Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Job Opportunities

3. Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Senior Procurement Officer Jobs in Kisumu

Reports to: Human Resource & Administration Manager

Job Objectives

This role is responsible for overseeing the procurement function to ensure that all procurement is undertaken as per laid down laws, rules and regulations, while enforcing transparency and accountability in the procurement process to ensure value for money. S/he will work in close collaboration with site teams and KARP staff

Description of Key Duties

Provide technical leadership to drive the implementation of procurement and supplies policies and plans aimed at cost effective acquisition of high quality, materials, goods and services.

Prepare strategic procurement plans and budget outlining key activities to be undertaken, the projected cost, funding sources as well as expected outcomes.

Develop and implement flexible and responsive procurement and stores management system for monitoring and tracking costs as well as maintaining up-to-date inventory of goods and services.

Develop detailed tender specifications and performance standards to facilitate procurement of capital equipment, goods and services in strict compliance with the organizations approved policy as well as donor requirements.

Provide oversight to sourcing in support of project activities and conduct training on procurement, sourcing, contracting responsibilities, ethics and general guidelines.

Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts in line with performance.

Perform risk analysis regarding supply contracts and agreements.

Ensuring user departments adhere to procurement plans in line with budgets;

Carrying out market surveys, monitor and evaluate performance of the supply chain function;

Ensuring sound partnerships with suppliers, clients and relevant government agencies;

Ensuring timely, efficient and effective procurement of goods, services and works, while strictly adhering to the procurement policy;

Establishing, in liaison with the relevant departments and end-users, quality specifications of goods and services;

Reviewing the supply chain to ensure it is efficient and effective

Managing an annual supplier pre-qualification exercise;

Managing the disposal of obsolete and disposable items.

Secretary to the ad hoc disposal/procurement committee;

Oversee the maintenance and safeguarding of procurement records and documents.

Any other duties that may be reasonably assigned.

Academic Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supplies Management plus membership to a professionally recognized body.

Minimum of three years working experience in purchasing and supplies management gained from a large organization.

Working experience in donor funded public health program is an added advantage

Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of procurement / contracts principles, contracts administration and finance or accounting.

Experience working under USG funded projects preferred.

Flexible work attitude with ability to work productively in a team.

Ability to work well independently to meet unexpected demands.

Develop and maintain relationships with project staff, donors and site teams.

Ability to identify problems, design interventions and oversee their implementation.

Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.

Basic computing skills

Analytical

Interpersonal

Conceptual

Presentation

Negotiation

For more information and job application details, see; KCCB Senior Procurement Officer Jobs in Kisumu

4. Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Strategic Information (SI) Advisor Jobs in Kisumu

Reports to: Deputy Director – Clinical Services and Delivery

Job Objectives

The SI Advisor will be responsible for leading the overall SI strategy for a faith-based HIV prevention, care and treatment project in Western Kenya. The SI Advisor will work with the project team, sub-grant partners and GoK to identify and address facility-level and regional capacity gaps in M&E and SI.

He/She will develop and direct SI work plans and provide

strategic guidance on SI capacity building and mentorship to both faith-based affiliated sites and KCCB KARP staff. He/she will provide onsite mentoring and skills-building initiatives at both site and regions on HIV&AIDS SI issues.

Description of Key Duties

Provide technical assistance to KCCB KARP and stakeholders on SI and M&E

Develop – in conjunction with stakeholders – a realistic, accurate and cost-effective project M&E work plan and strategy in conjunction with program staff.

Develop and refine existing clinic and community-based reporting systems, indicators for HIV care and treatment, training and improved enabling environment.

Integrate HIV SI activities into wider HSS and strategic objectives at faith-based affiliated sites.

Support HMIS/EMR(IQCare) to ensure timely and accurate entry of reports into the electronic data bases

Take lead in analyzing and writing of monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual programmatic performance reports and their submission in stipulated deadlines

Facilitates data auditing and verification to assure internal consistency and validity of project activity monitoring data reported by all sites, through quarterly data verification and auditing visits.

Facilitate the interpretation and use of M&E data, through the regional level and facility level review meetings between the program, the county teams and health care workers.

Facilitate implementation of capacity building courses through workshops and on the job trainings on monitoring, evaluation and reporting as required for data clerks and the health workers

Provide guidance and support to the program in the implementation of monitoring tools, which will include, but not be limited to, data collection, analysis and reporting on program indicators;

Supervise the Regional Data Managers working at the regions

Liaise and manage relationships with clients/donors, government officials, and public and private sector organizations; serve as program SI representative on technical working group.

Prepare written reports, strategy documents, presentations, models, analyses, and recommendations.

Develop innovative SI toolkits and operating procedures and implement methodologies.

Provide technical assistance to promote evaluation strategies to promote data usage and ownership that enhance program and services and enhance sustainability

Coordinate with the CQI advisor to provide technical support to the program, the data clerks and health care workers in data utilization to inform continuous quality improvement.

Participate and support in routine program review meetings and other reviews as required.

Supervises the entry of verified KCCB KARP programmatic data that is compliant with all MOH/PEPFAR/OGAC/CDC reporting requirements for DATIM, DHIS, EMR and SIMS

Any other duties that may be reasonably assigned.

Academic Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology
Masters in Science or Public Health or a related field

5 years’ experience in Strategic Information and Monitoring and Evaluation preferably with a USG funded program

Knowledge and Skills

Analytical

M & E skills

Interpersonal

Problem solving

Conceptual

Presentation

Negotiation

Proposal/report writing

For more information and job application details, see; KCCB Strategic Information (SI) Advisor Jobs in Kisumu

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