Job Title: Project Manager
Project: Private Healthcare Provision
Deadline To Apply: September 15, 2012
Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
Summary:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a U.S. non-profit
organization dedicated to creating, evaluating, and replicating innovative
solutions to poverty and policy problems worldwide. IPA specializes in using
randomized impact evaluation to assess the effectiveness of development
programs.
IPA seeks a Project Manager for immediate hire, who will assist
with implementation and evaluation of a project which measures the health
impacts of improving the quality of private healthcare provision.
The intervention is two-fold, and aims to impact health outcomes
through both the supply of services, and demand for them.
This position will be based in Nairobi or Kisumu, and will
require extensive travel within and across Kenya.
Responsibilities:
The Project Manager will work closely with international researchers and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to: Data Collection Management:
- With
research team, refine study design and survey instruments;
- Oversee
and monitor data collection and survey field work, including planning,
logistics, hiring, and training;
- Conduct
qualitative research to inform research design;
- Run
pilot survey exercises, provide feedback on field operations and survey
instruments, and make and monitor improvements;
- Provide
quality control for collected data through data cleaning, and assisting in
preliminary analysis; and
- Assist
in the writing of project reports and policy memos.
Financial Management:
- Work
with IPA Kenya’s financial staff to keep detailed accounts of all project
program activities, including monitoring project expenses. Human Resource
Management:
- Manage
human resource procedures in coordination with IPA’s HR Manager including
recruiting, contract/salary negotiation, evaluations, staff development,
disciplinary action, etc.: o Draft Job Descriptions for local hires and,
when necessary, help circulate them; o Participate in the selection
process and assist HR with employment-related communication; and o Assist
PC/PAs with training as needed;
- Assist
with staff evaluations twice annually; make recommendations regarding
renewal of staff contracts;
- Work
with the HR department to process paperwork for contract renewals and terminations;
- Enforce
all IPAK policies and work with IPAK management to execute staff
disciplinary action. Miscellaneous:
- Assist
Project Coordinator and Research Manager with obtaining and sharing
information from local government offices, NGOs, and/or healthcare
providers;
- Communicate
regularly with management team on matters including finance, logistics and
government relations;
- Other
duties related to project implementation as needed.
- The
commitment sought for this position is a minimum of two years.
Qualifications:
IPA is seeking candidates who meet the following requirements:
- BA,
BSc. or Masters in development economics, or field related to health.
- Strong
budgeting and financial management skills.
- Strong
oral and written communications skills in both English and Kiswahili.
- At
least two years of project management experience. Extensive experience
supervising, designing and implementing data collection and/or field work
activities, and managing teams of field workers, is preferred.
- Ability
to work independently and as part of a team.
- Well
organized, detail-oriented, able to prioritize, and manage multiple tasks
simultaneously with minimal supervision.
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Advanced user of Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, Power Point), and
the internet.
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Interest in pursuing a career in non-profit management, health policy,
health evaluation support or related fields.
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Strong professional experience working in the health sector, and with
public or private healthcare providers is preferred.
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Experience in data management, econometrics, and programming in STATA or
SPSS is preferred.
To apply:
Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references,
daytime phone number(s), and email address.
Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures
of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.
Applications can be submitted to any of our branch offices, or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org ,or by post office using P.O Box 373, Busia area code 50400 Kenya: “Private Healthcare Provision Program Manager.”.”REF NO: AMHE-2012-08-01.
All applicants will be considered for the PM position. Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
and level of the work being performed by the Program Manager.
The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all
possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.
Management reserves the right to amend and change
responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from
an applicant.
Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed
above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the
organization.
Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.