Chemonics seeks a Country Director for the USAID Global Health and Supply Chain-Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) Francophone Task Order (TO) in Benin. The Country Director will report directly to the USAID Global Health and Supply Chain-Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) Francophone Task Order (TO) Director based in the United States. The Country Director is responsible for providing overall strategic direction and leadership for the USAID GHSC-TA Francophone TO in Benin. The Country Director will manage the development and implementation of technical strategies and work plans; monitor programmatic, financial, and administrative performance; promote program visibility through sharing and dissemination of results and best practices; supervise the administration of standard project operating and financial procedures; manage short and long-term staff; and maintain effective communication with the client, the home office, the public and private sectors, and other donors, cooperating agencies, and critical stakeholders.

The USAID GHSC-TA Francophone TO is the primary vehicle through which USAID:

1) Strengthens countries’ supply chain systems;

2) Strengthens collaboration and capacity of regional organizations for improved commodity security;

3) Builds countries’ supply chain management capacity in the context of global health security and emergency preparedness.

Responsibilities:

• Directly supervise Francophone TO Benin program technical team and operations and finance manager.
• Maintain strong and positive working relationships with clients, partners, and key stakeholders, including USAID and local governments.
• Develop and implement annual work plans and budgets that reflect the priorities of USAID, the Benin Ministry of Health, and other stakeholders.
• Strategically identify capacity gaps and arrange for appropriate training.
• Ensure appropriate management methodologies to plan, organize, and control resources to achieve goals.
• Develop, update, and implement performance monitoring plan that encompasses commodity security and logistics management indicators and includes project-wide performance measures.
• Oversee regular data collection and reporting and lead regular reviews of performance to identify issues and drive evidence-based interventions.
• Regularly assess risk and develop and implement risk mitigation strategies, especially for procurement and logistics services.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders in the provision of assistance to build the capacity and capability of national supply chain systems.
• Strategically balance and coordinate input and priorities from USAID/Washington, USAID/WARO, and USAID/Benin.
• Regularly report results to USAID, the Ministry of Health, other funders, and the home office. Ensure timely submission of all deliverables.
• Promote use of scientific forums and appropriate media to communicate program results and best practices.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual reports for the project and respond to feedback received from the technical team based in Washington, DC and the client.
• Other related tasks and objectives as designated by the GHSC-TA Francophone TO Director.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in health or management-related discipline
• Minimum ten years of experience in public health program management, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, and/or supply chain management systems.
• Knowledge of reporting requirements, goals, and priorities of key USG initiatives including but not limited to PEPFAR, President’s Malaria Initiative, FP2020.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and implement complex USAID-funded public health programs or projects in a developing country context.
• Previous experience implementing supply chain and/or health programs in West Africa.
• Skilled in leading and managing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cooperating partners in implementing complex programs.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills; proven diplomatic and public relations skills.
• Fluency in French required. Fluency in English preferred.

Application instructions:

Please send an email with your CV and cover letter attached to ghsctafrancophoneto@gmail.com by January 24, 2022. No telephone inquiries, please. Chemonics will contact finalists.

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