Regional Coordinators for Cold Chain Inventory (7 Vacancies)-Uganda Jobs

Organisation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About CHAI: 

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs.

Job Summary: The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is seeking to engage seven highly capable individuals to act as Regional Coordinators in a cold chain inventory (CCI) exercise. CHAI works closely with the National Medical stores (NMS) and the Ministry of Health’s vaccines programme and the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (UNEPI). 

CHAI is undertaking a CCI to assess the cold chain capacity and condition at all levels of the health system. This will involve inspecting and recording details on every piece of cold chain equipment at all health facilities in the country, establishing a baseline for key vaccine infrastructure investment decisions and laying the foundation for a cold chain which will serve the vaccination needs of Uganda for many years to come.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work in liaison with District and Facility level officials to ensure access to facilities
• Take lead of a team of 12 Data Collectors.
• Offer support training of Data Collectors with UNEPI, NMS and CHAI.
• Devise a detailed facility schedule and route for Data Collectors.
• Schedule visits to a range of facilities each day and inspect data quality.
• Keenly track and report progress of data collection to the central team.
• Provide data to the central team in a timely manner
•  Perform any other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Prior experience in large scale data collection and data management.
• Excellent people management experience, including managing large teams remotely.
• Possess the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritise effectively.
• The applicants should possess engineering or mechanical experience (especially cold chain).
• Possess the ability to work independently and in a highly proactive manner.
• Significant experience in a demanding and results-oriented environment
• Highly organised, logical and detail-oriented with strong computer skills.
• Strong work ethic, integrity and flexibility.
• Highly personable with strong communication and relationship skills.

How to Apply:

If you are passionate about humanities and desire to join this prestigious health NGO founded by one of the United States of America’s Former Presidents, Bill Clinton, please send your cover letter, curriculum vitae (no longer than 2-3 pages) and academic transcripts to the Vaccines Coordinator at njalia@clintonhealthaccess.org

Deadline: 12^th February, 2014