Jhpiego
Jhpiego is the lead implementing
partner for Afya Halisi, a USAID’s five-year project which aims to deliver
quality, integrated services in the areas of family planning (FP)/reproductive,
maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water,
sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega
and Kisumu.
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Survival Specialist
Jhpiego is a nonprofit NGQ that
prevents the needless deaths of women and families in limited resources
settings.
To accomplish this, Jhpiego
implements innovative evidence-based solutions for intractable problems in
health to overcome barriers to high-quality care services for the world’s most
vulnerable populations.
We are seeking experienced
individuals who have excellent organizational and technical skills, are team
players, dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly motivated and able to work
in a high-pressure environment requiring multi tasking abilities.
Child Survival Specialist
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Based in Nairobi with 50% Travel to the Counties
The Child Survival Specialist will
take overall responsibility of Afya Halisi’s implementation of child health and
immunization interventions ¡n the project.
S/he will also provide technical
support to the Division of Neonatal and Child Health (DNCH) and the Division of
Adolescent and School Health (DASH) to fulfil their mandate of neonatal) child,
adolescent and school health policy review and formulation, and building the
capacity of county governments ¡n the delivery of quality health interventions.
Responsibilities:
·
Provide overall technical guidance
and leadership for implementation of activities within the Child Survival
technical area.
·
Contribute to the capacity building
of the project staff and MOH competence in Child Survival.
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Work with the Division of Neonatal
and Child Health (DNCH) and the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
to develop and review policies, tools and strategies to improve access to
quality child health interventions.
·
Coordinate discussions with county
government leadership for commitment and capacity building and represent Afya
Halisi in county and sub-county-level stakeholder meetings.
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Establish and maintain effective
project reporting, evaluation and communication systems.
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Document successes, lessons learnt
and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and
results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual
reports and other reporting requirements as requested.
Qualifications:
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Masters degree in Pediatrics and
Child Health, Public Health or related field.
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Bachelor’s degree in Medicine,
Clinical Medicine or Nursing.
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At least 7 years of professional,
progressive experience and responsibility in managing public health programs.
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Strong clinical experience in child
health/immunization and nutrition.
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Experience in FP/RMNAH is desired.
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Proven experience in managing a
public or private field office.
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Experience working with donor funding
agencies and/or private sector foundations.
·
Excellent verbal and written
communication and presentation skills.
NB: Previous applicants need not re-apply for the position of
Child Survival Specialist.
WASH Specialist / County Manager
Based in Migori
The
WASH Specialist will take overall responsibility of Afya Halisi’s
implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions at facility and
community level in the project.
S/he
will also act at the Migori County Manager, providing overall oversight of
program implementation ¡n the county while supervising both the technical and
program staff based in that county.
Responsibilities:
·
Provide overall technical guidance
and leadership for implementation of activities within the WASH technical area.
·
Contribute to the capacity building
of the project staff and MOH on WASH knowledge and skills.
·
Review and analyze data for
performance monitoring of the WASH program and utilize the data to take
corrective actions.
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Represent the project in national and
county technical committees including TWGs and stakeholders’ meetings related
to WASH programming.
·
Provide technical and programmatic
leadership/backstop, coordination and supervision of all RMNCAH activities in
Migori County, and to ensure maximum integration of project activities across
and within technical areas and counties.
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Provide technical and programmatic
leadership in development and implementation of annual work plans.
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Promote coordination and support for
the implementation of all key project activities, with emphasis on ensuring
high-quality program implementation at the facility and community levels.
Qualifications:
·
Master’s degree in Public Health or
related field.
·
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental
Health/Public Health, Social Sciences or related field.
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At least 7 years of professional,
progressive experience and responsibility in implementing WASH programs.
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At least 5 years’ experience managing
health programs.
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Experience in FP/RMNCAH and community
health programming is desired.
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Experience working with donor funding
agencies and/or private sector foundations.
·
Excellent verbal and written
communication and presentation skills.
Interested
applicants should send an application letter and detailed CV, with 3
professional referees, to the following email address: HR.Kenya@jhpiego.org by
2nd October 2019.
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.
