Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is an international
NGO supporting health programs to improve the health of women and their
families.
Jhpiego - Kenya works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Medical Services and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in the areas of HIV, Malaria, TB, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Family Planning.
We are currently recruiting experienced individuals with excellent technical skills, who are team players, dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly motivated and able to work on a high pressure environment requiring multi-tasking abilities.
Deputy Country DirectorJhpiego - Kenya works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Medical Services and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in the areas of HIV, Malaria, TB, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Family Planning.
We are currently recruiting experienced individuals with excellent technical skills, who are team players, dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly motivated and able to work on a high pressure environment requiring multi-tasking abilities.
(Re-Advertised)
Reporting to the Kenya Country Director, the Deputy Country Director will provide high level managerial and technical oversight and guidance to Jhpiego Kenya programs. S/he will work closely with the Country Director, who is responsible for the strategic direction and technical oversight for the Kenya office.
S/he will also work closely with program implementation teams to ensure project resources are applied appropriately (e.g. human, financial and material) and program targets and deadlines are met. Key technical areas for support include reproductive health, family planning, malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, maternal, newborn and child health, and urban health.
Responsibilities
- Provide
programmatic and strategic leadership and set priorities for programs in
collaboration with the Country Director and program teams.
- Represent
Jhpiego to donors and partners.
- Represent
Jhpiego in public and professional circles through meetings and
conferences.
- Supervise
program management staff and consultants; oversee preparation of annual
work plans, implementation and reporting of project activities.
- Liaise
with Jhpiego/Baltimore technical team to ensure Jhpiego standards and
approaches are met.
- Mentor,
support, and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their
efforts in concert with program goals.
- Contribute
to proposal management, design, writing, and editing and contribute to new
program development.
- Guide
the analysis, synthesis and reporting of project outputs and results in
close collaboration with the M&E team.
- Provide
updates to the County Director on the progress made, direction, approaches
and successes of programs and share experiences and lessons learned among
staff.
Requirements
- Graduate
degree in Public Health, Clinical or related field.
- More
than 10 years of professional, progressively more responsible management
experience in international public health programs.
- More
than 5 years’ senior level working relationship with international donor
agencies’ programs and policies, particularly USAID’s.
- Previous
experience establishing and/or managing a field office for an
international health program.
- Must
have demonstrated significant knowledge of one or more of the following
areas: reproductive health, child health, TB, malaria and/or HIV/AIDS.
- First-hand
experience in strengthening of health services, health provider training,
performance improvement, or supervision.
- Superior
human resource management skills.
- Trustworthy
and track record of impeccable integrity.
- Excellent
interpersonal skills with pleasant and outgoing personality.
- Excellent
verbal, written communications and presentation skills.
- Computer
literacy, particularly in the use of MS Office.
A competitive remuneration will be offered according to qualifications and experience.
Candidates who had applied earlier need not re-apply.
Only those selected for interview will be contacted
Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer
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