MSH Senior Technical Advisor (Reproductive Health and Family Planning) Job in Kenya

MSH Senior Technical Advisor (Reproductive Health and Family Planning) Job in Kenya

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.
Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
USAID/Kenya’s Health Commodities and Services Management (HCSM) Program, implemented by MSH, to improve health outcomes and impact through sustainable country-led programs and partnerships that address commodity management, pharmaceutical services and policy, and laboratory systems seeks to recruit a Senior Technical Advisor (STA).
Senior Technical Advisor – Reproductive Health and Family Planning
ID: 13-7828
Overall Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Deputy Project Director, the Senior Technical Advisor, Reproductive Health/Family Planning (RH/FP) will be responsible for supporting, coordinating and implementing family planning activities for the MSH/HCSM program in Kenya.
S/he will liaise with the Division of Reproductive Health (DRH), Ministries of Health, and other stakeholders involved in implementing health commodity and services management activities in Kenya.
The Senior Technical Advisor, RH/FP will provide technical assistance to DRH officers and other implementing partners to strengthen commodity management systems and pharmaceutical services in support of RH/FP commodities.
In addition, s/he will provide support in forecasting, quantification, planning, implementation, coordination and monitoring health commodity management system strengthening activities.
The STA will also liaise with other HCSM program staff at county and national level to leverage and integrate where possible in order to ensure accessibility to quality supply and use of RH/FP commodities and services in public, private and faith based health sectors.
S/he will also assist in the implementation of the RH/FP activities and other HCSM program activities at the county level.
Qualification and Experience

The ideal candidate is required to have a Degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Public Health, or related field with at least 7 years’ related professional experience or Post graduate degree in Public Health, or other related field and 5 years related professional experience.

S/he should have significant experience in the Kenyan public health services, experience related to pharmaceutical management, logistics information management, and health systems strengthening.

Experience in RH/FP pharmaceutical systems strengthening will be an added advantage.

In addition, s/he should be computer literate, have proven experience providing technical assistance to public health programs, and should have strong analytical, oral and written communication skills.

S/he should demonstrate ability to work within multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural contexts leadership and non-leadership positions, with tact and diplomacy.

The position involves frequent travel based on agreed schedule.

Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should submit applications at MSH Senior Technical Advisor Job not later than 14th November , 2014. If you have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.