Overview
Provide technical expertise on procurement systems, quality assurance risk management, and regulatory strengthening considerations for health products and commodities.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct procurement and QA risk diagnostics.
- Advise on bidding documents, QA clauses, and supplier qualification strategies.
- Support framework agreement and sourcing strategies.
- Provide instrument-specific guidance for IPF and PforR contexts.
- Engage with national procurement and regulatory agencies.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the WBG Global Engagement Unit Pharmaceutical Policy Team to leverage S-CAP investments to support broader WBG efforts on C&SC (AIM2030, procurement strengthening efforts etc.).
Required Experience
- Experience working with government procurement agencies on procurement reforms to optimize quality sourcing and price efficiency.
- Ability to engage in national and global discussions on pharmaceutical regulatory strengthening and options for managing procurement risk in weak regulatory environments.
- Experience advising on sourcing practices, developing bidding documents, establishing framework agreements, and verifying product quality in the context of public and or private sector procurements of essential medicines and other health products.
Product specific experience with FP and MNCH products, including considerations for production, packing, shipping, storing, and downstream management, a plus
