Reporting to: Innovation
Director
Direct Reports: Technical Advisors,
Supervision and Tech Field Support Officers
Location: Based in the country,
likely at the MOH county or sub county offices
The Organisation
Living Goods seeks to improve the
lives of tens of millions of underserved households by revolutionizing the way
community health is delivered in the developing world.
The Opportunity
Living Goods Kenya is co-designing with
county governments, how to assist their networks of Community Health Volunteers
and to provide technical assistance in implementing community health. LG
will provide hands-on support, to build and strengthen community health
systems, implement mHealth technologies and performance management support.
County Governments recognize a need
to implement innovative approaches to achieve significant results in key areas
within the reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (RMNCH) space.
The goal of Living Goods support is
to build capacity in order that high impact community health is managed by
government and to fully owned by the Country Health Management Teams to ensure
sustainability in the long term.
To support our ambitious goals in
Kenya, we seek an experienced, innovative and passionate individual, with a
strong-track record of delivering results, to join our Assisted Networks team
as a Program Manager.
This role will work closely with both
LG internal resources and sub county and county health management teams to
ensure the flawless implementation of a new Assisted Network (AN) program
focused on dramatically improving the health of millions of low income
households.
The AN Program Manager will be
accountable for supporting the capacity building of supervision of highly
impactful community health volunteers in the sub counties we are operating in.
You will be an expert in effectively
managing the implementation of health programs in Kenya. You will have primary
responsibility for the management of all assisted network activities in a
number of sub – counties. You will provide direct supervision to the
Technical Advisors and Regional Field Technical Officers.
You will own delivering against our
plans, coordinating across teams within LG and with our government partners and
adjusting how we work as we learn as we go.
You will coordinate and
operationalize the day-to-day support of the assistance provided to the
networks of community health volunteers in the counties.
Responsibilities
·
Support the co-design and oversee the
implementation of the Technical Assistance Program for your county(s) ensuring
that technical assistance support is provided to time, budget and delivers the
impact required.
·
Plan all activities including mhealth
solution training with government and partners, dispensing health kits,
ensuring trainings are coordinated and supervision and performance management
coaching sessions for community health extension workers (CHEWs) and
sub-country management teams (SCMT) are happening.
·
Facilitate county and cross-county
collaboration including capturing learnings, adapting, improving, developing
our AN model and identifying skills gaps and areas for strengthening community
health systems to reflect best practice and what is viable in the field.
·
Prepare and present reports and key
insights as necessary to county teams and internally.
·
Support the county teams to maximize
performance of CHVS by setting targets and ensuring that key performance
indicators (KPIs) are being achieved
·
Ensure consistency in approach across
all LG Assisted Networks
·
Build strong relationships with
county and sub county teams, working closely with the LG government relations
and advocacy teams.
·
Design and own methods for tracking
progress and managing risks. Take corrective action if necessary.
·
Provide mentoring, coaching and
direction setting to team members.
·
Support team and individuals to build
relationships with key partners in the region including the County Health Teams
and other operating partners working with CHVs.
·
Manage operations to keep costs as
low as possible
Qualifications
·
Undergraduate degree in business,
management or health related areas.
·
Minimum of 5 years of program management
experience overseeing complex programs of which at least 2 years should be
overseeing technical assistance programs.
·
Good understanding of Kenyan health
systems, ideally community health and working closely with county government
teams.
·
Proven ability to contribute and to
succeed in a rapidly expanding and fast-paced organization.
·
Exceptional analytical skills,
commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
·
Excellent communication skills
including the ability to adapt communication (verbal and written) to different
stakeholders.
·
Expertise in project planning and
tracking tools. Expertise in the Microsoft Office suite, e.g. Excel, PowerPoint
is a must
How to Apply
Click here to apply for the position
of Assisted Network Program Manager please
follow the link
Compensation
A competitive salary and benefits
package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus
opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better
for those in need.
