About
Action Africa Help International: Action
Africa Help International (AAH-I) is an African-led, regional organisation,
working in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.
It brings
over 25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and
post-conflict situations, including refugees, internally displaced people, host
communities and communities in urban slums.
We are
currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions contingent
on funding.
Position
Title: Hospital
Management Expert
Consultancy
Period: 15 months
Location: Somaliland
Project
start date: 1st June
2016
Responsibilities
The
Technical Advisor, will act as an advisor to the regional health officer (RHO),
hospital director (HD), hospital management team (HMT) and SDF on matters
relating to hospital management.
S/he will
ensure Community/Regional Health Board, Hospital Committees are established and
functional in accordance with relevant terms of reference and that all SDF
resources are properly managed in line with regulations.
They will
be responsible for setting up the cost-recovery systems as per agreement in the
project proposal and ensure proper management of these resources.
S/he will
also ensure that systems such as human resources, finances, pharmacy, asset
management, quality assurance and security management, are developed in
conjunction with the PMT and the relevant MOH departments.
Qualifications and skills
- Minimum
Master’s degree in Medicine, Public Health or Hospital Management.
Candidates with Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience will be
considered in the absence of a master’s degree.
- Proven
experience in Project Management skills including financial monitoring and
reporting gained through management of health projects or hospitals.
- Proven
facilitation, analytical and report writing skills.
- Proven
interpersonal and diplomatic skills and proven conflict sensitivity and
understanding of gender programming.
- Demonstrated
experience in project design, formulation and management of projects
supporting peripheral hospitals and health systems.
Position Title: Public Health
Logistician and Administrator
Consultancy
Period: 15 months
Location: Somaliland
Project
start date: 1st June
2016
Responsibilities
The Public
Health Logistician and Administrator will ensure that the required hospital
systems in the hospital are set up, train counterparts and ensure gradual
handover of responsibilities on achieving predetermined milestones.
S/he will
set up the drug and equipment management system, including forecasting,
procurement, storage, stock management consumption, and rational use and
establish an essential drug programme.
They will
oversee financial system and ensure compliance; set up IT and asset management
system and train hospital pharmacy staff and other management/administrative
employees as required.
Qualifications
and skills
- Minimum
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, administration, medical
management, public sector management or social sciences.
- At
least 7 years’ as medical logistician in a busy project preferably in the
nongovernmental sector or in a hospital management project;
- Experience
working in a senior pharmaceutical logistics position in secondary health
or referral hospital or relevant industry in emerging countries.
- Proven
facilitation, analytical and report writing skills.
- Fluency
in English. Knowledge of Somali will be an added advantage.
Position Title: Clinical Nurse
Tutor
Consultancy
Period: 6 months
Location: Somaliland
Project
start date: 1st June
2016
The Clinical
nurse tutor will be expected to enforce quick improvements in the quality
of care; provide on the job and formal training, assist in the capacity
building needs assessment, development of nursing manuals/training manuals and
SOP.
Qualifications and skills
- Minimum
Bachelors’ degree in nursing
- Demonstrated
minimum of 3 years’ experience in setting up clinical/nursing services and
management of project supporting peripheral hospitals and health systems.
- Minimum
of 7 years' experience working in senior clinical nursing management
positions in the secondary health sector in emerging countries.
- Fluency
in English and Somali will be an added advantage.
- Proven
facilitation, analytical and report writing skills.
- Specific
work experience in Somaliland is an added advantage.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should email application letters and CVs (with 3 referees) addressed to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org to be received by 15th April 2016.
The email
Subject Line must show the job title of the position applied for.
AAH-I is an
equal-opportunity employer.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be conducted.
