Tuesday 20 September 2011

Senior Program Advisor job vacancy in Nairobi Kenya


Position: Senior Program Advisor

Description:

The Senior Program Advisor based ¡n Nairobi, Kenya will provide support to the Chief of Party in strategic leadership, management and technical expertise to strengthen a medical supply agency.

In addition, with the guidance of the Governance and Organizational Development Advisor, this position will support overall organizational development and the effective implementation of capacity building activities as they relate to the organization as a whole.

This project is fast-paced, dynamic and demanding. Candidates should be able to perform under pressure and be proactive.

Key duties include:
  • Assist the Chief of Party to provide oversight and technical direction to the project to assure a high quality of project interventions and adherence to the work plan and project performance monitoring plan.
  • Support the Chief of Party to supervise and manage the project’s technical advisors including subcontractors to ensure project goals are achieved.
  • Support the design, implementation, and monitoring of capacity building events and activities, including workshops, technical assistance, and material and curriculum development for medical supply agency counterparts
  • Support creation, dissemination, maintenance and archiving of technical documents of the program
  • Work closely with medical supply agency counterparts and the Project Team to develop and implement a comprehensive capacity building strategy to address institutional capacity building needs within the medical supply agency.
  • Work with the Governance and OD Advisor concurrently in order to build and execute a change management plan.
  • As directed, create organizational development tools, methods, and resources to support the capacity development effort.
Required qualifications include:
  • Minimum of ten years’ experience and proven track record working in the field of donor-funded health projects, preferably in Kenya.
  • In depth technical knowledge of at least two of the following technical areas: governance, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, organizational development, financial management, supply chain management.
  • Demonstrated leadership and management skills with experience supervising senior staff.
  • Experience working with senior levels of government, policy makers, executives and senior managers to achieve established goals and lasting results.
  • Proven ability to mentor, motivate and work as part of a team.
  • Advanced degree in public health or related field.
  • Advanced skills in writing and communication.
Deloitte seeks to recruit well qualified personnel for an ongoing USAID-funded medical supply chain project. 

Interested persons should submit a CV and cover letter in Microsoft Word format within 10 days of this publication to info@kspkenya.com. 

Subject line of: “Senior Program Advisor”. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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