Kenya Red Cross Society is one of the
largest humanitarian organizations in Kenya. Its mission is to be the leading
humanitarian organization in Kenya delivering excellent quality service of
preventing and Alleviating Human Suffering.
Position Title: County Project Coordinator – Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn child and Adolescent Health
3 Posts
Reporting to:
- Technically: The County Health Director /
Chief Officer for Health
- Administratively: County Manager – Kenya Red
Cross Society
Job Location: Wajir,
Marsabit and Mandera (I position per County)
Job Summary: 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 high burden counties is aligned to existing
in-country development, health policies and initiatives that aspire to increase
access and improve quality of health services.
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
Main 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.
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;
- Prepare regular analytical reports to be
shared with Partners and the Project Steering Committee;
- Facilitate documenting the best practices and
approaches for deepening the knowledge base for partners as an integral
resource for implementation of RMNCAH.
Experience, Skills and 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 added advantage;
- 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 Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the
above qualifications should send their applications to the address below
clearly indicating only one County that they are interesting in working and the
application should be received on or before 14th August 2015.
Applications should have a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three referees.
Interested candidates from these
counties are highly encouraged to apply.
Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O. Box 40712-00100,
Nairobi