IntraHealth International - Health Supply Chain Management Expert - Jobs in Kenya
IntraHealth International - Health Supply Chain Management Expert - Jobs in Kenya
About HRH Kenya MechanismThe Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya is a five-year (Sept. 27, 2016 –Sept. 26, 2021) mechanism funded by the Presidents Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Implemented by IntraHealth International Inc. and its partners, Amref Health Africa and Strathmore University Business School (SBS), the mandate of HRH/Kenya is to strengthen health workforce management to achieve improved health outcomes in 27 high disease- burden focus counties.
To achieve this result, the mechanism focuses on three sub-purpose areas:
Improve quality of training and increase the number of graduating health workforce;
Improve management and leadership of health workforce at the county level and,
Optimize data use for effective HRH decision making at national and county level.
About Global Health Supply Chain—Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Visit:
The mechanism in collaboration with Global Health Supply Chain—Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) is planning a field visit to various public, faith-based and private health
sector procurement and supply chain management institutions and depots in Kenya for a visiting foreign health delegation.
The objectives of this visit are to create openness and expose the decision makers to Kenya’s leading practices on:
centralized cutting-edge procurement from a para-public agency
Central warehousing (para-public, faith-based, and for-profit)
Cross-docking distribution centers from a para-public agency
Sophisticated transport/distribution strategies
and cutting-hedge WMIS and eLMIS
Governance, leadership for supply chain conducting unit and operationalization from a para-public agency
To inform and support their decisions in reforming their supply chain.
Objectives of the Consultancy
The purpose of this assignment is to prepare background information about various public, faith based and private health sector procurement and supply chain management institutions and their systems and processes and coordinate the visit.
Responsibilities of the consultant
Under the direction of the HRH Mechanism Leadership, the consultant will be responsible for
Drawing up agenda with clear learning points and areas of interrogation on various public, faith-based and private health sector
procurement and supply chain management institutions procedures/operations i.e. procurement, warehousing, transport/distribution and cross dockingof health commodities
Prepare a 5-day program delegates tour to various public, faith-based and private health sector procurement and supply chain management institutions on specific areas to be visited
Develop action plans that the delegates will work on back in their country
Coordinate and diarize appointments with relevant stakeholders the delegates will visit.
Provide information on any emerging trends in supply chain at a national scale
Coordinate logistics support i.e. transport and accommodation for delegation to Kenya for the 4 days tour
Deliverables
Provide detailed agenda and suggest list of questions for the study delegation
Facilitate 4 day in country program including transportation and accommodation
Provide of 5-day program, including summary of participant and team next steps planning actions
Consultant Qualifications
Masters Degree in Supply Chain, Business Management and/or equivalent
At least nine (9) years relevant working experience in public/private sector supply chain management dealing with health sector commodities
In-depth knowledge of centralized procurement, warehousing, cross-docking distribution centers and transport and distributions systems of commodities.
Demonstrate knowledge of credible business relations with government agencies, donors, suppliers and other stakeholders in supply chain environment
Demonstrated negotiation and persuasion skills.
Good analytical and strategic skills.
Good report writing skills
Team player with good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
How to Apply
Qualified Consultants should submit, CV and daily rate for the number of days proposed, to kenyajobs@intrahealth.org by 12th April 2019
For more information and job application details, see; IntraHealth International - Health Supply Chain Management Expert - Jobs in Kenya
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