Job Recruitment at the West African Health Organisation (WAHO)

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Reference No: FM/TEND/AMI/2020/01/bk
Location: Bobo-ioulasso, Burkina Faso
Duration: 1 year contract

Introduction

• The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) is the health institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with a mandate to ensure the attainment of the highest possible standard and protection of health of the people in the EOWAS region.
• Within the framework of the Regional “Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention Programme in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)”, WAHO and the German Financial Cooperation
• (Kreditanstaltfiir Wiederaufbau / KFW) have agreed to establish a Regional Financing Mechanism for Reproductive Health Commodities.
• It is against this backdrop that WAHO seeks to recruit a qualified and experienced Procurement Specialist.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Procurement Specialist for the Contraceptive Commodity Procurement Fund (CPF) of the Regional Financing Mechanism (RPM) will be responsible for assisting the RRHP/RFM Officer on a daily basis to effectively and efficiently execute activities, in particular those related to the implementation of the Commodity Procurement Fund (CPF).

Specifically. the Consultant’s tasks and responsibilities will consist of:

• Develop a database to monitor the quantification and distribution of(national) products;
• Review CPF funding requests from beneficiaries;
• Monitor and control the contraceptive commodity procurement process:
  • Check the completeness of the tender documents;
  • Check tender publications;
  • Check bid review (evaluation report); Prepare draft contracts and official contracts;
  • Follow-up on orders;
  • Follow-up (in deliveries;
  • Fill in the RFM contract monitoring plan;
  • Organize and ensure efficient physical and electronic archiving of procurement documents;
• Monitor with the beneficiaries, the stocks of products procured by the programme; if necessary, make recommendations for commodity transfer;
• Contribute to the EWS (Early Warning System) and management of the national stock monitoring tool (PPMR) from a Total Market perspective;
• Accompany the Expert – Technical Assistant during visits to the countries covered by the Programme, and if necessary conduct country-visits independently and/or with other programme stakeholders (external consultant, donors, etc.).;
• Perform any other tasks within and in support of the management unit upon the request of the RFM Programme Officer;
• Conduct procurement activities in liaison with the Procurement Unit of WAHO.

Duration, Duty Station and Nature of Appointment

• This is a WAHO consultant and donor-funded position. The appointment will be for one (1) year subject to initial three (3) months’ probation.The contract may be renewed subject to the performance and the availability of project funds,The incumbent shall enjoy an attractive consolidated remuneration. The Procurement Specialist will be based at WAHO Headquarters in Bobo-Dioulasso, BURKINA FASO, but will travel in the ECO WAS region as required.
• Consultants interested in this notice are invited to express their interest. They should provide information showing that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services (Cover letter indicating the position applied for, detailed Curriculum Vitae – including description of past similar assignments, and experience – and copies of supporting documents).
• The consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures for the selection of individual consultants set out in the ECOWAS Procurement Code.

Qualification, Experience and Core Competencies

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Management, Economies, Law, Engineering, Procurement, Health, Pharmacy or other related disciplines;
• Have a specialization / competence in health inputs procurement and inventory management
• Have at least five (5) years of professional experience in managing procurement process operations in a public or private institution;
• Demonstrated skills in the review of technical dossiers and in the preparation of tender documents in the pharmaceutical sector will be an advantage;
• Knowledge of central stores in the ECOWAS region and their organisation and management method will be an advantage;
• Experience with international donors’ procurement regulations, procedures and standard documents;
• Have professional experience in supporting and monitoring the supply chain management system

Job Title: Animal Health Programme Officer, Regional Animal Health Centre (RAHC)

Reference No: FM/TEND/AMI/2020/07/bk/spm/apm
Location: Bamako, Mali
Duration: 1 year contract

Introduction

• ECOWAS, cognizant of the need to equip itself with an adequate tool for the management of animal health actions, established through the Additional Act A/SA.20/02/12, the Regional Animal Health Centre (RAHC) in Bamako in February 2012. The RAHC serves as a specialized technical entity of the Community on animal health issues. In alignment with the “One Health’ approach, the mission assigned to the RAHC complements that of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the ECO WAS specialized institution in human health created in 1987 and operational since 2000.
• It is in this context that ECOWAS requested and received funding from the World Bank to implement the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement Project in West Africa (RED1SSE). The main objective of the project. which covers the fifteen ECOWAS States and Mauritania, is to strengthen national and regional inter-sectoral capacity to ensure better collaboration on disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in West Africa by addressing weaknesses in human and animal health systems that hinder surveillance and effective disease response.
• It is within this framework that WAHO is seeking applications from qualified and experienced individuals for the recruitment of an Animal Health Programme Officer on behalf of the Regional Animal Health Centre (RAHC) in Bamako, Mali.

Roles and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Executive Director of the RAJIC. the Animal Health Programme Officer will as part of his/her main functions and responsibilities, ensure the technical implementation of the RAHC’s activities in the field of Transboundary Animal Diseases (TAOs) and Zoonosis. More specifically, he/she will:

• Improve the animal disease and zoonotic disease notification system in accordance with ECOWAS, OIE and WHO standards;
• Strengthen epidemiological surveillance of Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) and zoonosis through technical and logistical support to national epidemio-surveillance networks;
• Inform Member States on the regional situation and the risk of incursion and/or spread of TADs and zoonosis;
• Promote capacity building of national and regional diagnostic laboratories and monitoring of regional laboratory networks;
• Promote capacity building of national epidemiological units and monitoring of national and regional epidemiological surveillance networks:
• Harmonize national emergency response plans for the control of TADs and zoonotic agents;
• Monitor, evaluate and enforce animal disease and zoonotic control measures (slaughter, vaccination campaigns) to prevent their spread to humans;
• Monitor the sub-regional mechanism for the prevention and control of TAOs and zoonotic diseases in close collaboration with other partners;
• Implement the REDISSE project activities by the RAHC as well as submit quarterly reporting.

Duration, Location and Nature of the Post

• This is a consultant position at the Bamako Regional Animal Health Centre (CSRA/Bamako). The duration of the contract is one (I) year subject to a probationary period of three (3) months. The contract may be renewed during the duration of the project depending on performance and availability of funds.
• The place of employment of the Programme Officer in Animal Health is the headquarters of the RAHC in Bamako. He or she will catty out missions to ECO WAS Member States.
• Duly qualified Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Individuals interested in this notice are invited to express their interest. They will be required to provide information attesting to the qualifications and skills required (cover letter indicating the position, a detailed curriculum vitae, including descriptions of similar assignments and experiences, and copies of supporting documents).
• The required consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures for selecting individual consultants as set out in the Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011 edition, revised version in July 2014) available on the World Bank website.

Qualifications, experience and Skills Required
To be qualified, candidates must meet the following conditions:

• Have a university degree in Veterinary Medicine or any other equivalent degree in veterinary
• Have at least ten (10)years of experience in the mentioned fields:
• Have proven professional experience its national and regional institutions in the field of TAOs and zoonosis;
• A good knowledge of animal health in the ECOWAS region would be an advantage;
• Have a solid knowledge of animal health policies, strategies and legislation in ECOWAS countries;
• Have team leader, trainer and facilitator skills;
• The candidate should be proficient in one language of ECOWAS. Proficiency in a second or third language will be an advantage;
• Satisfy the other competencies mentioned in the terms of reference.