SoCha Health Supply Chain Expert Jobs in Kenya

Consultants to Support the Health Committee of the Council of Governors

Company profile:

SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges.

Since our inception in 2010, we have grown into a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing innovative methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social problems.

Context:

SoCha LLC is implementing a two-year (optional third year) Mission Support for Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR) Pivot (MSP) Activity on behalf of USAID Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA).

The purpose of the Activity is to support USAID/KEA staff and stakeholders in achieving development outcomes through the use of evidence, performance management techniques, and collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) practices that enable J2SR.

USAID and the Council of Governors (CoG) will jointly create a team of four experts (in the areas of Intergovernmental Relations, Public Health, Health Financing and Health Supply Chain) and three program management assistants to augment the Health Committee’s Secretariat.

This support advances USAID/KEA’s support to county governments to have:

● Improved coordination, collaboration, and cooperation within the intergovernmental forum on health as well as the National and County Government Coordinating Summit.

● Improved capacity of the CoG Health Committee to engage effectively in policy analysis, research, and communication.

● Improved fiscal, policy and legal analysis on matters related to the health sector to enhance service delivery.

● Coordination and engagement with development partners and other stakeholders towards sustainable delivery of Universal Health Care (UHC).

Location: Nairobi, Kenya with regular travels within the country.

Duration of engagement:12 months, starting in September 2020.

Context:

The Health Supply Chain Expert will work closely with the Chairperson and the Health Committee’s Technical Lead to provide technical expertise on health supply chain management.

Roles and Responsibilities

● Provide advisory support for the strengthening of county capacity to manage the health supply chain e.g. demand and supply planning, management of medical equipment, medicines, vaccines, and other strategic health products and technologies.

● Provide support to improve collaboration and exchange of information with Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), Pharmacy and Poisons Board, MOH/DHPT and other relevant national authorities to improve regulatory and technical oversight.

● Liaise with relevant authorities to develop standards for establishment, technical functionality, and financing of County HPT governance units to provide strategic oversight in active supply chain risk management and accountability for Health Products and Technologies (HPT), rational use and patient safety.

● Advise on the development and strengthening of logistics management information systems in Counties, taking into consideration existing tools/systems and current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and gaps.

● Define and propose a roadmap to improve logistics data and information flow, reporting into KHIS2 and routine triangulation with service data to improve

overall accountability and use of quality data for decision making.

● Identify and assist County health departments to address supply chain challenges related to access, storage, and re-distribution of HPTs.

● Advise County procurement teams on ways to minimize supply chain costs, maximize supply chain efficiencies, conform to product quality standards, and establish inventory flows that are responsive to the needs of Counties.

● Create a database of potential vendors as pre-qualified suppliers for recommendation to Counties.

● Support County procurement departments to review and develop procurement systems, policies and practices which promote cost minimization, timely availability of HPTs and compliance to good procurement practices.

● Develop a best practices manual on healthcare supply chain management.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

● MBA/MSc degree in Supply Chain management, Public Health, Pharmacy, economics, operations science, international development, or any other related field

● Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in a supply chain and procurement role within the health sector with direct responsibility for managing supply chain operations including vendors and contracts management and capacity development.

● Demonstrated skilled negotiator with working knowledge of contract management for local and international procurements

● Ability to develop relationships and interact effectively at all levels

● Good organizational skills, strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks within a busy environment as well as solve problems and act independently.

● Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required.

Skills:

● Technical understanding of public health supply chain management including emerging trends in health supply chain management; logistics management- flow of products and information; and financial flows.

● Proven ability to strengthen supply chains and management systems for Health Products and Technologies (HPTs).

● Ability to understand financial statements and the Government Financial cycle.

● Thorough understanding of how funds flow in the health sector and within the County – across the Sub-counties and Community level.

● Ability to advise Counties on effective monitoring systems of HPT supply and mechanisms to curb wastage.

● Ability to develop and deliver communications that convey complex situations in a clear and concise manner to high level Government of Kenya officials and other broad and diverse audiences.

● Ability to effectively work virtually, and conversant with virtual meetings apps eg zoom, google meets etc

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; SoCha Health Supply Chain Expert Jobs in Kenya

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