Country Lead and Supply Chain Senior Manager, Cote d'Ivoire
VillageReach, Cote D'ivoire

VillageReach has been working with the Côte d’Ivoire government to improve health since 2017 through different innovative solutions, including mVaccin (an electronic immunization registry and reminder application built by Orange), VaccineCheck (a chatbot for health information and adverse-effect reporting on vaccines), and the Vaccinodrome and outreach model for improving COVID-19 uptake. The team has been small, no more than 4 full time employees, and has mostly been digital health and vaccine uptake focused but seeks to grow the team and presence in Côte d’Ivoire and expand the portfolio to include supply chain and other related areas, which are core to VillageReach’s Products to People and Pathways to Primary Health Care portfolio. Côte d’Ivoire is seen as a potential core country for VillageReach but would need to be grown. The Country Lead and Supply Chain Specialist Côte d’Ivoire would be responsible for growing the portfolio. The Country Lead and Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for the overall programmatic and administrative aspects of VillageReach’s activities in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as being responsible for investigating, setting, and implementing the business development plan and overall strategy for the country. The position serves as the primary representative of VillageReach to the Côte d’Ivoire government and its in-country partners, and to VillageReach’s Seattle, USA headquarters. The position reports to the Director, Global Programs, and manages all country staff employed in Côte d’Ivoire.

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Country Strategic Leadership: (25%)

• Oversee the implementation of VillageReach’s programs in Côte d’Ivoire including the creation and monitoring of work plans, budgets, and evaluations
• Monitor FY23 program implementation in line with the FY23 country strategy and plans and refine program strategies and plans accordingly
• Guide the in-country strategy and planning process for the FY24-26 organizational strategy inputsAssess and co-develop, with the Director, Global Programs, the Cote d’Ivoire FY24 country strategy and plan
• Represent VillageReach as the central focal point for external meetings with Ministry of Health, donors, and stakeholders in country as needed or appoint person on his/her/theirs behalf
• Ensure Cote d’Ivoire program design and execution are aligned with the organization’s global strategy

Country Administrative Leadership (15%):

• Monitor security in-country and coordinate with Vice President, Global Operations (and Director, Global Programs) to ensure staff safety and well-being
• Support administrative activities in country as needed, possibly including acquiring materials for NGO registration renewal, acting as a signatory or focal point for in-country banking, and other compliance requirements, laws, and policies in the country
• Act as the administrative line manager for other in-country staff, conducting quarterly check-ins, but soliciting feedback from the technical GTT and other staff working directly with the in-country staff
• Work with in-country staff to raise any human resource or other concerns to the Director, Global Programs to fill staffing needs and maintain an office environment that encourages learning and growth

• Within two months of being hired or no later than the end of March 2023, complete an opportunity assessment for Cote d’Ivoire to identify opportunities for VillageReach to add value to the Cote d’Ivoire health landscape; based on the results develop recommendations for opportunities, partnerships, and donors; and develop and execute a business development plan and key performance indicators/targets for the total amount of funding to be secured in Cote d’Ivoire by the end of FY2
• Work with teams in country to provide the first draft budgets for any proposals, for review and approval by the Director, Global Programs and the Grants and Contracts team
• Develop and manage relationships with government, donors and other partners for business development purposes

• Build and implement Cote d’Ivoire’s strategy and plan for expansion of activities into supply chain
• Provide direct oversight for any supply chain related activities in the country once funding is secured.

• M-Vaccin program: Provide direct oversight for program manager; use data to assess and provide guidance on whether to continue with the solution or sunset; use data to provide suggestions on improvement
• Health Center by Phone/VaccineCheck program: Pending funding, c

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