Position Description
Title: Financial Management Technical Advisor
Title: Financial Management Technical Advisor
Reports To: Chief of Party (COP)
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Working from more than 35 country offices and our Arlington,
Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from more than
74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and
commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our 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.
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
This project will increase Tuberculosis (TB) Case Detection
(CDR) and Treatment Success Rate (TSR) in focus areas to meet targets for
reducing the burden of TB; MDR-TB and TB co-infection. This position is
contingent upon project award.
Overall Responsibilities:
Overall Responsibilities:
The Financial Management Technical Advisor will be responsible
for providing financial analysis and technical assistance in financial
management for TB, TB/HIV related programs at the national, provincial and
district level.
S/he will be responsible for transfer of essential skills,
including appropriate costing of services, budgeting, and management of funds
to strengthen the operational and financial capacity of clients and partners in
order to improve financial management and sustainability.
S/he will design and implement targeted capacity building and
technical assistance based on the project’s needs.
Specific Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
- Develop
systems that will effectively monitor TB and TB/HIV country funding and
funds utilization rates.
- Implement
financial controls that assist in the management of country offices and
account for all funds disbursed.
- Collaboratively
with other stakeholders develop a menu of innovative and scalable
interventions for promoting the capacity of the country to generate or
raise adequate funds to support the DLTLD operational (recurrent)
activities in a sustainable manner.
- Transfer
essential financial and management skills to key government staff to
ensure continued good financial management beyond the project period.
- Participate
in delivering periodic learning programs to target units and facilities as
well as to other clients as required.
- Mobilize
short-term technical expertise in finance, accounting, planning,
budgeting, and auditing as requested to meet the needs of the project.
- Represent
the project in communications with USAID, the MOH, and other partners as
assigned by the Project Director and Deputy Director.
- Perform
other duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Master's
degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field. Certified
Public Accountant background is highly desirable.Formal training in Health
care financing will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrated
capabilities in health sector financing, accounting, planning, budgeting,
and auditing. At least 3 years’ experience working effectively in capacity
building in the aforementioned areas with local organizations.
- Strong
understanding of funding systems.
- Demonstrated
successful experience working as an advisor to Ministries of Health,
Finance or any Government agency in developing countries, preferably
Kenya.
- Knowledge
of USAID program management, applicable regulations and requirements, and
institutional capacity building.
- Demonstrated
capability in multi-tasking and working simultaneously with multiple
teams. Able to prioritize and manage a complex portfolio, collaborating
with many types of stakeholders.
- At
least 5 years’ experience working with public and private counterparts in
Kenya.
- Strong
oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.
- Strong
computer skills (word processing, excel spreadsheets and accounting programs).
- Previous
experience working with the Kenyan Government is a plus.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer
offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or
status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Reports To: Chief of Party (COP)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Working from more than 35 country offices and our Arlington,
Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from more than
74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and
commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our 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.
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
This project will increase Tuberculosis (TB) Case Detection
(CDR) and Treatment Success Rate (TSR) in focus areas to meet targets for
reducing the burden of TB; MDR-TB and TB co-infection.
This position is contingent upon project award.
Overall Responsibilities:
Overall Responsibilities:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist is
responsible for leading the development and implementation of a plan to monitor
progress, evaluate effectiveness, and disseminate results of the project
activities and innovations.
The M&E Specialist has primary responsibility for
identifying M&E needs, designing and maintaining data collection
systems and for ensuring that all necessary information, from both routine
reporting as well as from ad hoc data collection efforts and special studies,
is collected, analyzed and used in guiding internal project planning and
informing external partners about project activities and accomplishments.
The M&E Specialist conducts all appropriate analyses,
including the use of complimentary data sets and secondary analysis, and fully
documents activities and accomplishments in the form of reports, publications,
and presentations.
S/he will develop reporting systems and indicators to ensure quality, timely, and accurate data collection, including baseline values as is appropriate to track progress in meeting program objectives.
Specific Responsibilities
S/he will develop reporting systems and indicators to ensure quality, timely, and accurate data collection, including baseline values as is appropriate to track progress in meeting program objectives.
Specific Responsibilities
- With
the project team, plan for and conduct monitoring activities and ensure
accurate and timely reporting to USAID.
- Work
with the Chief of Party (COP) to ensure progress is being achieved towards
TB, HIV/TB co-infection, intensive findings and MDR-TB targets.
- In
close collaboration with the project team, design and submit a Performance
Monitoring and Management Plan (PMP).
- Ensure
quality control data collection instruments and tools, including their
use.
- Compile,
analyze, and present data for reporting of program progress and impact,
and quality assurance.
- With
the project technical staff, capture lessons learned and best practices,
document and disseminate information, assist with developing
presentations, abstracts, articles, etc.
- Provide
Technical assistance to implement the new DLTLD online TB data management
system (TIBU)
- Support
the introduction, customization and implementation of other MSH electronic
data management systems as appropriate.
- Provide
technical assistance in the preparation of routine and ad-hoc project
reports to DLTLD, USAID and MSH and other Key stakeholders.
- Participate
in operation research and other data manipulation exercises to provide
evidence to inform improve project management.
Qualifications:
- Master’s
Degree in M&E, Biostatistics, public health or any relevant
discipline.
- Demonstrated
academic and practical skills in monitoring and evaluation of TB,
HIV/AIDS, or other relevant services, in developing countries.
- At
least five years’ experience working in development programs for public
health with at least three years in TB.
- Demonstrated
practical skills in data analysis and report writing.
- Familiarity
with PEPFAR indicators and reporting requirements as they pertain to
TB/HIV.
- Capacity
to manage large data bases and manage online data management systems will
be an added advantage.
- Excellent
planning, management, and organizational skills.
- Strong
writing and organizational skills for reporting on program and study
results.
- Fluency
in English.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer
offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or
status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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TB Technical Advisor
Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Working from more than 35 country offices and our Arlington,
Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from more than
74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and
commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our 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.
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
This project will seek increase drug sensitive Tuberculosis (TB)
and drug resistant (DR-TB Case Detection (CDR) and Treatment Success Rate (TSR)
in Kenya to meet targets for reducing the burden of TB; MDR-TB and TB/HIV
co-infection. This position is contingent upon project award.
Overall Responsibilities:
Overall Responsibilities:
In close collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP),
the TB Technical Advisor will be responsible for providing targeted technical assistance
to all clinical TB, TB/HIV and MDR-TB activities for the project.
S/he will work closely with members of multidisciplinary teams
to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of interventions and with the Monitoring
&Evaluation Officer to ensure progress is being achieved towards TB, TB/HIV
and MDR-TB targets.
Specific Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
- In
close collaboration with the DCOP, provide technical support, including
capacity building, to project and DLTLDstaff focusing on quality DOTS
enhancement and expansion, improving TB and TB/HIV case detection, TB/HIV
collaboration, care and support, MDR/XDR-TB programs support, PPM
strategies and strategic information. Knowledge transfer and capacity
building in the areas of decentralized planning, operational research&
support, M&E, supervision, Quality Assurance, and TB and MDR/XRD-TB
epidemiology is also anticipated.
- Provide
technical assistance to project, public and private sector counterparts in
monitoring and evaluation of TB programs.
- Contribute
to the TB control efforts at the community, district, county and national
level.
- Provide
technical assistance in advancing the control in special populations;
children, refugees, and other under privileged populations.
- Support
the DCOP and DLTLD senior management to ensure National TB coordination
activities are conducted on a regular basis with all the partners
supported by USAID in the country.
- Together
with the technical team, develop and implement guidelines on intensified
case finding and isoniazid preventive therapy for the prevention of TB
among HIV patients.
- Represent
MSH on regional and national TB, TB/HIV and MDR/XRD-TB working groups and
at selected international meetings.
- Provide
technical assistance to the DLTLD for the development and implementation
of strategies to increase TB screening among HIV infected clients and
increased early uptake of ARVs for TB/HIV patients
- Design
and implement a tracking system for MDR cases and contacts and mechanism
to improve PMDT data collection, analysis and use
- Design
and conduct a periodic MDR program review to inform modifications in the
program.
- Ensure
timely data collection and reporting.
- Perform
other duties as required.
Qualifications:
- A
Medical degree or a Master’s Degree in public health or a related
field.
- Minimum
of six years practical experience working in public health and TB in Kenya
essential.
- Recognized
expertise in TB, TB/HIV and/or MDR-TB programming, at country level
essential.
- Understanding
of current key TB, TB/HIV control and MDR-TB issues.
- Proven
ability to build strong relationships, work well as part of a team, and to
incorporate views of other disciplines into his or her work.
- Demonstrated
organizational and supervisory skills and abilities; sound judgment, and
high ethical standards; flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities
and deadlines.
- Experience
working with USAID/PEPFAR and/or Global Fund funded programs.
- Excellent
communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Fluency
in English
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer
offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or
status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
To apply please go to: https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/6265/technical-advisor%252c-tb/job
Laboratory Quality Specialist
Reports To: DCOP
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Working from more than 35 country offices and our Arlington,
Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from more than
74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and
commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our 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.
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
MSH seeks candidates for a USAID-funded program in Kenya that will build and expand upon previous successful TB control programs and will work with, and provide technical oversight to the Division of Leprosy, TB, and other Lung Disease (DLTLD).
This project will seek increase drug sensitive Tuberculosis (TB)
and drug resistant (DR-TB Case Detection (CDR) and Treatment Success Rate (TSR)
in Kenya to meet targets for reducing the burden of TB; MDR-TB and TB/HIV
co-infection. This position is contingent upon project award.
Overall Responsibilities:
Overall Responsibilities:
The Laboratory Quality Specialist will be responsible to
develop, co-ordinate and audit a comprehensive TB Laboratory Quality Management
Program for TB microscopy laboratories in accordance with recognized standards
of practice.
He/she participates in conducting assessments, and in the
design, training, testing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
laboratory and point-of-care diagnostic services and systems.
He/she participates in stakeholder technical working groups and
meetings that continuously advocate for evidence- based standardization and
harmonization of laboratory tests, methods and equipment within the national
system.
In addition, the incumbent is expected to provide technical
leadership in national roll out of GeneXpert and other modern technologies to
improve TB and DR-TB diagnosis and surveillance.
Specific Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
- Work
closely with the Division of Leprosy, TB and Lung Disease (DLTLD) of the
Ministry of Health and with other partners in identifying and implementing
the Project’s priority activities for TB microscopy quality improvement in
Kenya.
- Assist
the laboratory working group of the DLTLD/CRL to finalize and implement
the technical and operational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all
TB microscopy services and quality assurance of TB microscopy.
- Assist
DLTLD/CRL and data management staff to implement a TB Laboratory
Management Information System in the microscopy laboratories and to
collate the data from these centers.
- Review
the current system for supervision of the district hospital and health
center microscopy sites and work with the DLTLD and CRL to make
improvements and provide quarterly supervisory reports to the DLTLD and
feedback to the health facilities.
- Work
with the CRL staff in the planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of TB microscopy services.
- Support
the ongoing GeneXpert machine roll out in Kenya.
- Provide
support and Technical assistance to promote specimen referral and other
laboratory related DR-TB diagnosis and surveillance activities.
- Support
DLTLD in developing or revision of key policies, guidelines and SOPs.
- Also
provide TA in the commodity selection, forecastion, distribution and
ration use of TB laboratory related reagents and supplies.
- Perform
any other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Biomedical Sciences/Medical Laboratory Sciences (or equivalent
qualification) with a minimum of five years post-qualification experience
working in a diagnostic laboratory, essential. A higher qualification is
an added advantage.
- Post-qualification
experience in performing TB microscopy is essential.
- Current
registration with the Kenya Medical Technicians and Technologist Board
(KMMTB) mandatory.
- Understanding
of the role of the laboratory in TB Control and case detection.
Familiarity with the diagnostic protocols for case detection employed by the
DLTLD in Kenya, required.
- Knowledge
and experience of implementing internationally-recognized internal and
external quality assurance systems for TB microscopy, in a developing
country, required.
- Able
to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and to work independently with
minimum supervision.
- Excellent
report writing, communication and diplomacy skills. Team player with
ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
subordinates associates, other department directors and managers and
external bodies.
- Computer
literacy; competency with Microsoft Office, data bases, internet and email
systems required.
- Fluency
in written and spoken English essential.
- Willingness
and availability to travel to district hospitals and health centers within
Kenya.
Management Sciences for
Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin,
citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam
Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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