Chemonics Development Positions in Kenya

Chemonics Development HIV Technical Advisor Positions in Kenya

HIV Technical Advisor

Chemonics seeks an HIV technical advisor based in Nairobi for the Kenya Supply Chain Systems Strengthening (KSCSS) Activity, under the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. KSCSS aims to address the supply chain and health commodity systems strengthening needs of the family health, malaria, and HIV/AIDS programs at both the national and county levels in Kenya.

KSCSS will support the Ministry of Health's (MOH's) Department of Family Health (DFH), the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), and the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP). The HIV technical advisor will report to the supply chain director.

Responsibilities include:

Provide technical assistance and support for supervision of HIV commodity supply chains, liaising closely with the MOH/NASCOP and counties to ensure commodity availability in Kenya.

Coordinate and provide technical support to the MOH/NASCOP in national forecasting and supply planning of HIV/AIDS commodities to prepare procurement plans to donors

Provide oversight in the management of commodity pipelines
Contribute to routine monitoring of the supply plans and pipelines

Assist the MOH with monthly commodity distribution planning to ensure health facilities have sufficient stock to meet patient needs

Coordinate with the MOH to implement technical assistance activities in support of strengthening coordination between the partners of multisectoral groups involved in HIV management/prevention activities

Regularly report on stock status of commodities, as well as health facility performance in commodity security related to HIV

Assist with end use verification (EUV) exercises, ensuring that MOH staff are cognizant of data

collection methodologies.

Provide technical assistance to the MOH in conducting and measuring performance monitoring and supervision activities at the health facility level

Inform leadership of potential short-term technical assistance needs as required

Assist with preparing project annual work plans, quarterly and annual reports, activity reports, and other related communications

Provide and/or organize technical assistance and training for MOH staff across all levels in HIV commodity management

Collaborate with other members of the national and county technical teams focused on systems strengthening (e.g., the e-LMIS) to have a harmonized approach to ensuring MOH staff are equipped with the skills required to address supply chain needs

Supervise HIV county coordinators

Qualifications:

An advanced clinical degree or a master's degree in public health

Minimum five years professional experience in health programs, preferably in health-care supply chain management

Proven experience in managing public health programs or projects in Kenya or similar developing country context

Demonstrated ability to monitor, supervise, and train in health service programs

Extensive knowledge of the Kenyan public health sector.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Excellent writing and oral presentation skills highly desired

Proven ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing

Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Ability and willingness to travel in the field (about 80 percent of the time)

Kenyan citizenship strongly preferred

Application Instructions:

Please send electronic submissions of your CV and cover letter to PSMKenyarecruit@gmail.com by August 30th, 2017. Please include "HIV Technical Advisor - PSM Kenya" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.