African Health Markets for Equity Project Management Consultant
Purpose: Marie Stopes International (MSI) is the prime on a $60 m, 5 year
proposal to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DFID entitled Africa
Health Markets for Equity (AHME).
AHME proposes to improve the coverage of priority health
technologies among the poor in Africa through integrating social franchising
with demand-side financing approaches at scale.
The AHME Project Management Unit is based in Nairobi and will provide
administrative support and management oversight respectively to country-level
implementation.
The Project Management Consultant will work to support the start
up of the AHME partnership.
The Incumbent will report to the Associate Director Health
Markets.
Duties:
- Facilitate the
start up of AHME at the country level
- Provide
leadership and vision on the implementation of AHME in country
- Provide support
to MSI and other partners in executing and managing projects/developing
their programme
- Organize
stakeholder meetings
- Prepare
training/commodity plans
- Develop risk
registers
- Convene kick off
meetings in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana
- Support start up
of AHME work within MSI by coordinating with the relevant teams such as
Research and Metrics, Medical Development Team, etc.
- Document start
up with country level start up guidelines including financial and
narrative report requirements and schedule for all partners.
- Facilitate start
up of AHME management structure
- Create Terms of
Reference for AHME board, Technical Advisory Board, Project Management
Team
- Convene initial
meetings at all management levels
- Develop
communications strategy for AHME
- Develop internal
communications strategy for MSI to ensure all internal stakeholders are
aware of AHME and their contributions
- Develop external
communications strategy for stakeholders within implementation countries
and donors to ensure all external stakeholders are aware of AHME and their
contributions
- Facilitate
contracting process with AHME partnership
- Coordinate and
contracting process for MSI with donor partners and between partners and
MSI
- Effectively
manage sub-grants with partners including clear financial and narrative
reporting
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Master’s Degree
in Public Health - Health Financing and Health Systems focus
- Minimum 5 years
progressive work-experience in international development
- Project
management experience
- Grants
management experience
- Knowledge of
health systems, clinical service delivery and health financing
- Writing skills –
ability to present written information in an appealing and easy to follow
format
- Highly
articulate and analytical with attention to detail
Attitude / Motivation:
- Passionate about
improving access to health services and information.
- Belief in the
role of the private sector to deliver health outcomes
Applications including a cover letter and detailed CVs with
contact details of 3 referees should be submitted to:
People and Development Dept
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
Marie Stopes Kenya
On or before 20th July, 2012
‘Marie Stopes International is an equal opportunity employer’
