Global Health Corps (GHC) Careers - Management Consultant Fellow at LifeNet International
Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)Placement Organisation: LifeNet International Salary: Monthly Stipend of 550 dollars per monthGlobal Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.LifeNet International (LN) is a not-for-profit organization that creates innovative solutions for the everyday health challenges facing East Africa’s poor. In 2011, LN launched a Conversion Franchise network to build the capacity of 10 church-based primary care clinics in Burundi, East Africa through nurse training, management systems, growth financing and medicine supply. We will expand to 60 clinics by year-end 2014, and in early 2015 we will be expanding our network to Uganda to build on our success. Our goal is to improve clinical performance by 50% within the first 12 months of partnership, across all core functions ranging from nursing care to financial management. We impact our clinic partners in four general categories: nursing basics, financial/management consulting, pharmaceutical supply, and loans for equipment. LN aims to make significant and sustainable improvements in the health of Uganda’s poor through a clinical network of 10 health facilities in 2015. We want to replicate and improve upon the successes and lessons learned in Burundi, with a focus on establishing our medical training and management consulting programs with new partners in Uganda.Job Summary: The Management Consultant Fellow will work closely with LN management to aggregate best practices in clinical operations management and implement training and franchising products that deliver these best practices across the franchisee network in Uganda.Key Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Aggregation and Assessment: During the initial phase the fellow will travel to partner clinics to conduct site assessments at each clinic site. The fellow will be responsible for delivering an accurate assessment of current managerial and financial practices at each clinic and highlighting areas for improvement. The fellow will also be responsible for documenting best practices at each clinic for distribution across the LN partner network. The fellow will have access to the program materials developed for Burundi health center partners, and will be asked to adapt and modify them to best serve the needs of our Ugandan health partners.2. Innovation: The innovation stage builds upon the assessment stage. Best practices will be honed into systems – such as financial reporting methods or inventory management, tools and trainings. The fellow will develop new content and modify existing tools in each of these areas to create a franchising product for distribution across the network.3. Implementation: The final component will be implementing relevant best practices across the clinical network through training and systems implementation. The fellow will refine the product based on the in-clinic reception for future use by the LN team. The fellow will report directly to the Uganda Country Director on a weekly basis to deliver project updates, discuss successes and challenges, and collaborate with LN team members as is helpful to develop their assignment. Performance feedback will be given at each stage of the operation.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The GHC fellow should hold a bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Economic or International Development, Business or Finance-related business or management experiencePast exposure to operating metrics, i.e. KPIs, and the use of such metrics to drive organizational performancePossess the ability to analyze complex organizational problems, identify innovative solutions, and engage others to implement solutions, preferably in a limited-resource environmentPossess the ability to improve or create efficient operating systemsWorking knowledge of basic financial management principles including income statement and balance sheet usesPerform in a highly independent entrepreneurial environment, deliver strong results, and ask for help when neededAbility to impart knowledge, train effectively, and teach in a manner appropriate to the knowledge, ability and educational background of the target audienceWillingness to work in Ugandan cultural and political environment, including sensitivity to LN clinic partners’ religious beliefs and contextsWillingness to travel extensively in, around and outside of Kampala in semi-rural and rural areas 3-4 days per week (fellow will always return to Kampala on the weekends)Job Terms and Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in Kampala.Note: The living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.All applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at the web page below.
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