Country Director needed at Palladium Group.
JOB TITLE: Country Director
JOB LOCATION: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Ref.: req10413
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JOB DETAILS:
- The Country Director for the In-Country Logistics project will be responsible for the administration and management of the local team and will serve as USAID’s main point of contact in country.
- The Country Director will support timely implementation across all activities by working with technical leads, operations staff, and the leadership team in HQ to maintain a general organizational order of all ongoing activities.
- This role requires strong project management and organizational skills and an understanding of how to translate theories of change and project workplans into day-to-day activities to achieve desired outcomes to ensure project success.
- The Country Director will also manage in-country project staff by providing direct supervision to senior project leadership. She / he will work closely with field office technical and administrative leaders and headquarters-based staff in the United States.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Serve as key point of contact for day-to-day program management. 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 field office technical leaders to ensure all workplan activities are not only taking place as planned but are also of high quality.
- Liaise between technical and ops teams to ensure activity plans are translated into contracts, consultancies, travel, etc., and support financial management by ensuring case forecasts and spending reports reflect planned / completed technical activities.
- Oversee project workplanning, 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.
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Position Requirements
- Extensive experience in international development working with donors (including USAID) is required.
- Significant experience as a 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. 5 years’ 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.
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Deadline: February 28, 2021
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