Supply Chain Coordinator At Living Goods Jobs In Kenya

 Supply Chain Coordinator At Living Goods Jobs In Kenya 

Company: Living Goods
Location: Kenya
State: Kisumu
Job type: Full-Time
Job category: Logistics/Transportation Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

At Living Goods we empower people to improve the health of their families, friends and communities. Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ health entrepreneurs who go door to door to teach families how to improve their health and wealth and sell life-changing products such as simple treatments for malaria and diarrhea, safe delivery kits, fortified foods, clean cook stoves, water filters, and solar lights. By combining the best practices from business and public health, we are dramatically lowering child mortality AND creating livelihoods for thousands of enterprising women. Living Goods supports a network of over 2,000 micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda and Kenya who teach families in their communities how to improve health and well-being while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook-stoves, and solar lights. As part of the Branch Team, you will play a key role in supporting Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver high quality health care to their communities and generate sales of critical products.

The Role

Work closely with the County and Sub County pharmacists and other relevant government officers to ensure CHVs are in stock. Train county and sub county pharmacists on medicine forecasting and track sub-county pharmacist forecast submissions. Ensure all adverse effect reactions are consigned and reported by sub-county pharmacists as per expectations. Provide support in-field to assigned CHAs / CHEWs when necessary, as identified by supervisor coaches

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

Government Relations

Ensure health facilities and CHVs are always in stock of essential medicine.
Work closely with the County and Sub County pharmacists and other relevant government officers to ensure CHVs are in stock.
Train county and sub county pharmacists on medicine forecasting and track sub-county pharmacist forecast submissions.
Engage relevant county and sub-county personnel to ensure medicine is set aside for CHVs at health facility level.
Ensure CHVs are restocked in a timely manner, and follow-up with relevant personnel when not. Escalate concerns to the Government Relations team.

CHP support

At assigned branches or sub-counties, monitor the dispensing of medicines by CHVs in the field to ensure compliance of all treatment and dispensing protocols and undertake pharmacovigilance.
Support the branch and sub-county team in the delivery of health training during CU trainings and support the training teams during base trainings within their county.
Provide support in-field to assigned CHAs / CHEWs when necessary, as identified by supervisor coaches.
Staff and CHA training and coaching
Deliver continuous skills training on relevant health topics and coach staff and CHAs within their county to deliver high quality community health work.  Advise the Pharmaceutical and Procurement Manager on areas where additional support is needed.
Gather and share best practice in health and pharmaceutical management within their branches or sub-counties and more widely across Living Goods.
Pharmacovigilance / adverse effect reactions / compliance to treatments
Ensure all adverse effect reactions are consigned and reported by sub-county pharmacists as per expectations.
Ensure county and sub-county pharmacists focus on compliance to treatments by CHVs, and keenly follow-up on any potential challenge identified by the QC teams.

Academic Qualifications & Work Experience

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology required (NOTE: must be registered with Pharmacy and Poison Board) and have your license available for use.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
Pharmaceutical professional trainings
Minimum 2 years’ experience in health or community related work.

Competencies/Attributes

Ability and willingness to work extensively in the field – Kisumu.
Ability to interact with community elders, Community Health Volunteers, and clients.
Team player with drive for results.
Ability to work under minimum supervision.
Ability to test new innovations and learn fast.
Honest, reliable, diplomatic, and well organized.
Collaborative team player

How To Apply 

Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click Here

Closing Date : 17th May, 2024