Deputy Chief of Party, Kenya at Palladium International

This Opportunity

• Palladium is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party for a potential 5-year USAID Kenya Integrated Pharmaceutical and Supply Chain Technical Assistance (KIPS) project. The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will lead the Palladium team to achieve all project technical objectives. S/He will be the project technical lead and will ensure that the project goals will be met.
• Thus, the DCOP needs relevant experience leading medium to large teams with global health supply chain programs. The DCOP will also be one of the main points of contact for the USAID Contracting Officer in country. S/He will coordinate and liaise with other stakeholders, including government agencies, other donor-funded projects, implementing partners, USAID, and other donors. The DCOP will support timely implementation and will provide reports across technical activities by working with technical leads to maintain a general organizational order of all ongoing technical activities. The DCOP will also manage in-country project staff by providing direct supervision to senior project leadership.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Primary Roles And Responsibilities

• Serve as key point of contact for day-to-day technical activities. Lead technical teams in achieving the main objectives of KIPS and activity implementation.
• Lead the development and execution of high-quality country strategic plan relevant to the local context and reflecting the global priorities.
• Lead and ensure the quality of technical deliverables related to supply chain maturity, rational use of medicine, health financing, and private sector engagement of supply chains.
• Collaborate with technical leads to design and deploy approaches for supply chain strengthening
• 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 delivered as planned and are 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

Key Competencies Required

• 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 or health supply chain programs with significant experience in one of the following areas: supply chain management, procurement, warehousing, or logistics.
• 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, 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.
• Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate across technical disciplines and non-technical audience required.
• Master’s degree in global public health, business, supply chain management, public administration, healthcare administration, or a related field.