Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) South Africa USAID South Africa New Supply Chain Support (NSCS) at Palladium: Make It Possible

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Support the Chief of Party to provide technical direction and supervision for all program activities and interventions to ensure integration, coordination, and collaboration across all result areas
• Ensure that project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables are met and that reporting requirements of the donor are followed.
• Ensure quality activity implementation and ensure compliance with donor requirements.
• Promote sustainability of project activities through effective networking, linkages to other programs, capacity building of project staff, and institutional strengthening of implementing partners and local organizations
• Provide operational, technical, programmatic, financial, and management guidance and support for project activities
• Undertaking other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party

Key Competencies Required:

• At least 8 years’ experience in international development working with donors (including USAID) is required.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Deputy 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 assisting with supervising complex teams. 3 years’ experience with global health (supply chain management, health information systems, procurement, warehousing and logistics) programs strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with stakeholders including government agencies, South African government and counterparts, and international donor agencies.
• Experience in monitoring and documenting project activities and outcomes.
• Strong leadership, program, organizational management and oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working with project staff, donors and beneficiaries.
• Master’s degree in global public health, business, supply chain management, public administration, healthcare administration, or a related field. 
• Experience working and living in South Africa is preferred.