient, responsive, and equitable pathways to care.

• Serve as subject matter expert for global health supply chain technical issues, including:
  • Quantification
  • Forecasting
  • Procurement
  • Storage and distribution
  • Inventory management
  • Logistics management information systems (LMIS)
  • Health systems strengthening
  • Budgeting and financial management
  • Driving and analyzing supply chain performance
  • Program effectiveness
• Translate technical expertise into practical tools, country support, and partnership strategies that reduce supply interruptions and improve visibility, availability, and responsible use of reproductive health commodities.

Qualifications

• Deep commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially abortion and contraception access.
• Significant experience in key areas of supply chain system assessment approaches and tools.
• Experience working with private sector partners, including pharmacies and community distribution systems.
• Professional-level fluency in English.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Demonstrated capacity and commitment to sound stewardship of funds.
• Proven ability to build positive working relationships with diverse internal teams and external partners.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and sound judgment skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Excellent knowledge of and experience working with country and/or regional health system entities.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (master’s or equivalent) in public health, supply chain management, logistics, health system strengthening, pharmacy, or related medical field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in global health supply chain management.
• Strong quantitative analysis and forecasting skills.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to global health programs.
• Knowledge of technical issues related to global health commodity procurement.
• Experience facilitating training and providing technical assistance to country teams.

Benefits

• This position is fully remote, subject to change based on business need.
• Flexibility to meet virtually in different time zones required.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time internationally, including in crisis settings.
• Salary grade for this role is S2. Compensation will be determined on the hiring country's prevailing market rate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on WHO pre-qualification process with WHO-Listed Authorities.
• Excellent knowledge of Logistics Management Information Systems, including e-LMIS, DHIS2, VAN, and Power BI.
• Proficiency with at least one Ipas working language, such as French, Portuguese, or Spanish.