Deputy Country Director at Chemonics International

Akwajobs   (Yaoundé, Centre Cameroun)

Posted : 3 June, 2020

Category : Administration   Location : Yaoundé, Centre Cameroun

Job type : Full Time

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Chemonics seeks a deputy country director for the Global Health Supply Chain–Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Cameroon. The GHSC-PSM project ensures uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of U.S. government-funded public health initiatives around the world. GHSC-PSM supports country strategies and priorities that support global commodity procurement and logistics, systems strengthening technical assistance, and global collaboration to improve long-term availability of health commodities. The deputy country director informs the overall technical vision and long-term strategic direction of the HIV/AIDS task order of GHSC-PSM in Cameroon to ensure delivery of life-saving health commodities to support the national health system. The deputy country director serves on the Senior Management Team and must be willing to relocate to Cameroon for a minimum of two years and preferably until November 2023. The deputy country director will be based in Yaounde and travel locally, regionally, and internationally. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical oversight and supervision of the Forecasting and Supply Planning (FASP) and Laboratory Logistics Teams, the Commodity Tracking Unit, the CENAME-based warehouse & 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 i to improve FASP, procurement, warehousing and inventory management, and last-mile delivery (LMD) of HIV commodities
• Ensure that 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 LMD model to improve availability of HIV commodities within tPEPFAR-supported sites
• Provide guidance to the region-based logistics officers for quality assurance in the use of the RFHP for storage and the 3PL for LMD. Conduct regional travel to participate in spot-checks during LMD and provide inputs to defining solutions to correct all non-conformance observed
• Work closely with field-office departments to periodically evaluate project progress against work plan and budget, identify issues and risks related to timely implementation, and undertake appropriate interventions to meet work plan objectives and client requests
• Produce monthly and quarterly activity reports and review all regular technical reports, including HIV/AIDS Task Order 1 (TO1)-specific reports for U.S. government and headquarters clients, as well as M&E 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 partners
• Represent GHSC-PSM Cameroon as technical lead in external fora 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

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in public health, pharmacy, supply chain, logistics, or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree in the same fields plus an additional five years of work experience beyond the required eight years below
• Minimum eight years providing technical guidance and oversight in one or more of the following supply chain management areas: quantification and supply planning, procurement and logistics, and/or systems strengthening
• Ability to create efficiencies and lead the implementation of large, complex public health programs, preferably with experience in medical procurement, logistics, or supply chain management?
• Demonstrated ability to monitor performance against key performance indicators
• Demonstrated ability to apply supply chain management best practices and innovations to donor-funded programs
• Fluency in French required; fluency in English preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

Application instructions:

Please send your CV to CameroonPSMPMU@ghsc-psm.org with “Deputy Country Director (Task Order 1)” in the subject line by June 16, 2020. No telephone inquiries, please. Only finalists will be contacted.

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