Jhpiego is a nonprofit global leader
in the creation and delivery of transformative health care solutions for the
developing world. In partnership with national governments, health experts and
local communities, we build health providers’ skills and we develop systems
that save lives now and guarantee healthier futures for women and their
families.
Jhpiego is the implementing partner for the East Africa Accelerator Hub for The Challenge Initiative (TCI) – known as Tupange Pamoja in East Africa. The project is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGFJ through The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health.
TCI is an ambitious program that
leverages a matching challenge fund mechanism to provide incentives for the
rapid scale up of urban family planning programs through a framework of
accountability measures, demand-driven participation of partners, and technical
support via at least four regional accelerator hubs.
Jhpiego is the implementing partner for the East Africa Accelerator Hub for The Challenge Initiative (TCI) – known as Tupange Pamoja in East Africa. The project is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGFJ through The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health.
We are seeking experienced
individuals with excellent management and technical skills, who are team
players, dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly-motivated and able to work
in a high-pressure environment requiring multi-tasking abilities.
County Managers
(3 Positions)
(Based
in Nairobi, Mombasa and Migori)
Reporting to the Kenya Country Lead,
the County Manager will ensure technical, programmatic and financial planning,
execution and monitoring of county program designs and TCI activities in the
designated county.
Roles and Responsibilities:
·
Build the capacity of the county to implement
high-impact interventions through TCI’s technical coaching approach, including
rolling out TCI University tools within the designated county.
·
Support county MOH Program
Implementation Teams (PITs) to landscape, prepare, review, implement and modify
county program designs and budgets.
·
Facilitate, review and synthesize
county activity/monthly/quarterly data and progress reports.
·
Ensure quality and fidelity of
implementation of TCI interventions by PITs.
·
Coordinate and manage county
trainers, coaches and Sisi-Kwa—Sisi teams including mentoring of these teams.
·
Conduct and support advocacy and
marketing of the TCI model to appropriate stakeholders within the county and
work with local FP/TCI champions within budget cycles to ensure continued FP
resource commitment(s).
·
Support the county to leverage and
coordinate with other FP stakeholders and implementers.
·
Foster intra— and inter—county
sharing of best practices.
·
Participate in the local government
Technical Working Groups (TWGs).
·
Work with country/local TCI AYSRH
Officers to effectively deploy AYSRH interventions in participating counties.
Qualifications:
·
Degree in Public Health, Nursing or
related field. Post-graduate training is an advantage.
·
Minimum of 5 years relevant working
experience providing FP service delivery services in a complex donor-funded
program.
·
Experience working in Government or
Donor-funded programs (experience with USG-funded programs is an added
advantage).
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Experience in family planning
programming, working with MOH and devolved County Governments’ staff and
systems, particularly in the area of family planning.
·
Excellent Interpersonal and
communication skills.
·
Strong programming and technical
skills, and has sensitivity to and understanding of the beneficiary population.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Officer
(Based in Nairobi)
Reporting
to the Kenya Country Lead, the MER Officer will assist in the development,
implementation and management of the monitoring, evaluation and research
requirements of the Tupange Pamoja Initiative In Kenya. S/he will work closely
with program, technical and MOH staff to maintain monitoring and evaluation
frameworks that are accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive.
Roles and Responsibilities:
·
Support MER Initiatives for TCI
including monitoring data quality, tracking the progress of activities, and
contributing to staff capacity building initiatives.
·
Provide technical support for review
and Implementation of the TCI M&E framework.
·
Provide technical support for
implementation of data utilization Initiatives.
·
Contribute to the development and
implementation of strategies/mechanisms/processes to Improve TCI East African
Hub ability to collect, interpret and aggregate data to demonstrate Impact and
enhance program accountability.
·
Support program staff on proper
documentation, organization and capture of program progress.
·
Provide M&E mentorship and
coaching to county teams and TCI program staff during various stages of TCI
Implementation.
·
Routine analysis of RH/FP Indicators.
·
Routine sharing of TCI East African
Hub program results and learnings with hub and TCI implementing counties
through innovative approaches.
Qualifications:
·
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics,
Health Records, Public Health or Social Sciences with demonstrated expertise in
research methods.
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Have a minimum 3 years relevant
monitoring, evaluation and research working experience in demography or family
health-related disciplines or implementation sciences.
·
Experience in collecting and
analyzing health program and research data.
·
Demonstrated experience in working
with international donors and foundations and success in grants management is a
plus.
·
Recent experience working with
statistical/database software such as SQL, SPSS, STATA.
·
Demonstrated experience working with
MOH systems including the DHIS-2 and data collection systems for example mobile
based platforms such as 00K.
·
Excellent verbal and written
communication skills in English.
Program / Grants Assistant
(Based in Nairobi)
Reporting
to the Kenya Country Lead, the Program/Grants Assistant will help manage the
administrative, financial, logistical and programmatic tasks required for the
program.
Roles and Responsibilities:
·
Coordinate and support program,
financial, contractual, monitoring, and administrative functions of the Tupange
Pamoja team such that activities are implemented according to plans and in a
timely fashion.
·
Assist in preparation, monitoring and
tracking of project budgets under guidance from the Kenya Country Lead/Finance
Manager.
·
Assist program and administrative staff
and consultants to produce letters, documents, reports, presentations and
materials for distribution (including word processing, basic data analysis,
photocopying, etc.).
·
Support the Finance and Grants teams
in tracking and maintaining expenditure records for both program and grantees.
·
Assist in organization of meetings,
field visits, and other project activities: maintaining the project management
calendar and keeping it up-to—date; and gathering technical updates for program
planning, training, components of evaluations and other studies on related
programs including documenting project lessons learnt.
·
Maintain a program filing system,
both electronic and hard copy, for the office and ensure that final program
documents and grants documents are appropriately stored
·
Perform other programmatic,
secretarial support and administrative duties as assigned by the supervisor to
ensure smooth
functioning and achievement of project goals as required.
functioning and achievement of project goals as required.
Qualifications:
·
A Bachelor’s degree in Social
Sciences, Accounts/Finance or Business—related degree with at least two years’
experience in a similar or related position.
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Ability to work in an efficient and
prompt manner in areas of correspondence, logistics for local and international
travel, filing and record—keeping.
·
Basic understanding of
accounting/finance processes.
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Experience working in a busy office;
strong organizational skills; and able to handle multiple tasks with minimum
supervision and deal with pressure.
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Excellent written and oral
communication skills in English.
How to Apply
Interested
applicants should send application & CV with 3 referees to the following
email address: HR.Kenya@jhpiego.org or at our website www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com by 15th October 2018.
Indicate
how your education and experience qualifies you for the position.
Only
those selected for interview will be contacted.
Jhpiego
is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity.
Persons
with disabilities and other minority groups are encouraged to apply.