MMV Severe Malaria Consortium Country and Procurement Liaison Manager Job in Kenya

MMV Severe Malaria Consortium - Country and Procurement Liaison Manager

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) was established in 1999 as a partnership between the public and private sector to discover, develop and deliver new antimalarial drugs at prices affordable to developing countries.

MMV and its consortium partners have been awarded a three-year grant by UNITAID for the implementation of a project entitled “Improving Severe Malaria Outcomes”, with the objective of reducing the burden of severe malaria through several market interventions.

MMV is hiring a fixed-term team member (100% FTE) to play the role of Country and Procurement Liaison for the three years of this project. 

This position will be based either in Africa or in Switzerland with 50% travelling.

The Country and Procurement Liaison Manager will:

• Provide analytical and technical support to MMV in ensuring the quality of each country’s plan for roll-out of injectable artesunate
• On behalf of MMV, monitor timely progress and completion of key deliverables as established in each country plan, including indicators around training effectiveness as well as product availability / use in designated treatment settings
• Validate the quality and rigor of each country teams’ projections re: injectable artesunate use between 2013-2016
• Act as a liaise with country implementing partners and the procurement agent on quantification issues
• Help MMV to develop a global dashboard to monitor funding flows and orders for severe malaria commodities beyond the consortium countries.
• Ensure that each country team and national government partners will develop sustainability plans for ongoing funding of injectable artesunate after termination of the UNITAID grant.
• Assist the MMV team (finance and access) for the UNITAID grant in developing bi-annual reports to the donor, including progress against logframe targets.

Essential qualifications and skills

• Master’s degree in public health and/or business administration
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in the field or in pharmaceutical / healthcare industry
• Fluency in English both verbal and written is a must
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Strong report-writing skills, particularly with regards to donor reporting requirements
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently
• Experience living and/or working in developing countries

Added Assets

• Experience working for a management consulting / financial services firm
• Experience working in healthcare commodity procurement and supply chain management in developing countries
• Experience conducting or organizing trainings
• Experience in project management
• Familiarity with global health issues

How to apply:

Interested applicants should send their CV and a covering letter giving reasons for their interest in the position to jobs@mmv.org before Jun 3, 2013. 

Please refer in the subject line to the following code: A&PM-2013-3