Healthright International Career Opportunities: Malaria Managers (5 positions) - Kitale, Kenya
Organizational Overview
HealthRight International (Formerly Doctors of the World-USA) is a global health and human rights organization working where health is diminished or endangered by violations of human rights liberties.
Reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, HealthRight works with local partners to build sustainable access to health care for excluded populations
Job Responsibilities:
The Malaria Manager is responsible for management and oversight of all malaria project activities in one of the following districts: PoKot West (Kapenguna). Pokot Central (Sigor)and Pokot North (Kacheliba) Marakwet (Chebiemit) and Trans Nzoia East (Kapsara).
The job includes staff capacity building, health systems strengthening and community awareness raising as well as all logistical, financial, programmatic and administrative duties.
The Malaria Manager will be posted in the district working closely with the DHMT.
Specific duties will include:
Organizational Overview
HealthRight International (Formerly Doctors of the World-USA) is a global health and human rights organization working where health is diminished or endangered by violations of human rights liberties.
Reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, HealthRight works with local partners to build sustainable access to health care for excluded populations
Job Responsibilities:
The Malaria Manager is responsible for management and oversight of all malaria project activities in one of the following districts: PoKot West (Kapenguna). Pokot Central (Sigor)and Pokot North (Kacheliba) Marakwet (Chebiemit) and Trans Nzoia East (Kapsara).
The job includes staff capacity building, health systems strengthening and community awareness raising as well as all logistical, financial, programmatic and administrative duties.
The Malaria Manager will be posted in the district working closely with the DHMT.
Specific duties will include:
- Manage the implementation and integration of malaria treatment and prevention services at the district, community and health facility levels in cooperation with District authorities.
- Coordinate the capacity building of facility staff through trainings and mentoring to ensure availability and quality of malaria testing, treatment and prevention services.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with local public and private facilities and programs collaborating with them on all aspects of the program.
- Monitor all project and DHMT data and provide detailed reports to HealthRight Project Director.
- Work with health facility staff to strengthen health systems, particularly the drug management, health information systems and quality improvement.
- Supervise the community mobilizer and the implementation of all malaria education and prevention activities in the district. Monitor the distribution and ensure appropriate use of the LLITNs in the district.
- Work closely with and support other HealthRight District Site Managers integrating all HealthRight projects within the district to increase cost effectiveness.
Desired qualifications include:
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Kenya Registered Nurse (KRN)
- Minimum of two years clinical work with experience in malaria treatment or in implementing malaria programs in Kenya.
- Willingness to live and work in a rural district.
- Minimum 1 year experience in program management or other leadership roles, preferably with prior experience in the Kenyan MOH system or NGO system.
Please send your CV and a cover letter by Friday, November 20m2009 to the following address or E-Mail felix.puonyang @ healthright.org
Our offices are in Ambwere Plaza 2nd floor, Kitale
Human Resources Officer
HealthRight International
P.O.BOX 1035 Kitale, Kenya
