🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Partners In Health (PIH) – 2 Positions

Partners in Health is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Procurement Assistant
2.) Social Worker )

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Procurement Assistant

Job Title:   Procurement AssistantWork Location:Kono District (100%); Sierra LeoneRequisition Number 4371Department:Supply ChainReport to: Procurement SpecialistLine Management NoOrganisation Profile 

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position Overview

The Procurement Assistant will support the Sourcing team in full spectrum of sourcing activities including requests for quotations, bid management and analysis, and purchase plan development. The Procurement Assistant plays an important role in supply chain optimization and will receive requests for procurement, prepare requests for quotation, communicate directly with suppliers and requestors, and coordinating with finance team for payment.

The Procurement Assistant must also ensure that we follow our standard operating procedures in a timely and efficient fashion and maintain consistent and organized records. This position requires a high level of integrity, analytical skills, and attention to detail. The Procurement Assistant must also ensure that we follow our standard operating procedures in a timely and efficient fashion and maintain consistent and organized records. This position requires a high level of integrity, analytical skills, and attention to detail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Receive and triage requests from site colleagues and work with program and clinical representatives to collect order details and required item specifications.
• Submit Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Requests for Proposals, ensuring that Partners In Health (PIH) product/service requirements are properly communicated to vendors.
• Analyze Requests for Quotations, Request for Information, and Request for Proposals using bid analysis template. Collaborate with site colleagues to determine a purchase plan.
• Research and evaluate vendor’s new and existing vendors on parameters such as price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, and production and distribution capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and formulate proposals. Track sourcing savings throughout the year.
• Ensure that all procurement paper work is completed checked approved and fully handed to finance department and any outstanding paper followed up till the complete closure of procurement loop

Facilitate compliance with internal financial controls and procedures

Ensure proper filing of documents for Procurement/Logistics team for record/audit trail

• Support with conducting market surveys for regularly used consumables (cleaning supplies, stationary, infrastructure supplies, medical consumable, medications, etc.)
• Support  Procurement specialist and Sourcing officer in carrying out other tasks as requested

Education and Work Experience Requirements: 

• Higher National Diploma in Business Administration or related field
• Minimum 1-2 years relevant working experience with an International NGO
• Good communication skills, both orally and written
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• Team player
• Good level of proficiency in Microsoft programs (MS word and Excel)
• Self-starter – ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining high level of effectiveness, organization and integrity
• Attention to Detail – disciplined in maintaining focus on details, in terms of inventory records, physical storage, and adherence to process and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to interact professionally with multicultural staff, suppliers, and partners
• Interest in social justice and health care
• Professional proficiency in English is required. Proficiency in Krio is desired
• Must not hold dual employment

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Partners In Health Sierra Leone is dedicated to preventing unwanted behaviour in the workplace, including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, financial misconduct, and ensuring the welfare of those we serve. We expect all staff, consultants, contractors, vendors, and volunteers to uphold these values as outlined in our code of conduct.

The successful candidate will receive appropriate training and must adhere to the organisation’s safeguarding policies. Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references and screening checks, which may include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

As a participant in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, we request information from previous employers about any instances of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment. Additionally, Partners In Health Sierra Leone will share records of such misconduct with other agencies upon staff departure, ensuring transparency and accountability. By applying, candidates acknowledge and agree to these recruitment procedures

Social JusticeWe are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Method of application

Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment.  In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 12:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Friday, January 3rd 2025.

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2.) Social Worker

Job title:   Social Worker Work Location:Koidu Government Hospital (Kono District)      Department:Operations Reports to: Social Work Lead  Line Management NoRequisition # 4365Duration of ContractTwelve (12) Months with the possibility of extensionApplication StatusExternal AdvertOrganisation Profile 

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health Sierra Leone (PIHSL) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

Position OverviewThe Hospital Social Worker (HSW) serves as a link and accompanier between clinicians, and patients or patients’ relatives at Koidu Government Hospital (KGH). The HSW primarily serves to accompany and check on vulnerable patients admitted to the wards during their hospitalization.  Hospital Social Worker is a staunch patient advocate, who provides for/addresses patient’s social needs, to ensure that patients receive proper care and are not charged unofficial or illegal fees.Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• • Act as patients’ advocate
  • Assess and identify vulnerable patients, and link them with the available social support program.
  • Receive referral information and instructions from the Hospital Social Work Lead or clinical leads
  • Accompany patients through Koidu Government Hospital, counseling patients on the process and insisting on correct, legal costs of treatment.
  • Visit vulnerable patients who have been admitted each working day, counsel them on their conditions and note questions, concerns, and information about their social problems, and discuss them with the Hospital Social Work Lead or Clinical Lead.
  • Liaise with nurses and administrators to ensure proper care of patients and continue with good relationships and teamwork
• Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist patient with discharge process home or; referrals to outside facilities
• Liaise with PIH Finance and SHIS Department
• Perform such other duties, related to the department, project, and/or job description, as may be required by the Hospital Social Work Lead. 

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and HarassmentAt Partners In Health, we are dedicated to ensuring that those who benefit from our work, including our patients, families, and community members, as well as our employees, are treated with dignity and respect, and are free from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.  By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.Qualifications/Requirements

• Preferably must have completed an Ordinary National Diploma or Higher National Diploma in Social work or related field of study.

∙       Experience in Social Work preferred

∙       Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, must be able to take initiative and problem-solve, be a creative thinker, and must be flexible.

∙       Ability to work well with a team, be dependable, and hard-working.

∙       Ability to be adaptable and function in a busy work environment.

∙       Commitment to social justice and human rights.

∙       Must NOT hold dual employment from private or national consolidated funds

Social JusticeWe are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Method of application

Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment.   In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than 12:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Tuesday 31st  December 2024

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