Medical Careers in Kenya 2014.
Health Strat is a medical and health systems technical support institution seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the post of Health Systems Strengthening Specialist
Job Title: HS – Health Systems Strengthening Specialist
Employer: Health Strat
Location: Kenya
Reporting to: Health Systems Strengthening Specialist
Primary Responsibilities:
- Serve as the point of contact for Health Strat with respective government officials within the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) and other partner agencies in respect to grant capacity development
- Support the KPS AIDS Control Unit (ACU) technical specialists and regional ACUs in building capacity of national and regional ACU management teams to undertake strategic and annual planning, resourcing and monitoring prison HIV programs
- Assist in program planning, design, review, monitoring and evaluation including programmatic reporting
- Establish systems that support national and regional prison commands to map resources for grants implementation, budget resources according to priorities and evidence, and monitor disbursements and budget performance, including transitioning of USG programs to the KPS central management
- Work with other capacity building advisors and consultants to develop sub-grantee organizational systems capacity to plan, manage and monitor grants
- Document plans for health system strengthening activities at national and regional levels and communicate these plans using approved channels and communicate progress through monthly, quarterly and annual reports on HSS activities
- Coordinate and collaborate with all public sectors, NGOs and other developmental partners working with the KPS for effective resource mobilization and harmonization for greater impact
Person Specifications
Academic Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Public Health or Masters in Business administration with at least 5 years’ experience working at a senior level on health systems strengthening
- Candidates with Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 7 years’ experience in health systems programing and project management at the national or provincial/County level
Skills
- Demonstrated capacity to network and negotiate with key stakeholders across different sectors in support of health programs
- Experience working with PEPFAR-funded health system strengthening funded projects is highly desirable
- Substantial experience and demonstrated success in designing, implementing and managing complex health project in developing countries, especially in Africa and other resource limited settings
- Excellent facilitation skills supporting entities to translate policies into strategic plans for implementation
- Knowledge of national level and international development programs will be an added advantage
- Excellent computer literacy in MS word, excel and PowerPoint
How to Apply
Please forward a cover letter detailing your suitability and Curriculum Vitae to include contact information for three referees, and captioning the job title that you are applying for on the subject of the cover email, to info@healthstrat.co.ke by 17 April 2014 5.00pm.
Applications received after 5.00pm on the closing date shall not be considered.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 7 days from the closing date.
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