Senior TB Medicines and Laboratory Commodities Supply Chain Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Zimbabwe

Who We Are

Zemi Tek, LLC is a Woman-Owned, SBA-certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) based in the Washington, DC metro area. We have a strong record delivering innovative and high-quality solutions. Since 2007, Zemi Tek has provided technical assistance, project management, information technology (IT), knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, training and learning development, and institutional support services.

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) – a joint-venture partnership between Zemi Tek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group – is implementing the Long-term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global), a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases, and pandemic influenza. As of July 1, 2025, LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS).

This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA-supported countries.

The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs, LEAP provides long-term, sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

About the Position

Zimbabwe’s TB response relies on uninterrupted availability of quality‑assured TB medicines, DRTB, TB preventive therapy (TPT) medicines, and essential laboratory commodities for diagnosis and treatment monitoring. The National TB Programme implements donor‑ and domestically funded procurement and supply chain mechanisms in collaboration with Nat Pharm, Provincial Medical Directorates (PMDs), the Directorate of Laboratory Services, and regulatory authorities.

To strengthen Pharmaceutical and Supply Management (PSM) systems and laboratory commodities supply chains, the Department of State will second a Senior TB Medicines and Laboratory Commodities Supply Chain Advisor to provide specialized technical assistance to the NTP. The Advisor will support forecasting, quantification, procurement planning, distribution, pharmacovigilance, eLMIS optimisation, LIMS and coordination with partners to ensure continuous access to life‑saving TB medicines and diagnostic commodities.

The Advisor will support the NTP in carrying out life‑saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.

The Senior TB Medicines and Laboratory Commodities Supply Chain Advisor will provide strategic and operational technical leadership to strengthen end‑to‑end supply chain management of TB medicines, TPT commodities, and TB laboratory commodities. The Advisor will support national and sub‑national systems to ensure availability, quality, rational use, and effective monitoring of TB‑related commodities, while supporting grant implementation, donor reporting, and long‑term sustainability.

Policy, Strategy, and Programmatic Support

• Provide technical support to the MoHCC and the NTP on TB, DRTB, TPT medicines and laboratory commodities management.
• Participate in the selection of TB and laboratory commodities and support updating of national standard treatment guidelines and diagnostic algorithms, including introduction of near point‑of‑care tests.
• Represent TB medicines and laboratory commodities supply chain issues in relevant technical working groups, steering committees, and partner forums.

Forecasting, Quantification, and Supply Planning

• Lead and build capacity for national quantification, forecasting, and supply planning of first‑line, second line and TPT medicines.
• Support forecasting, quantification, and supply planning for TB laboratory commodities, including reagents, cartridges, consumables, and related supplies.
• Support provinces and districts to develop costed procurement and supply plans to inform domestic resource mobilisation.
• Identify supply risks…