Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

ABOUT THE ROLE
Knowledge SUCCESS is a five-year global project led by a consortium of partners and funded by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health to support learning, and create opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, within the family planning and reproductive health community.
The Technical FP/RH Officer will focus on providing technical, programmatic, and administrative assistance to the Knowledge SUCCESS project team, specifically with family planning and reproductive health inputs. You will work with the project's partners and stakeholders to facilitate project activities and inputs into the overall project as required. You will serve in both technical and operational roles, which includes traveling to the field to meet with users to ensure the smooth continuity of the project activities. You will also initiate and/or strengthen collaboration between partner organizations, represent the project at technical meetings, and work directly with donors and partners to support project field activities.

ABOUT YOU
• You are organised and have great attention to detail.
• You are not afraid to get your hands dirty and get involved when needed.
• Stakeholder and partner engagement and management are skill sets that you pride yourself in.
• You thrive under pressure, are resilient and result oriented.
• You are a great communicator and a leader that can inspire your team.
• You have the ability to manage multiple projects with varying types of demands and can prioritize many pressing tasks.
• You are confident, and can communicate directions and solutions clearly to both technical and nontechnical staff.
• You’re a team player, who’s pragmatic and driven, and ultimately has a passion to have an impact!

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Professional Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Training in community and social media management, knowledge management, project management, communications, and related field.

Required Qualifications and Experience
• Five (5) years of professional experience in the FP/RH space with at least three (3) years of regional FP/RH work.
• Experience in planning, relationship management and youth programming.
• Experience in interpreting and synthesizing monitoring and evaluation findings into programmatic application across a diverse set of health areas would be an added advantage.
• Experience in project management and online project management tools would be an advantage.
• Experience in Knowledge Management will be an added advantage

Skills
• Good communication skills
• Good facilitation skills
• Negotiation skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and personal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues in a straightforward and non-technical manner.

Competencies
• Critical thinking and problem analysis: The ability to work independently and in collaboration with others. Identifying problems hindering progress and seeking feasible and efficient solutions.
• Team Work: Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Documentation: Ability to document progress, draft quality reports and synthesize relevant data and information.
• Integrity: Ability to safeguard project’s assets and information
• Information Technology: Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Amref Kenya on recruitment.amref.org to apply


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