ICAP | USAID
Project OPTIMIZE
OPTIMIZE is a consortium of
five organizations with highly diverse and complementary technical skills
aiming to optimize ART combinations and formulations with the greatest
potential impact on improving patient outcomes and reducing costs, and proposes
an integrated and novel approach to ensuring accelerated use of ART
regimens.
ICAP leads a project within the consortium aiming to improve market access and streamline new product introduction by integrating best practices from global health and private sectors.
Under this project ICAP
provides technical assistance and leadership to plan for new product
introduction in order to decrease the time from global guidelines inclusion to
country adaptation and uptake to scale.
Applications are invited for
the following positions:
1. Title: Regional Technical Specialist
Location: Nairobi with travel locally and regular regional travel within
Sub-Saharan Africa
Overall Job Function: Reporting to the Product Introduction Technical Advisor and the
Country Director, the Regional Technical Specialist is responsible for
providing technical support for the introduction of optimized ARV drug regimens
and new ARV formulations in the sub-Saharan Africa region.
S/he will work in close
collaboration with the country-level Program Coordinators.
Responsibilities
- Develop country
launch plans for new ARV products by conducting country-level needs
assessments and strategizing with stakeholders
- Collaborate
with ICAP country teams, consortium partners, and other key stakeholders
to design, plan, implement, and assess market interventions related to ARV
registration, supply chain, product packaging, user preferences, clinical
mentoring, and more
- Provide
technical support for ARV product introduction, including on policy,
regulatory, financial, supply chain, phased implementation, training and
education, quality assurance, and monitoring
- Support
national task force/coordinating bodies on HIV guideline revisions,
product introduction planning, implementation, and monitoring
- Organize and
lead advocacy activities such as trainings, meetings, sensitizations, and
workshops with country-level and regional partners and stakeholders
- Develop
materials to advocate for the effective implementation of introducing
optimized ARVs, such as but not limited to toolkits, case studies,
landscape mapping and analysis, generic guidance, training materials,
standard operational procedures
- Develop and
disseminate compelling evidence for policy change at global, regional, and
country-levels including journal articles, communication materials, policy
briefs, fact sheets, webinars, etc.
- Foster strong
communication and participate in meetings with country counterparts at
consortium organizations, Ministries of Health, and US Government
representatives, and other regional stakeholders on ARV drug optimization
- Prepare and
deliver presentations to represent ICAP and OPTIMIZE at technical fora
- Contribute to
grant management and reporting processes
- Perform other
duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or its equivalent from a recognized
institution
- Masters in
Public Health is preferred
- 8 + years of
related work experience
- 4+ years’
experience working on international public health projects at an
international organization in sub-Saharan Africa in the field of health
service delivery systems, pharmaceuticals, or procurement, with focus on
HIV and ARV drugs preferred
- Relevant
experience in HIV or other health-related programming and implementing in
resource-limited settings
- Experience in
clinical management of HIV infection including ART
- Experience
working with national working groups in developing plans and/or national
guidelines and tools
- Excellent
understanding of public health approach to scaling up antiretroviral
therapy or other treatment
- French or
Portuguese language skills.
2. Title: Country Program Officer - Kenya
Location: Nairobi with travel locally (up to 20%) and internationally
Overall Job Function: Reporting to the Kenya Country Director, and working in close
collaboration with the Product Introduction Technical Advisor and Regional
Technical Specialist, the Program Coordinator is responsible for the
country-level aspects of product introduction related to optimized ARV drug
regimens and new ARV formulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct country
needs assessments and develop Kenyan launch plans for new ARV products
- Collaborate
with local counterpart consortium partners, the National AIDS and STI
Control Programme, and other key stakeholders to design, plan, implement,
assess, and monitor market interventions related to ARV registration,
supply chain, product packaging, user preferences, clinical mentoring, and
more
- Coordinate and
participate in advocacy activities such as trainings, meetings,
sensitizations, and workshops with country-level partners and stakeholders
- Assist in the
development or adaptation of material such as, but not limited to:
toolkits, case studies, landscape mapping and analysis, generic guidance,
training material, standard operational procedures
- Develop and
disseminate compelling evidence for policy change at global, regional, and
country-levels including journal articles, communication materials, policy
briefs, fact sheets, webinars, etc.
- Foster strong
communication and lead or participate in meetings with country
counterparts at consortium organizations, the Ministry of Health, and US Government
representatives, and other regional stakeholders on ARV drug optimization
- Prepare and
deliver presentations to represent ICAP and OPTIMIZE at technical forums
- Contribute to
grant management and reporting processes
- Perform other
duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Masters’ degree
in Public Health, Public Administration, Business Administration or
related field
- Medical or
nursing degree
- At least 5
years of related work experience
- At least
3+years’ experience working on international public health projects in
Kenya in the field of health service delivery systems, pharmaceuticals, or
procurement, with focus on HIV and ARV drugs
- Relevant
experience in HIV or other health-related programming and implementing in
Kenya
- Experience
working with UN agencies,. The Global Fund or other related organizations
an added advantage.
All applications including a
current CV, telephone number and referees (either current or former supervisor)
should be sent to the
Director- Human Resources,
ICAP
jobs@icapkenya.org
on or before 16th December,
2016.
Do not send
certificates.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
ICAP is an Equal Opportunity
Employer
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