John Snow, Inc
Technical Director: NextGen CompTA - Arlington, VA
John Snow, Inc, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201
Position Category:
Direct hire, paid in USPosting Date:
06/24/2024Deadline Date:
09/02/2024Starting Date:
12/02/2024Description
JSI is dedicated to improving people’s lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities, and to providing an environment where people of passion can pursue this cause. JSI is currently recruiting for a Technical Director for the anticipated task order under the Technical Assistance Program under the USAID-funded Next-Generation Global Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management Comprehensive Technical Assistance Award.
The purpose of this activity is to strengthen supply chain and pharmaceutical systems to ensure sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, affordable health commodities. This position is contingent upon an award from USAID.
The Technical Director is responsible for providing strategic and technical supply chain vision, oversight and leadership for the project. The Technical Director will be responsible for ensuring supply chain innovation and best practices, successful implementation, and adaptive monitoring, learning and evaluation of technical activities and elements of the project. Reporting to the Task Order Director, the Technical Director is a member of the Senior Management Team of the project.RESPONSIBILITIES
Set the overall supply chain direction for the project and developing relevant indicators of success;
Oversee and effectively manage the performance of the technical supply chain activities and elements, and project deliverables in line with the overall technical direction;
Provide coordination to promote partnership and collaboration between countries and globally;
Provide technical supply chain oversight and direction to the project’s technical team;
With the Task Order Director, substantively contribute to project work planning;
Oversee report writing to the donor;
Serve as a member of the project’s Senior Management Team and manage a team of people to execute the project;
Supervise and assess the performance of senior staff and ensure supervisory and accountability systems are in place for all long-term and short-term advisors, subpartners, consultants and staff;
Coordinate with the MEL Director to ensure systems and processes for comprehensive and adaptive monitoring, learning and evaluation of the program;
Ensure compliance with the terms of the award and USAID operational policies and regulations;
Ensure that the Task Order is collaborating and communicating with the other CompTA task orders, the Control Tower, and other projects in the NextGen suite to establish alignment and shared learning; and
In the absence of the Task Order Director, serve as Acting Task Order Director and the project’s key representative with the USAID and other collaborating agencies on all pragmatic, administrative and financial matters related to the project.QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced degree in public health, supply chain management, institutional development, pharmaceutical management, business management, finance or related field or minimum or 10 years in related professional experience;
Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance on supply chain and/or pharmaceutical management in low and middle income countries;
Demonstrated success overseeing high performing supply chains with direct knowledge of innovations and best practices;
Ability to manage and collaborate with a globally dispersed team;
Working knowledge of and/or experience improving product availability, visibility, supply chain performance and supply chain risk mitigation measures;
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; and
Fluency is French is strongly preferred.Salary commensurate with experience.Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 09/02/2024.No phone calls please.Principals only please.JSI is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed to workplace diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, gender, disability, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual preference, genetic information, political affiliation, or protected veteran status in any employment decisions. M/F/V/D
If you are an individual with a disability, or a disabled veteran and unable to apply online for an available position, you may submit your request for reasonable accommodation by calling Human Resources at 617-482-9485.
Please read this notice entitled "Know Your Rights" . Additionally, please visit our poster viewing center
for state and federal compliance posters for all office-based and telecommuter staff. Please select the state in which you are working from in the dropdown options for your applicable compliance poster set.
JSI is a child-safe organization, and the safety and well-being of children is a priority of our organization. We have robust recruitment procedures to ensure that all staff are suited to work with the children served by our programs.
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Direct hire, paid in USPosting Date:
06/24/2024Deadline Date:
09/02/2024Starting Date:
12/02/2024Description
JSI is dedicated to improving people’s lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities, and to providing an environment where people of passion can pursue this cause. JSI is currently recruiting for a Technical Director for the anticipated task order under the Technical Assistance Program under the USAID-funded Next-Generation Global Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management Comprehensive Technical Assistance Award.
The purpose of this activity is to strengthen supply chain and pharmaceutical systems to ensure sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, affordable health commodities. This position is contingent upon an award from USAID.
The Technical Director is responsible for providing strategic and technical supply chain vision, oversight and leadership for the project. The Technical Director will be responsible for ensuring supply chain innovation and best practices, successful implementation, and adaptive monitoring, learning and evaluation of technical activities and elements of the project. Reporting to the Task Order Director, the Technical Director is a member of the Senior Management Team of the project.RESPONSIBILITIES
Set the overall supply chain direction for the project and developing relevant indicators of success;
Oversee and effectively manage the performance of the technical supply chain activities and elements, and project deliverables in line with the overall technical direction;
Provide coordination to promote partnership and collaboration between countries and globally;
Provide technical supply chain oversight and direction to the project’s technical team;
With the Task Order Director, substantively contribute to project work planning;
Oversee report writing to the donor;
Serve as a member of the project’s Senior Management Team and manage a team of people to execute the project;
Supervise and assess the performance of senior staff and ensure supervisory and accountability systems are in place for all long-term and short-term advisors, subpartners, consultants and staff;
Coordinate with the MEL Director to ensure systems and processes for comprehensive and adaptive monitoring, learning and evaluation of the program;
Ensure compliance with the terms of the award and USAID operational policies and regulations;
Ensure that the Task Order is collaborating and communicating with the other CompTA task orders, the Control Tower, and other projects in the NextGen suite to establish alignment and shared learning; and
In the absence of the Task Order Director, serve as Acting Task Order Director and the project’s key representative with the USAID and other collaborating agencies on all pragmatic, administrative and financial matters related to the project.QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced degree in public health, supply chain management, institutional development, pharmaceutical management, business management, finance or related field or minimum or 10 years in related professional experience;
Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance on supply chain and/or pharmaceutical management in low and middle income countries;
Demonstrated success overseeing high performing supply chains with direct knowledge of innovations and best practices;
Ability to manage and collaborate with a globally dispersed team;
Working knowledge of and/or experience improving product availability, visibility, supply chain performance and supply chain risk mitigation measures;
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; and
Fluency is French is strongly preferred.Salary commensurate with experience.Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 09/02/2024.No phone calls please.Principals only please.JSI is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed to workplace diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, gender, disability, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual preference, genetic information, political affiliation, or protected veteran status in any employment decisions. M/F/V/D
If you are an individual with a disability, or a disabled veteran and unable to apply online for an available position, you may submit your request for reasonable accommodation by calling Human Resources at 617-482-9485.
Please read this notice entitled "Know Your Rights" . Additionally, please visit our poster viewing center
for state and federal compliance posters for all office-based and telecommuter staff. Please select the state in which you are working from in the dropdown options for your applicable compliance poster set.
JSI is a child-safe organization, and the safety and well-being of children is a priority of our organization. We have robust recruitment procedures to ensure that all staff are suited to work with the children served by our programs.
#J-18808-Ljbffr