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Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across three (3) countries in the region: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact.

About USAID Tujenge Jamii Project

The USAID Tujenge Jamii project is a five-year USAID funded service delivery project, providing HIV care and treatment, family planning/reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (FP/RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.  The project is focused on increasing the use of county-led health and social services in four counties in Kenya, namely Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu and Nakuru. 

Program Objectives:

• Increased access and demand for quality HIV prevention services.
• Increased access and demand for quality HIV treatment services.
• Increased access and demand for quality FP/RMNCAH, nutrition, and WASH services.
• Strengthened capacity of county health systems, local partners, and communities to deliver quality health services.

Main purpose of the job

The job holder will be responsible for strengthening and managing the Health Commodities and Supply Chain system for USAID Tujenge Jamii project. He/she will work in close collaboration and in partnership with established public and private sector supply chain systems supporting integrated reproductive health/family planning, maternal, neonatal & child health (RH/FP, MNCH), TB, HIV, and nutrition programs. The successful candidate will mentor, coach and strengthen capacity of health service providers on supply chain management of health commodities and pharmaceutical management information systems, pharmacovigilance tools and provide policy and technical updates in support of current national guidelines for the priority high impact interventions on RMNCAH/HIV/TB management including Anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), FP, malaria and lab commodities.

• Work closely with the County Health Management Team (CHMT) and County Pharmacists to support supply and management of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceuticals for the supported region and sites, including coordinating support for the Health Products and Technology Units(HPTUs) in the counties.
• Ensure all the central sites and standalone sites adopt the use of Electronic Dispensing and Inventory Tracking Tool (EDITT).
• Be the team lead for the logistics information management system of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceuticals commodities.
• Coordinate identification of training needs and support implementation of relevant training modules targeting health workers in supply and management of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceuticals.
• Work closely with the Technical Officers to ensure project implementation and accurate, timely and reliable reporting of pharmacovigilance from all supported sites.
• Work closely with other UTJ technical team members and health care workers in ARV optimization, scale up of multi-month dispensing and management of treatment failure.
• Work closely with the Senior Technical Officers/Technical Officers to ensure all facilities are prescribing optimal ARV regimens and that they have clear targets and dashboards to monitor progress.
• Coordinate documentation of receipt of commodities and verification in relevant platforms; ensure proper recording and management of commodities at site level (use of bin cards, FCDRR, webADT etc).
• Together with his/her supervisor, coordinate the Care and Treatment Senior Technical Officers/Technical Officers to develop weekly, monthly, and quarterly work plans and review the budgets and requisitions for technical soundness as far as supply and management of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical products is concerned.
• Coordinate continuous availability of vital commodities’ equipment, furniture and the various monitoring and evaluation tools required for functional pharmaceutical activities.
• Write the progress report and other ad hoc reports on health commodities and supply chain and submit as needed, take part in the donor review meetings on a quarterly basis and lead the Site Improvement through Monitoring System (SIMS) supply chain sites visits.

Participate in the various relevant technical working groups (TWGs) in the county.

• Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent from a recognized reputable university with 5 years relevant experience.
• OR Higher National Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology with 7 years relevant experience.
• A relevant Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
• Registered with the Pharmacy and Poison’s Board and licensed to practice in Kenya.
• Experience in HIV programming including treatment monitoring and pharmacovigilance.
• Prior experience in working in the donor sector especially USG is desirable.
• Experience working with Ministry of Health structures and other development partners is a must.
• Experience with implementation and use of pharmacy dispensing tools, WebADT, interoperability layer is a must.
• Team player, mentor, and trainer, has excellent working relationship with MOH and other stakeholders’ counterparts.

Key Performance Areas

• Strategic Impact - Independently assists team to deliver services within defined strategic objectives.
• Budgets / Profitability - Effectively uses time, equipment, and resources.
• Development/ growth of team – Actively work to address identified technical skills.

Behavioural competencies

• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Strong client delivery focus;
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease; and
• Sound problem-solving ability.
• Strong leadership skills.

Technical Competencies

• Excellent understanding of forecasting, quantification, and  reporting on commodities;
• Excellent understanding of commodity management tools and procedures
• Clear understanding of the supply chain requirements for timely and complete commodity management
• Mentor, coach, and trainer
• Project Management skills and competence
• Focus on quality and risk; and
• Well-developed computer user skills.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

Leadership Capabilities

Living our Purpose - Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.

Influence - Focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.

Performance drive - Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.

Strategic direction - Seeks to understand how your daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and Deloitte Global.

Talent development - Demonstrate commitment to personal learning and development; understand own potential role as a brand ambassador.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value difference, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking styles.

Our purpose

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters

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If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website and apply online: Deloitte East Africa Careers portal. 

Your details will be treated with confidentiality and will not be shared with any third party.

Closing date: 11 November 2022

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process. Women and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.