EAC Senior Health Officer (Reproductive, Child and Adolescent Health) Job

The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
 

The EAC mission is to widen and deepen economic, political, social and cultural integration to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade and investments.
 

This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and result-driven professionals who are citizens of East African Community Partner States (Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) to apply for the following position:

Senior Health Officer (Reproductive, Child and Adolescent Health) 

Ref: EAC/HR/2014-2015/012
 

Role Summary: To coordinate harmonization of EAC Partner States’ national policies, legislation, strategies and guidelines on sexual, reproductive health, child and adolescent health and rights, including immunization and nutrition and also facilitate the development and implementation of regional strategic plans, projects, programmes, initiatives and joint interventions within the Partner States.
 

Professional Staff Category: (P2 Equivalent)
 

Reports to: EAC Principal Health Officer (PHO)
 

Funding: United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA
 

Station: EAC Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania
 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promote universal access to sexual, reproductive, child and adolescent health and rights services in East Africa;
• Coordinate development of guidelines and programmes that enhance child health rights and child protection, including children with disabilities and social inclusion;
• Establish sub-regional benchmark information on sexual, reproductive, maternal, new born, child and adolescent health and rights, immunization, nutrition and reproductive health commodity Security in East Africa Community Partner States;

APHIAplus IMARISHA Program Officer Vacancy

Vacancy: Program Officer - MNCH

(1 Opening)

Type of position: Full time

Location: Isiolo

Proposed Start Date: ASAP

Position Summary and Introduction: APHIAplus IMARISHA is an AMREF Kenya - led USAID-funded integrated health program in the Northern Arid Lands Region, implemented by five consortium partners.  

The program operates in 8 counties of Turkana, Isiolo, Samburu, Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Tana River. 

BroadReach Healthcare works with other consortium members to strengthen and expand high quality integrated HIV care and treatment, MNCH and Nutrition services and Continuous Quality Improvement in the public and private sectors, as well as to coordinate, track and implement innovations for improving health outcomes.

BroadReach Healthcare (BRHC), one of the consortium partners on APHIAplus IMARISHA, is a rapidly growing global healthcare solutions company with offices in Arlington, VA, South Africa and around the globe. 

The company is a worldwide leader in developing, implementing, and managing innovative healthcare systems and delivery networks. 

The company has particular expertise in the management and scale-up of HIV/AIDS treatment programs in Africa. BRHC is recruiting a Program Officer-MNCH to be based in Isiolo.  

The key role of for the position is to provide direct technical support and mentorship of health care workers in both public and private health facilities as well as county health personnel to ensure provision of expanded high quality integrated health care in Maternal, Neonatal and Child health issues including family planning and reproductive health.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to community and facility staff, CHEWs and TBAs/ CHVs to increase their knowledge and skills related to PMTCT and care of infected mothers, exposed babies and the general care of mothers and newborns through nurse specific training

Health & Safety Officer Job in Kwale

Position: Health & Safety Officer

 
Duty Station: Kwale

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Policies and Practices:

• Develop, monitor and continuously improve a Safety Policy and Procedures document for the company.
• Ensure company and client safety and environmental procedures and safe working practices are strictly followed, with the aim of reducing lost time incidents to less than the industry standard.
• Strive towards completion of comprehensive Safe Work / Operating Procedures for all operations.
• Implement a company wide strategy for completing Job Safety Analysis for each task.
• Carry out and delegate Risk Assessments to be carried out in each work area consistently.
• Initiate, lead and complete all accident investigations within 24hrs of incident.
• Analysis of accidents, maintain incident/accident register and make statutory reports returns to the director of occupation health and safety services.
• Ensure and maintain procedures for managing hazardous substances and the disposal of chemicals
• Assist individual departments with the updating of SOPs.
• Keep up to date with new legislation.

EGPAF Technical Advisor Job in Coast

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 15 countries and at more than 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. 

Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. 

With a growing global staff of over 1,000 - nine of 10 who work in the field - the Foundation’s global mission is to implement HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities  to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.

Vacancy: Technical Advisor                 

Location: Coast Province, Kenya

Overview: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) intends to recruit technical advisors for both long-term and short-term positions for the following areas: prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT); HIV testing & counseling; voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC); HIV care and treatment; laboratory services; TB/HIV; HIV stigma & discrimination; family planning; water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH); nutrition; health systems strengthening; quality assurance; training and capacity building; and behavior change communication (BCC).

The technical advisors will provide leadership, management, support, coordination, and technical expertise for the implementation of an anticipated integrated health service delivery program in Coast Province, Kenya.

Positions are subject to project award and funding.

Hello doctor Clinical Manager Job

Hello doctor

Job Title: Clinical Manager

Job Title Reporting to: Country Manager

Key Relationships:   

• Digital Manager: Reporting, Feedback, Fulfilling all digital requirements.
• Medical Researcher: In gathering and reporting the latest medical content.
• Digital Team / Copywriters: Working together to meet targets requirement within the business.
• Contracted Doctors: Contracting, training, scheduling, management and quality assurance

Purpose of the Job / Main Objective is:
 

1. To: Develop and/or validate clinical protocols

• Treatment algorithms
• Formularies
• DUR edits

2. To: Develop and/or validate clinical content

• Call scripts
• Treatment application linkages
• Patient messaging
• Website content

3. Clinical knowledge management

4. Clinical outcomes monitoring & reporting

5. Clinical Governance:

• Doctor credentialing
• Policy adherence monitoring
• Doctor profiling 
• Quality assurance audits
• Attend client meetings

6. Professional Indemnity 

• Manage professional indemnity cover for doctors

7. Manage relationships with Kenyan medical regulatory bodies

Qualifications: MBChB. Also needs to be fully registered with the Kenyan Board of Medical Practioners.

Experience:

• At least 5 years clinical medical experience that must include GP and Casualty work. 
• Management experience also critical.

Business Skills Required: 

MSF Switzerland OT Nurse Job in Agok South Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organisation providing assistance to people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.
 

MSF Switzerland (MSF-CH) is currently seeking to employ a qualified candidate for the following position:
 

Function: OT Nurse

Location: AGOK / South Sudan

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 Months

Main tasks include, but not limited to:

• Ensure the preparation of the theatre room for a specific operation (materiel, table etc).
• Ensure that all needed medication are available both in OT and surgical ward
• Ensure quality of the sterilization process
• Ensure reception and installation of the patient in the theatre room, ensure all needed preparation are done outside of the OT (consent form, review anesthetist and surgeon, hygiene, patient file)
• Ensure asepsis rules during all nursing cares procedure inside the theatre and in surgical ward
• Assist the surgeon as a runner or scrub nurse if needed
• Ensure the patient is released of the OT in condition as per protocol
• Surgical care
• Ensure pre operation and post operation patient care in collaboration with the surgeon, MD, COs and according to MSF protocols
• Ensure the explanation of wound care and medication on patients’ discharge
• Ensure follow up appointments are scheduled and explained to patient on discharge

Pharmacy Technician Job in Karatina

A Pharmacy in Karatina, Nyeri County dealing in supply and dispensing of drugs to clients within Karatina and its environs, including individual clients, clinics, hospitals and other institutions.

Pharmacy Technician

Location: Karatina (Kenya)

Summary description

• Prepare and dispense prescribed medications and pharmaceutical preparations according to patients' prescription.
• Provide advice for non-prescription medications
• Monitor drugs and other medical supplies levels and initiate the procurement process.
• Take inventory and track medication and supply orders
• Keep records of all drug stocks ordered, drugs issued to clients and stocks remaining.
• Prepare and submit reports on daily sales undertaken and achievement to the management as required.
• Arrange drugs in the required manner
• Establish and maintain good relationships with customers which includes clinics, doctors, hospitals and other institutions

Personal Attributes

• High level of motivation, organization, honesty, commitment and professional responsibility
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Accurate and detail oriented

Radiographer Needed Urgently in Nairobi

Our client in health sector is seeking to fill the following position of Radiographer in some their many branches in Kenya

Job Purpose: As the Radiographer you will among other duties play part in improving efficiency of medical services at the center.

Your key responsibilities in the X – ray department will be to:

• To carry out all routine X-ray services at the center.
• Procurement of X-ray films, reagents and equipments from suppliers in collaboration with the COO and the administration.
• Ensuring that x-ray operation standards are maintained and examinations are carried out on time without delay and notifying the doctors on all the finished examination and reports.
• Stock taking of X-ray films, reagents and consumables will be carried out every month with the administration. The management may also from time to time carry out impromptu stock inspection in the department.
• Maintain and evaluate radiation safety measures in the department
• Responsible in keeping of X-ray files namely:

1. The register for daily X-ray work
2. The Local Purchase, internal requisition orders
3. Delivery notes and invoices files

• Assist in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene at the department
• Participate in promotion and marketing of the centers services.
• Submission of reports of X-ray services
• Daily update of consumables stock levels on the CBS
• Provide daily report of sales

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Documentation Specialist Job

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation seeks an inspirational individual to work as a Documentation Specialist
SNV and WEDC have been undertaking a sanitation action research (SAR) to: 

(1) generate and share knowledge and new insights on sanitation markets in rural areas and 

(2) identify, test and recommend suitable market based solutions for scaling up access to improved latrine options and services in rural areas. 

The action research has been on going in 3 districts in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
 

SNV is seeking services of an experienced documentation specialist to produce reader friendly and publishable reports for a number of results noted from the Sanitation Action Research.

ICAP Deputy Chief of Party Job in Mombasa

Vacancy: Deputy Chief of Party

Location: Mombasa, Kenya
 

Overall Purpose: ICAP at Columbia University seeks a Project Deputy Chief of Party who will work closely with the Project Chief of Party to provide strategic planning, management guidance and oversight to the project and is responsible for achieving the planned results set out for the project. 

S/he will be responsible for designing and implementing project activities and providing technical support for all aspects of the project. 

S/he will supervise the project teams.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to ensure effective implementation and coordination of program activities and monitor progress toward the achievement of the project-specific program goals and objectives
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of program activities and results to USAID
• Present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key stakeholders, including donor, government and other implementing partners
• Supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts with program goals
• Assist the annual work planning process associated with the project
• Assure the quality of technical interventions at national and county level
• Assure the sustainability of interventions, particularly in the area of capacity building
• Provide technical assistance to regional/county counterparts on technical issues and participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions
• Troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control
• Represent the program in all matters pertaining to the execution of program-related activities before the Government of Kenya, USAID and other partners, including interactions with the most senior levels representatives of these institutions

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Medical Doctor, Surgeon Job in South Sudan

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organisation providing assistance to people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.

MSF Switzerland (MSF-CH) is currently seeking to employ a qualified candidate for the following position:

Function: Medical Doctor, Surgeon

Number of Vacancies: 1

Location: Agok, South Sudan

Duration: 1 year Fixed Term

Scope of Responsibilities:

The Medical Doctor will be supporting the Agok project in South Sudan under the supervision of the Medical team Leader (MTL). He/She will have the following scope of responsibilities;

• Ensure and organise medical activities for patients and/or a population in accordance to the context, to MSF protocols and to universal hygiene standards taking into consideration quality and continuity of care
• Ensure supervision and training of a team
• Be responsible to the medical team in OT
• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnosis and prevention (helped by clinical examination, laboratory results and exams available)
• If necessary prescribe relevant treatment according to MSF guidelines and protocols
• Ensure a medical follow-up of quality and if necessary (and possible) refer to other health facilities
• Apply hygiene standards in all medical activities
• Keep informed the patient and his family about any development
• Collaborate with nurses and team supervisor in indicating the needs in medical equipment and drugs
• Has an obligation to contribute and monitor the ward pharmacy: availability of the relevant drugs and medical material
• Has an obligation to contribute and monitor the quality of the disinfection and sterilization process of the material and medical equipment
• Is in charge of new needs identification, in terms of drugs and medical equipments, in line with pathologies met in his/her medical practice

ICAP Project Deputy Chief of Party Job in Mombasa

Deputy Chief of Party
 

Location: Mombasa, Kenya
 

Overall Purpose: ICAP at Columbia University seeks a Project Deputy Chief of Party who will work closely with the Project Chief of Party to provide strategic planning, management guidance and oversight to the project and is responsible for achieving the planned results set out for the project. 

S/he will be responsible for designing and implementing project activities and providing technical support for all aspects of the project.

S/he will supervise the project teams.
 

Major Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to ensure effective implementation and coordination of program activities and monitor progress toward the achievement of the project-specific program goals and objectives
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of program activities and results to USAID
• Present progress, achievements, and lessons learned to key stakeholders, including donor, government, and other implementing partners
• Supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts with program goals
• Assist the annual work planning process associated with the project
• Assure the quality of technical interventions at national and county level
• Assure the sustainability of interventions, particularly in the area of capacity building
• Provide technical assistance to regional/county counterparts on technical issues and participate in relevant technical advisory groups with counterparts and partner institutions
• Troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control
• Represent the program in all matters pertaining to the execution of program-related activities before the Government of Kenya, USAID, and other partners, including interactions with the most senior levels representatives of these institutions

Health Strat Clinical Officer Job in Nairobi

Health Strat is a medical and health systems technical support institution seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the post of Clinical Services Specialist. 

This position will support the delivery of comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services within Nairobi County Health Facilities.

Job Title: Clinical Officer

 
Location: Nairobi County

Primary Function: Provide both Clinical leadership and patient management at facility level. 

Key Activities
 

Technical Support

• Provide high quality clinical HIV patient care according to national guidelines including leading clinical effectiveness efforts, ensuring implementation of recommended clinical protocols, national guidelines.
• Ensure that the health facility patient care is provided according to agreed basic care standards as defined by national guidelines and agreed performance measures.  
• Establish clinic systems that support patient care appropriate to the staffing levels and patient volumes, including supporting the establishment of patient flow with attention to infection control; patient referral systems within the facility and with other institutions.
• Establish and implement treatment and care plans.
• Lead the evaluation and continued improvement of medical practice ( CQI Committee)
• Participate in Peer Review process when requested. 
• Serve as liaison to medical education committees at the health facility level.
• Support infection control measures at the health facility. 
• Utilize site data to inform delivery of services at the facility.

WAHA (Women and Health Alliance International) Regional Financial and Administrative Coordinator Job

Women and Health Alliance International

Regional Financial and Administrative Coordinator

Background: WAHA International is a non-governmental organization, which was created in 2009. 

The organization’s goal is to improve healthcare for women and children in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the world.

Position: You will report to WAHA’s Representative in Nairobi, and the Financial and Administration Manager at the headquarters in Paris and will work in cooperation with the administrators in the relevant countries. 

You will be responsible for supporting field officers with financial and administrative reporting in the following countries: Kenya, South Soudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting

Objective: Maintain accounting controls for operations in east Africa.

You will control and validate monthly accounting reports before sending them to the headquarters.

You will ensure that the tools and procedures developed at the headquarters are properly implemented in the field.

You will provide support and training for administrators in the field under your responsibility.

You will carry out internal audits when needed.

Financial Management

Objective: Budgetary and financial management

You will supervise the production and follow-up of budgets created by the field administrators and ensure that they are consistent with the rules established by the funders.

You will participation in the production of intermediary and final financial reports to be submitted to the funders.

You will participate in the preparation of field audits carried out by the funders.

Medical Jobs in Kenya

Primary Care Physician

1 Position

This is a position for a motivated and enthusiastic primary care physician who would like to be part of an innovative way of managing healthcare in Kenya. 

The incumbent will be responsible for providing quality healthcare to clients who visit the health facility as well as manage the clinic operations.

The ideal physician should possess:

• Hold a Bachelor degree in Medicine, as well as have current Membership and Practicing License from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Have at least 2 years’ supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting and attained a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in an accredited institution

Other Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Innovative with a high degree of initiative
• Organisational skills
• Leadership skills

Pharmaceutical Technologist

International AIDS research organization Clinical Research Specialist Vacancy in Kenya

The regional office of an international AIDS research organization is looking for an experienced clinical research professional to fill the position of Clinical Research Specialist.
 

Responsibilities:
 

Work with senior staff to support the organization’s clinical research and training efforts throughout Africa, including:

• Performing activities associated with design, implementation, management and monitoring of clinical research, observational and epidemiology studies throughout Africa.
• Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of a newly designed international training program (both degree and non-degree) and providing operational and administrative support to ensure program objectives are achieved.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA in a scientific/life sciences field or professional nurse (RN) or equivalent required. Advanced degree desirable.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a CRA. A proven and successful track record in monitoring and management of investigational sites in large multi-center trials.
• Strong proficiency in Good Clinical Practices (GCP), ICH guidelines and regulatory procedures with the ability to train site personnel as needed.
• Experience in developing, managing and coordinating degree and non-degree training programs is useful.
• Excellent computer skills with knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and email are required. 
• Additional skills with MS project desirable but not necessary.

Salary:

ChildFund International Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director Job in Kenya

ChildFund International exists to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. 

ChildFund promotes societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children.

ChildFund Kenya intends to recruit for the following positions for a forthcoming Orphans and Vulnerable Children program in one or two regions in Kenya
 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director

1 Post
 

Duties / Responsibilities
 

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director will lead all monitoring and evaluation and research activities for the anticipated Orphans and Vulnerable Children program in Kenya. 

The M&E Director will provide day-to-day management of the program’s monitoring and evaluation and research activities working with the program staff, external consultants, implementing partners
and key stakeholders.

The M&E Director will report directly to the project Chief of Party (COP).

The position will be reporting to the Chief of Party (CoP).

Requirements / Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health, Health Management, Sociology, International Affairs, Public Policy, Public Administration, Biostatistics, Statistics/Social Research and/or in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in design and management of Monitoring and Evaluation and Research programs, preferably with respect to child welfare and protection systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, and service delivery;
• Expertise in M&E-related activities such as statistical analysis, impact evaluation, performance evaluations, instrument design and management, and M&E training;
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English;

ChildFund International Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) Vacancy in Nairobi

ChildFund promotes societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children.

ChildFund Kenya intends to recruit for the following positions for a forthcoming Orphans and Vulnerable Children program in one or two regions in Kenya
 

Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) 

1 Post
 

Duties/Responsibilities
 

The proposed DCoP will be responsible for technical leadership of the program and manage a team of senior staff and sub partners and ensure quality, timeliness, and Efficiency of all products and activities generated under the project. 

The DCoP will be expected to work closely with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kenya, the Government of Kenya at National and Devolved levels, and other stakeholders.

The position will be reporting to the Chief of Party (CoP).
 

Requirements / Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or higher in international development, social sciences, public Health or a closely related field is required.
• The DCoP must be experienced in addressing the challenges faced by children affected by HIV or otherwise living in adverse circumstances, as demonstrated by at least five years of experience designing, implementing and managing large, complex projects involving multiple partners, in/for developing countries. 
• Experience Living and working in Kenya is required.
• Experience with child welfare and protection programs, systems strengthening, capacity building, economic strengthening, service delivery, quality improvement or policy development is required.
• Experience with programming to address gender concerns and programming for very young children and adolescents/ youth required.

International AIDS research organization Clinical Research Specialist

The regional office of an international AIDS research organization is looking for an experienced clinical research professional to fill the position of Clinical Research Specialist.

Responsibilities:
 

Work with senior staff to support the organization’s clinical research and training efforts throughout Africa, including:

• Performing activities associated with design, implementation, management and monitoring of clinical research, observational and epidemiology studies throughout Africa.
• Coordinating and monitoring the implementation of a newly designed international training program (both degree and non-degree) and providing operational and administrative support to ensure program objectives are achieved.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA in a scientific/life sciences field or professional nurse (RN) or equivalent required. Advanced degree desirable.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a CRA. A proven and successful track record in monitoring and management of investigational sites in large multi-center trials.
• Strong proficiency in Good Clinical Practices (GCP), ICH guidelines and regulatory procedures with the ability to train site personnel as needed.

Pharmaceutical sales representative Vacancy in Mombasa

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Location: Mombasa

Salary: Open

Our client is a global pharmaceutical company looking to start up in Kenya. 

They seek to hire a Pharmaceutical sales representative whose sole purpose is to detail and sell a range of Ophthalmology and Medical Aesthetical products to Doctors, pharmacies, Optoms.

Job Description: The TM is responsible for a defined geographical area and has accountability for the promotion and sales of a number of Ophthalmology and medical aesthetic brands. At least once a year, the TM has to present his own Territory Plan to his RSM.

In this area, the TM will promote companies brands to a targeted selection of ophthalmologists, optometrists, medical practitioners, pharmacists and other relevant groups. He will do this implementing marketing strategy with the sales materials provided.

The number of initiatives and meetings to be organized will be taken into the individual targets.

The TM should develop and further improve good relationships with the physicians, but also with all members of staff. If relevant, the TM has to understand precisely the standard operating procedure in the hospitals, this in order to get our brands in hospital formularies / tenders

Be present at all major congresses and meetings in your area and if necessary at country congresses and meetings. Take the opportunity to meet and further strengthen his/her relationship with key physicians during these meetings.

Be aware of and report all competitor activities in your area, take appropriate action, if necessary in consideration with your area manager

Keep up to date in reporting on ACE: New doctors, Addresses, Quintiles, Hospitals