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Ethiopia Supply Chain Support

Company Profile

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.

Position Overview

The Deputy Chief of Party (COP) will lead the Palladium team in achieving all project objectives and will be based in Ethiopia. The DCOP for the Ethiopia Supply Chain Support project will be one of the main points of contact for the USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) in country. S/He will coordinate and liaise with other stakeholders, including government agencies, other donor-funded projects, implementing partners, and USAID and other donors. The DCOP will support timely implementation and will provide reports across technical activities by working with technical leads and operations staff to maintain a general organizational order of all ongoing technical activities. This role requires strong project management and organizational skills and an understanding of global health supply chains. The DCOP will also manage in-country project staff by providing direct supervision to senior project leadership.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as key point of contact for day-to-day technical activities. Oversee and manage country team to ensure project implementation runs smoothly.
• Lead the development and execution of high-quality country strategic plan relevant to the local context and reflecting the global priorities.
• Oversee the recruitment, orientation, and performance of senior staff and development of middle management staff.
• Collaborate with technical leaders to ensure all workplan activities are not only taking place as planned but are also of high quality.
• Oversee project work planning, budgeting, and progress/financial reporting, in collaboration with country team, technical, and HQ staff.
• Interface with clients and other project stakeholders, to plan, implement, review, and report on projects and deliverables or products as needed.
• Ensure staff compliance with project guidelines and SOPs; and
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

• Experience in international development working with donors (including USAID) is required.
• Experience as a Deputy Chief of Party or in a senior leadership position of a project that is implemented at the country level that required the assembling, managing, and supervising complex teams. Experience with global health (supply chain management, procurement, warehousing or logistics) programs strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain, 4PL, and 3PL logistics, including experience with LMIS, WMIS, TMIS, and control tower software.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with stakeholders including government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experience in monitoring and documenting project activities and outcomes.
• Ability to exercise leadership, build teams, maintain effective communication, motivate, and generate commitment within a team.
• Knowledge of USG procurement regulations.
• Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate across technical disciplines and non-technical audience required.
• Proficiency in Amharic and other local languages is beneficial.

Education

• Master’s degree in global public health, business, supply chain management, public administration, healthcare administration, or a related field.