Vacancy title:
3 County Managers

Jobs at:
Jhpiego

Deadline of this Job:
15th October 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 5th October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
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 Tupcmge Pomojcr in East Africa. The project is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF] 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.

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 muIti—tasking abilities.

County Managers (3)

(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 TC|'s technical coaching approach, including rolling out TCI University tools within the designated county.
  
• Support county MDH Program implementation Teams (P|Ts] 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 PlTs. Coordinate and manage county trainers, coaches and Sisi—Kwo—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 AYSR H 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].
  
• Experience in family planning programming, working with MDH 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.