Social Franchise Advisor Consultant Job at USAID SHOPS Project in Kenya 2014
Vacancy: Social Franchise Advisor Consultant
Background: Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Project is a global five-year USAID – funded project, which aims to expand the role of the private sector, including NGOs and for – profit entities in the sustainable provision and use of high – quality health information, products and services.
SHOPS builds upon decades of USAID support and leadership in private health sector programming, with an emphasis on exploring and advancing private sector innovations.
SHOPS is seeking a Social Franchise Advisor consultant to support the establishment of a wholly owned social franchise that focuses on providing care to lower income populations at an affordable price.
The consultant will provide programmatic, monitoring, and marketing support to components of the social franchise.
Scope of Work
The Consultant will be responsible for the following scope of work:
- Provide technical support for the implementation of the medical service delivery project.
- Oversee the business training implementation within the prioritized regions in collaboration with Banyan Global. This includes coordinating activities such as invitations to providers, ensuring that all administrative aspects of the training are delivered and reporting on the progress and impact of the training.
- Managing the communication and marketing agency to develop a communications strategy for the social franchise.
- Provide technical input on clinical guidelines and management manuals
- Supervise and coordinate assessments linked to the set-up of the franchise.
- Relationship and partnership building with stakeholders and partners for the successful establishment of the franchise clinics
- Training of Franchisor management team for successful roll out and management of sites i.e. site monitoring, cost tracking, business skills
Qualifications
- Medical Degree with diploma in Healthcare Management or MBA
- Experience of at least 2years managing a large private healthcare facility in Kenya
- Past experience with USAID funded projects will be an advantage
Level of Effort
This Consultancy is expected to take 90 days of the Consultant’s time from mid October 2014 through February 2015.
The consultant will be in contact with SHOPS for any information and assistance required during this duration.
To Apply: Send cover letter and CV to SHOPSKenyaInfo@shopsproject.com citing the job title in the subject of the email by COB Thursday 25th September, 2014.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.