Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/Ukraine - New Procurement and Supply Chain Reform Activity
About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) portfolio at Palladium is a dynamic community of practice with talented colleagues working toward the goal of providing unmatched service delivery with unprecedented levels of visibility, accountability, and data to drive decision making, while enabling local supply chain management ecosystems to grow and mature.
This Opportunity:
The USAID/Ukraine - New Procurement and Supply Chain Reform Activity will focus on three objectives: Strengthening pharmaceutical sector resilience; Increasing pharmaceutical sector governance transparency; and, ensuring that the essential medicines system is increasingly patient-centered.
The Deputy Chief of Party will be the project technical lead and ensure that the goals of the three objectives mentioned above are met. The Deputy Chief of Party will help the Chief of Party oversee a team of pharmaceutical policy and governance, pharmaceutical financing, and supply chain management professionals to improve the Ukraine’s health system by strengthening its pharmaceutical sector. The Deputy Chief of Party will provide technical assistance in key areas of pharmaceutical sector management such as, forecasting and planning, procurement process, supply, distribution and stock management. Lastly, the Deputy Chief of Party will oversee the structure, strategy, workplans development/implementation, and coordinate with relevant stakeholders.
Location:
The position is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in health procurement and supply chain management, health financing, or health governance, we are interested in hearing from you.
We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Reporting and Supervision:
The Deputy Chief of Party reports to the Chief of Party and oversees project-related activities as requested by the Chief of Party.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Competencies Required:
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
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