Deadline: 14 November, 2022
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Chemonics is seeking to fill the role of Procurement and Supply Management Country Director.
Chemonics is an international development firm with the aim to reimagine global supply chains to deliver essential medicines to the right place at the right time.
Responsibilities
- Drive technical vision and strategic direction of GHSC-PSM
- Develop annual work plans and budgets aimed to improve the delivery of health commodity supply chain
- Develop and implement management systems that support planning, reporting, performance management and tracking in collaboration with the home office
- Evaluate project progress periodically against the work plan and budget, identify issues and risks related to timely implementation, and undertake appropriate interventions to meet work plan objectives and client requests in collaboration with SMT members
- Engage and collaborate with local stakeholders to build the capacity and sustainability of national systems
- Support and oversee the design, development, quality control and completion of deliverables, including quantification reports, project work plans, monthly and quarterly reports
- Identify and promote the use of innovations and participate in the project and international opportunities that improve supply chain performance
- Lead preparation for the transition of GHSC-PSM to NextGen, the new USAID-funded suite of projects
- Ensure real-time handover of technical activities and staff as appropriate
- Ensure administrative closeout and final reporting of the country office
- Provide oversight to ensure contract management and mentor senior management team members to plan for and implement technical activities while ensuring contract compliance and adequate resourcing
- Oversee all finance, human resources and subcontracts to ensure efficient and compliant systems and tools required to support programme implementation by working with the operations director
- Set standard policies and procedures for the organisation by working with the home office project management unit and the field office SMT
- Perform other tasks as directed by the PMU director or designee
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field
- 12 years, minimum, of experience providing technical leadership in oversight and reporting for USAID-funded public health programmes
- Five years, minimum, of experience in a senior management position
- Demonstrated ability to apply supply chain management best practices and innovations to donor-funded programmes
- Demonstrated experience in creating efficiencies and leading operational transformation in large complex public health programmes
- Demonstrated ability in the development and progress of strategic work plans
- Willingness to live in Zambia full time, and travel throughout the country up to ten percent of the time
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Strong writing and editing in English and skills in the analysis of data
- Advanced computer skills, especially in Microsoft Office
- Experience working with HIV/AIDS, malaria, family planning, maternal and child health and/or reproductive health commodities (preferred)
- Experience working in Southern Africa (preferred)
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