Our client, an organization
that is committed to improving the health of people in Africa by partnering
with and empowering communities, and strengthening health systems, is in need
of a Head of Programme.
Job Title: Head of Programme
Physical Location: Nairobi
Main Purpose of Job: Highly driven and entrepreneurial individual to provide leadership with an aim to improve Maternal and Child health outcomes by introducing and combining scalable mobile innovations from our client.
Job Title: Head of Programme
Physical Location: Nairobi
Main Purpose of Job: Highly driven and entrepreneurial individual to provide leadership with an aim to improve Maternal and Child health outcomes by introducing and combining scalable mobile innovations from our client.
Personnel Reporting to the Job Holder
- Workstream
manager/officer – inclusive demand side financing
- Workstream
manager/officer – quality improvement
- Workstream
manager/officer – community education
- Advocacy and
stakeholder engagement
- Fundraising
- Data driven
intervention
Other Resources
- Programme
budget
- Programme
assets
Principal Responsibilities
Strategy and Operations
Main Tasks
- Provide thought
leadership on the evolving nature of the initiative Source and implement
business development strategies for continuous growth
- Manage the
county teams with 6 work streams to ensure that The is implemented
effectively with high impact.
- Ensure that the
6 work streams are synergistic, integrated and well-coordinated
- Lead on the
preparation, review and periodic revision of detailed operational plans to
ensure the project is delivered within the timeframe and achieves all
significant milestones. Agree year plans with main stakeholders and
present to Steering Committee for approval.
- Monitor
progress through regular field visits, review of indicators, and meetings
with Steering Committee, Programme Committee, partners, service providers,
Community Health Volunteers, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure the
effective use of donor resources.
- Ensure
compliance with donor requirements at all levels (reporting, procurement,
visibility, budget etc.) and be in charge of the communication to
Programme Committee and Steering Committee.
- Develop and
take ownership of a formal risk matrix for the 3 counties.
Extent of Discretion
- Relevant
policies and Operations initiative guidelines.
Product Development
Main Tasks
- Develop and
implement (saving) product and Maternal and Child education modules
together with the work stream leads in such a way that health market for
the poor are being kick started and sustained over time.
- Facilitate
process of new content deployment and product development on existing IT
infrastructure
- Facilitate
process of one platform and/or dashboard building for project data
collation and use
Extent of Discretion
- Relevant
policies, procedures and guidelines.
Coordination
Main Tasks
- Review and
approve all project sub-contracts and consultancy Terms of Reference.
- Manage the work
stream teams to ensure that project is implemented effectively with high
impact
- Work closely
with the Programme Committee and Steering Committee to ensure County
workplans and implementation are aligned with the log frame, workplans and
budget
Representation
Main Tasks
- Build an
effective working relationship with partnership members and other key
stakeholders.
- Support the
development and implementation of a county and national level advocacy
with Health in Africa Initiative and partnership members
- Maintain
regular, productive communications between project partners and other key
stakeholders
Reporting and Documentation
Main Tasks
- Prepare
periodic reports for monitoring and provide input to the quarterly,
interim and final reports to the donor
- Provide support
in developing case studies for publications
Required Qualifications
Education and knowledge
- MBA or Master’s
degree in (public) health or economics
Experience
- Minimum 5
years’ experience in leadership role
- Experience in
business in Africa with experience in the health sector (preferably with
mobile technology)
- Entrepreneurial,
proactive and hands-on mentality, with an enthusiasm for working in a
dynamic, fast paced environment
- Personable
relationship builder, persuasive, engaging presence, with diplomacy,
emotional intelligence, and a good sense of humour
- Proven
experience of designing and implementing performance based work structures
and data driven decision making.
- Strategic and
entrepreneurial approach to fund management, product development,
marketing, communication and capacity building and team management.
- Passion for
social impact
Skills
- Strong interpersonal
skills
- Excellent
communications skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Resourcefulness
- Proficiency in
ICT
- Decision making
skills
- Highly
organised
- Documentation
- Effective
presentation
Competences
- Diplomacy
- Emotional
intelligence
- Good sense of
humour
- High Integrity/ethics,
commitment and respect for diversity
- Confidentiality
- Prioritisation
- Collaboration
Environmental Conditions
Corporate Policies, Systems,
Procedures and Methods
Work Environment
Hours of Work: Normal working
hours. Job holder may be required to work outside normal working hours due to
the nature of the work in general
If you believe you qualify for this position, please send your CV and details of your current and expected remuneration to resumes@interviewupconsulting.com
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.