Job openings, Nairobi, Kenya

Health Action International (HAI) Africa is a growing informal network
of consumers, NGOs, health care providers, academics and individuals in
more than 20 countries promoting increased access to essential
medicines, the essential medicines concept and the rational use of both
modern and traditional medicines. HAI is looking for experienced
individuals to occupy the following positions in its office in Nairobi,
Kenya:
Regional Coordinator
Collaboration Programme Officer
Campaigns Officer

The regional coordinator is the senior executive position in charge of
the overall network and the coordinating office. The HAI Africa regional
coordinating office implements activities that increase partners’
capacity to work effectively on medicines issues, improve their ability
to participate in policy formulation and implementation, increase the
amount of quality information available in a format appropriate for
partners’ needs, facilitate networking and sharing of information and
expertise and increase collaboration between WHO and civil society in
the region.

The collaboration programme officer will organise and implement agreed
activities in the WHO Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy Department
(WHO/EDM)-HAI Africa Regional Collaboration for Action on Essential
Medicines in Africa in three focal countries.

The campaigns officer will be in charge of developing and implementing
HAI Africa's essential medicines advocacy and policy positions in the
region in consultation with the coordinator and the HAI Africa board.
Current priorities are affordability and availability, with a focus on
intellectual property and medicines issues and pricing. The officer
will work to increase partners' abilities to advocate for improved
medicines policies and programmes in the region and internationally.

Full job descriptions and further application information can be found
on www.haifrica.org [2] Deadlines are rolling until the positions are
filled.

Applicants of African nationality and female applicants are especially
encouraged to apply.