NGO Employment Opportunities in Kenya

An international NGO, implementing an integrated health care, development and empowerment project, in collaboration with other partners, with focus on supporting and improving the capacity of communities within the Northern Arid Lands of Kenya to deliver high quality services as a means of strengthening the Kenya Ministries of Medical Services and Public Health response and efforts to expand and rapidly scale up integrated health care service delivery within designated health care facilities and institutions in that region, is seeking suitably qualified Kenyans able to fill the following positions:

1. Senior Technical Advisor (STA)

Location: Nairobi

Position Summary

• As Senior Technical Advisor the primary responsibilities will include technical assistance, capacity building, management and ensuring the clinical strategy employed on the grant is technically sound. 
• The STA will provide leadership to the clinical and technical teams to ensure progress as per project objectives and annual work plan, develop and maintain relationships with consortium partners and stakeholders, and capacity-building. 
• The STA will also conduct clinical mentorship and trainings on advanced clinical issues in integrated healthcare including HIV, maternal, neonatal and child heath, reproductive and family health and management. 
• He/she will take a lead in technical strategy development, program reviews and drafting technical reports. 
• In addition to this, represent the program at local, national, and international forums, and participate in programmatic and technical meetings with consortium partners, MoH and other stakeholders. 
• Position requires a strong interest in coordinating the delivery of integrated health care and capacity building. 
• This is  professional position requiring sound interpersonal and organizational skills, communication and leadership skills

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBChB/MBBS/MD) from a recognized university required with significant field experience in clinical and/or community-based care
• Masters of Medicine (MMed or equivalent) in ObGyn
• Registration as a Physician or Gynecologist/Obstetrician with the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Board with a valid practice license
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively and regularly through the Kenya Northern Arid Lands
• Health-related community development experience is desirable.
• Experience in health care programming at the field level and providing technical assistance to partner organizations; knowledge and experience of ART programmatic and technical issues highly desired.

2.Medical Officer, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Location: Garisa & Isiolo

Position Summary

• Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor (STA), with guidance from the STA CQI, the Medical Officer - CQI will be responsible for providing capacity building and mentoring to health facilities. 
• The primary function of this position will be to assist supported local health facilities and district level health personnel in developing continuous quality improvement teams and implementing small test of change (STOC) at the facility level. 
• The Medical Officer CQI will work with district and health facility to form CQI teams, collect initial indicators, develop STOC activities over time, collect monthly reports and provide feedback and recommendations to the CQI Lead and STA. 
• The holder of this position will provide leadership to the Technical Assistance (TA) team, ensuring proper planning for the technical team in conjunction with the STA.
  Position requires a strong interest in coordinating the delivery of integrated health care and training. 
• This is a professional position requiring sound interpersonal and organizational skills, communication and leadership skills

Qualifications/Experience:

• MBChB, MD or MBBS required with significant field experience in clinical and/or community-based care of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
• Post graduate qualification e.g. MPH is an added advantage
• At least 3 years post internship relevant experience in public health, preferably HIV/AIDS. Some health-related community development experience is desirable.
• Experience in Health Care programming at the field level and providing technical assistance to partner organizations; knowledge and experience of ART programmatic and technical issues highly desired.
• Willingness and ability to live in the Kenya Northern Arid Lands and travel regularly.
• Knowledge and experience of quality improvement
• Raising general standards of care by assisting facilities through the process of identifying, analyzing, development and implementation of quality improvement in health care delivery
• Proficiency with STATA or SPSS statistical software packages is a plus

3. Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health Nurse

Location: Garisa & Isiolo

Position Summary

• Position holder, under supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor, will assist with implementing the developed health strategy to be employed on the grant for maternal, neonatal and child health training and capacity building in the unique settings of the Northern Arid lands region of Kenya; 
• develop community health networks with the CBTS Specialists;
• integrate quality assurance data into site-specific plans for healthcare improvement;
•  provide hands-on technical support and capacity building for instituting an integrated health care delivery system including reproductive health and family planning efforts through coordination with different technical team members and consortium partners; 
• capacity building role with particular emphasis in developing an effective practical nurses mentorship program that addresses emerging practice needs with focus on maternal, neonatal and child health including reproductive health and family planning; 
• provide opportunities for nurses involved in the care of patients with HIV/AIDS to update their clinical knowledge and skills and improve clinical decision making skills regarding patient care through nurse specific training and mentoring of facility healthcare workers, Community Health Care workers and Traditional Birth Attendants (CHCWs).

Qualifications & Experience:

• Higher Nursing degree: BSN or Registered Nurse/ Midwife
• Current clinical practice as a nurse
• Training experience required.
• Training and or certification in family planning and reproductive health is an advantage
• At least 3 years of recent experience in the care of patients affected by HIV/AIDS, PMTCT, Safe delivery practices and Care of the newborn.
• Post graduate training in public health is a plus
• Willingness and ability to live and travel regularly through the Kenya Northern Arid Lands
• Health-related community development experience is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience of ART programmatic and technical issues highly desired.
• Assist facility with development and implementation of networks of community-based care, including awareness and mobilization, stigma reduction, home-based care, and support groups.
• Assist sites with movement of care away from main clinic/health centre by identifying, developing and disseminating successful models of decentralization. Train facility staff to deliver care in decentralized settings.
• Provide training, mentorship and capacity building for facility nursing staff and other health care workers.
• Assist health facilities put in place structures to enable integrated health care delivery

4. Nutrition Specialist

Location: Garisa & Isiolo

Position Summary

The Nutrition Specialist will be responsible for designing, planning, coordinating, implementing and supervising of nutrition activities to meet project goal of instituting an integrated health care system within supported districts, facilities and communities

• Supervise all nutrition services (preventive and curative );
• Provide technical (nutritional) support for the implementation of approved integrated health plans;
• Plan, monitor, implement and evaluate specific nutrition in patients visiting a health facility;
• Plan, implement and supervise therapeutic diets;
• Assess patients’ nutrition related needs and provide support supervision of staff working under this position;
• Supervise distribution of nutrition supplies and commodities (Vitamin A, Unimix, Nurto – pap etc);
• Work closely with health management team members to ensure coordinated implementation of Nutrition and other donor funded public health nutrition projects; and
• Advise on all nutrition related matters in the district

Qualifications/Experience:

• A degree in Nutrition or a related field e.g. Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Technology and Home Economics
• At least three (3) years’ experience in the field of nutrition
• Knowledge of public nutrition issues and trends

5.Health Supply Chain Specialist

Location: Nairobi

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor with guidance from the Health Supply Chain Technical Advisor, the responsibility of the incumbent will be to drive the fulfillment of the core function within the APHIA Plus Imarisha project health supply chain requirements by developing and implementing appropriate strategy for ensuring a functional and dependable system of health supply chain to support a successful integrated health service delivery system covering HIV, family planning, reproductive health etc., within the Kenya Northern Arid Lands region

Qualifications & Experience:

• Hold a B. Pharm degree from a recognized university and valid/current practicing license.
• Have a minimum of 3 year experience in providing technical and managerial services in drug inventory management
• Must be experienced in hospital pharmacy operations and hospital inventory management operations
• Have excellent facilitation skills with emphasis on adult learning techniques
• Familiar with local logistical operations in the country such as distribution, inventory management and warehousing operations
• Has demonstrable ability to provide training in rational use of medicines, inventory management and issues relating to drug supply management
• Be willing to travel extensively and regularly and stay for extended periods within the Kenya Northern Arid Lands. May be required to live in this region
• Post graduate training in public health is a plus
• Assist health facilities put in place structures to enable integrated health care delivery

6. Laboratory Specialist

Location: Garisa & Isiolo

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the STA, with guidance from the Laboratory STA, the Laboratory Specialist will work to ensure proper transfer of the global organisational and APHAI+ Imarisha specific project laboratory strategy by providing technical assistance and capacity building health care facility laboratory scientists and technicians in support of laboratory activities. S/he will provide oversight to the laboratory components at health care facilities

The essential functions will include:

• Laboratory Assessments (including suggested training and equipment procurement)
Conduct an assessment of a laboratory during visits to the laboratory to assess capacity, quality control and assurance, and laboratory needs.

• Laboratory Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
The laboratory Specialist will be trained to assist laboratories in capacity building. This involves training, including but not limited to, equipment techniques, didactic trainings, review of information and techniques learned during site activation, reagent forecasting and procurement, laboratory flow/
specimen tracking, and maintenance.

• Laboratory Logistics in-country
Where necessary the laboratory Specialist will support health care facilities to forecast their reagent needs, procure reagents from manufacturers and ensure timely distribution of the reagents to the health care facilities from the National laboratory supply chain mechanism

• Laboratory Troubleshooting
The laboratory Specialist will assist all health care facilities in troubleshooting all problems that occur within a laboratory.

• Representation and networking
Establish relationships with any laboratories designated as central laboratories for selected services. The laboratory Specialist will work closely with these laboratories to ensure project supported health care facilities have timely and adequate access to these services.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Master of Laboratory Sciences Degree
• Current Kenya Medical Technologists and Technicians Board registration with at least five years experience in a busy laboratory.
• Experience in ART monitoring training will be an added advantage.

An international NGO, implementing an HIV care and treatment partnership project in collaboration with other partners aims to build capacity of the public health response of Central Province to achieve and maintain universal access and high quality HIV prevention.

 In addition, the project will support health systems strengthening activities including infrastructure development and improvement capacity development of partners in resource mobilization, allocation and use. 

This project will also support development of high quality integrated primary HIV care services, linked to existing chronic and preventive care services, including treatment of chronic complications of HIV therapy and rational management of drug resistant HIV disease. 

It is seeking suitably qualified Kenyans able to fill the following positions:

1. Medical Officer, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Location: Nairobi

Position Summary

• Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor, with guidance from the STA CQI, the
• Medical Officer - CQI will be responsible for providing capacity building and mentoring to health facilities. 
• The primary function of this position will be to assist supported local health facilities and district level health personnel in developing continuous quality improvement teams and implementing small test of change (STOC) at the facility level. 
• The Medical Officer - CQI will work with district and health facility CQI teams in Central Province to collect initial indicators, develop STOC activities over time, collect monthly reports and provide feedback and recommendations to the CQI Lead and STA. 
• The holder of this position will provide leadership to the Technical Assistance (TA) team, ensuring proper planning for the technical team in conjunction with the STA. 
• Position requires a strong interest in coordinating the delivery of HIV/AIDS care training and treatment through the use of antiretroviral treatments. 
• This is a professional position requiring sound interpersonal and organizational skills, communication and leadership skills

Qualifications/Experience:

• MBChB, MD or MBBS required with significant field experience in clinical and/or community-based care of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
• Post graduate qualification e.g. MPH is an added advantage
• At least 3 years post internship relevant experience in public health, preferably HIV/AIDS.
• Some health-related community development experience is desirable.
• Experience in Health Care programming at the field level and providing technical assistance to partner organizations; knowledge and experience of ART programmatic and technical issues highly desired.
• Willingness and ability to live in the Kenya Northern Arid Lands and travel regularly.
• Knowledge and experience of quality improvement
• Raising general standards of care by assisting facilities through the process of identifying, analyzing, development and implementation of quality improvement in health care delivery
• Proficiency with STATA or SPSS statistical software packages is a plus

2. Health Supply Chain Specialist

Location: Nairobi

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor with guidance from the Health Supply
Chain Technical Advisor, the responsibility of the incumbent will be to drive the fulfillment of the core function within the CRISSP project health supply chain requirements by developing and implementing appropriate strategy for ensuring a functional and dependable system of health supply chain to support a successful HIV and ART program within the Central province of Kenya

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in the coordination of the grant responsibility for supply chain management and procurement of supplies and pharmaceuticals for the CRISSP grant
• Develop and institute training and capacity building of supported health care facilities and district health staff on forecasting drug and health supply needs, procurement, tracking inventory, storage, dispensing, good pharmacy practice and monitoring of pharmaceuticals locally.
• With support from the Health Supply Chain Technical Advisor, provide guidance to ensure that health care facility procurement of drugs for supporting an integrated health care system and overall pharmaceutical management procedures follow respective Ministry of Health guidelines for drug management protocols and are compliant with all regulatory requirements.
• Collect, synthesize and transmit data and information related to drugs and health care supplies utilization at project-supported health care facilities and districts within the Central Province has input into forecasting future needs
• Work to develop, strengthen and integrate ARVs and other health supplies procurement and supply system with health care facility overall pharmaceutical management systems.
• Contribute to the maintenance of established systems and mechanisms in Kenya, for the acquisition and delivery of drugs and health supplies that are most appropriate to the needs of the CRISSP Project

Qualifications & Experience:

• Hold a B. Pharm degree from a recognized university and valid/current practicing license.
• Have a minimum of 3 year experience in providing technical and managerial services in drug inventory management
• Must be experienced in hospital pharmacy operations and hospital inventory management operations
• Have excellent facilitation skills with emphasis on adult learning techniques
• Familiar with local logistical operations in the country such as distribution, inventory management and warehousing operations
• Has demonstrable ability to provide training in rational use of medicines, inventory management and issues relating to drug supply management
• Be willing to travel extensively and regularly and stay for extended periods within the Kenya Northern Arid Lands. May be required to live in this region
• Post graduate training in public health is a plus
• Assist health facilities put in place structures to enable integrated health care delivery

3. Laboratory Specialist

Location: Nairobi

Position Summary

• Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Advisor (Lab), the Laboratory specialist will be responsible for providing capacity building and mentoring of laboratory teams. 
• The primary function of this position will be to assist supported local laboratories and district medical laboratory personnel in providing quality laboratory services at site level. 
• The Laboratory specialist will work with district laboratory teams in Central Province to develop laboratory safety and quality manuals. 
• The lab specialists will also train and assist laboratory teams to work towards the accreditation of laboratories by developing key documents such as commodity reporting forms, SOPs, equipment inventory, ensuring internal quality control as well as participation in external quality control programs. 
• In addition He/She will train laboratory teams in collection and documentation of monthly reports and provide feedback and recommendations to the STA. 
• The holder of this position will provide leadership to the Technical Assistance (TA) team, ensuring proper planning for the technical team in conjunction with the STA. 
• Position requires a strong interest in coordinating the delivery of ART monitoring tests as well as the diagnosis of STIs and opportunistic infections, including TB.
• This is a professional position requiring sound interpersonal and organizational skills, communication and leadership skills. 
• The laboratory specialist will be called upon whenever necessary to provide laboratory mentorship and training across care and treatment programs supported by the organization.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Master of Laboratory Sciences Degree
• Current Kenya Medical Technologists and Technicians Board registration with at least five years experience in a busy laboratory.
• Experience in ART monitoring training will be an added advantage.

All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, and only short listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please. 

Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

All applications should be submitted on or before 1st June, 2012 to: 

The HR Manager, 

Maryland Global Initiatives, 

P.O. BOX 495-00606, Nairobi.

Documents to be included: a cover letter with the applicants current contact information, CV showing the names and contacts of three professional referees, testimonials and two recommendation letters. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.