Project Manager (Connected Diagnostics Projects) at PharmAccess Group

The Role

• Connected Diagnostics projects aim to enhance the use of effective digital diagnostic tools to ensure better healthcare outcomes for patients and inform policy makers with semi-real time data. The project focuses on creating a digital ecosystem by a network of healthcare providers in Kisumu County and by digitalizing low-cost rapid diagnostic tests in the community, such as clinics, community healthcare workers and chemists. The primary goal is to support the Kisumu Department of Health by connecting both public and private healthcare facilities and providing digital support to key players involved in healthcare treatment decisions and outcomes, including patients, payers, doctors, lab staff, and policy makers.

Reporting lines: 

• The Western Kenya Project Manager (PM) will report to the Western Kenya Lead. The position is based in Kisumu.

Roles and responsibilities:

The responsibility of the PM is to manage the PharmAccess Connected Diagnostics Projects.

Operational

• Supervising the day-to-day operations of the projects to ensure that the key deliverables are met within the set timeframes:
• Developing and implementing workplans
• Supporting the teams to facilitate timely implementation and ensuring deliverables are met by collaborating with field teams, data team, research team.
• Conducting and reporting on field visits
• Co-ordinating  and assisting with facilitating in trainings in collaboration with Kisumu county
• Supporting and supervising timely submission of quality data entries by healthcare providers, community health promoters and chemists, support  data analysis and dissemination,  propose dashboard improvements
• Actively participating in internal strategic meetings, weekly and biweekly meetings
• Pro actively report on  barriers and opportunities for requisite actions
• Supporting the financial implementation of the project, including preparing the budget, payment processing, budget implementation and budget reporting according to organizational and donor requirements
• Supporting and ensuring timely reporting within the organization and as per the required donor guidelines
• Assisting with briefs and presentations in relation the the project
• Documenting successes, lessons learned in the implementation of the projects
• Co-ordinating and supporting research activities in relation to the projects which includes ensuring ethical approvals are obtained.

Stakeholder engagement

• Maintaining excellent working relationships with partners including county Government, KEMRI, universities, donors and other project partners
• Identifying potential stakeholders and actively reach out for engagement
• Actively responding to stakeholder inquiries and requests
• Attending key stakeholder meetings locally and internationally and presenting insights when requested
• Co-ordinating and facilitating periodic partnership review meetings
• Ensuring timely and periodic updates to the County Government, project partners and other key stakeholders

Specific  operational responsibility in relation to the implementation of the USAID PMI project: “Expansion of malaria case management activities in the private sector”:

• Work with USAID PMI, FHM Engage and NMCP to align on activity implementation and deliverables
• Attend the USAID PMI meetings to align on project mandate and, deliverables and lead project kick off activities including stakeholders sensitization
• Support set up of a data collection infrastructure including the digitization of an automatic incentive system on a payment platform
• Identify, train and connect providers, chemists, and CHPs on the Health Pulse app
• Support to finalize the research protocol and co-ordinate obtaining ethical clearance of research
• Attend USAID PMI Implementing partners events and provide progress update reports based on the milestones.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation activities
• Process monthly payments for field teams for project logistics and incentives

Profile:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a healthcare discipline; a master’s degree is an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Kenya’s Public and Private Healthcare space including workexperience with county health system operations
• Senior role experience in project management that include project planning, design, implementation, and financial management
• He/she must be a team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision in a multi cultural environment
• Open minded, self motivated personality, proactive
• Demonstrated ability to deliver successful complex project implementations
• Analytical skills in planning and budget review
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to communicate at all levels of health spectrum
• Excellent problem-solving skills,
• Ability to work with Excell, Word and PowerPoint. Experience with Power BI is an added advantage
• Experience in working with digital technology tools and interpreting insights
• Some (operational) research experience or experience working with (operational) scientists an added advantage
• Prior experience with EU and USAID project implementation and budget regulations an added advantage