Senior Technical Advisor (STA) Public-Private Partnership & Governance

Responsibilities

• Support the development, review, and implementation of governance frameworks, policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures, and institutional arrangements to improve supply chain management.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of governance and coordination mechanisms among the Ministry of Health, PO-RALG, MSD, regulatory authorities, and other supply chain stakeholders.
• Design and execute a comprehensive private sector engagement strategy aligned with national guidelines to enhance public health supply chains.
• Identify, evaluate, and build collaborative alliances with private logistics service providers, distributors, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and technology companies.
• Provide technical assistance to the MoH and Medical Stores Department (MSD) to safely integrate private sector capacities into national supply chain architectures.
• Support compliance with organizational policies, applicable laws, regulations, donor requirements, and industry standards.
• Conduct periodic reviews of supply chain processes to identify governance gaps, control weaknesses, inefficiencies, and compliance risks.
• Develop risk registers and advise on mitigation measures for supply chain-related risks.
• Develop and monitor supply chain governance KPIs and management dashboards.
• Prepare periodic governance reports highlighting key risks, compliance issues, performance trends, and recommended actions.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive responsible experience in public-private partnerships, governance, strategic partnerships, supply chain operations, or private sector engagement, preferably within USG -funded or international health initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Tanzania’s public health landscape, private/commercial health markets, and pharmaceutical logistics networks, relevant policy and regulatory environment, health commodity and pharmaceutical systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience navigating public procurement legal frameworks and standard PPP guidelines in Tanzania.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration (MBA), Public Administration, Public Policy, Supply Chain Management, Public Health, International Development, or related field.

Skills