Chemonics is seeking candidates for the anticipated 5-year, multi-billion dollar United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Global Health Supply Chain Project, expected to be awarded and operational in September 2014. The project will consolidate the procurement and assistance components of the current USAID DELIVER and USAID Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) programs and will be the primary vehicle through which USAID will procure and provide health commodities to partner countries and provide assistance to improve countries’ management of the supply chains for such commodities. To support global health initiatives in HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and reproductive health, the project has three primary objectives: global commodity procurement and logistics, systems strengthening to support in-country supply chain management, and collaboration via strategic engagement to improve long-term global supply of health commodities.
About Us
Chemonics is an ISO-9001 certified international development company that works to promote positive and lasting social and economic change around the world. We take an integrated, multi-sectoral approach to strengthen health systems, focusing on building and enabling country leadership, strengthening local institutions and organizations, and promoting innovations that enable national health systems to meet the essential needs of the people they serve. For this project, Chemonics leads a multi-disciplinary team of organizations that strive to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This includes a Fortune 500 company providing information technology and information management solutions and assistance, an industry leader in global freight forwarding and logistics services, and a leading global health organization dedicated to improving the wellbeing of people in the developing world.
As an equal-opportunity employer, we encourage applications from women, as well as individuals with disabilities. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world, and seek candidates for the following positions:
Managing Director
Chemonics is recruiting a Managing Director to be responsible for planning and coordinating all project-related activities and management of personnel in the Washington office. S/he will lead client, and stakeholder relations, including other donor organizations with whom coordination is essential. As the recognized program leader, s/he will liaise directly with USAID and other collaborating agencies on all programmatic and performance matters. S/he will develop and manage technical strategies and work plans with the flexibility to modify depending on client needs and changing circumstances. S/he will work closely with all consortium members to ensure their support, integration and performance. Other responsibilities will include monitoring programmatic, financial and administrative performance, and identifying, developing and maintaining strategic alliances with other supply chain donors and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in health or management-related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and medical supplies supply chains and/or program management for global public health programs and relevant experience in developing countries
- Direct experience leading a large scale organization with multi-country operations focused on pharmaceutical supply chain, procurements and/or logistics
- Skilled in leading and managing a large high-performing team of senior managers and technical specialists
- Demonstrated capacity to implement USAID policies and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work with cooperating partners in implementing complex programs
- Ability to integrate stakeholders from the USG, host country governments, NGOs, and the private sector
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills; proven diplomatic and public relations skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Deputy Director
Under the supervision of the Managing Director, Chemonics is recruiting a Deputy Director to support to the Managing Director in all aspects of his/her work, including coordination with USAID and all other stakeholders and partners. S/he will organize the operations of the principal project office and ensure adequate staffing to carry out the work. S/he will be responsible for overseeing the preparation of task order proposals, budgets, and negotiations. When new task orders are assigned, the Deputy Director will organize each new task order team to carry out the work in coordination with the principal office operations and field teams. S/he will ensure that all project work follows USAID regulations as well as the development and management of a high quality monitoring and evaluation system.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in health or management-related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and/or supply chain management systems and relevant experience in developing countries or private sector
- Demonstrated ability to create efficiencies and lead operational transformation in large complex, global, public health programs, preferably with experience in medical procurement, logistics or supply chain management
- Skilled in leading and managing a large high-performing team of senior managers and technicians
- Demonstrated ability to work with cooperating partners in implementing complex programs
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills; proven diplomatic and public relations skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Other Leadership Positions
- Director for Supply Chain Management: responsible for leading, managing and continuously improving the project’s supply chain operations for all commodities, including management oversight of procurement planning, procurement operations, supplier relationship management and development, inventory management, freight and logistics, warehouse management, quality assurance, customer service help desk, and related information systems.
- Director of Field Programs: responsible for providing technical assistance aimed at strengthening supply chain management systems in developing countries, including supporting country portfolio teams and in-country teams in the development and implementation of technical activities ensuring their adequate contribution to capacity building results, and responsible for the deployment of capacity building tools and frameworks and their customization and ownership at the country level.
- Director of Strategic Engagement: responsible for leading the project’s engagement with international, host country, and public and private stakeholders to ensure strategic coordination of programs with a variety of global health actors; understanding and managing commodity market dynamics; supporting advocacy for pharmaceutical availability; and collaborating with other USAID programs.
Application Process
Send Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to supplychain@chemonics.com no later than September 30, 2013. Please indicate position of interest or technical specialty in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. For more information about Chemonics International or to apply online, please visitwww.chemonics.com.
