Aga Khan
Foundation
Employment
Opportunity: Project Manager, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
(Kenya)
Are you
committed to helping to improve the health of women and children in rural and
socio-economically disadvantaged areas in Kenya?
The Aga Khan Foundation (East Africa) is seeking a dynamic and qualified Project Manager for a newly funded Maternal, Newborn and Child Health position to be based in Nairobi and report to the Regional Programme Director
The Project Manager
will be expected to take lead on planning, coordinating and overseeing project
activities to support the goal of the five-year Access to Quality Care through
Extending and Strengthening Health Systems (AQCESS) Project in Kenya.
AQCESS – a
multi-country project of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) - seeks to
improve health outcomes of women of reproductive age and children by enhancing
the availability and utilization of essential health services for pregnant
women, newborns and children under five and improving the quality of these
services.
The Project
Manager will be responsible for the implementation of the project in Kilifi and
Kisii counties.
The project
in Kenya is implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation, East Africa in partnership
with sister organizations in the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) including
Aga Khan Health Services and Aga Khan University.
AKF is a private, non-denominational, international development agency promoting creative and effective solutions to selected problems that impede social and economic development in parts of Africa and Asia.
In Kenya, AKF
is managing a robust and expanding portfolio of multi-sectorial initiatives
that includes programmes in education, early childhood development, health,
nutrition and civil society strengthening.
Responsibilities:
The Project
Manager will oversee the implementation and reporting of the project, including
overseeing project progress, the timely implementation of activities, the
provision of sub-grants and consulting contracts as needed, coordinating with
staff from AKF and the other AKDN agencies in the two counties on a daily
basis.
S/he will
collaborate with relevant government stakeholders.
While the
Project Manager reports operationally to the Regional Program Director of AKF
in Kenya, s/he will also provide project updates and progress reports to the
AQCESS Project Management Unit which is overseeing the other country
projects.
Together with
the project implementing partners, the Project Manager will lead the liaison,
coordination and collaboration with the key local stakeholders, particularly
the county and sub-county governments.
The ideal
candidate will have:
- Minimum of a Master’s
degree in public health or related fields;
- At least eight years’
experience in the health sector in developing countries, preferably East
Africa.
- At least five years’
experience in managing large and complex health projects (MNCH, nutrition)
in developing countries. Experience in gender and early childhood
development is an added advantage;
- Demonstrated capacity
to write high quality reports for donor projects and analytical briefs;
- Strong familiarity
with monitoring and evaluation methodologies and logical frameworks;
- Exceptional written
and verbal skills in English. Knowledge of Kiswahili will be an advantage;
- Superior analytical,
organisational, interpersonal, negotiation and problem-solving skills;
- Demonstrated ability
to lead and motivate a large team of staff, individual experts and
partners;
- Experience of working
with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other
bilateral donors is desirable.
Interested
candidates should submit a cover letter, CV (not exceeding four pages) and the
names and contact information of three referees by Wednesday, 30th September,
2015, addressed to Regional Human Resource Officer Aga Khan Foundation (East
Africa) by e-mail to: recruitment@akfea.org.
Please
mention the title of the position and do not attach any document other than the
CV and cover letter.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
