Closing
date: December 2, 2021
ADVERTISEMENT: SUPPLY CHAIN
STRENGTHENING SPECIALIST (NAWIRI)
ROLE PURPOSE
The Supply Chain Strengthening Specialist will provide technical guidance
and support to the USAID Nawiri project and County department of health service
delivery points at the County level have a consistent supply of Nutrition,
Maternal and Child Health, and Reproductive Health commodities. She/he will
provide training, mentorship and supervision and medical commodities pipeline
monitoring at the County, sub-county, health facility and community health unit
level.
sustainability mechanisms for stronger county medical supplies and commodities
systems in the project.
She/he will work with the County Government Health Management Teams
including the County & Sub County pharmacists, County & Sub County
Nutrition Coordinators, County & Sub County Community Strategy Focal
persons and other counterparts in health & nutrition service delivery.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be
expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working
hours accordingly.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Collaborate
with Ministry of Health at County, Sub County, Health facility and
Community Health unit levels of health care to promote sustained delivery
of Health and Nutrition interventions. - Provide
regular technical support and guidance to the department of health county,
Sub County and Health facility managers and Health service delivery staff
to address logistics system problems to ensure consistent supply of
commodities. - Work
closely with the County Health Management Team (CHMT) to support supply
and management of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical including
coordinating CHMT support for the sub-counties, facilities and community
units - Collaborate
with County Department of Health at all levels of health care to ensure
availability of commodities in public and private health facilities, and
community health unit level. - Gather
data, analyze and address medical supply chain system bottlenecks to
ensure sustainability and accountability. - Build the
capacity of health staff on commodities and supplies management through
supervision, coaching, mentorship and support to teams in the
implementation of activity plans. - Advance
innovations and use of technology in requisition, utilization, and
monitoring of health commodities and supplies for the private and public
health sector. - Build the
health teams capacity in inventory management - Work with
other project staff to help identify resource and/or performance
improvement needs to advance the goal of commodity security. - Prepare
and present quarterly technical reports and presentations as necessary. - Participate
in the County Commodity security committee meetings, County health
services performance review meetings, technical and partner meetings as
required.
Other
- Participate
actively in PDQ programme meetings, planning and review activities,
providing enhanced insight into nutrition programming. - Actively
participate in key relevant internal meetings such as Programme Review
Meetings, Senior Management Team or Area-based meetings as required.
Participate in any donor visit to project(s) within the country office
portfolio, as required.
Contract Duration: 12 Months (with possibility of extension)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Location: Turkana and Samburu
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s
degree or higher in pharmacy, Nursing, Nutrition, or related field. - A minimum
of three years of experience managing health commodities and supplies in
complex settings. - Experience
leading a successful health commodities and supplies strengthening in
Kenya or in a similar setting. Critical is experience and skills in
strengthening health systems pillar on medical products and supplies
through research and advocacy. - Demonstrated
understanding and knowledge of decentralized nutrition and health delivery
programs in Kenya. - Proven
experience of working collaboratively with partners and/or key
stakeholders in consortium. - Excellent
oral and written communication skills and proven ability to develop and
present high quality donor reports. Fluency in English, both verbal and
written, required - Willingness
to be based in Turkana County, with frequent travel to project offices and
field sites within the Turkana and Samburu Counties. - Highly
developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and
cultures - Strong
results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets. - Experience
solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward
and ensuring buy-in. - Ability to
present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner. - Ability
and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work
with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies. - Fluency in
English, both verbal and written, required. - Commitment
to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce
the Child Safeguarding policy
THE ORGANIZATION
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the
ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that
need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and
advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure
their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children
by 2030:
- No child
dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday - All
children learn from a quality basic education and that, - Violence
against children is no longer tolerated
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single
document, including your salary expectations for this role. To see a full a job
description, please visit our website at
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our
commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to
our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our
Child Safeguarding Policy.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and
assign the best-qualified talent.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever
stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination or
records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.
Please
follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YS50YW1iYS45NDYyNC4xMjE4NUBzYXZldGhlY2hpbGRyZW5hby5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
Program Support Officer
Closing
date: December 2, 2021
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Role Purpose:
The post holder will be accountable to the USAID Nawiri Health Systems
Strengthening Advisor for supporting Finance, HR, IT, supply chain and
Administration services in programming contexts. The post holder will be
responsible for ensuring compliance with SCI global standards, policies and
practices. The position also plays a key role in effectively supporting program
implementation activities in line with the annual and country strategic plans.
Key Areas of Accountability
Supply Chain.
- Ensure
TIMs and other warehousing records are updated daily. - Support
programme logistics in areas of procurement, transport and distribution,
warehousing and stock management, management of vehicle fleets,
communication systems, and assets. - Support
programme staff to develop procurement plans. - Support
field office procurement requests and LPOs for local procurements liaising
with Supply Chain Officers/coordinators in Nairobi and Programme
Implementation team - Communicate
with IT and Supply Chain for maintenance or upgrading or replacement of
any asset assigned asset and GPE assigned to the field Office.
Security
- Provide
security orientation / briefing to all visitors and all incoming or newly
appointed SC staff - Report all
safety and security - Collect
and disseminate security related incidents and near misses and data to the
APM, field based staff and SSM - Capacity
building of SCI vendors on child safe guarding policies e.g. driver’s
hazards while driving to the field areas. - Plan for
and budget the depreciation of vehicle assets to ensure the sustainability
of SC’s transportation resources;
Human resources and administration
- Provide
administrative function to ensure the provision of effective
administrative support in the field office. Ensure office is clean, well
maintained and has all essential suppliers. - Support
the recruitment of casuals at the field office. - Support in
Contract engagements of casuals. - Maintain
clear communication with both the functional (direct) line manager and the
technical manager to foster a smooth working relation under existing
matrix structure. - Manage
performance of direct reports in the work area through effective use of
the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear,
measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and
unbiased evaluations. - Facilitate
and follow up induction and on boarding of all staff engaging with Save
the Children as per the Induction guidelines.
Financial accounting, planning and budgeting.
- Consolidate
all financial documents generated at field office and send to relevant
officers in Nairobi; these include supplier invoices, staff liquation,
Mpesa payment lists, receipts, etc. - Support
with daily programming accounting operation in liaison with Finance
Officers in Nairobi; these include payment of suppliers, processing
activity advances, payment of casuals, etc. - Set up a
tracking system at the field for all documents sent to Nairobi for
processing.
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Location: Turkana
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A Degree
in Social Sciences or Business Administration from a recognized
University. - Strong
knowledge/experience HR and admin, logistics and financial management. - Demonstrates
a strong drive and commitment to achieve agreed objectives - Minimum
three year’s relevant experience in Support Services within a busy
organisation preferably an INGO. - Proficiency
in spoken and written English. Knowledge of the local language and context
will be a distinct advantage - Excellent
interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain confidentiality - Proficiency
in working with computers particularly spread sheets and word processing - Experience
of working within a team and team building. - Ability to
work in a multi-cultural setting - Good
interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly
and effectively at all levels. - Strong
results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets. - Commitment
to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce
the Child Safeguarding policy.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the
ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that
need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and
advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure
their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children
by 2030:
- No child
dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday - All
children learn from a quality basic education and that, - Violence
against children is no longer tolerated
How to apply
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single
document, including your salary expectations for this role. To see a full a job
description, please visit our website at
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our
commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to
our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our
Child Safeguarding Policy.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and
assign the best-qualified talent.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at
whichever stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination
or records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.
Please
follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YS50YW1iYS4wNTAxMS4xMjE4NUBzYXZldGhlY2hpbGRyZW5hby5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
Closing
date: December 3, 2021
ADVERTISEMENT: PROJECT
SPECIALIST-HEALTH
Role Purpose:
Through the Strategic Planning Advisors for Education and School Health in
Africa (SPAEHSA) project, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership plans to work
with ministries of education and health and global, regional, and local school
health partners to strengthen systems for health programming in schools.
Participants in this two-year project will benefit from and contribute to the
global evidence on health in schools. The project will demonstrate how the
implementation of comprehensive school health policies contributes to the
sustainable prevention and mitigation of infectious disease outbreaks and
endemic health issues for school-age children, making the education system
resilient to future health emergencies and improving conditions for learning.
The post holder will be responsible for overall implementation of the project
to meet project outcomes as well as build relationships with stakeholders and
government officials working in the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of
Education (MOE) to support the successful implementation of the MCGL
initiatives.
Key Areas of Accountability
Technical delivery
- Review of
existing National policies and guidance manuals on School Health Policy.
Ensuring that the country specific reports detail strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats of current School Health Policies with
recommendations for enhancements. - Updated
School Health policy include processes and system for Ministry of
Education (MoE), Ministry of Health (MoH), and other relevant ministries
to coordinate in order to anticipate, prevent and mitigate health issues
affecting school-age children. - Develop
M&E tools from adaptations of existing global school health tools - Country-level
School Health M&E tools are collected and shared across participating
countries - School
Health “promising practice” recommendations are developed and supported by
empirical evidence - In Country
School Health network, including MoE and MoH members as well as MCGL
partners, is established to facilitate uptake and continued implementation
improved School Health Policy - Document
education sector COVID-19 response and use of the school health platform
to identify good practices at the country level, highlighting potential
for the identification, mitigation and prevention of future infectious
disease epidemics. - Collaborate
with academic partners to compare what has been implemented in the field
with the empirical evidence documented of school health successes pre and
post COVID-19 - Facilitate
cross country exchanges (virtual or in-person) to share school health
successes, challenges, and opportunities. - High-impact
school health interventions are identified, clearly indicating the
supporting empirical evidence, as well as what may be lacking. Empirical
results and progress are presented to broader education and health country
regional and global community through technically recognized conferences
and relevant global networks.
Project Management
- Provide
overall leadership, and oversee the implementation of the MCGL project. - Develop
and maintain detailed implementation plan and annual and quarterly work
plans for MCGL project. - Ensure the
timely and efficient implementation of the MCGL project as described in
the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP). - In Collaboration
with the field based staff, prepare annual and quarterly work plans and
ensure that program activities are implemented as planned and within the
approved budget. - Identify
operations research questions, participate in protocol development and support
and supervise research activities in collaboration with MEAL technical
specialist.
Finance & Grant Management
- Monitor
monthly expenditure and track MCGL project budgets to ensure that spending
on the program is in line with the approved budgets. - Submission
of Donor finance reports.
Reporting
* Work with Technical specialist to prepare donor Project reports;
* Prepare field trip reports.
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Location: Nairobi
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Qualification
in MBChB, nurse/clinician, Masters in Education or/ with Administration
and Management with post graduate qualification in Public Health,
Administration and Management or other related disciplines; - Technical
policy review experience; - Experience
working with Kenya national Ministry of Health or Ministry of education; - Proven
experience of undertaking health and/or education research with
outstanding skills in qualitative and quantitative research and data
analysis; - Ability to
draw empirically strong and valid policy conclusions and recommendations; - Experience
of working with the Department of Adolescent and School Health is an added
advantage; - Excellent
communication and report writing skills. - Strong
results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets. - Experience
solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward
and ensuring buy-in. - Ability to
present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner. - Ability
and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work
with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies. - Commitment
to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce
the Child Safeguarding policy.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the
ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that
need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and
advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure
their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children
by 2030:
- No child
dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday - All
children learn from a quality basic education and that, - Violence
against children is no longer tolerated
How to apply
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single
document, including your salary expectations for this role. To see a full a job
description, please visit our website at
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our
commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to
our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our
Child Safeguarding Policy.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and
assign the best-qualified talent.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at
whichever stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination
or records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.
Please
follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YS50YW1iYS40MTA3MC4xMjE4NUBzYXZldGhlY2hpbGRyZW5hby5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20
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