Chemonics\u00a0continually seek outstanding individuals willing to serve as long- or short-term technical specialists. Technical specialists cover the range of practice areas on which Chemonics and donor organizations focus their efforts.<\/p>\n
In addition, we look for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world and demonstrate leadership, versatility, and integrity in their work<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Technical Director<\/strong><\/p>\n Chemonics International seeks an experienced Technical Director for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program based in Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Technical Director will report directly to the Country Director and is responsible for assisting the Country Director with development and implementation of management systems and supervision of technical staff Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Directly supervise technical staff including systems strengthening team, Public Health Programs Team and Warehouse & Transport Team Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Our ideal candidate is someone who exemplifies leadership, integrity and diplomacy and brings demonstrated and proactive problem-solving skills<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline required(pharmacy, public health management, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and\/or supply chain management systems and international project management required, including strong skills in procurement\/subcontracting, M&E systems, compliance and financial management Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n To apply, please submit your application to:<\/p>\n psmghanarecruit@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 19 December, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chemonics\u00a0continually seek outstanding individuals willing to serve as long- or short-term technical specialists. Technical specialists cover the range of practice areas on which Chemonics and donor organizations focus their efforts……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[96],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-5ov","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 S\/He will provide oversight of all technical aspects of the project<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support efforts to improve and strengthen in-country supply chains to ensure health products are available when needed and can get to where they are needed, bridge the gap between the Ghana Ministry of Health (“GMOH”) and supply chain operators, improve visibility at all levels of the supply chain to strengthen accountability and strengthen environments for commodity security through increased knowledge management and dissemination
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strengthen warehousing and distribution planning capacity of central and regional levels
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide the necessary oversight and technical guidance required to develop and implement modalities for tracking availability and movement of program commodities in and out of the Regional Medical Stores (“RMS”).
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that the technical team establish partnerships to coordinate the distribution of health commodities from contracted central warehouse to RMS.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensures preparation and dissemination regular stock status reports
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide technical support and guidance for the planning and implementation of quaterly and use verification visits to all regions.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Thorough knowledge of USAID funding and its contractual and reporting requirements required experience managing USAID-funded health programs strongly preferred
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of distribution operating systems, logistics and forecasting required
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong leadership and motivational ability and interpersonal, written and oral communications skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to work with cooperating partners in implementing complex programs
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience using inventory tracking systems and information systems
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent written and spoken English skills<\/p>\n