Management Sciences for Health (MSH) founded in 1971, is a
non-profit organization with a mission 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.
Headquartered in the United States, we have operations in more
than 30 countries and employ more than 2,000 people from over 73 nations.
For more information please visit our website: www.msh.org.
MSH seeks to recruit highly motivated and result oriented
individual for the Strengthening Public Health Laboratory Systems (SPHLS)
Project in the Republic of Kenya funded by PEPFAR.
The Project goal is to strengthen and expand public health
laboratory systems and develop indigenous capacity in Kenya to support HIV
prevention, treatment and care as part of the Presidents Emergency Plan for
AIDS relief.
Technical Director / Deputy Project Director
The Technical Director /Deputy Project Director will lead,
direct, mentor and monitor the team of local technical laboratory staff
carrying out approved activities to strengthen laboratory systems and services
in Kenya in order to support and improve HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
programs.
In collaboration with the Project Director, s/he will contribute
significantly to providing the overall vision, strategic direction and
state-of-the-art technical approaches for the project.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead
and supervise the project technical activities to ensure that the work is
technically and logistically sound, collaborative, timely, and is
conducted in line with the donor-approved project work plan and budget.
- Ensure
that technical work plans and budgets and individual staff action plans
are developed and implemented in a timely manner and that the various
activities and outputs are clearly linked to the overall project
performance monitoring plan.
- Supervise
the laboratory technical staff, as assigned.
- Act
as the main point of contact for the subcontractor and short term
consultants. S/he will oversee their performance.
- Work
closely with the Project Director to prepare and present annual and
quarterly project progress and technical reports to MSH, CDC/USG, MOH and
other partners.
- In
partnership with the Project Director, meet regularly with senior Government
of Kenya officials, CDC, collaborating partners, and other stakeholders to
share progress, accomplishments and challenges and to advocate and ensure
technical assistance activities result in skills transfer in sustainable
ways.
- Consult
frequently with CDC on the current and future strategic direction of the
project.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate should have a medical or science degree from
a recognized university, plus a higher qualification (Doctoral or Master’s
Degree) in clinical pathology, microbiology, public health or related field.
Clinical Pathologist, Laboratory Scientist or Public Health professional, with at least 8 years’ relevant working experience at a senior level in managing clinical and public health laboratories essential.
S/he must be registered with the appropriate regulatory
authority such as the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists Board , Kenya
Medical Laboratory Technicians’ and Technologists’ Board ( KMLTTB).
Experience in implementing and managing CDC, USAID, WHO, GFATM
or other donor-funded health projects related to laboratory systems development
is preferred.
Ability to guide strategy development, manage technical
implementation of projects and lead a team as well as ability to supervise mentor
and coach other project staff.
Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in
collaboration with colleagues and partners, and strong commitment to managing
and meeting competing deadlines.
Effective written and verbal communication skills are required.
S/he should have ability to advocate and bring about consensus
with senior government officials and numerous stakeholders.
The ideal candidate should be computer literate and willing and
available to travel extensively within Kenya and elsewhere as required.
Please note that international allowances are not available for
this position.
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
19th October 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.