Chemonics seeks a director of field programs for an anticipated five-year, multi-billion dollar 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 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. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide technical assistance aimed at strengthening supply chain management systems in developing countries
- Support country portfolio teams and in-country teams in the development and implementation of technical activities, ensuring their adequate contribution to capacity building results
- Develop and oversee dissemination of capacity-building tools and frameworks and their adaptation and adoption at the country level
- Work closely with country portfolio teams and national stakeholders to ensure that technical assistance activities are adequately effective and that deliverables are meeting quality standards
- Support the measurement and documentation of portfolio results
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in health-related discipline required
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical systems, supply chain management, or pharmaceutical services
- Minimum of seven years of experience implementing international public health programs in the areas of reproductive health, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB in developing countries
- Experience with programs supported by bilateral agencies, such as USAID, and other international agencies, such as the World Health Organization and the World Bank
- Experience in managing technical specialists
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills; and proven diplomatic and public relations skills in a variety of cultural settings
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in written and spoken English required; proficiency in a foreign language of USAID-supported countries desirable; knowledge of French, Spanish, or Portuguese preferred
Application instructions:
Send electronic submissions to supplychain@chemonics.com by December 15, 2013. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
In addition, please download and complete Chemonics' equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only 'Supply chain Director of field programs' in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check 'I do not wish to complete the information requested.' Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.
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