Director, Commodity Security

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and enhance CHAI's strategy for commodity security and financing in Women's and Newborn Health.

• Create a theory of change aimed at improving commodity financing, procurement, and distribution.

• Track advancements in commodity security, procurement platforms, domestic financing, and supply chain financing.

• Oversee the execution of commodity security and financing workstreams, ensuring technical quality, country applicability, and measurable outcomes.

• Offer hands-on technical assistance in procurement planning, commodity financing, government budget execution, demand forecasting, and supply chain management.

• Collaborate with governments and procurement entities to enhance domestic financing systems for MNH and family planning commodities.

• Aid country teams in managing USAID funding reductions, procurement channel options, and financing gaps.

• Identify and cultivate new programmatic opportunities while building evidence for governments and funders.

• Leverage data, analytics, and digital strategies to enhance commodity visibility and decision-making processes.

• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders within the commodity security ecosystem.

• Represent CHAI in global forums focused on commodity security and financing.

• Provide technical contributions to partnership frameworks and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms.

• Collaborate with FCDO on commodity security strategy as part of the CHOICES program.

• Engage with funders to develop proposals for securing funding opportunities related to commodity security.

• Manage components of grants, including reporting, risk management, and resource allocation.

• Lead the commodity security and financing workstream within Women's and Newborn Health.

• Work alongside market-shaping, country, health financing, supply chain, and digital health teams.

• Contribute to the culture, operations, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives of the WNH team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possession of an advanced degree in public health, economics, public policy, or a related field.

• A minimum of ten years of progressive experience in global health.

• Proven experience in commodity security, procurement, health financing, or supply chain management.

• Comprehensive understanding of family planning and/or MNH commodities at both global and national levels.

• Familiarity with procurement systems, financing mechanisms, and supply chain dynamics.

• Capability to develop and implement strategies in complex and ambiguous environments.

• Experience in engaging with and influencing multilateral organizations, bilateral donors, and global health partners.

• Strong analytical abilities and technical expertise in procurement, financing, supply chain, or health economics.

• Experience collaborating with diverse external stakeholders toward a common goal.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical and financial topics into clear narratives.

• A strong work ethic, integrity, humility, and commitment to CHAI's mission.

• Fluency in English is required.

• Proficiency in French is a significant advantage.

• Willingness to travel approximately 20–25% of the year to program countries and global meetings.

• Work authorization in a CHAI program country is necessary if based outside the United States.

• Advantages include experience with UNFPA, the Gates Foundation, FCDO, Unitaid, or other major MNH or family planning donors.

• Experience in developing or reviewing monitoring and evaluation frameworks or performance measurement systems is advantageous.

• Stakeholder convening, multi-organizational coordination, or landscape mapping experience is a plus.

• Experience in fundraising from major donor organizations for global health is an advantage.

• Experience working remotely with geographically dispersed teams is beneficial.

• Private-sector experience in low- and middle-income countries relevant to health commodity markets is a plus.

• Living and working experience in sub-Saharan Africa or Southeast Asia is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement / telecommute.

• Opportunity to work remotely with a geographically diverse team.

• Collaborate with a global and diverse team spanning 40 countries.

• Professional development opportunities through substantive global health leadership and program initiatives.

• Approximately 20–25% travel to program countries and global gatherings.