Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) at JSI

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. is a global nonprofit dedicated to improving people’s lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities, and to providing an environment where people of passion can pursue this cause. We are more than 1,000 public health care and education experts driven by a passion to improve health and education services for all. Our fundamental goal is to ensure that all individuals can live their best and healthiest life, regardless of age or circumstance.

The purpose of the Ugavi Bora, Afya Bora (Better Supply, Better Health) Project is to strengthen Tanzania’s public health supply chain and pharmaceutical services to ensure sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, affordable health commodities. The Ugavi Bora, Afya Bora Project will work to develop the capacity of local systems, institutions, and individuals to sustainably manage supply chains, for procured health commodities and those procured through national/local systems, and to strengthen local pharmaceutical management systems, including quality pharmaceutical services and national regulatory systems.

JSI is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) who will be responsible for providing strategic and technical supply chain vision, oversight and leadership for the project. The DCOP will be responsible for ensuring supply chain innovation and best practices, successful implementation, and adaptive monitoring, learning and evaluation of technical activities and elements of the project. Reporting to the Chief of Party, the DCOP is a member of the Senior Management Team of the project and will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set the overall supply chain direction for the project and develop relevant indicators of success;
• Oversee and effectively manage the performance of the technical supply chain activities and elements, and project deliverables in line with the overall technical direction;
• Provide technical supply chain oversight and direction to the project’s technical team;
• With the Chief of Party, substantively contribute to project work planning;
• Oversee report writing to the donor;
• Serve as a member of the project’s Senior Management Team and manage a team of people to execute the project;
• Supervise and assess the performance of senior staff and ensure supervisory and accountability systems are in place for all long-term and short-term advisors, sub partners, consultants and staff.
• Coordinate with the MEL Director to ensure systems and processes for comprehensive and adaptive monitoring, learning and evaluation of the program;
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the award and client operational policies and regulations;
• In the absence of the COP, serve as Acting COP and the project’s key representative with the client and other collaborating agencies on all pragmatic, administrative and financial matters related to the project.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in public health, supply chain management, institutional development, business management, finance or related field or a minimum of 10 years of related professional experience;
• Minimum 8 years of experience managing client/donor funded projects in developing countries; Preference will be given to those with considerable working experience leading large and complex supply chains and/or managing large health supply chain technical assistance projects in low and middle income countries;
• Minimum 5 years of experience working on supply chain/pharmaceutical management projects particularly in low and middle income countries;
• Demonstrated success overseeing high performing supply chains with direct knowledge of innovations and best practices;
• Working knowledge of and/or experience improving product availability, visibility, supply chain performance and supply chain risk mitigation measures;
• Demonstrated success at managing a team to implement complex, large scale projects on time and on budget;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; and
• Written and spoken English fluency (native or equivalent).

Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 04/03/2025.