Deadline : 15 December, 2020
Location: Sierra Leone
Chemonics is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Country Director.
The mission of Chemonics is to promote meaningful change around the world by helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent life.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall project leadership, management, and technical direction based on the project’s strategic long-term vision and USAID priorities
- Serve as the primary liaison with USAID and international and in-country partners to represent the GHSC-PSM project in Sierra Leone
- Cultivate, manage and strengthen relationships with local government counterparts, the USAID Mission, local organisations, and other implementing partners
- Supervise and manage senior-level technical, operations, and monitoring and evaluation staff
- Ensure strong project performance and timely completion of workplan activities aligned with USAID expectations and MoHS priorities
- Develop and implement annual project workplans and budgets that reflect USAID, Sierra Leone MoHS, and other stakeholder priorities
- Oversee and support supply chain management technical assistance activities and commodity procurement logistics for Sierra Leone and implement risk mitigation strategies as needed
- Lead preparations of regular reports for GHSC-PSM headquarters, USAID, and project stakeholders in accordance with the GHSC-PSM contract and ad hoc reports as requested
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Health, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline
- Eight years, minimum, of experience in public health, medical supplies, and pharmaceutical supply chain programme management
- Five years, minimum, of experience in leading development projects
- Experience in working with U.S. government preferred
- Ability to manage and implement complex donor-funded public health programmes in a developing country
- Knowledge of and experience in implementing supply chain management best practices in areas including procurement, warehousing, supply planning, and logistics management systems
- Skilled in leading and managing high-performing teams, managing client expectations, and in collaborating with cooperating partners and key in-country stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and proven diplomatic and public relations skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
- Fluency in English
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Chemonics
