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.
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 atwww.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.