Supply Chain Monitors

الوصف الوظيفي

Introduction

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international relief and development agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS supports more than 100 million people in more than 100 countries on five continents based on need regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity. CRS has been present in Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza (JWBG) since 1961 supporting emergency, recovery, and development programs with activities in the sectors of: food security, shelter, psychosocial support, agricultural and urban livelihoods, youth and women’s empowerment, and health. For further information about CRS, please visit: www.crs.org.

CRS is implementing a $5M, 6-month program funded by USAID to help mitigate the spread and impact of COVID-19 in the West Bank. The program has two key components: 1) supporting public and charitable health facilities to effectively respond to COVID-19; and 2) supporting vulnerable households to practice safe behaviors that reduce the spread of COVID-19. CRS is working in close coordination with the Palestinian Ministry of Health on the response.

Objectives:

CRS seeks the services of supply chain monitors to help inspect and confirm the delivery, installation, and proper use of medical equipment and supplies provided to targeted hospitals for the COVID-19 response.

Description of Work:

Supply Chain Monitors will be responsible for:

Deploying to suppliers’ warehouses and project sites (hospitals) to inspect and confirm that medical equipment and supplies meets the technical specifications of the items CRS purchased.
Coordinating with technical engineers from the Ministry of Health and CRS’ contracted consulting engineers for technical evaluations of specifications, installation, and training – as needed.
Inspecting equipment and supplies after delivery and/or installation to confirm use
Ensuring relevant items are added to CRS’ inventory and are marked accordingly.
Ensuring any project marking decided for the items is properly executed.
Completing documentation and maintaining clear and accurate files of all inspections.
Other supply chain management tasks, as assigned and mutually agreed.

Conditions:

Supply Chain Monitors will:

Receive an initial briefing and orientation to duties from CRS staff, as well as regular coaching and follow-up.
Provide his/her own transportation to project sites across the West Bank unless otherwise arranged with CRS.
Utilize his/her own camera, laptop, internet connection, and mobile phone.
Practice safe COVID-19 precautions, including the proper use of PPE, provided by CRS, when conducting visits to health care facilities treating COVID-19 patients. NOTE: supply chain monitors must be willing to go into COVID-19 areas of hospitals.
Will respond to instructions and requests from CRS in a timely way.
All information received during the execution of the scope of work shall be treated as confidential and proprietary to CRS and cannot be reused without written consent of CRS.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Profile of the Consultant:

Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, or similar field
Graduates from health or medical fields
Previous experience or training in the health care sector a plus.
Fluency in Arabic, English language a plus.

Expected outputs:

Inspection reports
Field Visit reports
Similar documentation
Collect delivery related documents

Location of the Work:

The work will be conducted in field locations:

Hebron: Dura & Alia hospitals plus suppliers’ warehouses
Bethlehm: Bait Jala hospital and Bethlehem COVID-19 Center – plus suppliers’ warehouses
Ramallah: Palestinian Medical Complex & Hugo Chavez hospitals – plus suppliers’ warehouses
Nablus: Watani and Rafeedia hospitals – plus suppliers’ warehouses
Jericho: Jericho government hospital, Allenby Bridge, and other COVID-19 screening points at the border crossing

Consultancy Duration:

The period of work is 20 September – 10 November 2020, however, the volume of work may fluctuate from 1-2 days per week to 5-6 days based on an “as-requested” basis.

Reporting:

The Consultant will report directly to CRS’ Supply Chain Monitoring Officer on all aspects related to this work.

Payment

The rate shall be proposed by the supply chain monitors per working day (where a working day is 8 hours) paid at the end of each month according to the total days worked per aggregated working hours. The daily rate must include utilizing one’s own camera, laptop, internet connection, mobile phone and transportation to the locations.

General Rules:

CRS has the right to request illustrations or modifications/negotiations after awarding decision.
CRS is NOT committed to the least price offer and has the right to cancel or re-advertise this TOR without explicating the reasons.
CRS may select more than one consultant(s) to complete the full scope of this ToR. If this is the case, the components for which each individual / firm is responsible will be made clear in each respective contract.

Tentative Dates:*

Submission deadline: 20 September 2020,
Selection decision: 21 September 2020, close of business

*Final dates are subject to change based on volume of applications received.

تفاصيل الوظيفة

المسمى الوظيفي Supply Chain Monitors

آخر موعد للتقديم 20 - Sep - 2020

المكان رام الله والبيرة, الخليل, بيت لحم, أريحا, نابلس

نوع الوظيفة العقود والاستشارات

المستوى المهني متوسط الخبرة

الراتب N/A

الدرجة العلمية البكالوريوس

الخبرة سنتان

التصنيف الإدارة والأعمال العمليات والدعم اللوجستي

آلية التقديم

Interested applicants with relevant experience and qualifications are encouraged to submit an application as follows:

Application form and complete Terms of Reference is available at (jobs.crsjwbg.org)
Submit an application that includes at minimum:

CRS Consultancy Form (see template below) – inclusive of references and financial offer. Prices should be in New Israeli Shekels and must be valid up till 90 days after the submission date.
CV highlighting relevant experience
Copy of ID

Please submit your complete application online at: jobs.crsjwbg.org) no later than 20 September 2020.

Important Notes:

The successful bidder will sign all donor required documents.
CRS reserves the right to reject all bids, and to decide not to pursue this procurement.
CRS is not obliged to procure the lowest priced offer, when the lowest price does not offer the best overall value and all other factors considered.

CRS is an equal opportunity employer, where qualified women, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply and to seek CRS support on the application process where additional accommodation is required.