Vacancy title:
SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER, CHILD AND NEWBORN HEALTH - ID: ‘I3-IOOI7
Jobs at:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Deadline of this Job:
May 18, 2018
Duty Station:
Kuresoi, Nakuru County, Kenya
JOB DETAILS:
Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. For more information please visit our website www.msh.org
MSH seeks to recruit a highly-motivated and result-oriented Senior Technical Officer, Child and Newborn Health Senior Specialist for a five-year program (2016-2021), implemented in selected sub-counties in Baringo and Nakuru Counties. The purpose of the program is to enhance access to and utilization of quality family planning, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services in the target areas. The position will be based in Kuresoi, Nakuru County.
SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER, CHILD AND NEWBORN HEALTH - ID: ‘I3-IOOI7
The Senior Technical Officer will oversee the strengthening of provider skills in child and newborn healthcare services by scaling up high impact interventions and reinforcing widely accepted standard care practices. S/he will also be responsible for guiding the scale-up of the use of ORS/zinc in the management of diarrhea in public and private facilities as well as addressing inequities in immunization coverage through the Reaching Every Child (REC) approach. The officer will utilize the national Harmonized Competency Based Training Curriculum for Obstetrics and Neonatal Care to ensure appropriate care at various levels as well as a reinforced referral system through continuous trainings and training of trainers.
Under the guidance of the Senior Technical Advisor, the officer will undertake the following activities;
Qualifications and Experience
Job application procedure
For further details and to apply for the position, please visit the employment opportunities section of our website at www.jobs-msh.icims.com . Applications for this position should be submitted by May 18, 2018. If you cannot apply online, or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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