Senior Technical & Business Development Advisor, Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC) 27 views

Senior Technical & Business Development Advisor, Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC)
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
Project Overview and Role:
The Senior Technical & Business Development Advisor will provide leadership, direction, and content to global health supply chain projects, including the integration of finance, policy, HRH, QA/QI methodologies and standards, and service integration. Responsibilities require knowledge and experience in best practices, donor direction and initiatives, as well as state-of-the-art innovations in the domain area. The Senior Technical & Business Development Advisor will lead organizational strategies, grow new business in the area of Global Health Supply Chains and lead new business development opportunities, including cross-regional and cross sector collaboration within the company in order to build a robust portfolio of GHSC programs. In addition, and where possible, the Senior Technical & Business Develop Advisor will provide overall technical support to various projects, assist country teams to develop technical strategies, approaches and plans, implement activities, and monitor progress towards outlined project milestone/ deliverables/ approved workplans.
Location: Global
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide senior level technical assistance across Palladium projects and business development opportunities in the design, development, and implementation of GHSC
Serve as thought leader on global health supply chain and lead the design and implementation of GHSC technical support activities, strategies, and approaches
Stay abreast of key developments in Supply Chain innovations and interventions across key donors and partners. This includes frequent interaction with donor staff, governments, academics, and other stakeholders relevant to this area, as well as multilateral partners and donor agencies
Prepare analyses, recommendations, briefing notes, white papers and assessments for internal and client use
Represent projects, Palladium, and programs in GHSC, as well as with others in the professional community
Interact with internal and external resources and other experts to bring “out -of-the-box” partners and new/ “cutting edge” ideas into approaches
Develop capacity of and mentor staff in GHSC management and best practices and new developments in the procurement of medicines and other health commodities
Lead organizational strategies and new business development opportunities in these areas and contribute to proposal processes developing innovative solutions that optimize and build on current GHSC practices while identifying and addressing deficiencies; provide input to monitoring and evaluation plans
Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications:
Experience in providing technical advisory services and/or program management of global public health projects, specifically in the context of GHSC
Experience providing procurement and supply chain services for family planning, diagnostics, and/or malaria health commodities
Experience working with family planning, diagnostics, and/or malaria and/or data management, and/or other relevant technical work experience
Experience working with family planning, diagnostics, and/or malaria in a developing country context strongly preferred, specifically related to supply chain management and/or supply systems strengthening
Experience managing USAID global project(s) and relationship with USAID; keen understanding of USAID expectations and regulations
Experience building a creative and talented team and leading toward a unified vision
Prior experience developing strategic plans, workplans, and/or SOPs for USAID-funded global health programs
Experience writing technical proposals for global health programs
Ability to communicate effectively and high comfort level writing and presenting data and information in a compelling way to difference audiences
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Strong time management and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to work well independently and in teams
Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate across technical disciplines and non-technical audience

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