Country Director | Yaounde, Cameroon | 2024

Chemonics seeks a Country Director for the anticipated Comprehensive Technical Assistance (CTA) for the Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management for USAID’s Office of Global Health in Cameroon. The project aims to cover all aspects of supply chain management, pharmaceutical management and cross cutting systems strengthening and integrates the Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPs) program scope and increases the emphasis on leveraging the private sector for sustainability. The Country Director will provide overall strategic direction and leadership for the CTA project in Cameroon. This position will be based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain strong and positive working relationships with clients and partners, including USAID, local governments and entities and any other implementing partners
• Identify, develop, and maintain strategic alliances that will ensure the program works in close collaboration with other governments, U.S. government and donor-supported supply chain programs
• Engage host country leaders and stakeholders at the national and state levels to advocate for supply chain resources, policy implementation, and issue resolution
• Identify opportunities for building the capacity of key supply chain institutions operating in-country, with the objective of transitioning increased levels of supply chain operations to local entities
• Develop and implement annual work plans and budgets that reflect the priorities of USAID, Cameroon Ministry of Health, and other stakeholders
• Report project results to USAID, the Ministry of Health, other funders, and Chemonics’ home office
• Ensure compliance with procurement standard operations procedures, including supplier order fulfillment, order tracker, customs clearance/freight forwarding, storage and distribution, and use of logistics management information systems

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in medicine, pharmacy, public health, supply chain, management or a related field required
• Minimum of ten years of experience in public health program management, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies, and/or supply chain management systems
• Minimum of five years of experience leading development projects overseas; experience working with U.S. government preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage and implement complex USAID-funded public health projects in a developing country context
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with host-country officials, donors, and other key stakeholders
• Ability to create efficiencies and lead operational transformation in large complex programs, preferably with experience in medical procurement, logistics, or supply chain management
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills; proven diplomatic and public relations skills
• Willingness to live in Cameroon and travel throughout the country up to 25 percent of the time.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Fluent English required; French preferred.