Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Project Coordinator
Reporting To Senior Technical Advisor- Health Systems Strengthening
Directorate/Unit Health Systems Strengthening
Physical Location Nairobi
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based
international health development organization, currently implementing more than 120 programs,
directly reaching more than 12 million people across 35 African countries. Headquartered in
Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa and an additional eleven
advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America. In the spirit of Ubuntu, partnership
and networking are key elements of our approach. Amref has a staff complement of over 1,500.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To
increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources
for health, health service delivery, and investments in health’.

About the project:
This project is designed to Enhance Partnership with Council of Governors through funding from
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Strengthen and diversify the Maarifa Centre at the COG. This
investment is at the very heart of the Council of Governors's core, envisaged mandate namely;
• To create "a mechanism for sharing of knowledge and best practices between Counties" and
build a "platform to facilitate capacity building for County Governors";
• The project will work towards capturing and sharing learning on facility improvement funding
(FIF) and Community health systems (CHS) and services across the country from practical
implementation experience given the nuances of each county;
• To providing a platform/hub for identifying, testing and evaluating the effectiveness of FIF and
CHS innovations; gathering/collating best practices globally and adopting relevant practices in
Kenyan Counties in partnership with the Council of Governors.
• This Project seeks to set Kenya’s Universal Health Coverage strategy implementation on the
right learning and knowledge-sharing path during this critical phase by injecting greater
dynamism and capacities to the existing Maarifa Centre rendering it more responsive to the
unique FIF and CHS needs of individual Counties.

Main Purpose Of Job
The project coordinator will provide overall leadership, coordination and management of both
strategic and technical aspects of the Bill and Melinda Gates Funded investment to Enhance
Partnership with Kenya Council of Governors (COG). Specifically, the coordinator will lead the
implementation of the activities in the grant, while stationed at COG. The activities include
finalization of the Facility Improvement Fund (FIF) and Community Health Systems (CHS) model
policies and guidelines for adoption/adaptation by county governments. Through these policies,
counties will increase and promote health facility autonomy through ring-fencing health sector
funds and other funds generated for facility improvement and increase access and utilization of
community health services

Main Roles
• Provide leadership, coordination and management of both strategic and technical aspects of
• the project;
• Ensure interphase between stakeholders and the Council of Governors (COG) while ensuring
• for quality and timely delivery of the investment’s action plans;
• Coordinate tasks in relation to the knowledge sharing and peer to peer learning activities and
• ensure quality, timely delivery on work plans.
• Support the Council of Governors (COG) health and advocacy committee in high profile
• events and other communications and policy advocacy opportunities, including launches.
• Prepare background notes, briefs, talking points and speeches for the Council of Governors
• (COG) during high-level public engagement related to health financing and community health
• services.
• Support Council of Governors (COG) efforts towards resource mobilization including
• fundraising logistics and communications for knowledge sharing.
• Provide oversight and follow-up on agreed action points and deliverables from the Council
• of Governors (COG) stakeholders.

Required Qualifications
Education and knowledge
• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Public Affairs, Health Administration, Health
economics or other relevant field with substantial experience

Experience
• At least six (6) years of related professional experience, with technical knowledge and
• understanding of the Kenya health system.
• Understanding of Kenya Government planning and budgeting process, including in context
• of devolution and experience in supporting preparation of annual health work plans and
• budgets
• Professional experience in primary health care, capacity building and public health project
• management.
• Demonstrable capacity to network and to negotiate with key stakeholders across different
• sectors in support of public health.
• Ability to build positive working relationships, characterized by mutual respect and
• professional courtesy, with counterparts and program beneficiaries across cultural, linguistic
• and geographic boundaries.

Skills and Competencies
• Leadership skills with the ability to coordinate teams and facilitate communication.
• Highly organized in both time and in resources; need to manage progress reports and work
• plan.
• Analytical skills and critical thinking
• Ability to multitask; work well under pressure, and work efficiently to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to allow for collaboration with other team players.
• Self-Directed
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity with strong communications skills
• Report writing and problem-solving skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
"Interested? Please visit our website www.amref.org  to make your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account successfully in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Please note that you will receive an email confirmation for creation of account and an acknowledgment email upon submitting your application. Deadline for submission: 25 March 2022. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any fee at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process. Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy."

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