Organization: Evidence Action
Position Title: Associate, Study Implementation Supply Chain and Budgets
Department / Section: TUMIKIA Study
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports To: Senior Associate
Application Deadline: On a rolling basis
Start Date: Immediate
About Evidence Action: Evidence Action scales proven interventions to improve the lives of the poor
in Africa and Asia. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence.
We identify innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms and build best practice operational models.
We voraciously self-evaluate, learn, and improve our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on progress, impact, and value for money.
About Deworm the World Initiative: The Deworm the World Initiative enables governments to eliminate the public health threat of worms through school-based mass deworming programs.
We advocate for school-based deworming to policymakers and provide technical assistance to launch, strengthen and sustain school-based deworming programs.
We work directly with governments to rapidly scale programs targeting all at-risk school-age children. Currently, we provide technical assistance for school-based deworming in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.About the National School-Based Deworming Programme (NSBDP: The National School-Based Deworming Programme is a government programme implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) with the goal of removing parasitic worms as a public health problem among children in Kenya.
The Programme aims to treat at least 5 million children aged 2-14 years in over 10,000 primary schools across Kenya for at least five years.
The programme is in its third year covering all areas where there is evidence of worm burden that is high enough to warrant mass drug administration according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. In its first and second years the programme dewormed 5.9 and 6.4 million children respectively.About the TUMIKIA Study: Building on the success of the National School-based Deworming Programme (NSBDP), the Government of Kenya (GoK) is keen to reach other members of the community also infected with worms.
GoK wants to learn whether combining school- and community-based deworming is a more effective method of controlling and ultimately eliminating intestinal worms in Kenya compared to school-based deworming alone.
This hypothesis is being investigated through the TUMIKIA (Tuangamize Minyoo Kenya Imarisha Afya) project, a trial conducted by The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) alongside Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action.
This is a two-year study leveraging the NSBDP and implemented in coastal and western Kenya.About the Position: We are looking for a dynamic, engaged individual to join our team as an Associate who will be responsible for supply chain and budgeting for the TUMIKIA study.
The successful candidate will have a passion for supply chain, budgeting and tracking financial accountability, and should be driven by a mission to continually improve the quality of implementation and outcomes.
The position holder will report to the Senior Associate, who is responsible for overseeing TUMIKIA implementation at Evidence Action.Responsibilities & Description of Duties:
Budgeting, disbursements and accountability
- Work with the Senior Associate in the development of the funds disbursement protocol for community treatment.
- Develop budgets and manage funds disbursements to community health volunteers (CHVs) and community health extension workers (CHEWs) during trainings and supervision
- Liaise with Evidence Action finance team on modalities for funds disbursement and accountability
- Ensure funds are fully accounted for by all officials from both government and other partners
- Supply chain
- Develop supply chain protocol and oversee county distribution of materials to community arms of the study
- Work with Evidence Action procurement team and the DtW Kenya logistician on vendor management for delivery of supplies for community treatment
- Ensure proper logistical arrangements are in place for the team during implementation of the cascade
- Manage logistics for DtW participation in TUMIKIA project activities
- Work with the DtW Kenya Associate for Supply Chain to manage the logistics of drug and materials distribution for CBD from the national level to the counties
- Provide updates to the team based in Kwale on any points of linkage with the NSBDP that need the study teams attention e.g. drugs allocation and distribution, materials printing and distribution and coordination of joint meetings
- Monitor the policy landscape in the country at the national level and how it affects TUMIKIA’s activities in Kwale.
- Communicate the same to the supervisor and other team members for action
- Support the Senior Associate on TUMIKIA tasks that are executed from Nairobi office and communicate the same to the field team
- Facilitate trainings as assigned by the study Senior Associate
- Support organization of meetings at national and county level in collaboration with the LSHTM
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Health management, Public health, Economics or any other relevant social sciences from a recognized University
- Relevant experience and key skills
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in coordinating and implementation of community health projects and working with communities
- Experience working with county and sub-county government officials in planning and implementing programmes
- Experience in working with the Ministry of Health in community public health interventions
- Experience in developing and monitoring programme work plans and budgets
- Experience in development of training materials
- Experience in supply chain management
- Past experience in working with volunteers
- Excellent report writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work as a part of a team and across multiple groups
- Strategic thinker with a passion for innovations
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast paced working environment
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Proven skill in negotiation and managing complex relationships
- Excellent networking skills
- Strong organizational skills
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