Apply: Chemonics Deputy Country Director

By Development Diaries
May 27, 2021

Deadline: 04 June, 2021

Location: Cameroon

Chemonics is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Deputy 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 technical oversight and supervision of the forecasting and supply planning and laboratory logistics teams, the commodity tracking unit, the CENAME-based warehouse and distribution senior advisor and the region-based logistics officers in fulfilling TO1 supply chain services
Provide strategic guidance to the technical teams and promote best practices in order to improve forecasting and supply planning, procurement, warehousing and inventory management, and last-mile delivery of HIV commodities
Ensure annual quantifications are conducted, supply plans updated, and stakeholders effectively informed about order status
Supervise and mentor technical staff to ensure continual professional development that supports the achievement of overall project goals
Spearhead the implementation of the last-mile delivery model to improve availability of HIV commodities within the PEPFAR-supported sites
Provide guidance to the region-based logistics officers for quality assurance in the utilisation of the RFHP for storage and the 3PL for LMD
Conduct regional travels to participate in spot checks during LMD and provide inputs to defining solutions to correct all non-conformance observed
Work closely with field office’s various departments to periodically evaluate project progress against workplan and budget
Identify issues and risks related to timely implementation, and undertake appropriate interventions to meet workplan objectives and client requests
Produce monthly and quarterly activity reports and review all regular technical reports, including HIV/AIDS Task Order One specific reports for United States government and headquarters clients, as well as monitoring and evaluation quarterly reports produced by the field office before submission to headquarters or USAID
Troubleshoot communication issues, facilitate clear, concise, and streamlined communication within the local teams, with the Chemonics home office, USAID, and other relevant stakeholders
Support the country director in maintaining positive working and consultative relationships with the Ministry of Health, USAID, Global Fund, and other relevant partners
Represent GHSC-PSM Cameroon as technical lead in external forums including meetings with relevant stakeholders relating to the provision of public health supply chain services
Serve as acting country director in the absence of the country director
Perform other tasks as directed by the country director or designee

Requirements

Advanced degree in Public Health, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field, or bachelor’s degree in a related field plus five years work experience
Eight years, minimum, of providing technical guidance and oversight in the area of quantification and supply planning, procurement and logistics, and/or systems strengthening
Ability to lead the implementation of large complex public health programmes, preferably with experience in medical procurement, logistics, or supply chain management
Ability to monitor performance against key performance indicators
Ability to apply supply chain management best practices and innovation to donor-funded programmes
Fluency in French and English

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