Jhpiego,
an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University, is an international NGO committed
to improving the health of women and their families.
Jhpiego-Kenya works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Health at National level and with County Governments in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health, Family Planning and Non-Communicable Diseases.
We are
seeking for experienced individuals with excellent leadership and 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
Director - Monitoring Evaluation
Reporting
to the Director of MER, the Deputy Director- Monitoring and Evaluation will be
responsible for the overall coordination of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
in Jhpiego Kenya.
S/he
will, lead the country M&E capacity building for the projects, technical
reporting, ensure data quality and build the capacity for the implementation of
an effective M&E/HMIS system in Jhpiego Kenya.
Responsibilities:
- Lead
country compliance with Jhpiego and Kenya M&E, policies, procedures,
systems, and standards.
- Leads
the country to implement M&E standards and develop standards tools,
guidance and Standard Operating Procedures which are used across projects.
- Leads
the development of M&E plans, frameworks, logic models and PMP tables
for new projects and continuously supports the project M&E teams.
- Reviews
and provides input into all project reports and work plans for quality
assurances.
- Manage
the effective implementation and utilization of Jhpiego’s JEMS PMM module
to ensure accurate program monitoring and reporting.
- Facilitate
on-the-job M&E training for capacity development in use of data for
decision making.
- Develop
and maintain a system for archiving M&E guidelines and tools.
- Provide
supervision, guidance and mentorship of M&E staff and ensure team
spirit
- Participate
in program design and guidance in new program development
- Represent
and deputize the Director MER as required.
- Represent
Jhpiego in high level meetings with partners, professional bodies and
conferences.
Requirements:
- A
Master’s degree in M&E, Epidemiology, Statistics, health or related
field a PhD will be an added advantage.
- Eight
years of work experience in leading M&E of health projects and/or HMIS
work in Kenya.
- Experience
working with MOH systems and personnel and in USAID-funded projects.
- Knowledge
of and practical experience in health-related research and ethical
requirements.
- Excellent
analytical, oral and report- writing skills.
- Computer
literacy, particularly in the use of MS Office and SPSS/ STATA.
Senior Technical Advisor - Non Communicable Diseases
The
Senior Technical Advisor NCD will provide technical leadership in the area of
NCDs at Jhpiego.
S/he
will integrate NCD across other Jhpiego programs and work with other Jhpiego
teams to design and implement NCD projects.
The
Senior Technical Advisor NCD will also liaise with Jhpiego Technical Advisors
regionally and globally to ensure comprehensive technical and programmatic
support to all programs.
Responsibilities:
- Provide
overall technical leadership and guidance for Jhpiego NCDs programs in
Kenya.
- Provide
technical review of reference and technical materials (guidelines,
training materials, etc) as required.
- Develop
and/or contribute to reports (e.g. annual, semi-annual), work plans and
budgets.
- Stay
up-to-date with the international standards and guidelines related to NCDs
and implications for programming.
- Provide
technical updates to program staff on innovative issues in NCDs.
- Provide
leadership in discussions with donors and MOH and key stakeholders on
matters relating to NCDs.
- Lead
or participate in the submission of abstracts, papers, and presentations
to peer reviewed journals and international and domestic conferences.
- Represent
Jhpiego in technical working groups for NCDs, donors, international
meetings and conferences and other stakeholders.
- Contribute
to new business development by identifying new funding opportunities and
proposal writing.
Requirements:
- Masters
in Internal medicine. An MPH will be an added advantage.
- Excellent
knowledge and skills in management of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus,
Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer and other NCDs.
- Must
have over 10 years’ experience in management of NCD programs.
- Excellent
analytical, communication and report writing skills.
- Ability
to support projects, set priorities, and plans for the successful
implementation of programs.
- Experience
working with MOH, county government ad health in the devolved systems and personnel.
- Experience
working with donor funding agencies and private sector foundations.
Interested applicants should send a CV with three referees and
detailed cover letter to the following email address by 18th March 2016
HR.Kenya@jhpiego.org
Please
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:
Persons
with disabilities and other minority groups are encouraged to apply