Jhpiego, an affiliate of the Johns
Hopkins University, is an international NGO committed to improving the health
of women and their families.
Jhpiego-Kenya works in close
collaboration with both the Ministry of Health at National level and with
County Governments in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, Maternal, Newborn and
Child Health, Reproductive Health, Family Planning and Non-Communicable
Diseases.
Jhpiego – Kenya is currently recruiting experienced individuals with excellent
leadership, organizational and technical skills; who are team players,
dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly motivated and able to work in a high
pressure environment requiring multi-tasking abilities.
Director of Programs
Reporting to the Kenya Country Director, the Director of Programs will provide
high level managerial and technical oversight and guidance to Jhpiego Kenya
programs.
S/he will work closely with the
Country Director, who is responsible for the strategic direction and technical
oversight for the Kenya office.
S/he will also work closely with
Project Directors and program implementation teams to ensure project resources
are applied appropriately (e.g. human, financial and material) and program
targets and deadlines are met. Key technical areas for support include
reproductive health, family planning, malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, Hypertension,
maternal, newborn and child health.
- Provide programmatic and strategic leadership
and set priorities for programs in collaboration with the Country Director
and program teams - Provide technical oversight to program
managers that facilitate their ability to develop and implement
technically-sound interventions - Supervise program management staff and oversee
preparation of annual work plans, implementation and reporting of project
activities - Represent Jhpiego to donors and partners
- Represent Jhpiego in public and professional
circles through meetings and conferences - Liaise with Jhpiego HQ technical team to
ensure Jhpiego standards and approaches are met - Mentor, support, and manage a team of highly
qualified staff and align their efforts in concert with program goals - Contribute to proposal management, design,
writing, and editing and contribute to new program development - Guide the analysis, synthesis and reporting of
project outputs and results in close collaboration with the M&E team - Provide updates to the County Director on the
progress made, direction, approaches and successes of programs and share
experiences and lessons learned among staff
- Master’s Degree in Public Health, Medical or
related field. PhD would be an added advantage - More than 10 years of professional,
progressively more responsible program management experience in international
public health programs - More than 5 years’ senior level working
relationship with international donor agencies’ programs and policies,
particularly USAID - Previous experience establishing and/or
managing a complex international health program - Demonstrated significant knowledge of one or
more of the following areas: reproductive health, child health, TB,
malaria, Hypertension and/or HIV/AIDS - First-hand experience in strengthening of
health services, health provider training, performance improvement, or
supervision - Superior human resource management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with pleasant
and outgoing personality - Excellent verbal, written communications and
presentation skills - Computer literacy, particularly in the use of
MS Office
Service Delivery Officer (Migori)
Jhpiego is implementing T-Zone Life Planning, an innovative private sector
health and life skills delivery network made up of young health worker
entrepreneurs, as well as contraceptive service delivery activities targeting
adolescents and youth.
The project is being implemented in
Migori & Mandera and its goal is to contribute towards a reduction in teen
pregnancy and ultimately maternal death in intervention sites.
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Service Delivery Officer will form part
of a team based in Migori, S/he will be responsible for the planning,
implementation and monitoring of the project.
- Provide technical support to the project team
in the planning and implementation of the project - In collaboration with other stakeholders,
develop T-Zone service delivery activities - Provide technical assistance and support for
the integration of adolescent-focused services into existing clinical
service - Liaise with other partners to ensure
availability of contraceptive commodities, equipment and expendable
supplies in all service delivery outlets - Support monitoring and evaluation of the
program, including assisting in operations research - Oversee the linkages between service delivery
at the facility and the community and between public and private sector
collaborators - Ensure timely and accurate reporting of T-Zone
service delivery activities and assist in the preparation of monthly,
quarterly and annual reports
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Kenya
Registered Nurse or Clinical Officer - Minimum 5 years’ experience in implementation
of youth-focused health programs - Demonstrated competency in FP service
provision and supportive supervision of the long acting and permanent
methods of contraception - Extensive experience working with private
sector health care providers, including pharmacists - Competent in development and implementation of
work plans, monitoring and evaluation activities and reports - Computer literacy, particularly in the use of
MS Office - Demonstrated sincere passion for working with
young people
Interested applicants should send a
CV with three referees and detailed cover letter to the following email address
by 26th February 2016
Please indicate how your education
and experience qualifies you for the position.
Only those selected for interview
will be contacted.
Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer.
Persons with disabilities and other
minority groups are encouraged to apply
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