Local Consultant for Supply Management and Rational Use of Social Health Insurance Covered Drugs

Chemonics International Inc.

Scope of Work

Position Title: Local Consultant for Supply Management and Rational Use of Social Health Insurance Covered Drugs

Classification: Short-term Professional Independent Consultant  

This scope of work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by Consultant to Chemonics International Inc.

Background:  

The purpose of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of USG-funded public health initiatives around the world. The project provides direct procurement and supply chain management support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and Population and Reproductive Health. In supporting USG-funded global health activities, GHSC-PSM will develop and manage a wide array of services for health commodity procurement and related systems strengthening technical assistance encompassing different elements of a comprehensive supply chain. In Vietnam, GHSC-PSM performs work under the HIV/AIDS Task Order.

GHSC-PSM in Vietnam supports country strategies and priorities that fall under the following three project objectives: 

• Global Commodity Procurement and Logistics 
• Systems Strengthening Technical Assistance 
• Global Collaboration to Improve Long-Term Availability of Health Commodities
  

As part of its FY 2020 workplan, GHSC-PSM plans to support the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) in improving its provincial staff capacity to cope with the expansion of SHI ARV coverage. This includes providing training  assistance on  supply management and rational  use of SHI covered medicines at the regional workshops  organized by the Northern Center for Health Insurance Verification and Multi-line Payment, VSS. The training workshops will aim to enhance VSS staff capacity and promote active participation and contribution to the supply process of SHI covered medicines including ARVs and contribute to promoting the safe and rational use of drugs while improving the cost of medicines.

Objective: 

The Local Consultant for Supply Management and Rational Use of SHI Covered Drugs will provide technical support to the Northern Region Center for Health Insurance Verification and Multi-Payment within VSS. The Consultant will be responsible for delivering training to VSS’s provincial staff at the regional workshops on supply management and rational use of SHI covered drugs including ARVs. Specifically, the local consultant will be responsible for coordinating with VSS to develop training materials and presentations and facilitate those trainings.

Principal Services and Responsibilities (Essential Functions) 

The local consultant will provide technical support to the Northern Region Center for Health Insurance Verification and Multi-Payment - VSS and will be responsible for the following principal services and responsibilities: 

• To work with the North Region Center for Health Insurance Verification and Multi-Payment - VSS to develop a plan for organizing the three above mentioned regional workshops by drafting the agenda, timeline, determining a list of participants, and determining the key contents to be included.
  
• To develop instructions, training materials, presentations, group work and exercises for trainees on evidence-based medicine, on drug interactions, rational use of medicines and application of VEN/ABC analysis in assessing drug use using real data from hospitals.
  
• To serve as the main instructor and facilitator at the above mentioned training workshops.
  
• To generate a capacity-building report and submit to the Northern Region Center for Health Insurance Verification and Multi-Payment - VSS.

Deliverable schedule:

Required Skills and Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in a pharmacy or health science required;
• Minimum of five to seven years of experience with clinical pharmacy and/or supply chain management;
• Experience working with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, VSS preferred;
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills;
• Excellent analytical and writing skills;
• Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications;
• Fluency in Vietnamese and advanced English required.

Supervision of Consultant: The Local Consultant for Supply Management and Rational Use of Social Health Insurance Covered Drugs will report to the HSS Manager.  

Period of Performance:  25 June 2020 to 7 August 2020

Level of Effort: Maximum of 13 working days (104 working hours.) The consultant is not allowed to bill more than 8 hours per day for a five-day work week.  

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam with possible travel to other provinces within the country. 

Application Instructions:

Send electronic submissions to [email protected] by June 10, 2020, 17:00 Hanoi time. Please include "Local Consultant for Supply Management and Rational Use of Social Health Insurance Covered Drugs” in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.