E-DRUG: Job announcement - Country Program Manager
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Management Sciences for Health (MSH), an international public health management organization based in the United States, seeks candidates to fill the Country Program Manager position supporting the Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) Project activities in Cote d'Ivoire.
Funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), SCMS brings together 16 private sector, non-government and faith-based organizations that are among the most trusted names in supply chain management and international public health and development in the world. With offices in 16 countries and over 430 dedicated staff members around the world, SCMS is helping to improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in some of the countries most severely impacted by the pandemic. SCMS procures essential medicines and supplies at affordable prices; helps strengthen and build cost-effective, reliable, secure and sustainable supply chain systems; and fosters coordination of key stakeholders
The Country Program Manager (CPM) oversees and supports in-country field office operations in Cote D'Ivoire. Oversight responsibilities include participation in the development of strategic and technical strategies, work plans, budgets and the organization and provision of in-country technical assistance. The CPM assures that the SCMS field office follows the standard SCMS and MSH administrative and financial procedures and practices. He or she has first-line SCMS supervisory support responsibility for the SCMS Country Director who has overall leadership and management responsibility for the day to day implementation of SCMS activities in Cote D'Ivoire. The CPM ensures effective communication with USAID and SCMS management in-country and in Washington, DC. He or she functions as a member of the Field Program Support Team at the SCMS Project Management Office (PMO) in Arlington, Virginia, and supervises a Program Coordinator who assists with technical and administrative backstopping for Cote d'Ivoire.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Guidance and support of in-country operations: Guide the operation of the SCMS field office team in Cote d'Ivoire. Supervise the work of the SCMS Country Director to manage strategic and technical activities. Serve as the primary liaison between the in-country field office and the Project Management Office (PMO). Oversee and support the development of in-country strategic and operational plans, performance management plans, appropriate staffing structures, and the use of appropriate standard operating procedures for field office operations, procurement and technical assistance.
2. Technical Assistance: Work closely with the Country Director in-country and the Systems Strengthening Team at the PMO to manage the process of short term technical assistance in Cote d'Ivoire. Review scopes of work (SOW) for short-term technical assistance to ensure sound strategic and technical approaches and solutions, and approve all travel.
3. Communications: Ensure good, two-way communication with USAID/Washington, USAID Missions, host country institutions, and SCMS technical and management staff. Provide leadership and support to the field office in developing client-centered methods of responding to the needs of and requests from USG teams, their implementing partners and host country institutions. Communicate through written reports and oral presentations what is working and what is not in the supply chain management work of the field office.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Graduate degree in medicine, pharmacy, public health, supply chain management or equivalent experience.
2. Significant relevant experience in international public health with most experience in commodity policy, management, and supply chain systems strengthening.
3. English and French skills fluency required including speaking, writing, understanding, and reading and the ability to conduct business in both languages.
4. Significant experience in the field of HIV/AIDS, health, logistics, family planning or development.
5. Work experience in Francophone Africa preferred.
6. Experience in project management and/or backstopping of in-country operations.
7. Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively at every level and within a multicultural environment.
8. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with Microsoft Project a plus.
9. Overseas work experience, particularly under United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding a definite plus.
10. Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 35-40% time.
11. Willing to relocate to the United States and obtain proper visa and work permit.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
To apply for this position, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at www.jobs-msh.icims.com<http://www.jobs-msh.icims.com/>\. You can also send your CV as soon as possible to rrodriguez@msh.org
Rosita J. Rodriguez-Barton
Senior Human Resources Manager/Partner
Center for Pharmaceutical Management
Management Sciences for Health
Arlington, VA
USA
(703) 248-1626
Fax: (703) 524-7898
RRodriguez@msh.org