Current Openings at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Job Overview/Summary: The IRC seeks a system strengthening senior officer to support efforts to integrate system strengthening approaches across sectors in the Kenya country program to amplify the work done to enable change at varying levels, from better access to services and inclusive services within communities, to improved refugee-related policies and more targeted and effective service delivery from national, regional, and global actors. This will require expertise in strengthening the ability of people affected by conflict and crisis to have a voice in how decisions are made in their communities; enabling governments, civil society organizations, community representatives, and the IRC to respond to their voices and provide effective and inclusive services; and promoting communications between leaders and the people they represent so that actions are meaningful and lasting. As such, the role will entail identifying and strengthening, local governance, community engagement, conflict-sensitivity, government and Civil Society engagement and peacebuilding. This position will be based in Nairobi and report to the Governance and system strengthening coordinator. The ideal candidate for this position should have strong knowledge and experience in identifying and being able to work with the local governance, civil society organizations, county administration, Local partnerships and peacebuilding/social cohesion and civic engagement. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Support in the design of an integrated governance and system strengthening strategy in support of the country program strategic plan
• Be able to conduct assessments on the context, political economy and identify promising entry points and better inform program design and implementation.
• Develop curriculum for system strengthening and train teams on roll out and implementation
• Conduct needs assessments on the knowledge and capacity in the country office around systems strengthening, civil society strengthening, social accountability, conflict-sensitivity and other related governance themes and support the integration of those themes into sectoral programs.
• Work closely with the Governance and system strengthening coordinator, country program senior management team and the Technical Advisors in the Governance Unit on proposal development, programming and implementation approaches.

Programme Growth & Technical Oversight

• Support with proposal development within the Governance and system strengthening sector, including through designing, and writing quality proposals, while supporting system strengthening initiatives within other sectors and through partners by integrating governance approaches in proposals for sustainability of system strengthening activities.
• Support with county assessments, conducting partner capacity assessments and building the capacity of partners
• Provide technical oversight to the implementation of governance and system strengthening projects by supporting the implementation teams with developing their implementation strategies, procedures, work plans and donor requirements to achieve project deliverables.
• Manage and provide technical support to program staff, including through regular field visits, and develop their capacity through adequate training, mentoring, and technical support in strengthening programming across all contexts
• Assist in the development of annual program budgets and spending plans; provide technical support to the partners and field teams for the program’s budget management; and work with the grants unit to ensure all program activities are implemented in compliance with IRC and donor requirements.
• Provide technical support toward integration of governance and system strengthening indicators into project M&E frameworks and use of context and conflict-sensitivity indicators working closely with the MEAL team.
• Ensure the integration of gender equality, diversity, and inclusion into programs.

Coordination and Networking

• Represent IRC Kenya in external governance related forums; actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in Kenya including government actors and civil society organizations
• Coordinate with other program teams to strengthen joint planning and implementation of projects, ensure integration across sectors, and identify gaps for system strengthening
• Coordinate with the Feedback & Compliant Response teams and strengthen quality of implementation and eventually identify areas of strengthening the feedback mechanisms
• Participate in the working groups across sectors to understand the larger context and use the knowledge to improve on IRC country program systems
• Work closely with the county government to have IRC’s representation in development of CIDPs.

Reporting Line: Governance and System Strengthening Coordinator

Working relationship:  Country Senior Management Team, Governance Unit, Grants, Technical Coordinators for programs, ProL, Operations and other support functions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Development studies, Policy, Governance, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Law or Social Science or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of experience in working with local partners, government, and civil society organizations
• Experience working in a humanitarian context or humanitarian projects
• Previous experience and capacity to conduct Political Economy and Conflict Analysis, engage Civil society and Government ministries

Skills and Competencies

• Strong program management skills, including assessment, planning, budgeting, and monitoring skills.
• Strong track record engaging civil society at various levels and diverse organizational stakeholders, developing and implementing appropriate and targeted learning and capacity sharing activities.
• Technical skills in systems strengthening, civil society strengthening, gender equality, peacebuilding/social cohesion, and civic engagement.
• Demonstrated strong proposal and report writing skills.
• Solid knowledge of standards for the technical area/field, operational processes and work and task flow.
• Ability to work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellence in oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge in spoken Swahili will be an added advantage
• Good organizational, interpersonal, time and people management skills.
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
• Ability to plan work and work with minimal supervision and without compromising on deadlines or quality.

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Requisition ID: req24523

Job Overview/Summary: The IRC seeks a Governance and system strengthening coordinator to lead efforts to integrate system strengthening approaches across sectors in Kenya to amplify the work done to enable change at varying levels, from better access to services and inclusive services within communities, to improved refugee-related policies and more targeted and effective service delivery from national, regional, and global actors. This will require expertise in strengthening the ability of people affected by conflict and crisis to have a voice in how decisions are made in their communities; enabling governments, civil society organizations, community representatives, and the IRC to respond to their voices and provide effective and inclusive services; and promoting communications between leaders and the people they represent so that actions are meaningful and lasting. As such, the role will be responsible for providing technical expertise in systems strengthening, local governance, community engagement, conflict-sensitivity, government and Civil Society engagement and peacebuilding. This position will be based in Nairobi and report to the Country Director. The ideal candidate for this position should have strong knowledge and experience in local governance, systems strengthening, civil society strengthening, peacebuilding/social cohesion and civic engagement. 

Major Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Support in the design of an integrated governance and system strengthening strategy in support of the CP SAP-IP
• Support the various country programs in conducting context, political economy, and conflict analysis to identify promising entry points and better inform program design and implementation.
• Provide technical leadership and oversee the design and implementation of local governance, systems strengthening, civil society strengthening, peacebuilding/social cohesion, and civic engagement.
• Contribute to development of knowledge and capacity in the country office around systems strengthening, civil society strengthening, social accountability, conflict-sensitivity and other related governance themes and support the integration of those themes into sectoral programs.
• Liaise regularly with technical advisors from the Governance Unit on proposal development, programming and implementation approaches.

Programme Growth & Technical Oversight

• Lead and oversee proposals development within the Governance and system strengthening sector, including through designing, and writing quality proposals, while supporting program development within other sectors and through partners by integrating governance approaches in proposals and projects where relevant. 
• Provide technical oversight to the implementation of governance and system strengthening projects by supporting the implementation teams with developing their implementation strategies, procedures, work plans and donor requirements to achieve project deliverables.
• Manage and provide technical support to program staff, including through regular field visits, and develop their capacity through adequate training, mentoring, and technical support in strengthening programming across all contexts
• Assist in the development of annual program budgets and spending plans; provide technical support to the partners and field teams for the program’s budget management; and work with the grants unit to ensure all program activities are implemented in compliance with IRC and donor requirements.
• Provide technical support toward integration of governance and system strengthening indicators into project M&E frameworks and use of context and conflict-sensitivity indicators working closely with the MEAL team.
• Ensure the integration of gender equality, diversity, and inclusion into programs.

Coordination and Networking

• Represent IRC Kenya in external governance related forums; actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in Kenya including government actors, donors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs; identify advocacy areas in consultation with the country management.
• Organize regular check-ins with other technical teams to identify challenges and provide support for integrated programming.
• Coordinate with other programs to strengthen joint planning and implementation of projects, ensure integration across sectors, and enhance program implementation.
• Coordinate with the Feedback & Compliant Response Mechanism team to strengthen quality of implementation and eventually client feedback and responsiveness. 

Reporting Line: Country Director

Working relationship:  Governance Unit, Grants, Technical Coordinators for programs, ProL, Operations and other support functions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in development, Policy, Governance, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Law or Social Science or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience in developing, managing, and coordinating governance programs in humanitarian or development settings preferably with an INGO
• Previous experience and capacity to conduct Political Economy and Conflict Analysis, engage Civil society and Government ministries.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong program management skills, including assessment, planning, budgeting, and monitoring skills.
• Strong track record in working in partnership with governments and civil society at various levels and diverse organizational stakeholders, developing and implementing appropriate and targeted learning and capacity sharing activities.
• Technical skills in local governance, systems strengthening, civil society strengthening, gender equality, peacebuilding/social cohesion, and civic engagement.
• Demonstrated strong proposal and report writing skills.
• Solid knowledge of standards for the technical area/field, operational processes and work and task flow.
• Ability to work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellence in oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge in spoken Swahili will be an added advantage
• Good organizational, interpersonal, time and people management skills.
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
• Ability to plan work and work with minimal supervision and without compromising on deadlines or quality.

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Requisition ID: req24521

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead staff trainings on the GEDI Marker and monitor the implementation of IRC Gender Equality Inclusion and Diversity for the country program and its partners after establishing strong working relation with IRC’s regional office safeguarding and Gender Equality Technical Units and IRC Kenya country leadership.
• Work with the country team Human Resource to develop Gender (including Women@Work) and Safeguarding Action Plans, including developing and adapting proven and innovative approaches for promoting and building an inclusive and equal office culture and environment.
• Oversee implementation of the Gender and Safeguarding Action Plans and ensure that planned activities are delivered on time and within scope and meet technical standards.
• In collaboration with key country and human resources staff, review, modify, design and support implementation of key processes, practices and tools to help guide more gender equitable HR policies and practices. 
• Provide orientation and on-job training to IRC staff on gender mainstreaming, gender core concepts, and safeguarding. Support contextual adaptation, design and roll-out of information, education, and communication (IEC) materials on gender and safeguarding for the country program, including delivery of trainings on different aspects.
• Liaise with the country safety and security focal point to work for more gender inclusive country risk analysis and safety trainings to allow for improved recognition of women-specific security concerns.
• Work with program leads to build their understanding and ability to apply sector specific approaches to deliver more gender equitable and safe programming by conducting gender analysis of program activities.
• Support efforts to build capacity of implementing partners to deliver gender equitable and safe programs. As requested, provide technical support and guidance to partners, in accordance with partnership agreements and in coordination with the Partnerships department. Adapt and facilitate trainings for partners on Gender Equality and Safeguarding.
• Monitor program implementation through field visits, focus group discussions and key informant interviews with staff and beneficiaries. Produce reports to demonstrate impact, progress against action plans and inform ongoing and future program design.
• Coordinate efforts of Gender Equality Champions based in the country and field offices, convene regular meetings, input into annual GE operational action plan, and track activities.
• Support Women@Work Groups by providing technical guidance, facilitating scheduling meetings, documenting meeting outcomes and communicating them to IRC Yemen leadership. 
• Review and support enhancement of country program and partner complaints response mechanisms for clients.
• Ensure representation in country forums, conferences and clusters focusing on gender and safeguarding. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders – including community leaders, international and local NGOs, UN agencies, community-based organization’s, and other IRC sectors to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
• Provide inputs for proposals and reports and plan and manage GEDI budget and spending.
• Support relevant departments with conducting robust initial and post investigations of all safeguarding concerns raised by staff, clients, beneficiaries, and/or external parties.

Working with other teams

• Work closely with the GEDI ambassadors within the Country program across all field sites to ensure staff and partners adhere to GEDI
• Work closely with security and safety team on areas of safeguarding
• Work closely with HR department and the Technical Unit to develop tools for monitoring GEDI activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Gender and Development Studies, Law, Psychology, Health, Social Work, Humanities or other related discipline.
• 2 years professional experience in Gender Programs and/or Protection and/or Safeguarding and/or HR.
• Familiarity with the Gender Equality and Safeguarding Standards and Principles, International Protection Frameworks and mechanisms on safeguarding.
• Demonstrated experience/understanding of organizational and/or HR policies and practices.
• Strong analytical skills related to feedback mechanisms, safeguarding, protection and similar matters.
• Good communication and report writing skills essential, both in Arabic and English.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating trainings and workshops. Good team building skills and knowledge of participatory approaches.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with local and remote team members at multiple levels in the organization. Experience in working collaboratively and/or advocating with other sectors and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive situations diplomatically and in a confidential manner.
• Ability to travel to other IRC field sites and province field project sites to promote GEDI awareness through trainings and orientations.
• Computer skills are required – MS Office package and Internet.
• Self-motivated, highly responsible, punctual, flexible, culturally sensitive. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

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Requisition ID: req24493

Position Overview

As the Senior Director, ERD, you will provide leadership in several critical capacities:

TECHNICAL LEADER: As the leader of a dedicated group of technical specialists, researchers, and advocates, you will bring vision, cohesion, experience and knowledge to cultivate a strong and inclusive culture of performance and collaboration. The team puts clients at the center of our work and you will help ensure their voices increasingly influence our decisions at all levels. Opportunities to partner with and support the local private sector and strengthen markets and systems will be prioritized. Opportunities to collaborate with other technical leads and teams will be sought out and integrated programming solutions developed. Equality and inclusion will be at the forefront of every decision and action, through thoughtful planning and implementation support for all programs and services. Collectively you will design programs in which interventions are evidence-based where possible and evidence-generating where necessary. Seek cost-effective solutions to achieve results at scale for as many clients as possible.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADER: Collaborate with colleagues across the organization as a key member of the Technical Excellence leadership team, the Crisis Response, Recovery & Development (CRRD) Leadership Group, and a member of IRC’s larger cross-departmental, cross-functional Senior Leadership Group (SLG). Serve as a champion of the new strategy 100 by developing strategic program opportunities, ensuring the quality of programs and partnerships, and driving performance and growth in the sector while actively promoting an inclusive culture and duty of care for all.

STEWARD: Develop and implement strategic business development efforts to support our country programs and enable the ERD team to deliver high quality technical assistance, implement a focused research agenda and stay ahead of relevant developments. Ensure responsible management of ERD funds, partnering with technical and finance colleagues to harmonize planning, budgeting, and reporting.

MANAGER: Proactively invest time and care in the support and development of IRC staff within the ERD technical team and of technical colleagues in IRC country programs. Embrace your responsibility for the recruitment, engagement, and retention of a diverse team of qualified people to deliver superb technical assistance and thought leadership.

ADVOCATE: As the most senior advocate in economic and livelihoods technical areas, regularly communicate the needs and priorities of IRC country programs and clients to donors; participate in high level policy and practice forums; advocate for appropriate policy and practice shifts with donors, implementing agencies, and government counterparts. Demonstrate a deep appreciation for IRC’s dedication to drive fundamental policy and practice changes that will ensure people receive the wide-ranging support they need to survive and in the immediate aftermath of crisis helps them recover and gain control of their future, with a particular focus on climate-resilient, sustainable market-based solutions.

Professional Profile

Success in this position requires an individual with outstanding leadership abilities, and deep expertise in designing and delivering protection programming across the sectors programs.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience, with on the ground programmatic experience in a service delivery organization, NGO or comparable international agency required.
• Experience and familiarity with emergency cash, livelihoods, social protection and economic recovery donors, peer agencies and national contexts required, preferably in humanitarian and transitional, post-crisis contexts.
• Experience and expertise raising funds from bilateral, multilateral, and private donors.
• Leadership and management experience in complex global organizations.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Very strong leadership and management proficiencies including the ability to build a diverse team, foster an inclusive team culture, encourage confidence and trust and lead team in a unified vision and strategy.
• Capacity to communicate effectively with IRC program leadership, technical peers, and colleagues in fundraising, communications, and advocacy.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate a large multi-national organization.
• Deep expertise in livelihoods, social protection and/or supporting small and medium enterprises, with hands-on experience in low resource/conflict affected environments.
• Highly effective strategic planning and execution and ability to make difficult decisions.
• Understanding of the program life cycle and effective practices used by aid organizations to design, implement and measure the progress of interventions.
• Fluency in the relevance and use of empirical evidence to know what works best to achieve meaningful violence prevention and response outcomes.
• Excellent public speaking and writing skills are essential.
• An established and collaborative professional network in humanitarian, development, and economic recovery, social protection, livelihoods technical and policy communities.

Education: Master’s in relevant field required. Sound knowledge of research and research management required.

Language Skills: Excellent spoken and written English essential. Proficiency in additional IRC relevant languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, Kiswahili, etc.) strongly preferred.

Working Environment: Travel up to 25% of time. Preferably based in NYC or one of our international hubs in London, Geneva, Dakar, and Nairobi. Other IRC locations may be possible.

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Requisition ID: req24488

 Job Description

The Business Development Administrative Manager is responsible for a range of administrative functions to support the functions of the Business Development Team and specifically to the Business Development Management Team comprising a Senior Director and three Directors.

 Responsibilities:

 Administrative support to the management staff of the Business Development Team:

• Provide high level administrative, workflow, and project management support to the BD management team, including scheduling and coordination with other teams and departments.
• Provide support to the Business Development Management Team for the preparation of communications, presentations, and meeting materials using Microsoft Office and other digital platforms
• Manage biweekly Strategic Opportunities Group communications and needed meetings.
• Support coordination of inputs from the BD team as required

Communication

• Work the BD Management and AMU Strategy & Operations team to provide onboarding activities and orientation materials to new IRC Inc. staff.
• Maintain the BD team’s intranet site.
• Collect and input BD information for department and organizational communications channels and reports.
• Ensure that BD distribution lists and address lists are kept up-to-date.
• Liaise with other AMU staff, particularly the AMU Strategy & Operations team and HQ departments as needed.

Meeting and conference management

• Plan, schedule, and facilitate BD meetings and conference calls. Ensure meetings run smoothly and effectively by managing calendar invites and conference call details, organizing meeting logistics, preparing any needed materials, taking minutes and actions as requested, and coordinating follow-up.
• Coordinate any larger BD conferences and meetings for BD management team.
• Prepare and manage budgets for trainings and conferences, participate in planning committees, and organize logistics for trainings and conferences.

Consultant roster responsibilities

• Manage the BD consultant roster, under the direction of the Management Team.
• Administration of consultant invoicing in a timely manner. 

Other

• Coordinate learning activities, including the roll-out of department-wide and IRC-wide initiatives.
•  Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Administrative experience in a progressively responsible role a plus
•  Solid organizational skills; detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks, and to learn quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people within and across departments in a multi-cultural environment.
• A team player and an independent performer in a very fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a high level of efficiency, composure, and optimism in high-pressured situations.
• A flexible work attitude and a calm manner.
• Proven writing and editing skills: a quick and accurate reviewer and editor.
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel internationally.
• Experience in humanitarian assistance and/or non-profit work an advantage
• Experience in project management a plus.

Candidates must have the right to work in the country you are applying to.

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Requisition ID: req24485

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Pharmaceuticals and Supplies Management

• Oversee the medical drugs and supplies quantification and ensures that all procured items are in the CP Essential Drug List. S/he will ensure drug consumption data is collected at health facilities, aggregated, analyzed, and used for forecasting needs of the program.
• With the support of Country SC team, monitors the availability of medical products to avoid stock-outs and financial losses generated by expired items
•  Collaborates with the Health Manager/s to define stock security levels in IRC’s directly implemented facilities.
• In close collaboration with the Warehouse officer(s), develops stock levels alert (based on an average monthly consumption AMC and morbidity data);
• Gather stock indicators, analyze them, and discuss with the Senior Health Coordinator, / Supply Chain coordinator to avoid stock-outs and the financial losses generated by expired items.
• Provides input for international and local orders draws up the first draft of orders with the Ware-house officers and Health Managers. SHC reviews the parameters involved in replenishing stock, finalizes orders based on consumption and future needs arising from the developments in the field
• Participates in defining strategies for supply, management, distribution, and use of medical products in line with IRC’s recommendations and policies.
• Under the supervision of the Health Coordinator and in collaboration with Health and Supply Chain Managers, support development/use of new pharmaceutical stock management systems and software.
• Participates in implementing the pharmaceutical supply chain standard operating procedures.
• – Applies Good Distribution Practices (GDPs) for pharmaceutical products at storage level, and Good Dispensing Practices in end user units.

KEY DELIVERABLES

Documentation verification

• Conduct systematic checks of all medical goods purchased locally and for direct shipments, and control their details correspond to the requested specifications and the received documentation (Certificate of Analyses)

Transportation and Storage

• Ensure transportation of medical goods (including any dangerous goods and cold chain) is done.
• Conduct GDP self-assessment for the central warehouses with the support of SC team.
• Handle cold chain products according to the recommendations of the manufacturer and ensure that cold chain equipment is working properly, and that daily temperature monitoring of cold chain items is in place.
• Report to SHC any cold chain breach (fills the cold chain breech report), who will advise on releasing the products Ensure that appropriate storage conditions are in place for medicines (including dangerous goods products) and advise any need for improvements.
• Ensure controlled drugs are managed according to national regulation.
• Ensure stock rotation according to FIFO (First in First Out) and FEFO (First Expiry First Out) – Support in conducting monthly and annual physical stock count.

Quality assurance of commodities

• Ensure with the support of HQ and county SC team that all offered donations by any partner or others follow the IRC Quality Assurance Policy and IRC Donations SOP
• Follow-up any claim reports from the field concerning quality (IRC Complaint Form) with the GSC Pharma QA Manager and maintains a file with all claims.
• Investigate and put in quarantine any medical product that has been identified as suspect

Disposal and Returns

• Ensure disposal of health care products is done according with national regulations/or IRC Waste Disposal SOP, and that a disposal file is maintained.
• Support to handle any claim or batch recall according to WHO GDP guidelines (IRC batch recall SOP)
• Ensure to organize return or exchange of rejected goods with the SCC.
• Manages medical stock data and indicators, analyzes, and interprets performance to support the necessary programmatic decisions or course corrections in collaboration with Health and Supply Chain staff (consumption, stock levels, stock-outs, pre-stock-outs, over-stocking, donations, expired products, disposal, etc.).
• Supervise the store release, distribution, and transfer of all stock to the required field site locations
• Provides support to procurement and supplier management, this includes In coordination with the GSC Pharma QA Manager, maintain, update and file the CP Pharma Database (list of validated suppliers). Ensure that all requested items by the health team are compliant with the CP EDL and flags any discrepancy.
• In coordination with the GSC Pharma QA Manager, support in market assessment for preselection of products and suppliers and organizes visits of suppliers.

Technical Support and Capacity Building

• Provide support supervision and provide technical guidance to the pharmacists and dispensers at field sites to ensure proper management and reporting of medical drugs and supplies and ensure a quality-assurance system is incorporated into the health facilities and medical stores’. Support to provide continuous Pharma training on the IRC Pharma SOP’s and GDPs – Support to conduct regular Country Program-Drug Management Committee meeting.
• Manages medical stock data and indicators, analyzes and interprets performance to support the necessary programmatic decisions or course corrections in collaboration with Health and Supply Chain staff (consumption, stock levels, stock-outs, pre-stock-outs, over-stocking, donations, expired products, disposal, etc.);
• Provides support to procurement and supplier management, this includes:
• In coordination with the GSC Pharma QA Manager, maintain, update, and file the CP Pharma Database (list of validated suppliers)
• Provide the purchasing team with a list of validated suppliers approved and validated by the GSC Pharma QA Manager (ensures that all local purchases are done via prequalified suppliers)
• Ensure that all requested items by the health team are compliant with the CP EDL and flags any discrepancy. If non-standard items are requested, asks the Health Coordinator to get the green-light from HQ before proceeding with the order
• In coordination with the GSC Pharma QA Manager, perform market assessment for preselection of products and suppliers and organizes visits of suppliers
• Supervise the store release, distribution, and transfer of all stock to the required field site locations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Position Directly Reports to: Senior Health Coordinator – Technical Referent: HU Pharmacy Advisors/GSC Senior Manager, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Senior supply chain coordinator

Other Internal Contacts: Health Managers, Supply Chain and Warehouse Managers, Health Officers, clinical teams.

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Qualifications

• Education: Pharmacy degree or equivalent in pharmacy from a recognized institution with an additional training in supply chain management and must be enrolled by the pharmacy and poisons board of Kenya.
• Work Experience: 4-5 years’ experience in managing Humanitarian health commodities preferably those with an experience in handling large volumes of health commodities in the humanitarian setups is preferable.
• Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
• Demonstrated success as a humanitarian health commodity manager.
• Good collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills of working seamlessly across cultures, organizational units.
• Broad knowledge and experience in supply chain planning, Forecasting and quantification of health commodities.
• Excellent in computer MS-Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Good analytical and negotiation skills
• Excellent skills in conducting warehouse self-assessment and generation of CAPAs
• Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure