Position Title: County Project Coordinator –
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Kenya
Grade: Service Contract (SB-4)
Location: Mandera, Lamu, Wajir, Marsabit, Isiolo, Migori (1
position for each County)
Organizational Unit: United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Kenya Country Office
Reporting to: The
County Director of Health
Background: Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child health is a
key global agenda. Although some progress has been noted, the goal of reducing
maternal mortality ratio remains unmet.
With Kenya’s MMR of 488 per 100,000
live births, more than 6,000 women and girls are estimated to die each year as
a result of pregnancy-related complications most of which are totally
preventable.
The proposed project to improve
maternal and new born mortality in 6 high burden counties is aligned to
existing in-country development and health policies and initiatives that aspire
to increase access and improve quality of health services.
Development objective (Overall
Project Goal): To contribute to the reduction of maternal, newborn
and child mortality in the six targeted counties.
The project will specifically focus on four areas:
- Improving access, utilization and quality of
integrated RMNCAH and HIV services
- Generating community demand for RMNCAH and HIV
services
- Building institutional capacity at county and
national levels
- Strengthening of monitoring and evaluation
systems
Target Counties: This project will target six counties (Mandera,
Wajir, Marsabit, Isiolo, Lamu, &
Migori) and it will bring together key partners (USAID, DFID, Save the Children Fund, members of
the UN H4+ partnership-UNFPA, WHO, UNAIDS, UN Women, UNICEF and the World Bank) in the target counties in a coordinated manner.
Migori) and it will bring together key partners (USAID, DFID, Save the Children Fund, members of
the UN H4+ partnership-UNFPA, WHO, UNAIDS, UN Women, UNICEF and the World Bank) in the target counties in a coordinated manner.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
The core functions of the County
Project Coordinator will be to support the overall implementation of
the project, including reporting, financial management and monitoring in the designated county.
the project, including reporting, financial management and monitoring in the designated county.
More specifically the County Project
Coordinator will:-
Provide Technical support to:
- Implement the RMNCAH Project in County
ensuring effective integration with county health and development plans,
systems and service delivery structures;
- Coordinate the provision of technical
assistance to county counterparts in the implementation of the RMNCAH
project.
Promote multi-sectoral and
county-wide coordination:
- Participate in and provide technical inputs to
the RMNCAH project coordination meetings in the county to promote a
multi-sectoral approach to link up and scale up the integration of RMNCAH
Project;
Guide Project Management:
- Ensure the overall responsibility for the
management and coordination of the project including procurement of works,
goods and services, financial management, monitoring and evaluation and
the preparation and submission of required reports based on the procedures
set forth in the signed Funding Agreement between UNFPA and the County
Government;
- Prepare regular analytical reports to be
shared with UNFPA Kenya Country Office and H4+ Partners and the Project
Steering Committee;
- Facilitate documenting the best practices and
approaches for deepening the knowledge base for UNFPA and H4+ partners as
an integral resource for implementation of RMNCAH.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in public health,
medicine, demography, social sciences or related field;
- At least 7 years-experience in development,
design, and implementation of sexual and reproductive health and rights
(SRHR)/RMNCAH programmes in developing countries;
- Experience of working in Africa especially
Kenya either with Governments or UN systems will be an asset;
- Experience in the management of county or
national level RMNCAH or Health related programmes;
- Fluency in English with excellent writing,
analytical and communication skills;
Application Procedures
Interested candidates who meet the
above qualifications may send their applications to email address:
kenya.recruit@unfpa.org by the deadline of Friday, 27 February 2015, quoting
the post title on the subject line and clearly indicating only one County that
they are interesting in working. Applications should have a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three referees.
Interested candidates from these
counties are highly encouraged to apply.
We will only be able to respond to those applicants whom we a further interest in.
Women are encouraged to apply.
Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process.
Applications received via other means will not be accepted.
For detailed TOR please visit http://unfpakenya.or.ke