Jobs at Central Medical Stores Trust

Cost Structure Analysis Consultant

Short introduction

The Malawian Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) provides the majority of medicines and medical supplies for the government health service in Malawi.

A consultant is needed to analyse and recommend appropriate levels of CMST overheads for the period 2016/17- 2018/19.

Responsibilities

· Undertaking a document review, including: CMST founding documents and annual reports, the previous Cost Structure Analysis, evidence on best practice cost structure of similar institutions in the region or globally, the USAID/DFID funded Supply Chain Integration Progress report and other reports as provided by CMST, the MOH and DFID;

· Interview key CMST, DFID, USAID, MOH HTSS Pharmacy Unit and Clinical Services

· Review all direct costs incurred by CMST operations (e.g. salaries, warehouse operations and maintenance, other running costs)

· Unit, CHAM Secretariat and other key drug and supply chain stakeholders in Malawi

Deliverables

· Draft report and presentation for consultation with CMST staff and other stakeholders

· Cost structure analysis report for the CMST Board by 5th February 2017

Person specification

· Post-graduate degree (Master’s or above) in business administration, financial management, organisational development, and/or Chartered Accountant

· Extensive experience, up to eight years, in undertaking organisational or business analyses and costing exercises

· Expert skills in organisational budget and costing analysis

· Excellent knowledge of health supply chain management

· Strong communication skills, both written and spoken English

About Options/programme

Options is a leading UK-based consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children. We provide information, expertise and influence to governments, health workers, NGOs and businesses to catalyse change so that health services can be accessed by the people who need them most.

Option’s Malawi Health Sector Programme – Technical Assistance programme (MHSP-TA) is providing expertise to enhance implementation of Malawi’s Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP 2011–2016).

Benefits

N/A

HOW TO APPLY:

Application process

· To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to James Murdoch opportunities@options.co.uk. Candidates should state the role in the subject header

· Closing date for applications is: 03/01/2016.

· Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.

Team Leader and Democratic Governance Expert, Malawi

Reference: Provision of Technical Assistance to the Chilungamo (Justice and Accountability) Programme

Location: Malawi

Duration: 48 months

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy – BiRD, is currently accepting applications for a Team Leader and Democratic Governance Expert as part of a long-term EU-funded project in Malawi entitled Provision of Technical Assistance to the Government of Malawi on Implementation of the Chilungamo (Justice and Accountability) Programme.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to dignified life through accountable Government, informed democratic choice, and humane and effective delivery of justice

The purpose of this contract is:

• To strengthen democratic governance and enhance the ability of citizens, accountability institutions, and civil society to demand transparency and hold duty-bearers to account.
• To increase access to justice for all, especially women and the poor.

Key expert 1: Team Leader and Democratic Governance Expert

Qualifications and skills

 Preferably a post-graduate degree in development studies, public administration, social or political science, law or in other field related to project management;

 Excellent communication skills with good command of both spoken and written English;

 Computer literate with coherent report writing skills.

General professional experience

 Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the management and coordination of development cooperation programmes/projects;

 Good leadership and coordination skills with minimum of 3 years of experience of team management;

 Knowledge of transfer skills for capacity building activities;

Specific professional experience

 Preferably demonstrable experience and expertise in implementing, monitoring or evaluating programmes/projects related to access to justice and domestic accountability;

 Preferably demonstrable experience in negotiation and team building skills;

 Knowledge of project cycle management and EDF rules and procedures will be an added advantage;

 Demonstrable experience in implementing sector-wide approaches in support of good governance will be an added advantage.

 Previous work in Sub-Saharan Africa shall be considered as an added advantage.

The project office will be located in Lilongwe, Malawi. The intended start date is 3rd April 2017 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months.

HOW TO APPLY:

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted until 4 January, 2017 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.

Finance Manager, Malawi

Reference: Provision of Technical Assistance to the Chilungamo (Justice and Accountability) Programme

Location: Malawi

Duration: 48 months

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy – BiRD, is currently accepting applications for a Finance Manager Expert as part of a long-term EU-funded project in Malawi entitled Provision of Technical Assistance to the Government of Malawi on Implementation of the Chilungamo (Justice and Accountability) Programme.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to dignified life through accountable Government, informed democratic choice, and humane and effective delivery of justice

The purpose of this contract is:

• To strengthen democratic governance and enhance the ability of citizens, accountability institutions, and civil society to demand transparency and hold duty-bearers to account.
• To increase access to justice for all, especially women and the poor.

Key expert 2: Finance Manager

Qualifications and skills

 Preferably a post-graduate degree in financial management, accountancy, audit and accounting, or equivalent and shall be a member of a professional body such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants;

 Preferably demonstrable experience in applied audit and financial accounting systems development and administrative skills;

 Computer literate with demonstrable knowledge of use of financial management packages for production of financial reports with ability to use relational database software;

General professional experience

 Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience as head of finance department or equivalent top finance managerial position responsible for management, accounting and information systems for controlling and reporting project activities, financial forecasts with regard to a project of a similar dimension.

Specific professional experience

 Minimum five (5) years experience in financial management of development cooperation programmes/projects

 Demonstrable experience of establishing and developing financial management systems for large decentralised programmes;

 Experience in providing training in the use of financial systems and financial management software;

 Proven experience of internal audit systems, financial monitoring and reporting consistent with the management of development cooperation arrangement in a public sector;

 Demonstrable knowledge of EDF procurement rules and procedures and financial administration of programme estimates of EU funded projects

 Experience in a Sub-Saharan Africa country will be an added advantage.

The project office will be located in Lilongwe, Malawi. The intended start date is 3rd April 2017 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months.

HOW TO APPLY:

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted until 4 January, 2017 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.

Pharmacy Management Feasibility Study Consultancy Team

Short introduction

The Malawian Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) provides the majority of medicines and medical supplies for the government health service in Malawi.

The consultants will undertake a study of the feasibility of outsourcing hospital pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

The Consultants will be responsible for ensuring compliance with undertaking a Feasibility Study as determined by the 2011 PPP Act and by the Privatisation Commission, to guide the overall scope and organisation of the study. The Feasibility Study should include:

· Sector analysis of pharmacy service provision, including government, private for profit and non-for profit services:

o Review of how pharmacies are servicing central and district hospitals, both within and out of hospital areas, scale of activity, etc;

o Review evidence and lessons learned from other countries where similar arrangements exist, i.e. pharmacy services not run by the hospital management themselves.

· Pharmacy services availability options for Malawi to have universal access to essential medicines:

o Review of options for Malawians to have continuous access to essential medicines in hospitals, through available pharmaceutical services, be they government or private.

o Recommendation of options to be included for outsourcing pharmacy services.

· Price and Demand forecasts

o Review current and future demand of the essential medicines in Malawian hospitals based on prescriptions provided;

o Review current and future prices for accessing such services in both through public and private pharmacies;

o Develop 10 year forecasts of essential medicine need based on projected disease burden and quantification exercises.

· Financial analysis

a) Cost analysis for each of the different options including:

· Capital costs associated with any rehabilitation of the pharmacies to accommodate any projected expansion in pharmacy service provision;

· Costs associated with any purchase/lease of any equipment associated with the delivery of the selected pharmacy services;

· Annual operational costs associated with complete delivery of pharmacy services.

b) Revenue analysis:

· Forecasts of the revenue to be generated by any supplier of pharmacy services to those in need. This must incorporate revenues from all potential sources, including contributions from Government and end users.

c) Financial analysis:

· Develop a 10 year financial model based on the cost and revenue analysis described above. The primary objective of the analysis is to estimate the likely subsidy and in what form, that will be required to fund the PPP project. It should also inform the decision making process about the affordability levels for Government on each PPP agreement.

· Contracting Structure

· Review the options for the contracting structure working within the framework of government health, and PPP Policies.

· Review of legal and regulatory frameworks and conduct an analysis of its implications for the proposed contracting project.

· Analysis of optimum procurement for the project.

o Provide detailed description of procurement process to be followed, in line with PPP Act, including appropriate timelines.

· Analysis of technical options for the provision of the pharmacy services to be provided to the government under the contract:

o Define the technical specifications of the services to be provided under the project, including capacity requirements and quality of service specifications.

Deliverables

· Inception report indicating the preliminary assessment of the project and the Malawi environment for this project.

· Draft feasibility report addressing all the aspects above for consultation.

· Final feasibility report.

Feasibility Study Team Profile

a) Health Procurement/Contracting specialist and team leader (30 days)

· Post-graduate qualification in Health Services Administration, Business Administration, Procurement and Supply Chain management or similar.

· Extensive (at least 10 years) experience in contract management in the health sector, including managing outsourcing arrangements between the public and private sectors.

a) Pharmacy Services specialist (20 days)

o Accredited MPharm degree.

o Significant (at least 5 years) experience managing pharmacy services, including hospital pharmacies, in low income country settings.

o Experience of managing public-private partnership arrangements desirable.

c) Finance specialist/economist (from MOH based TA) (15 days)

The team may also wish to call on the services of additional specialists, including legal expertise. Good understanding of the Malawian context is highly desirable.

About Options/programme

Options is a leading UK-based consultancy organisation providing technical and management expertise in the health and social sectors to governments and international development partners to transform the health of women and children. We provide information, expertise and influence to governments, health workers, NGOs and businesses to catalyse change so that health services can be accessed by the people who need them most.

Option’s Malawi Health Sector Programme – Technical Assistance programme (MHSP-TA) is providing expertise to enhance implementation of Malawi’s Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP 2011–2016).

Benefits

N/A

HOW TO APPLY:

Application process

· To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to James Murdoch opportunities@options.co.uk. Candidates should state the role in the subject header

· Closing date for applications is: 03/01/2016.

· Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.