International Medical
Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving
lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and
development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization.
Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and
related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities
worldwide.Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization.
By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Kenya Country Director,the Technical Director will:
• Act as the overall technical lead for all programs; oversee the work of the senior technical staff. Ensure that the work of each technical area is coordinated at all levels.Provide technical and operational guidance and oversight to all program activities, specifically CDC-funded HIV and TB Programs and act as Principal Investigator (PI);
- Serve
as team leader charged with the day-to-day execution of programs;
undertake the timely deployment of program needs to ensure program success
and attainment of desired results/indicators.
- Oversee
the production, review, analysis, and evaluation of technical reports
including the preparation of technical and programmatic reports to
donors,implementation plans, abstracts and manuscripts, etc and other
relevant materials and facilitate dissemination of good practices;
- Work
closely with the donors to ensure compliance with programmatic targets and
deliverables;
- Coordinate
and oversee the collection of data and other M&E processes, in
collaboration with the M&E team;
- Development
of capacity building strategies to enhance program quality, coordination,
sound monitoring and evaluation;
- Actively
identify and pursue new opportunities and lead program development
activities by developing and technically reviewing program and grant
proposals;
- Provide
support in facilitating technical collaboration and coordination
activities with the Government, Donors and other NGO partners;
- Attend
sector meetings in Nairobi, and liaise closely with potential partner organizations;
- Provide
operational and technical support, as needed, to additional IMC Programs
in Kenya, such as: Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Primary Health, etc;
- Conduct
regular technical assessment / assistance visits to the program sites
throughout Kenya;
- Backstop
the Country Director, if and as needed;
- Review
and adapt International Medical Corps policy and plans as well as national
policy and implementation plans linking them to IMC’s response strategies
and annual operations plans
Qualifications and Skills
- MD
preferably with an advanced University degree; MPH or PhD
- A
minimum of 7 years of professional experience in developing and managing
multi sector programs such as Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Health
including HIV/AIDS and TB prevention and care programs. Experience in
developing countries is required.
- Experience
in Kenya and/or in Eastern and Southern Africa region would be an asset;
- Knowledge
of and experience in working with USAID, CDC, BPRM, ECHO, DFID, UN
agencies, private, international, national and/or local partners and other
government agencies;
- Knowledge
of PEPFAR Grants;
- Proven
Strong leadership skills and experience in leading and/or facilitating a
multidisciplinary team;
- Excellent
communication skills to liaise, negotiate and advocate with the
Government, donors/potential donors and key stakeholders including with
other implementing agencies;
- Proven
ability to write technical reports, reviews, program/project documents,
concept notes/proposals and conduct presentations by clearly
formulating/articulating positions on issues and defending
recommendations;
- Ability
to multitask and handle competing priorities;
- Fluency
in written and spoken English;
- Proficiency
in MS Office;
- Cultural
sensitivity
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Previous applicants need not apply.