Job Opportunities at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Director, Institute for Human Development and Programme Director of the ALMA network, overall the Senior Manager, Research and Capacity Building will coordinate all the ALMA Network activities coordinating with different internal and external parties; take the lead in coordinating activities such as training programmers, policy engagement, development of SOPs, and ensuring high-quality knowledge in action products; and be the contact person for all stakeholders interested in the activities of the ALMA Network.

 Responsibilities

• Outline and manage the implementation of competitive selection processes for the ALMA fellows and fellows from other training programmes.
• Manage the fellow’s engagement with their supervisors, mentors and other members of the consortium, as well as track and document their training progress
• Manage the delivery of high-quality training programmes including planning for trainings, managing participant applications, selection, and communication
• Coordinate the development of new courses; support lead consultants to develop, test and rollout newly developed courses
• Take the lead in developing policies, SOPs and guidelines for the ALMA Network and other training programs within the department
• Provide initiative in maintaining positive, productive and ongoing communication within the ALMA Network
• Contribute to   developing new partnerships with a large variety of internal and external stakeholders such as global and regional networks, AKDN entities, county governments, NGOs, academia, frontline workers, and caregivers/parents
• Participate in external meetings and contribute to enhancing the visibility of the ALMA Network among stakeholders
• Participate in MEL activities to ensure we adequately document ALMA’s success and draw learnings on how to enhance the outcomes of the consortium; and
• In collaboration with the Communication Officer, develop policy briefs, Fact Sheets, and other communication products targeting both academic and non-academic audiences

Requirements

• Have a PhD Degree in the Social or Behavioural Sciences, Public Health or other allied fields
• Must have not less than 3 years of post-doctoral experience
• Experience coordinating a training programme for post graduate students, is highly desirable
• Have demonstratable experience and skills working in a highly competitive multicultural setting

Key Skills, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Ability to work well independently under no or minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English
• Strong demonstrable analytical skills
• Proactive team member, with keen desire to learn
• Excellent report writing, communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel within and outside the country 

Closing Date: 28/07/2023

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Job Summary

• To provide research support to an interdisciplinary team of researchers consisting of faculty, post-doctoral fellows, junior researchers and project assistants in various projects within IHD.

Responsibilities

• Lead in data management and analysis;
• Contribute to scientific writing for publication and production of reports (donors, review boards etc); and
• Support with scientific communication and engagement in different forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or Data Science;
• A master’s degree will be an added advantage;
• Advanced working knowledge of quantitative statistical software especially STATA and R;
• Demonstrable experience in data management will be an added advantage; and
• At least 2-year experience working in a multidisciplinary project in health sciences.

Closing Date: 27/07/2023

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Job Purpose

• Management of inventory in outreach to ensure control and policies regarding inventory are adhered to in order to achieve the hospital's objective of providing high quality patient healthcare.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monthly reconciliation of stock values in Meditech and Peoplesoft taking into account the stock in transit, condemnation and cancellation/returns.
• Preparation of audit schedule for outreach surprise random count to ensure proper reconciliation and support for the entries & provide report on findings and actions taken.
• Verify orders requested versus issued from outreach stores both on the system and physically
• Monitor stock holding amount and days in all inventory locations.
• Monitor short expiries, returns to suppliers and expired stock.  Provide monthly reports on the same.
• Confirm & approve all expired medication and provide a trend analysis.
• Monitor and analyze supplies cost for all centers.
• Carry out background analysis on all transactions for cancellations prior to approval.
• Analyze and approve adjustments and provide trend analysis per location and department
• Forecast the supply and demand requirements to ensure consistent stock levels.
• Analyze the consumption/ usage/ condemnation/ slow moving trends and sensitivity of the stocks requested to avoid under/overstocking
• Identify and mitigate business and financial risks through effective implementation and monitoring of controls.
• Tracking operational costs towards maintaining profit-margins by monitoring revenue generation trends against cost of goods sold/used.
• Work closely with Purchasing and Supply Chain Management department (PSCMD) to ensure that contracts are fulfilled e.g., service and maintenance of Equipment (e.g., labs, radiology etc.), replacements, disposal etc.
• Ensure all laboratory & radiology equipment in outreach are tagged, if transferred then asset transfer forms are filled.
• Work with programmers to come up with alerts that will assist in monitoring reorder points and initiate action to replenish stock.
• Develop and maintain own professional competence and knowledge by keeping abreast of new developments, concepts, work methods etc. both clinical and professional.
• To develop, train staff and implement the improved inventory procedures and practices.
• Any other duty as may be assigned by management

Qualifications and skills required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance
• ACCA/CPA finalist
• MS Office proficient
• 4 years’ work experience in the field of inventory management
• Must be honest and with high level of integrity
• Good reporting and analyzing skills
• Leadership skills
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• Good Interpersonal & Communication skills
• Attention to detail.
• Good organization and administrative skills
• Business letters & report writing skills

Closing Date: 23/07/2023