Chemonics / Kenya Pharma is a USAID funded project that seeks to establish and operate a reliable, sustainable pharmaceutical supply chain management system. Its aim is to forecast, procure, store, and distribute drugs, supplies, and equipment needed for the care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
Chemoics/Kenya Pharma has the following vacancy in a region outside Nairobi.
REGIONAL MANAGER
Position Description:
- The Regional Manager will be based in the assigned region and will oversee field team in the assigned region. He/she will be responsible for providing the regions field team with continuous on the job coaching and support.
- Additionally, the regional manager will provide direct support to larger, key service delivery sites in the assigned region.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage the region’s field team and ensure timely submission of accurate data on monthly ARV consumption, M&E indicators, reports and orders from the service delivery points.
- Train service delivery points to use the projects electronic Supply Chain Management system (eSCM) for ordering, reporting and tracking deliveries to the service delivery points.
- Identify regional needs for technical support and plan technical or senior management visits as required;
- Strengthen collaboration with key implementing partners and liaise with government structures in assigned region (e.g. PHMT & DHMTs, APHIA coordinators, other stakeholders, etc);
- Identify training needs for the regional team.
- Review regional monthly reports, disseminate findings and recommendations.
Qualifications
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences;
- 3-5 years experience working handling pharmaceutical products in Kenya;
- Solid working knowledge of ART provision in Kenya with 1 -2 years experience in managing ART commodities logistics will be an added advantage;
- Good understanding of the health systems in Kenya especially Public health facilities will be an added advantage;
- Experience in working with key organizations involved in USG supported HIV treatment and care will also be an added advantage;
- Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training;
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate a team to attain set objectives;
- Excellent written, oral communication and computer skills (Ms. Office).
For a more comprehensive scope of works for this position, visit www.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers
