Job Title: Deputy Director, Malawi
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Posting Date: 06/25/2013
Deadline Date: Open until the position is filled.
Starting Date: 09/01/2013
Description:
The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is a USAID-funded global technical assistance project aimed at increasing availability of health and family planning commodities through procurement services and strengthening supply chains in developing countries. The project is implemented by John Snow, Inc.The project is seeking a Deputy Director to manage the implementation of a logistics and commodity security program in Malawi. With the Country Director, the Deputy Director represents the project to the USAID Mission in Malawi, the Ministry of Health (MOH), cooperating agencies, and community organizations. S/He promotes commodity security through collaboration and best practices in the forecasting, financing, procurement, storage, distribution, and information management of health commodities as requested by the MOH and USAID/Malawi. The Deputy Director reports to the Country Director in the project's field office in Lilongwe, Malawi and works closely with project staff members and partners. This is a full-time position requiring on-site presence in Malawi with considerable domestic travel and some international travel.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage implementation of a parallel supply chain for donor health commodities that is operated by contracted warehousing and transportation providers and lead a team of technical staff supporting the system.
- Coordination of stakeholders and partners related to the parallel supply chain
- Monitor design of the parallel supply chain (storage and distribution) to ensure optimum performance and modify as needed to respond to commodities needs and partner needs
- Monitor contractual obligations of contracted warehousing and transportation providers
- Monitor performance of contracted warehousing and transportation providers
- Provide regular reports to USAID, MOH, and other partners on stock status and supply chain performance
- Provide technical assistance to identify and mitigate risks for and improve service responsiveness of contracted warehousing and transportation provider
- Quantification, supply planning and pipeline monitoring for USG commodities
- Assist in defining the process for approval of district orders (based on facility data), development of distribution plans for the third party logistics contractor (3PL), distribution reporting parameters, and monitoring of 3PL services.
- Overall monitoring of the overall supply (particularly warehousing/transport/delivery) of SDPs by their respective shipment and by the DELIVER run system.
- Participate in meetings to elaborate staffing requirements and M&E for service delivery and contract performance for the parallel supply chain
- Provide technical support to the malaria and family planning programs as needed.
- Support the Country Director to ensure that all technical areas of the project are integrated and maximizing the use of all available resources of the project.
- Assist the Country Director in managing project operations as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate degree or equivalent education in international administration, pharmacy, public health, procurement, logistics, supply chain management or work experience.
- Significant developing country experience in supply chain management. Five or more years experience in operations and supply chain management (e.g. warehousing, contract management, distribution) required.
- Work experience with both private sector and public sector is desirable but not required.
- Proven ability to effectively network and negotiate with host government agencies, USG representatives, managers, and contractors, and NGO community. Proven success in engaging USAID and senior local government clients. Strong representational and interpersonal skills.
- Proven success in managing and implementing USAID-funded public health programs in a developing country context..
- Proven ability to rapidly analyze an existing situation, understand its strengths and weaknesses, and build on its strengths to achieve program objectives. Strong advocacy skills and ability to identify and negotiate for appropriate next steps.
- Proven ability to manage workplan activities and budgets.
- Solid experience in managing, motivating, and supervising teams. Proven capacity to work independently and to function as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
- Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with Pipeline Software and Quantimed Software is a plus.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online.
No phone calls please.
Principals only please.
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