Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with
over four decades of experience in strengthening health systems, and capacity
of local institutions.
MSH
takes a comprehensive approach to improving health to achieve scalability,
lasting impact, and sustainability.
Our
mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most
vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public
health.
For
more information please visit our website www.msh.org.
MSH
seeks to recruit a highly motivated and result oriented individual to join a
dynamic team in its USAID funded Health Commodity and Services Management
(HCSM) Program that focuses on strengthening the health system in Kenya to be
located in one of the following regions: Western, Central, North Eastern, Rift
valley, Nyanza, Eastern and Coast provinces.
Regional Pharmacy and Commodity Management Specialist
The
Regional Pharmacy and Commodity Management Specialist (RPCMS) is responsible
for coordinating, organizing and facilitating the supply chain management and appropriate
medicines use activities for pharmaceutical and other medical or laboratory
commodities in the region with a goal of ensuring their continuous and adequate
availability at all facilities in the region, including but not limited to
health commodities used in HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, reproductive health and
essential medicines program.
He/She
will leverage on MSH/HCSM and partner resources and technical teams to
strategize and/or implement workable solutions to ensure availability of health
commodities at health facilities, including medicines and laboratory
supplies.
The
RPCMS will be responsible for providing technical leadership during
implementation of pharmaceutical and commodity management interventions;
strengthen coordination of pharmaceutical and commodity systems strengthening
activities at regional level in support of the essential medicines and priority
health programs such as HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and RH.
In
addition, He/She will also be expected to represent MSH/HCSM at the regional
level in other related health fora convened by the government and other
implementing partners. The RPCMS will promote collaboration and best practices
in the supply chain management; provide linkages with national level
initiatives led by the GOK’s Ministries.
He/she
will also advocate for pharmaceutical and commodity security strategies that
integrate regional health facilities and their management in the planning,
resource mobilization and monitoring activities.
Qualifications
and Experience
The
successful candidate should possess a degree in pharmacy, laboratory sciences,
medicine or a related field or must have attained post graduate qualification
in a health related field. He/She should have at least 5 years relevant
professional working experience.
Candidate
with an MPH will have an added advantage. In addition, applicants should
possess significant experience working with the Kenya public health services,
preferably with an NGO, on programs related to pharmaceutical management,
logistics and systems strengthening or improving laboratory commodities
management.
He/she
should have demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance to public
health programs or projects and familiarity with broad based, multi sectoral
framework and approaches to pharmaceutical and commodity management at the
country, regional or global level.
Candidates
will ideally be living in one of the mentioned regions, or be willing to
relocate, and must be willing to travel extensively within the region and in
the country. Expected travel is at least 50%.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, and national origin, and citizenship, physical or mental handicap.
For
further detail and to apply for this position, please visit the Employment
Opportunities section of our website at www.jobsmsh.icims.com by
13th July, 2012.
If
you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an
explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.