Management Sciences for Health
(MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with over four decades
of experience in strengthening health systems, and capacity of local
institutions.
Our mission is to save lives and
improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing
the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
For more
information please visit our website www.msh.org.
MSH seeks
to recruit a highly motivated and result oriented individual to join a dynamic
team as a HRH Policy and Leadership Manager in our Leadership Management
Sustainability (LMS Kenya) Project.
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Human
Resources for Health (HRH) Policy and Leadership Manager
The HRH Policy and Leadership Manager
will help ensure the delivery of technical support in developing human
resources leadership and management capacity and human resources policies in
the health sector.
Working with the Assistant
Director for Organizational Development and HRH Policy, the HRH Policy and
Leadership Advisor will provide assistance to the country-level counterparts
and stakeholders in the public and private sector to develop a comprehensive
approach to address the health workforce shortages across the country.
S/he will also identify both
short-term and long term strategies that adhere to Health Sector Policy and
Strategy.
The incumbent will provide
assistance to the health sector leaders and managers at national level to
review and align HRH policies in line with relevant devolution legislations and
policies.
In
addition S/he will build leadership and management capacity at the sub-national
level to improve HRM systems in order to improve the quality and availability
of health services in all parts of Kenya, especially in under-served/
resource-constrained geographic locations.
Qualifications
The successful candidate is required
to have advanced degree in social sciences, public administration, management,
or public health. 5-7 years experience in HRH policy, strategic planning
development and implementation. Minimum of 5 years working experience with
Kenya’s Health Sector.
Work experience in implementing
and managing HRM systems and practices (e.g planning, recruitment, retention
and performance management).
The ideal candidate should have
excellent analytical, planning, management, and communication skills.
Successful candidate needs to be a strong team player with excellent
interpersonal, facilitation, relationship-building, negotiating and influencing
skills.
S/he should work with minimal
supervision under tight timelines and be able to support cross technical teams.
Management Sciences for Health is
an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, and national origin, and
citizenship, physical or mental handicap.
For
further detail and to apply for this position, please visit the Employment
Opportunities section of our website at www.Jobs-msh.icims.com by August 3, 2012.
If you cannot apply online or have
difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to
iRecruiterproblem@msh.org
Only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted.
