Deadline: 17 January, 2021
Location: Ivory Coast
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 technical oversight, leadership, and guidance to team members and consultants to achieve targeted results and impact
- Oversee and lead team to design, implement, and monitor implementation of technical activities pertaining to the integrated delivery and scale up proven malaria interventions, specifically, community- and facility-level case management, IPTp, distribution of LLINs, SBCC and surveillance
- Ensure technical rigor of approaches and activities in line with global, regional, and country-specific best practices
- Develop and adapt technical strategies, approaches, and activities to achieve objectives
- In collaboration with MEL director, monitor programme results and ensure the project provides high quality services, meets its annual targets, and maximises positive outcomes
- Ensure coordination and collaboration with president’s malaria initiative, Ministry of Health, and other USAID implementing partners and cross-sector programmes, as appropriate
- Represent Chemonics in national level technical working groups and committees
- Ensure the timely and quality completion of all programme technical deliverables and reports in accordance with USAID guidelines
- Oversee and coordinate activities of regionally dispersed staff and directly supervise technical leads
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Social Sciences, Medicine, International Development, Management, or a comparable advanced degree in a related field
- Seven years, minimum, of experience in designing and implementing malaria programmes in developing countries and experience in West Africa preferred
- In-depth knowledge of and experience in United States government and President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) rules and regulations preferred
- Proven experience analysing public health data and applying information to improve project implementation across a wide range of technical interventions
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Excellent oral and written French and English communication skills
To apply and for more information, click here.
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