Supplies and Logistics Officer at Ministry of Health

Vision A Healthy, productive and globally competitive nation Mission To build a progressive, responsive and sustainable health care system for accelerated attainment of the highest standard of health to all Kenyans Goal Attaining equitable, affordable, accessible and quality health care for all Mandate Health policy Health regulation National referr...

 

Supplies and Logistics Officer

  • Job TypeContract
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience6 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldLogistics  , Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 

Job Description

  • As a Supplies and Logistics Officer, you will report to the Project Support Manager and oversee procurement, supply chain processes, and inventory management. You will coordinate logistics operations, track materials, and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
  • Your role includes managing vendor relationships, maintaining stock levels, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills are required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Providing logistic support and overseeing the overall logistic processes in support of the project objectives;
  • Planning, oversighting, management and coordination of logistics support operations to ensure smooth accomplishment of projects activities;
  • Handling the project logistics, organization, and safety by adequately scheduling staff, to ensure timely completion of projects;
  • Ensuring that communications and safety protocols are followed;
  • Prioritizing work orders and organizing tasks based on project deadlines;
  • creating a plan or time-table for the movement of materials, equipment, and workforce in compliance with the project requirements and time lines;
  • Managing a schedule to track and station materials promptly, as well as providing for preventive maintenance to ensure that projects are accomplished without hitches;
  • prioritizing work orders and organizing tasks based on project deadlines;
  • tracking, receiving, and stocking all items ordered;
  • Ensure materials are appropriately stored;
  • Managing and maintaining inventory to operating levels;
  • supervising and accounting for an inventory;

Required qualifications, Skills and Experience

  • At least six (6) years’ relevant work experience in logistic or supply chain management;
  • Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics, supply chain management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
  • Knowledge in logistics, operations and practices;
  • Ability to develop logistics plans, policies, and procedures, and provide technical and procedural advice in a broad range of logistics areas;
  • Ability to store and retrieve information using filing and tracking systems;
  • Certificate in supply and logistics computer applications/software; and
  • Core competences including high professional and ethical standards; flexibility, strategic thinking, interpersonal, communication, analytical and organizational skills.

Method of Application

Background and Context

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the Government body whose key mandate is to build a progressive, responsive and sustainable healthcare system for accelerated attainment of the highest standard of health to all Kenyans as enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

The Ministry is undertaking an elaborate process to digitize its health ecosystem; a key enabler towards realization of Universal Health Coverage; through the Digital Health Agency (DHA), a body established under Part II of the Digital Health Act of 2023; with the mandate to develop, operationalize and maintain a secure, compressive and integrated health system through management of the core digital health systems and infrastructure.

The State Department for Medical Services has entered into an agreement with Safaricom Consortium for Provision of Healthcare Information Technology Digitalization for Universal Healthcare Project and has set up a Project Management Office to oversee the implementation of the project.

The Project seeks to recruit qualified and competent persons to fill vacant positions in the Project Management Office on a two-year contract (renewable) as shown below.

Please Note:

  • Candidates should provide all the details requested for in the advertisement. It is an offence to include incorrect information in the application. Details of academic and professional certificates not obtained by closure of the advert should not be included.
  • Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.
  • Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
  • The State Department for Medical Services is committed to implementing the provisions of the Constitution – Chapter 232 (1) on fair competition and merit, representation of Kenyans diverse communities and affording equal employment opportunities to men and women, members of all ethnic groups and persons with disabilities. Therefore, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the minorities are encouraged to apply.
  • Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates and transcripts during interviews.
  • It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates/documents.
  • Serving officers shall be required to produce the original letter of appointment to their current substantive post during the interview.
Interested and qualified? Go to Ministry of Health on kenvip-home.jkuat.ac.ke to apply

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