Management Sciences for
Health (MSH) founded in 1971, is a non-profit organization with a
mission 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.
Together with our
partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing and
transitional countries to create stronger management systems that
improve health services for the greatest health impact.
Headquartered in the
United States, we have operations in more than 30 countries and employ
more than 2,000 people from over 73 nations.
For more information please visit our website: www.msh.org.
MSH seeks to recruit
highly motivated and result oriented individual for the Strengthening
Public Health Laboratory Systems (SPHLS) Project in the Republic of
Kenya funded by PEPFAR.
The Project goal is to
strengthen and expand public health laboratory systems and develop
indigenous capacity in Kenya to support HIV prevention, treatment and
care as part of the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS relief.
Technical Director / Deputy Project Director
The Technical Director
/Deputy Project Director will lead, direct, mentor and monitor the team
of local technical laboratory staff carrying out approved activities to
strengthen laboratory systems and services in Kenya in order to support
and improve HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs.
In collaboration with the
Project Director, s/he will contribute significantly to providing the
overall vision, strategic direction and state-of-the-art technical
approaches for the project.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise the project technical activities to ensure that the work is technically and logistically sound, collaborative, timely, and is conducted in line with the donor-approved project work plan and budget.
- Ensure that technical work plans and budgets and individual staff action plans are developed and implemented in a timely manner and that the various activities and outputs are clearly linked to the overall project performance monitoring plan.
- Supervise the laboratory technical staff, as assigned.
- Act as the main point of contact for the subcontractor and short term consultants. S/he will oversee their performance.
- Work closely with the Project Director to prepare and present annual and quarterly project progress and technical reports to MSH, CDC/USG, MOH and other partners.
- In partnership with the Project Director, meet regularly with senior Government of Kenya officials, CDC, collaborating partners, and other stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments and challenges and to advocate and ensure technical assistance activities result in skills transfer in sustainable ways.
- Consult frequently with CDC on the current and future strategic direction of the project.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate
should have a medical or science degree from a recognized university,
plus a higher qualification (Doctoral or Master’s Degree) in clinical
pathology, microbiology, public health or related field.
Clinical Pathologist, Laboratory Scientist or Public Health professional, with at least 8 years’ relevant working experience at a senior level in managing clinical and public health laboratories essential.
S/he must be registered
with the appropriate regulatory authority such as the Kenya Medical
Practitioners’ and Dentists Board , Kenya Medical Laboratory
Technicians’ and Technologists’ Board ( KMLTTB).
Experience in
implementing and managing CDC, USAID, WHO, GFATM or other donor-funded
health projects related to laboratory systems development is preferred.
Ability to guide strategy
development, manage technical implementation of projects and lead a
team as well as ability to supervise mentor and coach other project
staff.
Demonstrated ability to
work independently as well as in collaboration with colleagues and
partners, and strong commitment to managing and meeting competing
deadlines.
Effective written and verbal communication skills are required.
S/he should have ability to advocate and bring about consensus with senior government officials and numerous stakeholders.
The ideal candidate
should be computer literate and willing and available to travel
extensively within Kenya and elsewhere as required.
Please note that international allowances are not available for this position.
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 at www.Jobsmsh.icims.com by 19th October 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.
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