Vacancy Announcement
Chemonics International seeks an Operations Manager for the USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. GHSC-PSM Ethiopia will serve as the primary vehicle through which USAID will procure and furnish health commodities, provide technical assistance to improve the country’s management of the supply chain, and collaborate with key international stakeholders to support global and local health initiatives.
The Operations Manager is responsible to lead the day-to-day activities of the GHSC-PSM Operations Team in the areas of office management implementation and policy administration; operations procurement; and overseeing the overall safety and security apparatus of the program in compliance with U.S. Government rules and regulations and Chemonics’ policies. S/he will report to the GHSC-PSM Ethiopia project’s Operations and Finance Director.
Background
The purpose of the Global Health Supply Chain– Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG)-funded public health initiatives around the world. The project provides direct procurement and supply chain management support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Population and Reproductive Health. In supporting USG-funded global health activities, GHSC-PSM will develop and manage a wide array of services for health commodity procurement and related systems strengthening technical assistance encompassing different elements of a comprehensive supply chain. At the country level, GHSC-PSM supports country strategies and priorities that fall under the following three project objectives:
Purpose
The Operations Manager is responsible to coordinate the activities of the GHSC-PSM Operations Team on the day-to-day office operations, which includes office administration; office procurement; and overseeing the overall safety and security apparatus; including compliance with US Government rules and regulations. S/he is responsible for giving overall office operations guidance to GHSC-PSM Ethiopia staff and consultants. S/he will report directly to GHSC-PSM Operations and Finance Director (OFD).
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Level of Effort and Location
The duty station for this position will be at GHSC-PSM central Office, Addis Ababa, with intermittent local travels as needed.
Supervision
The Operations Manager will report directly to GHSC-PSM Operations and Finance Director.
Qualifications and Desired Attributes:
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