Project Director – Medical Supplier Capacity Development Program

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Description

We are currently recruiting a Project Director to join our Programs team, and lead our Medical Supplier Capacity Development Program.

This is a remote position, open to candidates globally.

At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work.

We are proud to be a global recruiter, hiring people from around the world. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages for all staff that are applied fairly and transparently. This means we are unable to advertise the salary as it is dependent on the local job market of the staff member, we will inform shortlisted candidates of the salary range as part of the selection process.

Note you must have the right to work in your home-based location and that national terms and conditions will apply.

This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.

About Relief International.

Relief International (RI) works in 15 countries globally to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and chronic poverty.

About the Opportunity.

RI has recently entered into a partnership with Takeda Pharmaceuticals to implement a 4 year project medical supply chain project. This project will focus on building the capacity of 20 local pharmaceutical and medical device suppliers in four countries where Relief International (RI) has existing programming: Afghanistan, Yemen, Myanmar, and Syria.

The Project Director will lead and supervise all activities under the project and have overall responsibility for successful RI and partner project deliverables. The Project Director will provide strategic leadership and bear responsibility on all partner performance as well as project administrative requirements of the program ensuring that the program’s objectives are met.

Your responsibilities will be

·    Provide strategic technical leadership for the project.

·    Responsible for the overall planning, implementation, and management of the project and for establishing the administrative framework to monitor and assure progress toward the achievement of the goals and objectives of the project.

·    Manages a team of senior staff, oversee sub-contractors, engage stakeholders, and ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all project deliverables.

·    Serve as RI’s representative to Takeda, sub partners and other project stakeholders, and represent the project on behalf of RI in regional or key global meetings, consultative sessions, and conferences.

·    Ensure that project activities are meeting donor and stakeholder expectations and that project results are proactively disseminated.

·    This role is expected to travel up to 30%. The Project Director will travel as necessary to assist in programmatic leadership discussions, representation, and program management.

About You.

You will bring the following experience and skills.

·    A Masters’ degree or higher in public health, pharmacy or supply chain or in a related field.

·    Extensive experience managing large donor projects.

·    Proven experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders in challenging environments.

·    Proven experience with projects that have large medical supply components in complex contexts.

·    Experience working in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria or Yemen is a plus.

·    Prior experience as a Chief of Party (COP), Deputy COP or equivalent of a complex project.

·    Supervisory experience over multicultural teams of similar scope and size.

·    Strong oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.

Research shows that women and those from marginalized ethnic groups are less likely to apply to jobs, unless they meet every single requirement. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every criteria described, we encourage you to apply anyway, you could be exactly what we need!

How to apply.

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

·    You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.

·    The cover letter should be two pages, and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date: Please apply immediately we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position from the jobs board before the closing date.

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.