Mission for Essential Drugs and
Supplies (MEDS) is a registered trust of the Kenya Conference of Catholic
Bishops (KCCB) and the Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) with a
mandate to provide reliable, quality and affordable essential drugs, medical
supplies, capacity building, laboratory and other pharmaceutical
services.
Afya Jijini has an ultimate aim to
improve access and uptake of quality health services in Nairobi County.
The project seeks specifically to
increase access and use of quality HIV services, improve access and uptake of
maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH), reproductive health (RH), Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and nutrition services, and strengthen County and
Sub-County health systems.
MEDS invites applications from qualified candidates for the following positions:
1. Health Supply Chain Pharmacist
Reporting to the Health Supply Chain
Advisor and working closely with relevant project staff, the Health Supply
Chain Pharmacist will be responsible for managing health products and
technologies and capacity building of health personnel for effective and
sustainable health care services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Co-ordinate supply chain management of ARVs
and other health products for opportunistic infections.
- Conduct training of staff of Afya Jijini
Implementing Health Facilities on forecasting commodity needs,
procurement, tracking inventory and monitoring health products and
technologies (HPT)
- Review logistical management systems for
management of ARVs, OI drugs for conformity with existing Kenya Quality
Model for Health (KQMH) infrastructure and guidelines.
- Participate in Project Assessment and
technical support visits to Implementing Health Facilities for
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) site activation and capacity enhancement
respectively.
- Develop and implement the project’s Supply
Chain Quality Improvement System.
- Work with Afya Jijini Implementing Health
Facilities to set up Medicines and Therapeutics Committees where none
exist and help to strengthen the existing ones.
- Monitor and report on Afya Jijini Implementing
Health Facilities’ progress in implementation of pharmacy related
improvements and recommendations identified during assessments and
supervisory visits.
Requirements:
Level of Education:
- Bachelor in Pharmacy.
Professional / Additional
Qualifications:
- Business-related or Public Health or Supply
Chain Management.
- Experience in Project Management will be an
added advantage.
Experience:
- Over 3 years’ hands on experience in a similar
position with a donor-funded project
2. Medical Laboratory Specialist
Reporting to MEDS project Principal
Investigator, and working closely with the Chief of Party, the Medical
Laboratory Specialist will be responsible for offering high-level laboratory
health products and technologies support, systems strengthening, management and
capacity building support for effective and sustainable health care services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and review health service delivery
policy guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and manuals for
medical laboratories.
- Conduct training and mentorship sessions for
laboratory healthcare workers for delivery of quality health services.
- Provide technical oversight in Laboratory
systems strengthening as well as implementing project activities for
improved medical laboratory services, especially supplies and equipment.
- Coordinate laboratory products and
technologies in Afya Jijini Implementing Health Facilities for adequate
stocking levels.
- Ensure availability of laboratory supplies in
all the Implementing Health Facilities and strengthen reporting at County
and Sub-county levels.
- Coordinate Laboratory Quality Assurance
activities within the project monitoring and evaluation framework.
- Build relationships with key laboratories
within Implementing Health Facilities
- Participate in the project technical advisory
teams for monitoring and evaluation of activities, including supportive
supervision.
Job Requirements:
Level of Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory
Sciences or its equivalent
Professional / Additional
Qualifications:
- Business or Public Health related
qualification.
- Experience in Project Management will have an
added advantage.
Experience:
- Over 3 years’ hands on experience in a similar
position with a donor-funded project
Job Skills / Behavioral Attributes:
Applicants must have good interpersonal relations
with excellent communication, relevant training and experience, analytical,
report writing and computer skills.
They should also have proven
excellent technical skills, be team players, hardworking, innovative, with
integrity, highly motivated and able to work in a high pressure environment
requiring multi-tasking abilities.
Interested applicants should send their CV, with at least three referees, and detailed cover letter to reach the address below by latest 30th October 2015.
The Human Resources Manager
P. O. Box 78040 - 00507, Viwandani
Nairobi, Kenya
Or Email: hr@meds.or.ke
We shall only contact the short-listed candidates.