Jobs Kenya

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  • Culture and Internal Communications Manager

    Culture and Internal Communications Manager

    Purpose of role

    You are a pioneer and problem solver. You are a strategic thinker who diagnoses barriers to employee engagement and creates solutions that drive a strong and connected culture while cultivating change in a complex environment. You have a positive attitude, sense of humor and thrive at maximizing organizational cultures to ensure each employee feels valued and celebrated.

    In this role, you will help Living Goods build and promote a thriving organizational culture that engages staff at all levels; advances key diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; and drives employee engagement by identifying and leading the development of effective communication messages, tools, and tactics. You will be key member of a highly collaborative communications team and will also partner closely with our People & Culture team to ensure staff are informed and engaged around key developments and organizational initiatives. The ideal candidate will be a skilled storyteller, a natural cheerleader and have strong interpersonal skills and a passion for creating experiences. S/he will also be well versed in digital communication platforms and tools that drive internal engagement. The role will build a strong culture of collaboration and create communications that regularly engage, connect and inspire our community of employees. This consultancy will initially be for a 6-month period, with the potential for extension.

    Top Accountabilities:

    Design and execute an internal communication strategy and plan that drives employee engagement and helps build a vibrant culture of collaboration at Living Goods: Working closely with the Director of Org Design and Effectiveness and the Communications team, you will define a purposeful and creative approach that will promote connectivity among staff across the organization, drive bottom-up and top-down communications, and enable clarity and consistency around change management.
    Increase staff understanding of our organizational direction and priorities for our people. Publish information that all staff needs to know, and support consistent country communication in our countries of operation.
    Maximize digital tools and virtual events to engage staff across the organization. As we have a decentralized structure with staff operating in different countries and time zones, we seek a digital strategist who will maximize communications vehicles and tactics that create connection, bottom-up opportunities for feedback and better clarity about organizational initiatives.
    Drive culture and positive energy: You will take ownership of helping to enhance company culture and making employees feel appreciated and celebrated and will work to execute key tactics intended to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strengthen understanding of core organizational values. You will develop a mechanism to monitor and report on DEI KPIs and targets for various teams across the organization.
    Change Management. You will work cross-functionally across multiple teams—in close partnership with the People & Culture, Global Executive/Country Leadership teams—to ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders on a timely basis and through multiple channels.
    Strengthen our employer brand. You will champion staff engagement forums that amplify employee stories and experiences to drive improved internal branding and drive recruitment on our website, by inspiring applicants by the people who drive our work.
    Produce employee communications: Develop and author a variety of internal and executive communications including presentations, announcements, blogs to be delivered across a variety of communications channels.

    Qualifications & Experience Required

    Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree is required. Advanced degree (MA/MBA) preferred.

    Experience:

    6-8 years of professional experience with an emphasis on communications, culture & employee engagement within a multinational environment or international non-profit.
    Strong expertise with digital communications tools to drive engagement; basic formatting and design skills with the Adobe Creative Suite a plus but not required.
    Demonstrated experience in developing content and campaigns for employee audiences.
    Proven track record of successfully managing medium-to-large scale employee projects, particularly around change management.
    You have a commitment to diversity and inclusion and experience working in a decentralized, matrixed structure.
    Strong messaging communications experience: You can write and tailor content for specific audiences that demonstrates a deep understanding of messaging, positioning, and stakeholder needs.
    Organized and creative, you’re able to easily adapt and change directions quickly when needed and can resiliently work well in a challenging environment.
    A sense of humor and an easygoing personality is a strong plus.

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  • Health Trainer

    Health Trainer

    Roles and Responsibilities:

    Program Quality and Capacity Building:

    Prepare and deliver technical modules training in Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) focusing on Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition as well as Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) to Community Health Volunteers.
    Execute high-quality training on android applications, key business skills, and products.
    Provide ongoing training to all LG Branch team members on key health topics keeping abreast of new health information and changing trends.
    Contribute to the development of LG’s Health Training Agenda through the application of andragogy and pedagogy principles as needed to keep learning systems, content, methods, and tools fresh and inspiring.
    Contribute to the development of LG’s Health Training Agenda through the application of andragogy and pedagogy principles as needed to keep learning systems, content, methods, and tools fresh and inspiring.
    Assist in ensuring all LG agents are in compliance with regulations set by health authorities and professional bodies including compliance with standard treatment guidelines.
    Coach the Community Health Volunteers in the field on case identification and management as needed.
    Assist the Branch Teams in the organization and delivery of monthly refresher training for their Community Health Volunteers.
    Offer technical assistance to government during base training of Community supervisors and community health volunteers.

    Project Management:

    Provide support for the implementation of health programs in child Health, Reproductive maternal health, Immunization, and any other upcoming project
    Participate in planning for project activities while ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines.
    Review and track progress on project implementation and utilization of project resources, using participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
    Support community-based activities to ensure quality management, supervision, and mentorship of CHVs in their ICCM and MNCH work at the community level.
    Promote innovative and effective methods to achieve project strategic objectives.
    Support in budgeting and tracking of training activities.

    Monitoring and Evaluation:

    Evaluation of Training while using the PDSA cycle to address gaps and challenges.
    Ensure that all training documentations are well organized and easy to access.
    Support in preparing short success stories and briefs on innovation/best practices and project learnings.
    Conduct Support supervision and spot checks to CHVs in the field with an aim of identifying gaps and developing a quality improvement plan.
    Support check-in sessions after ICCM training and in-services from time to time.
    Support in Certifying CHV during base training to ensure the quality of CHVs.

    Technology:

    Continuously improve the smart health application by reviewing current workflows and aligning with current MOH updates.
    Support in Designing workflows using the human-centered approach.
    Support the MOH in Implementing the e-CHIS program.

    Partnerships and Medical Advocacy:

    Organize and coordinate meetings with MOH and key stakeholders on project progress and challenges.
    Engage partners and MOH stakeholders in all stages of the project cycle for their insights on the appropriateness of program approaches and interventions i.e. PSBI.
    Attend Technical Working Groups and Work closely with partners to ensure timely and quality advanced tracking of health guidelines.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    Minimum of (1) year relevant experience for degree holders and (2) years relevant experience for diploma holders.
    Diploma in Public Health or a related field.

    Skills and Competencies:

    Learns from experience and applies what is learned to new situations.
    Plans prioritize, breaks down tasks accordingly.
    Supports Program/projects in data analysis, collation of information, reporting, etc.
    Supervisory skills and high levels of integrity.
    Ability to communicate and share information verbally and in writing.
     

    Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

    Our current job openings are displayed on our website, where you can search for open positions and apply directly. Living Goods does not offer any positions without an interview and never asks candidates for money. If you are asked for money, we strongly recommend that you do not respond and do not send money or personal information

    Apply via :

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  • Global Research and Evidence Manager

    Global Research and Evidence Manager

    About the job
    Introduction

    Living Goods (LG) (https://livinggoods.org/) is a leading non-profit organization innovatively transforming the health of vulnerable communities. We support networks of trusted community health workers (CHWs) to transform health outcomes for women and children and work to advance system change by partnering with governments to sustainably lead. We focus on ensuring CHW’s are treated as essential health workers who should be digitized, equipped, supervised, and compensated-so they can make the greatest impact-and harnessing community-level data to transform health systems. We focus on treating some of the deadliest but most easily treatable deadly childhood diseases, supporting women of reproductive age with pregnancy support and family planning, and ensuring every child is fully vaccinated. At the end of 2020, Living Goods was supporting more than 11,000 CHWs in Kenya and Uganda to deliver care to more than 8.5 million people. Living Goods’ new strategic plan (https://livinggoods.org/our-2022-2026-strategic-plan/) focuses on the next frontier of impact: enabling government partners to improve health outcomes nationally, by ensuring CHWs can reach their full potential. Building on our unique experience supporting more than 12,000 CHWs to deliver quality health care to more than 9 million people, this plan focuses on ensuring high-quality, digitally-enabled community health care can be professionalized and scaled more sustainably, in more countries-saving and improving more lives.

    Your Charge

    Living Goods is looking for an experienced researcher to lead research projects from end to end across the organization. This position reports to the Director of Performance, Evidence and Insights and is a part of the Global Programs Team, working cross functionally with our country programs and MEL teams to build evidence and insights to drive the organization’s impact and advocacy goals. Living Goods research portfolio includes operations research, process evaluations, and impact evaluations, and leverages vast amounts of program monitoring data as well as externally collected data.

    You are a strong project manager and a research technical expert, fluent across quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches. You will roll up your sleeves to design, conduct, analyze and package up research for advocacy. You will also identify, contract and manage high quality external Principal Investigators and research partners to collaborate and deliver. And you will train, mentor and support colleagues across the organization in research methods and management. You will develop evaluation strategies and research approaches to answer priority questions associated with Living Goods’ learning agenda, striking the balance of impact, feasibility, cost and rigor. You will also contribute to business development proposals, and you will strategically package up key evidence, learning and insights for advocacy.

    You have deep research technical experience and have a well-developed network of research colleagues and collaborators. You are intellectually curious, learning oriented and collaborative. You are motivated to produce high-quality research, evidence and insights that will drive impact deepening and advocacy. You enjoy being challenged and delivering excellence to colleagues and partners.

    Research Project Management

    Manage priority internal and external research projects from end to end including developing the evaluation strategy, drafting RFPs, identifying and contracting research partners (where appropriate), project management and oversight, data anlaysis report writing, dissemination, and ensuring translation of evidence and insights for program improvement and advocacy.
    Provide technical guidance/management to other LG and partner staff to adhere to research systems/processes/protocols to ensure high-quality research design, implementation, and analysis.
    Conduct analysis of internal program data and external evaluation data to answer priority learning questions or develop key evidence and insights for advocacy.

    External Research Partnerships & Business Development

    Expand and deepen strategic global research partnerships
    Identify Principal Investigators and high-quality research partners for collaboration on specific projects.
    Package up key evidence, learning and insight to share externally for advocacy, thought leadership and business development.
    Represent the organization externally with government partners, academia, funders
    Lead the technical input on evaluation and research sections of funding proposals.
    Partner with the business development team to identify specific opportunities for research funding aligned with the strategy.
    Participate in relevant external coalitions and technical working groups

    Knowledge Pieces and Publications

    Publish key research, analysis, evidence and insights in peer-reviewed journals.
    Write knowledge pieces including blogs, policy briefs, and other articles to drive LG thought leadership, fundraising and advocacy goals.

    Professional development & capacity-building

    Provide technical mentorship and capacity building across staff in research design, management and dissemination.
    Share relevant literature and research with team to enable and encourage evidence-informed decision making.

    Administrative/Other

    Contribute to Global Program Team and country-level research strategy, annual planning and budgeting.
    Lead or participate in internal and external steering committees and technical working groups as assigned and appropriate.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Masters degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, health systems strengthening, health policy with quantitative research specialization
    Demonstrated research technical experience with 7-9 years of total work experience with ideally 1-3 years at managerial level

    Skills and Competencies:

    Excellent research & analytical technical expertise including in Epidemiology, bio-statistics, health economics, health systems research, quantitative & qualitative methods, survey design and management, data management,
    Experience managing multiple research projects from end to end with a high degree of quality and excellence.
    Strategic thinking and analysis, ability to synthesize and interpret evidence and data into relevant, strategic recommendations
    Track record of packing up evidence and insights into high quality knowledge and learning outputs, policy briefs, peer-reviewed publications etc.
    Ability to foster research collaboration internally and externally across an established personal network of research colleagues.
    Experience in team management, technical capacity building and mentorship.
    Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders including team members, external partners, funders and government partners.
    Strong interpersonal skills including cultural sensitivity. Experience working cross-functionally across teams

    Apply via :

    livinggoods.applytojob.com

  • Executive Assistant to the Global CEO’s Office

    Executive Assistant to the Global CEO’s Office

    Key Responsibilities to include:

    Executive Support

    Manage the CEO’s office diaries and appointment schedules by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and organize complex travel agendas. Provide administrative support to the leadership team. Process the CEO’s office expenses and other administrative items.
    Completing a broad variety of administrative tasks for the CEOs office, including managing an extremely active calendar of appointments; completing expense reports; composing and preparing correspondence that is sometimes confidential; arranging complex and detailed travel plans, events, retreats, itineraries, and agendas; compiling documents for meetings and writing minutes.
    Internal communications – Providing a bridge for smooth communication between the CEO’s office, Global and Country teams; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support with Global Executive and Management teams.
    Prioritizing conflicting needs of the CEO, the Global Executive Team and the Executive Strategic Advisor to the CEO; handling matters expeditiously, proactively, and following-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
    Managing the scheduling of onboarding process of new CEO direct reports.
    Develop and edit attractive memos, briefing papers, and presentations

    Board Support and Liaison

    Serving as the CEO’s administrative liaison to Living Goods Board of directors on scheduling meetings, travel, onboarding process of new board members, retreats,
    Scheduling all board meetings and following up on confirmation of attendance
    Supporting the Executive Strategic Advisor to the CEO, to compile the quarterly board pack, coordinating with GET members.
    Managing the scheduling of onboarding process of new Board members.
    Maintaining discretion and confidentiality in relationships with all board members.
    Assisting board members with travel arrangements, lodging, and meal planning as needed for physical board meetings.
    Meeting and Events management – Responsible for the seamless coordination of Board meetings and Global Executive Team meetings. Plans, coordinates and executes virtual and physical Global Office all-team meetings, team building sessions, executive team retreats, and other events as needed.

    Education, Experience, Technical Skills And Attributes

    Background: Undergraduate degree. 3+ years in a fast-paced working environment. Experience working in a consulting organization or similar environment handling multiple projects and clients. Background relevant to the operations of Living Goods gained in either the private, public or NGO sectors.
    Analytical skills: An analytical mindset
    Communication & Influencing: Experienced at preparing communication materials (PowerPoint, Word documents, email correspondence that meet Board-level standards) and effectively share these – both verbally and in writing in English.
    Planning and Organizational skills: People can rely on you because you can develop the engine that runs the Global CEO office. You will keep the leadership team true to governance routines, are good at keeping calendars and timelines. You keep a tight ship and up to date to-do lists. You like to get the details right.
    Collaboration and team effectiveness: Build team effectiveness and work collaboratively in a Global team environment
    People and info junkie: Once you join an organization you become a sponge, soaking up information quickly. You enjoy getting to learn the inner workings of an organization and meeting and getting to know employees at all levels.
    Discretion: You are a consummate professional. You have an intuitive feel for sensitive situations, and you respect confidentiality.
    Multitasks: You’re able to juggle multiple tasks at once while ‘staying calm and carrying on.’ You think strategically, handle ambiguity and work well in a multicultural environment.

    Compensation

    A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.
    Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
    Our current job openings are displayed on our website, where you can search for open positions and apply directly. Living Goods does not offer any positions without an interview and never asks candidates for money. If you are asked for money, we strongly recommend that you do not respond and do not send money or personal information.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • Statistician (Analyst)

    Statistician (Analyst)

    Context of the short term contract
    Living Goods seeks to hire 2 results driven professionals with solid experience in data analysis and reporting to join our Analytics team on short term contract basis. The ideal candidates are highly analytical, passionate about data, detail oriented, problem solvers and multi-taskers. As an Analyst at Living Goods, you will work across teams to perform analytics and reporting across both Uganda and Kenya. Your insights will inform the decision-making on new ideas and help drive LG’s impact.
    Location: Remote with a strong preference for professionals with large overlap with East Africa time zone
    Timeline: March – July 2022 (6 months)
    Responsibilities
    Data analysis and reporting (70%)

    Analyze routine program performance data to better understand the drivers and restrainers of CHW performance across Kenya and Uganda.
    Write queries for data extraction of new initiatives and update existing queries to make them more efficient and relevant.
    Create visual and written reports on our impact KPIs including data analysis and insights, to communicate impact data to internal and external stakeholders.
    Support internal and external reporting of our impact data and present progress and findings for various audiences.
    Conduct any other adhoc and strategic analyses as may be deemed necessary by the line manager and LG leadership to support program implementation, impactful storytelling, fund raising efforts, etc

    Research, innovations and learning (30%)

    Conduct further analyses of existing research data/program data e.g the Uganda Family Planning evaluation and Uganda/Kenya Immunization evaluation to answer priority learning questions
    Contribute to existing research and innovations initiatives by participating in design meetings, trainings, quality assurance, data management, etc as needed
    Generate insights from data deep dives of LG’s program data and triangulation with other sources such as DHIS2, national surveys, etc and package them for various audiences e.g. quarterly program review meetings and stakeholder reports.

    Deliverables

    Timely automated monthly reports reflective of the latest program KPIs and targets (e.g. Program KPIs, CHW incentives, Staff commissions, peer supervision, family planning, immunisation, Covid-19)
    Participant selection and documentation of the experiments (e.g self-injection, CHW compensation, Telemedicine project, etc)
    Survey CTO workflows built and design workshops conducted with the program teams to support peer supervision rollout in Uganda.
    Automation codes (in R studio, SQL, etc.) for all the routine program reports and other routine processes worked on.
    Data analytic deep dive Inputs into Q1 and Q2 2022 program reviews at country and cross-country level
    Further analyses of the FP program and survey dataset to answer critical learning questions

    Additional deliverables to be agreed as a part of the ad hoc support
    Experience And Qualifications

    A first degree in epidemiology, statistics, data science, quantitative economics or a related field. A postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline would be an added advantage
    Advanced knowledge on Statistical Programming Packages (R studio is a MUST plus any other of STATA, Python, Power BI solutions, and advanced Excel)
    Advanced experience in relational database management skills e.g. SQL/MYSQL
    Knowledge of survey tool mobile platforms preferably Survey CTO and ODK
    Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
    Experience working with multiple stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and skills
    Ability to translate analysis and findings to non-technical audiences through writing and presentations
    Demonstrated ability to work independently, pay attention to detail, be highly organized, use judgement, and meet deadlines

    Apply via :

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  • HR Policy Development Consultancy Terms of Reference (Fixed Term Contract 3 months)

    HR Policy Development Consultancy Terms of Reference (Fixed Term Contract 3 months)

    About the job
    LG seeks a suitably qualified and experienced HR Consultant to undertake an assignment within the People & Culture function in support of our core strategic enablers and priorities. The key focus area will be to review, design, and implement human resource policies, guidelines, procedures, and standards, ensuring alignment to global best practices. The consultant will be required to further develop the global policies into country-level specific policies based on market practice and in alignment with local laws.
    Expected Deliverables
    Working closely with the Global and Country People & Culture leads and the Centres of Expertise to:

    Undertake a comprehensive review of LG’s current Human Resource policies and procedures and provide substantive contributions and recommendations on improvements
    Develop Global best practice policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards
    Develop related country-specific policies based on market practice for Kenya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and the USA
    Coordinate policy reviews with our external legal advisors in each country

    Qualifications

    At least 10 years HR experience of which 7 should be at practitioner level within a reputable organization. Depth in Policy Development and exposure to global, complex, and matrixed environments. Has successfully delivered on the design & roll-out of HR policies, designing frameworks, facilitating capability building sessions to communicate policies. Organizational culture change management knowledge and practice is essential

    Application/Proposal

    The proposal must outline the experience, capacity, and capability to undertake the scope of work within a specified time frame. Submissions should include a clear and consistent approach to this work, supported by a project plan indicating the key activities, milestones, and deliverables.

    In addition to providing the proposed approach and activities to be undertaken, the consultant should also provide:

    A breakdown of proposed costs;
    Detailed Curricula vitae/ profile of the consultant
    Other supporting information is deemed to be relevant to the ToR.
    Consultants will be shortlisted based on experience in handling similar types of projects/assignments in the international development sector.

    Please submit your applications via talentandcapability@livinggoods.org

    Apply via :

    talentandcapability@livinggoods.org

  • Learning & Development Consultancy Terms of Reference (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

    Learning & Development Consultancy Terms of Reference (12 Months Fixed Term Contract)

    EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
    1) Facilitate Capability building and LG Competency Frameworks Design
    Partner with the Talent & Capability COE to finalize the design and roll-out of an Org-wide competency framework with clear Technical and Leadership competencies identified; Conduct a skills gap assessment both at country and functional levels in order to map out the relevant interventions and recommended learning pathways/aspire journeys in reference to our on-line Learning hub while also leveraging partnerships with external vendors; Create and facilitate relevant instructor-led sessions for designated audiences..ie People Manager Fundamentals, Change Management, Trainer of Trainers (ToTs), plus any other modules as agreed by the Client.
    2) Review of the Performance Management & Implementation Support
    Working closely with the Chief People & Culture Officer and other P&C Leaders; Provide Support to the ongoing implementation of the modified Performance Management process including the online tool (design-phase); Conduct Refresher training sessions during the various performance cycles (Goal Setting/Mid-Year reviews/End-year discussions) on the revised PMS system including coaching for performance, giving feedback and continuous performance Enablement.
    3) Develop Coaching Framework, Mentoring Program Design & Implementation Support
    Working closely with the Global and Country People & Culture leads to develop a fit for purpose Coaching Framework; within which coaching can be set-up, provided, assessed, and measured in alignment with LG’s capability plans and strategic priorities; Undertake the design of an org-wide mentoring program leveraging global best practices and LG’s internal tools and resources to drive scalable implementation.
    QUALIFICATIONS

    At least 10 years HR experience of which 7 should be at practitioner level within a reputable organization. Depth in Performance Management, Learning & Development exposure at global, complex, and matrixed environments. Successfully delivered on the design & roll-out of HR policies, designing frameworks, facilitating capability-building sessions leveraging cutting-edge delivery models and approaches. Organizational culture change management knowledge and practice are essential.

    Application/Proposal

    The proposal is to outline the experience, capacity, and capability to undertake the scope of work within the specified time frame.
    Submissions are to include a clear and consistent approach to this work, supported by a project plan indicating the key activities, milestones, and deliverables.

    In addition to providing the proposed approach and activities to be undertaken, the consultant should also provide:

    A breakdown of proposed costs.
    Detailed Curricula vitae/profile of the consultant
    Other supporting information is deemed to be relevant to the tor.
    Consultants will be shortlisted based on experience in handling similar types of projects/assignments in the international development sector across the region.

    Please submit your applications via talentandcapability@livinggoods.org 

    Apply via :

    talentandcapability@livinggoods.org

  • Deputy Country Director/Director Programs Delivery

    Deputy Country Director/Director Programs Delivery

    Your Charge

    To oversee the implementation of the strategy and meeting of impact KPIs. Support the development and management of Programs Delivery team. Find solutions to improve the impact of Living Goods interventions and help ensure that branch supply chain and accounting policies are followed. Strengthening of public supply chain by forecasting and quantification. Operationalization of experiments and innovation for Learning. Support country responsibilities including financial approvals and signatory to the Bank.

    Key Responsibilities include:

    Guide, manage, coach and support career development of the Programs Delivery team members.
    Lead the operationalization of experiments and innovation for organizational Learning.
    Support country responsibilities including financial approvals and signatory to the Bank.
    Partner with the Country Director to shape Living Goods’ Kenya strategy and develop the geographic and operational growth plans for Kenya in line with Living Goods’ mission and values.
    Lead the evolution of our model to become even more impactful, cost effective, replicable, and coordinated with government to deliver our long-term goal of national scale implementation.
    Oversee the implementation of the growth strategy whilst meeting all our key health impact KPIs aligned to contextual government needs.
    Strengthen Living Goods Kenya operational excellence processes to build highly efficient and effective teams.
    Review performance against key indicators and take action to ensure on-going measurable improvements.
    Work with the Country Director and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to budget and carefully monitor and control all costs and ensure all internal control procedures are followed.
    Support the Country Director and the Business Development team in developing relationships with donors and other implementing partners to deepen and expand Living Good’s current funding base and to identify other possible long term funding solutions.
    Partner with the Government Relations team to develop strong county and sub county government relationships at all levels.
    Deputises the Country Director in all fronts e.g. represent the organization at key internal and external meetings and events.
    Work closely with Global & Regional teams to share learnings and continually seek improvements to our processes and ways of working.
    Partner with the Country Director and Senior Management in building a culture of high performance at Living Goods.
    Recruit and provide line management, coaching, mentorship and support to the team
    Development/oversight/approval/review of budgets, expense reports and disbursements
    Enforces policies to improve the overall compliance environment
     

    Academic Qualifications

    Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Health or a related field from a recognised university;
    Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Health or a related field;
     

    Work Experience Required

    Over twelve (12) years of relevant experience with over five (5) years at Senior management level.
    Private sector commercial leadership experience strongly desired
    Demonstrated experience in leading big teams with highly complex operational completes
     

    Key Competencies and Attributes

    Strong analytical skills with in-depth passion for data and numbers
    Strategic thinker with a keen focus on details to operational levels
    Leads the development of operational plan contributing to longer-term organizational strategy
    Provides leadership in effective management and stewardship of programs/business units
    Interpersonal and leadership skills and high levels of integrity
    Builds commitment through collaboration, consultation and consideration of the stakeholders and the team
    A strong champion for performance management
     

    Compensation

    A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and annual performance bonus pay opportunity. This is an opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.

    Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

    Our current job openings are displayed on our website, where you can search for open positions and apply directly. Living Goods does not offer any positions without an interview and never asks candidates for money. If you are asked for money, we strongly recommend that you do not respond and do not send money or personal information.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • Regional Technical Field Support Officer

    Regional Technical Field Support Officer

    Your Charge:
    To support the Digital Health Service Delivery within the regions and offer support to Community Health Volunteers (CHVs), Field Ops Staff, Advocacy Team, County and Sub County Heath Management Teams.
    Roles And Responsibilities:

    Offer first line support in troubleshooting the digital health data gaps on our applications, escalation and follow up for resolution and closure:-
    The Android health Application. (CHV and Supervisor)
    The Dashboards
    Support Data gathering and analysis outside what is visualised on the dashboards through county and sub county engagements: –
    Sub county and County Health Management Team meetings.
    Data Review meetings.
    Testing the Digital Health system changes, both minor and major at CU (CHV and Supervisor) levels and offering feedback for improvement.
    Train and Support County and Sub-County Health Management Teams on the various Digital Health systems deployed by LG including Android Applications, Performance Management tools (Dashboards) and Supervisory Applications. (data collection, visualization, and interpretation.)
    Prepare digital knowledge-based management documents to support our field teams with simple troubleshooting and issue resolution.
    Monthly update of the digital Health systems repository to support the Digital Health Implementation coordinator in reconciliation and Audit reporting.
    Champion the digital Health system policies adoption, and feedback gathering (for improvements) at county and sub county level.

    Skills And Competencies

    Learns from experience and applies what is learned to new situations.
    Plans, prioritizes, breaks down tasks accordingly
    Supports in Program/projects in data analysis, collation of information, reporting etc
    Supervisory skills and high levels of integrity
    Ability to communicate and share information verbally and in writing.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Diploma in Computer Science or a related field;
    Or Degree in other field plus Relevant technical certification from accredited body;
    Minimum of (1) year relevant experience for degree holders and (2) years relevant experience for diploma holders.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • Telemedicine Project Manager

    Telemedicine Project Manager

    This role reports to the Senior Manager, Innovations

    Your Charge:

    The Telemedicine Project Manager will lead in the definition and execution of new patient-led health services experiment that will link into CHW facilitated health services and facility services working with technology partners. This is a 2-year project-based role associated with a restricted grant.

    Key Duties & Responsibilities:

    Stakeholder Engagement:

    Assist identification, hiring, and management of vendors for solution development and cost-benefit analysis. Subcontracts to technology partners represent nearly 50% of the grant.
    Manage the technology and other resource partners that will be hired to build solutions, evaluate cost-benefit, and support in the design process.
    Review deliverables timelines and quality of subcontracts with Innovations Manager and Digital Health Partnerships team.
    Engage the needed internal and external stakeholders in the conception process for the re-design of the services. Close collaboration with the Digital Health Team is expected.
    Lead follow-ups and engagement with internal stakeholders and project partners on the delivery of key milestones.
    Develop and coordinate workplan with Innovation, Country Teams, and Technology Partners.
    Document learnings from all stakeholders, including the experience of working with technology partners for the successful delivery of objectives.
    Coordinate field-based activities with LG, MOH, and any other key stakeholders.
    With the support from the Innovation SM, manage the relationship with the donor.
     

    Project Management:

    Define a clear project charter, work plan, and resource estimates for effective execution of the vision.
    Lead in the re-design process of services to be client/patient-driven based on priority health services identified, including choice of modality, and linkage to CHW and HF.
    Coordinate and support the implementation of the Telemedicine Project in Kenya learning site, this will include the coordination of key stakeholder engagements in the field.
    Incorporate agility in our approach to developing the appropriate product for client-driven solutions that can meet expectations for scale and cost-effectiveness, including judgment on making pivots based on teams’ learning.
     

    Documentation & Reporting:

    Lead key activities, including workshops and technical meetings internally to generate lessons learned and recommendations for future scale and implementation of the new model.
    Update project documentation to ensure lessons learned are captured as part of the greater LG documentation and long-term strategy for innovation
    Prepare activity progress report for the donor.
     

    Skills and Competencies:

    Service design skills and a solution provider mindset showing the ability to listen to requirements from users and stakeholders, to build a series of client/patient-led products that meet objectives.
    HCD and healthcare innovation experience and ability to steer projects in unclear circumstances.
    Past experience with development of direct to consumer application/ software solutions at community level preferred.
    Project Management, resource management (budget and time), and coordination.
    Keen listener and attentive to details with the ability to interpret direct and indirect messaging from across a wide range of stakeholders.
    Ability to listen to many voices and provide balanced direction to ensure project progress.
    Able to provide technical solutions/guidance while balancing between competing technical and business requirements.
    Stakeholder engagement to manage external vendors and partners to execute the vision and internal stakeholders on the overall design and implementation of the solution.
    Experience working with digital health tools.
    Familiarity and experience with community health (preferred) or public health.
    Other skills: Analytical skills; Multitasking; Team Player; Systems Analysis.
     

    Qualifications:

    Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required and at least 7- 9 years professional experience in a supervisory role.
    Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
     

    Compensation

    A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and annual performance bonus pay opportunity. This is an opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.

    Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

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