Deadline: 28 April, 2023

Location: Khartoum, Sudan

Chemonics is seeking to fill the role of Deputy Chief of Party, Operations.

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.

Responsibility

• Oversee all programme operations including security, logistics, operations procurement, operations budgeting, financial matters, HR, and property assets
• Serve as a member of the project’s senior management
• Oversee project security and risk management, including contingency planning, safety and security of international staff and Sudanese staff, security of project offices and residences, and mitigation of reputational risks and digital security threats
• Supervise security manager and officer
• Support DCOP programmes, the COP, and programme staff with risk mitigation of high-profile or sensitive programme activities
• Ensure that programme operations are in accordance with USAID regulations and procedures, ensuring that all operations procurement processes are perceived as transparent, enabling fair and transparent procurement processes, review of financial management, and finalisation and selection of vendor and partner support
• Ensure that the most reasonable, fair, expeditious, and appropriate procurement choices are made pursuant to the contractor procurement guide
• Supervise the programme’s day-to-day field presence in the areas of operations
• Supervise the daily financial operations of the programme
• Ensure personnel and HR, operations procurement, finance, security, I.T., and logistics files and documentation are compliant, complete, and maintained as applicable in the relevant filing structure/system
• Ensure continuous liquidity for the project
• Handle all human resource issues
• Supervise the day-to-day implementation of operations transactions made under the programme
• Investigate and identify new ways of achieving project efficiencies
• Coordinate with the Chemonics’ corporate office on all compliance issues, seeking legal and policy guidance on sanctions and other applicable restrictions

Requirements

• Six years, minimum, of experience working on donor-funded projects in a related role and with demonstrated supervisory experience
• Two years, minimum, of field experience on OTI or similar projects, including supervising experience leading and mentoring host-country teams
• Experience working in developing countries, preferably complex, high-speed, and challenging field operations
• Experience with a donor, contractor/IP, or international NGO managing an office
• The candidate should be fluent in USAID policies and procedures in regard to human resources, financial management, financial reporting, and operations procurement processes, systems, and grants management
• Fluency in written and oral English
• Fluency or demonstrated working proficiency in Arabic (highly desirable)

To apply and for more information, click here.

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