Chemonics / Kenya Pharma Supply Chain / Logistics Manager Job Vacancy

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.

Chemonics / Kenya Pharma has the following vacancy.

Position Title: Supply Chain / Logistics Manager 

Reports to: Director of Technical Coordination

Location: Nairobi

Position Description:

The Supply Chain/Logistics Manager will be responsible for Kenya Pharma’s inbound drugs shipment, customs clearance, warehousing and outbound deliveries to the service delivery points.

Specific Duties & responsibilities
Inbound shipment: 

• Liaise with the shipment subcontractor and ensure commodities are shipped from the supplier and cleared with customs in a timely manner.
• Coordinate arrival of shipments into the warehouse.

Warehousing & Inventory Management:

• Oversee warehousing practices to ensure appropriate handling of commodities.
• Coordinate the receipt and dispatch of the commodities from the warehouse.
• Manage contingency stocks and work with the procurement and forecasting and quantification managers to ensure availability of buffer stocks at all times in the warehouses.
• Plan and manage quarterly inventory and warehouse inspections.

Outbound Shipment:

• Liaise with the warehouse team for the management of drug orders, authorize emergency deliveries to facilities, and manage reverse logistics when required.
• Coordinate with the transport subcontractor to ensure efficiency in delivery of commodities to sites as well as proper tracking and tracing of commodities.

Management and Reporting:

• Provide overall management and supervision of subcontractors.
• Identify areas of potential improvements/efficiencies.
• Work with project team to develop and deliver training on various areas of supply chain management.
• Implement ISO 9001 principles, Chemonics and USAID regulations in supply chain management.

Qualifications

• B.A. (Masters preferred) in supply chain management required, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum 8 years project management experience, including supply chain and logistics operations management, subcontracts supervision and management.
• Experience managing health commodities supplies will be an added advantage.
• Thorough knowledge of USAID and its contractual and reporting requirements.
• Strong understanding of GOK customs clearance procedures and processes.

Send your CV and cover letter with three professional referees to recruit@kenyapharma.org not later than 30th September, 2011.

Please include position title in the subject line of the email.

For a more comprehensive scope of work for this position, visitwww.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers 

Samaritan's Purse Nutrition Officer Job Vacancy - Dadaab, Kenya

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.

Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse (SP) has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Position: Nutrition Officer 

1 Position

Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator

Duty Station: Dadaab

Department: Kenya Programs

Following the declaration of food insecurity in the country and recommendations from the short rains assessment, SP intends to implement a 5 month Nutrition program in West Pokot targeting children below five years, pregnant and lactating women.

The nutrition Program seeks to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition in the identified groups through provision of food and health services.

We are therefore seeking qualified candidates to fill the following positions base in Garissa County Dadaab District, North Eastern Kenya.

The post is a field position in a feeding program. Integrated Management of Acute Malanutrition (IMAM) based in Garissa County Dadaab district. The nutrition officer will be reporting to the Nutrition program manager

Responsibilities

• Ensure that nutrition care is provided to the beneficiaries at the SFCs through the mobile clinics.
• Plan and oversee medical and anthropometric screening of malnourished children and pregnant and lactating mothers
• Assist in organizing training to improve the skills of the national staff in screening, supplementary feeding, as well as nutrition education.
• Organize and supervise dry supplementary food program and outpatient therapeutic program visits
• Supervise and perform close monitoring of the staff working in the nutrition program (i.e Nutrition assistants, educators and Community Nutrition Volunteers).
• Work closely with the stabilization centers in attending to and monitoring the admitted children using the standard IMAM protocol
• Oversee the collection, handling, analysis and reporting of data related to screening, patients follow-up, and commodities (food and medical)
• Monitor the nutrition status surveillance of all children less than 5 years old; pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in SFCs; and participate in the nutrition surveillance, active screening, rapid nutrition assessments, Nutrition Surveys and produce final nutrition reports.
• Assist in developing formal and informal training materials to build the capacity of the host population in health and nutrition.
• Perform any other duty as shall be directed by the program manager

Person Specifications Education 

• Degree in nutrition, nursing or equivalent
• Must be a registered nutritionist with Kenya nutritionist and dieticians institute

Experience

• 2 years work experience in emergency nutrition work and implementation of feeding programmes
• Experience in nutrition assessments and understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems with strong computer skills and knowledge of SMART, Epi Info and SPSS data analysis packages
• Excellent communication skills
• ability to deal with donor agencies, government officials, and other NGOs;
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
• Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Creative with an ability to work with limited resources

Languages

• Fluency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent facilitation skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Proficient computer skills.

Character qualities

• High level of motivation and proven ability to work independently both in the field and in the office.
• Diplomatic and culturally sensitive.
• Team player.
• A strong Christian.

If you are interested in this position please send your C.V only and an application letter to hr@spkenya.org or amusa@samaritan.org 

Application deadline: Friday, September 28th 2011 

Only short listed applicants will be contacted

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Human Resources Assistant – MDG Job Vacancy - Kisumu, Kenya

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is supporting the implementation of the Millennium Villages Project (MVP). 

The Millennium Villages Project employs a community - based integrated development approach to help lift rural communities out of the poverty trap that afflicts more than a billion people worldwide.

The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) is supported by Millennium Promise and the Earth Institute, non-profit organizations, whose vision is the eradication of extreme global poverty.

Millennium Promise’s mission is to encourage individuals and organizations to join the fight against global poverty, disease, and hunger through an unprecedented campaign that draws on the support of all parts of society – individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, faith-based groups, governments – to ensure the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 and the end of extreme poverty by 2025.

The MVP is also supported by The MDG Centre, East and Southern Africa. The Center focuses on policy support at the national level and provides advisory services to the MVP with an intention of scaling up MDG related activities to district and national levels.

The MDG Centre would like to hire a Human Resources Assistantto report to the Finance and Administrative Officer based in Kisumu.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide the necessary HR advice to the team.
• Maintain a comprehensive HR filing system
• Maintain confidentiality
• Provide guidance and advise on performance management process
• Organize staff HR sensitization sessions
• Provide staff orientation
• Provide advice and recommendations on disciplinary actions.
• Ensure proper leave management
• Draft vacancy announcements
• Coordinate and facilitate recruitment process
• Conduct exit interviews
• Promote workplace safety.
• Provide guidance and advice on HR policy and Local Labor Laws.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in HR Management or equivalent
• 3 years experience in a relevant position in a busy similar organization.
• Must be computer literate
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili are essential.

Terms of offer ICRAF/Millennium Promise/Earth Institute is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary and benefits package, and a collegial working environment.

The contract is for an initial period of one (1) year, renewable subject to three (3) months probation period, assessment of performance, and availability of resources.

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications/competencies/skills and a detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including telephone and fax numbers and email address).

Applications should indicate “Application for a Human Resources Assistant– MDG” on their application letters OR email submissions. 

All correspondence should be addressed to the 

Human Resources Unit,
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF),
P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya

OR via email: icrafhru@cgiar.org.

Applications will be considered until 28 September, 2011.

Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted. 

We invite you to learn more about us at: 

www.worldagroforestry.org

www.millenniumpromise.org

www.mdgcentre.org

FAO Somalia Nutrition Field Analyst Job Vacancy

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Vacancy Announcement No:FAO/027/2011

Issued on: 21st Sept 2011

Deadline For Application: 9th Oct 2011

Position Title: Nutrition Field Analyst (FSNAU Project)

Organizational Unit: Somalia Country Office (FAO-Somalia)

Eligible Candidates: Somali Nationalities

Grade Level: National Professional

Duty Station: Shabelle Regions , Somalia (Location to be confirmed) with frequent in-country travel

Duration: 5 months with possible extension for project duration (1 further year)

Anticipated start date: As Soon as Possible

The multi-donor funded and FAO-managed Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia (FSNAU) seeks to hire a Somali national professional who will be based in the Shabelle Regions with the core responsibilities of a Nutrition Field Analyst for all rural livelihood zones within the Middle and Lower Shabelle regions.

The Nutrition Field Analyst will report directly to the Nutrition Focal Point based in Mogadishu and the Nairobi based Regional Supervisor and FSNAU Nutrition Team Leader; and indirectly to the Chief Technical Advisor of the FSNAU; with overall supervision of the FAO Country Representative.

The Field Analyst will work in close consultation with the Nutrition Focal Point for Shabelle / Hiran, other Field Analysts, and other technical specialists.

The Field Analyst is under the direct supervision of the Regional Supervisor and Technical Manager and will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Develop and submit annual, quarterly and monthly work plans in collaboration with supervisor
• Collect monthly data from health facilities, selective feeding programs and others within area of responsibility
• Analyze the nutrition information, and generate a monthly summary report on the estimated nutrition situation of the different population groups in the area of responsibility, as prescribed by the Nutrition Team,
• Undertake emergency assessments in collaboration with the nutrition and food security colleagues
• Participate in nutrition, food security and baseline surveys and assessments
• Collaborate with the Food Security Analyst in your area of operation, as well as with other Field and Nutrition Analysts in neighboring districts and regions, and ensure consistency of food security and nutrition information
• Identify vulnerable areas and key sources of information and make recommendations for further investigation
• Support coordination of assessments and monitoring/surveillance activities within area of responsibility
• Represent FSNAU in partner coordination meetings at the field level and report proceedings to Nairobi
• Ensure that planned activities within area of responsibility are undertaken
• Report regularly through email, telephone, and/or radio

Minimum Requirements and Skills

• University degree in nutrition or public health
• Minimum three years relevant work experience in nutrition related field in Somalia
• Knowledge and experience with different methods of information collection and analysis
• Strong critical thinking, English writing ability and computer skills
• Ability to be impartial in the performance of one’s duties and responsibilities
• Ability to communicate fluently in English and Somali
• Good knowledge of the area and ability to travel regularly

To Apply: 

Send your application to: 

Candidates are requested to submit a covering letter quoting the Position Title and Vacancy Announcement No. FAO/027/2011 along with their current/detailed Curriculum Vitae and FAO Personal History (PH) form (available at www.fao.org/VA/adm11e.dot - see following page for guidelines on how to fill it out). 

E-mail is the preferred means of receipt and the application should be sent to HR-Somalia@fao.org. 

The subject line of the e-mail message should read CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/027/2011. 

If making a hard copy submission, the envelope should be clearly marked CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/027/2011 and sent to the following address:

FAO-Somalia
UN-Somalia Ngecha Road Complex
Corner Lower Kabete Road/Ngecha Road
P.O. Box 30470-00100 
Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications may also be faxed, again clearly indicating CONFIDENTIAL - FAO/027/2011 in the subject line, to +254-20-4000333.

Applications must be received by the deadline. 

Late applications will not be considered.

Only short listed candidates meeting all essential qualifications will be contacted