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  • Programme Support Officer

    Programme Support Officer

    ROLE PURPOSE
    The post holder will be accountable to the Programme Manager for supporting Finance, HR, IT, supply chain and Administration services in programming contexts. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance with SCI global standards, policies, and practices. The position also plays a key role in effectively supporting program implementation activities in line with the annual and country strategic plans.
    In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
    Supply Chain

    In charge of warehouse at field office level, ensure TIMs and other warehousing records are updated daily. 
    Support programme staff to develop procurement plans. 
    Support in the development of field level framework agreement.
    Coordinate field office procurement requests and LPOs for local procurements liaising with Supply Chain Officers in Nairobi and Programme Implementation team
    Coordinate delivery and recording of items sourced from local suppliers working closely with Nairobi supply chain team. 
    Information sharing with suppliers and vendors and capacity building them on the SCI procedures and systems.
    Timely and accurate processing of payment through PROSAVE system.
    Maintain records including allocation of assets and GPEs assigned to Field Office. 
    Communicate with IT and Supply Chain for maintenance or upgrading or replacement of any asset assigned asset and GPE assigned to specific Field Office. 

    Financial accounting, planning and budgeting

    Assist with documentation at field office level. Consolidate all financial documents generated at field office and send to relevant officers in Nairobi; these include supplier invoices, staff liquation, Mpesa payment lists, receipts, etc.
    Assist as needed with daily programming accounting operation in liaison with Finance Officers in Nairobi; these include payment of suppliers, processing activity advances, payment of casuals, etc. 
    Monitor field office and guesthouse utilities costs e.g. water, electricity, telephone/Mobile usage, billing, and others related office utilities.

    Fleet and Warehouse

    Support the time timely and accurate processing of items of TiMs.
    Generate warehouse reports periodically and advice PM on effective warehouse management.
    Support the disposal of identified and agreed assets and GPE.
    Keep an updated record of GPE and asset and lead in asset and GPE verification at field level.
    Ensure timely and cost-effective fleet maintenance.
    Share movement plans on a weekly basis.
    Ensure accuracy of fleet service charge model and share accurate data and fleet report monthly with the fleet officer in Nairobi.
    Ensure hired vehicles meet the SCI safety standards.
    Effectiveness of fuel consumption.
    Support drivers on fleet policy compliance.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

    A Degree in Social Sciences or Business Administration from a recognized University.
    Strong knowledge/experience HR and admin, logistics and financial management. 
    Demonstrates a strong drive and commitment to achieve agreed objectives
    Minimum three year’s relevant experience in Support Services within a busy organisation
    Good communication skills.
    Experience working in protracted refugee set up and understanding of local context, language and dynamics.
    Understand of local dynamics, local context, and language.
    Driving skills is an advantage.
    Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain confidentiality
    Proficiency in working with computers particularly spread sheets and word processing
    Experience of working within a team and team building.
    Fluency in English, both verbal and written, is required.
    Commitment to Save the Children’s values.

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  • Education Fund Manager

    Education Fund Manager

    Role Purpose:
    The Education Fund Manager will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the two education funds, the Safe Back to School and Learning Fund, and the Lego Education in Emergencies Rapid Response Fund ensuring that they are run with the utmost efficiency to enable them to maximize their investment to catalyse impactful programming and leverage further funding. The role is critical to coordinating all internal and external stakeholders to advance both Funds specific mission to greater heights.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Significant years of experience relevant work experience in education programmes in either development or humanitarian settings
    Education to Master’s level in International Development or a relevant subject and/or equivalent field experience
    Experience of programme and project management in education across multiple locations and changing contexts, both humanitarian and development.
    Demonstrated experience managing a large portfolio of projects, including finances, awards management, donor engagement and stakeholder management; across multiple programmes concurrently is considered an asset.
    Significant financial literacy including budget reviews and ongoing financial monitoring.
    Demonstrated success in fundraising and resource mobilization with both private and institutional donors.
    Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation, as well as deliver assessments and reports.
    Ability to explain complex issues to both staff and peers.
    Ability to manage a varied workload quickly and efficiently, and work effectively under pressure across a varied portfolio to organise and prioritise work for yourself and others to ensure deadlines are met
    Ability to propose innovative and adaptive solutions, work with others to overcome challenges and deliver results
    A proven ability to conceptualise and ground abstract ideas in operational realities
    A high level of written and spoken English
    Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy, including awareness and experience of humanitarian and development contexts
    Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
    Commitment to Save the Children values

    Desirable

    Language skills, in particular Spanish, French or Arabic
    Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts.
    A level of technical knowledge in Education programming approaches , tools and guidance.
    Familiarity with SC’s programme management systems, including the Awards Management System, PRIME and Agresso

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  • Health & Nutrition Officer Quality Assurance Nurses

    Health & Nutrition Officer Quality Assurance Nurses

    ROLE PURPOSE:
    The Health and Nutrition Officer will provide technical leadership in day-to-day implementation of the UNICEF ICCM-CMAM project in Turkana County.  He/she will play a critical role in promoting integrated service delivery across the continuum of care through the health system, in collaboration with the research team, quality assurance nurses, research coordinator, MEAL and child protection teams in Turkana field office. The position holder will coordinate with the sub-county health department to strengthen health system support for improved quality of care at health facilities and in the community. He/she should be knowledgeable and skilled in carrying out operational research in health and nutrition and with practical experience in implementation of nutrition specific strategies/activities to allow effective demand creation and quality service delivery at community and facility levels. 
    S/he will ensure that all health and nutrition activities are interlink to support the achievement of project targets. S/he will be responsible for strategic planning, coordination and monitoring & evaluation of strategies and interventions for the project’s activities. The position holder will provide a technical leadership role at the sub-county in coordination with all project staff and partners to adhere to available policies in health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods, WASH. S/he will be technically supported by the research coordinator. 
    SCOPE OF ROLE:
    Reports to: Research Coordinator
    Staff reporting to this post: 0
    Budget holding responsibility;
    Complexity: requires skills for collaborative work within the team as well as with different support functions, technical staff of institutional stakeholders and partners
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 
    Technical leadership and Innovation

    Community mobilization and sensitization: In collaboration with the research team, conduct meetings with key opinion and community leaders, including the Community Health Committees, village elders, and clergy in the project area. Inform the community about the project’s existence, purpose, and benefits to their communities, as well as the broader county, country, regional, and global impact.
    the Ministry of Health, carry out ICCM training for Community Health Promotors in the study arms. Provide ICCM (quadrant 1 & 3) based on the standard ICCM curriculum package.
    SAM and MAM treatment training: Work closely with the lead researcher (KEMRI) and MOH to conduct training for CHPs providing Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition services (quadrant 1 & 2). Follow simplified protocols for treating Severe Acute Malnutrition and Moderate Acute Malnutrition using the training guide developed by the researchers.
    Control arm training: Collaborate with the lead researcher to conduct refresher training on the Basic CHP Module and Nutrition module 8 for CHPs in the control arm. Focus on sharpening their skills in screening and referral of malnutrition and routine promotion of positive key messages on health and nutrition.
    Training of health workers: Support in identifying training needs and execute refresher training, such as on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, ICCM, and Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), among others.
    Training of CHAs and QA nurses: Provide training on iCCM-CMAM and supervisory monitoring and evaluation to Community Health Assistants (CHAs) and Quality Assurance (QA) nurses.
    Drug and commodity supply and management: Work closely with partners to strengthen the Ministry of Health’s supply chain. Orient health workers on quantification, forecasting, and ordering using the Logistics Management System (LMIS).
    CHP supervision and performance monitoring: Support CHAs in carrying out monthly field-based supportive supervision of CHPs. Conduct facility-based supervision, inviting CHPs to linked health facilities to check on SCRF, SAM and MAM registers, documentation, and logistical issues.
    Data review and analysis: Review and analyze data for performance monitoring. Utilize the data to take corrective actions.
    Mainstream quality benchmarks: Promote the utilization of quality benchmarks within Health and Nutrition programming in Turkana.
    Field monitoring visits: Undertake field monitoring visits to ensure health programs meet defined quality standards.
    Lesson learning and program incorporation: Ensure lesson learning is incorporated into relevant program plans and technical policy guidance.
    Supportive supervision and on-job training: Conduct regular supportive supervision and on-job training in iCCM and CMAM at community health units to build staff technical capacity and enable quality service delivery.

    Representation and advocacy

    Represent Save the Children in relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate) 
    Work with partners to further Save the Children’s mission for children
    Be fully aware of how far the project fulfils child rights in terms of SCI’s strategic and thematic plans.      Ensure that Child Rights programming is effectively incorporated into all aspects of SCI’s work.

    Knowledge management.

    Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and other project staff in monitoring and evaluation of project activities including preparation of monitoring reports, documents and lessons learned. 
    Provide mentorship/OJT on ICCM-CMAM and IMNCI/IMAM to facility staff.
    Liaising with the quality assurance nurses, M&E and other Project Officers in development of weekly reports, monthly and quarterly progress reports and ensure timely submission reviewing with team and final submission to Project Coordinator.
    Share case studies, human-interest stories, documentaries and other related materials with MEAL Unit.
    Carry out regular monitoring to health and nutrition outreaches and attend review meetings both at facility and sub-county level to provide support.
    Participate in milestone meetings for monitoring of the progress of the programme such as mid-term reviews, strategy meetings, previews and reviews and annual reviews.
    Ensure exchange and sharing of experience, lessons learnt, best practices and new methods to county officials, programme staff, other SCI partners in matters regarding implementation of humanitarian response.

    BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

    Ambition:

    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    Future orientated, thinks strategically

    Collaboration:

    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
    Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    Willing to take disciplined risks

    Integrity:

    Honest, encourages openness and transparency
    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    Willing to take disciplined risks

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Essential

    University degree in health sciences / health systems (Nutrition, Nursing, Public health).
    Minimum 3 years of relevant professional work experience in health programming. 
    Experience in training and capacity building. 
    Experience in community mobilisation within the development context. Experience working with the Kenya Community Health Strategy is an added advantage
    Effective working relationships with stakeholders from government agencies, international organisations, donors, academics and opinion-leaders.
    Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of organizations
    Good understanding of the MOH and county health departments, particularly integration of donor funded programmes into county plans.
    Extensive experience in health systems strengthening approaches used to improve quality of health service delivery at all levels
    Good understanding of the health system and policy processes; health sector programs and significant players in the community health, community mobilization and Malaria programming in Kenya
    Excellent written and oral communication skills.
    Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
    Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    Demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations
    Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
    Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate.
    Fluent oral and strong analytical, written English communication skills is required
    Good computer skills (particularly Word, Excel, database)
    Demonstrates Save the Children’s core values of accountability, collaboration, integrity, ambition, and creativity.

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  • Senior Project Manager – Process and System Transformation

    Senior Project Manager – Process and System Transformation

    Role Purpose:
    Save the Children is evolving its organisational structure in order to stay true to its mission, vision and values, whilst being able to withstand external pressures – be those geo-political demands; increasing stakeholder expectations; challenging funding environments; reduced access to funding due to localisation; or declining trust in large INGOs.
    The Senior Project Manager is a critical role that will report to the Director of Project and Change Delivery and will be accountable for ensuring effective development, ongoing maintenance and delivery of the Project Plan including aligning with key stakeholders and SME from across the movement to ensure they understand their responsibilities and are held accountable for delivery. In addition to managing the plan, the Senior Project Manager will be accountable for coordinating the preparation and setup of key governance groups including senior level stakeholders, identifying and managing project risks and issues, engaging with the PMO and ensuring all reporting requirements are effectively managed including dependencies and status updates as well as leading the effort to progress the project through the required stage gates in line with the processes and templates defined. It will be critical to ensure that the Senior Project Manager can effectively manage relationships across the team and with external stakeholders aligning with the Project Lifecycle and ensuring a focus on Continuous Improvement. In this role the successful candidate will need to have experience leading projects that involve making changes to processes and systems in order to adapt to changing external factors.
    The first challenge of the successful candidate will be to complete a feasibility to determine the scale of change required and the team needed to deliver the change identified.
    To be successful, the Senior Project Manager should be open to rolling up their sleeves to really understand the complexities of our organisation and the project itself and be willing to step in to manage issues through to resolution, diving into the content to identify options and ensure the required interventions are completed. Prior experience in delivery of global transformation initiatives is therefore essential for candidates applying for this role, in either the INGO sector or the private sector.
    On occasions if the situation requires it, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    An extensive track record of successfully managing large and complex projects and programmes that include system and process change
    Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate/mediate; to facilitate the resolution of conflicting business requirements
    Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies
    Ability to agree on Functional Workstream and Change Management priorities, in line with the plan
    Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally
    Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to understand any sensitivities within a complex multi-stakeholder structure; and think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress
    Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of programme and project practices and standards
    Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
    A proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
    Strong team leadership abilities with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
    Able to demonstrate instances of initiative that have delivered organisational benefits
    Team player, with a full appreciation of the value of collaboration

    Desirable

    Ability to speak one of the additional Save the Children core languages including French, Spanish and Arabic

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  • Global Roving Fleet Manager

    Global Roving Fleet Manager

    Role Purpose:
    The Global Roving Fleet Manager will provide operational management to Save the Children International’s fleet management function at regional and country levels.
    Reporting to the Global Senior Fleet Manager, you will support the transformation strategy within the Global Supply Chain Management Team. SCI’s global fleet estate consists of more than 1,700 light vehicles, thousands of motorcycles, rentals, and other vehicles.
    The post holder will provide technical support, guidance and on the job trainings to deliver efficient and effective total cost of fleet operations, ensuring fleet rightsizing, leading on the implementation of fleet procedures, fleet capability tools, guidance and policy documents.
    The role will require the holder to undertake travel to Save the Children countries and field operations, work with minimum supervision under difficult conditions in varying countries (including remote locations) in support of programmes in fleet related initiatives.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Demonstrable experience of successfully leading impactful change programs in fleet management within a large, complex organization
    An understanding of general logistics, procurement and supply chain management
    Experience with Fleet Management Systems and vehicle GPS and In Vehicle Monitoring Systems
    Proven experience in Road Safety Risk management
    Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to synthesize and analyze complex information.
    Experience, willingness and ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people in challenging conditions and remotely supporting a diverse community of stakeholders.
    Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English
    The willingness and ability to travel overseas including remote and/or difficult environments, for assessments and technical assistance to field programs

    Desirable

    French & English Language skills are mandatory, Arab and Spanish desirable.
    Experience operating complex supply chains and in all technical areas relating to freight forwarding, distribution, warehousing, and shipping operations as they relate to fleet.

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  • Global Change Manager – Localisation Initiative

    Global Change Manager – Localisation Initiative

    Role Purpose:
    In order to achieve our global breakthroughs for children by 2030, the Save the Children movement has committed to significantly changing the way we work – a core component of which is to shift power to local and national actors. Our Localisation ambition – ‘Local to Global for Impact’ – is an ambitious, multi-year, transformational journey that will see us – and the wider sector – deliver more, better, and fairer impact through context-responsive, locally-designed, locally-led and locally–owned programs for children.
    We will achieve this by addressing fundamental challenges in the way current aid is delivered to enable and facilitate local actors’ own access to global resources for maximum impact – and we will overcome blockers within our own organisation that currently prevents this from happening.
    The Localisation Initiative was originally formed to define the strategic approach to Localisation and the high level roadmap for its realisation. We are now entering the next phase of the transformation – with the team accelerating the pace to meet the movement’s Localisation ambition. It consists of a small number of dedicated resources tasked with overcoming a number of blockers to Localisation that currently exist across the movement.
    As the GCM for the Localisation initiative, you will be responsible for understanding the context and stakeholders, and for assessing the impact of the proposed options to move forwards in terms of our culture, people, processes, data and systems. You will work closely with the wider initiative team to agree priorities, develop a robust change plan, and monitor progress against this plan. You will also be accountable for the development and delivery of all required change interventions needed across the workstreams being delivered, as well as ensuring the relevant leadership alignment required to support subsequent phases of the transformation journey
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Demonstrated experience and capability in change management and supporting the delivery of major projects in regards to business processes and systems within a large and complex international organisation as well as changes to organisation structure and ways of working
    Experience of working across project phases to deliver change management oversight and interventions
    Demonstrable ability to challenge the user-friendliness of set up, requirements and design for implementation and regular usage
    Experience of solving issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
    Excellent communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills. Engaging as well as assertive, influencing and negotiating
    Affinity, knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project/change methodology
    True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity
    Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
    Able to effectively work and manage self in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment

    Desirable

    Expertise and experience in managing change for target operating model transformations
    Expertise working in change
    Experience working in the INGO sector
    Ability to speak one of the additional Save the Children core languages including French, Spanish and Arabic

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  • Head of Internal Audit and Compliance

    Head of Internal Audit and Compliance

    ROLE PURPOSE:
    The Head of Internal Audit and Compliance in the Country Office (CO) is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of Risk, Internal Control and Compliance, Internal Audit and Fraud in the country office. As a member of the country level Senior Leadership Team (SLT) the internal audit position will independently evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the governance, risk management and control systems within the county Programme and provide regular opinions on the effectiveness of these systems together with proposed action plans to address any weak areas. 
    The position will lead on coordinating any fraud investigations. The role is a critical 2nd line of control for the organization and requires independent and objective staff. The role reports to the Country Director (CD) with a dotted line into the Regional Risk and Compliance Leader who has a dotted line into the Global Risk Director. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    SCOPE OF THE ROLE
    Reports to: Country Director
    Staff reporting to this post: 1 position. 
    Indirect: 4 positions 
    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

    Bachelor’s degree in an area of accounting, auditing or Business administration or equivalent Internal Audit qualification (CPA, ACCA, CA, CIA, CFE, CISA etc) and/or other professional certification.
    Be a qualified Internal Auditor (IIA) 
    At least 8 years recent professional experience in Internal Audit, Accounting, Risk management or Fraud Investigation. 
    Demonstrable experience at a senior level, NGO sector is preferable.
    Experience of managing teams, as well as indirect relationships
    Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

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  • Senior Health Officer(Health)-Maternity Cover

    Senior Health Officer(Health)-Maternity Cover

    SCOPE OF ROLE: 
    This position demands the technical knowledge, management skills and the work experience needed to run a health project. The Senior Project Officer, Health will be responsible for ensuring management of the health project is executed in line with SC, county, national and international humanitarian standards and donor guidelines and in line with the health sector priorities and in collaboration with other partners in the sector and other related sectors. It will also involve active participation in the health sector coordination forum, other agency and key health sensitive sector liaison, capacity building and supervising staff using techniques and tools available and appropriate to Nairobi donor funded sub-counties and health facilities.
    The Senior Project Officer, Health will work closely with Ministry of Health Nairobi County and 6 sub-counties health management team and with Save the Children project team in the programme budget management, planning, implementation, and monitoring of IMNCI E-Learning project (MEDSINC Mooney) activities at the supported health service and community levels. This support aims to strengthen the responsiveness of the health system to Children under the age of 5 years. 
    Based in Nairobi, the Senior Project Officer will participate in National, County, and sub-county technical working groups and committees; ensure planned activities are implemented according to the work plan and ensure that best practices and key lessons learned are captured and shared internally and with external stakeholders. On a day-to-day basis, he/she will work under the supervision and direction of the Health Coordinator.
    Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition, and WASH. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada, and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Samburu, Baringo, Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. 
    Reports to:  Health Coordinator – Nairobi 
    Staff directly reporting to this Post: None
    Budget responsibility: Yes – as per program size and delegation scheme. 
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
    Programme

    Plan and supervise implementation of project activities together with Save the Children Nairobi area programmes team at field level, and MOH counterparts.
    Manage project budget including monitoring of expenditures.
    Ensure quality implementation of the projects in country, providing support to Project officers in project management and project cycle management.
    Support and participate in donor visits when necessary.
    In times of emergency, provide technical support to disaster responses as directed by line manager.
    Contribute to advocacy campaigns as directed by line management.
    Contributes to the development of work plans and budgets, training plans, quarterly reports and other reports as needed.
    Together with the Heath Technical Specialist and Health Coordinator ensures the project goals and milestones are met efficiently and effectively, in accordance with project budgets and work plans.
    Provide technical support in implementation of the community and facility components of the project ensuring that these align with national and global best practices. 
    Support the budget management, planning and roll out of both projects. 
    Participates and oversee capacity building activities of Ministry of Health – private and public health workers and community health volunteers.
    Other duties as assigned.

    Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

    With the support of MEAL team ensure project performance is tracked and quality standards adhered to.
    Coordinate regular project monitoring and supervision in liaison with the SCHMTs to ensure quality project implementation according to agreed standards.
    Take lead in preparation and documentation of best practices, lessons learnt including case studies.
    Ensure the compilation of quality and timely reporting for the project both routine project reports and donor reports.
    Ensure learning from the project are documented and shared with County officials, programme staff, other SCI partners as well as within the organization. 
    Collect and manage complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team

    Coordination and Representation 

    With guidance from the Health Coordinator, representing SC within authorized parameters, foster relationships with relevant host government ministries, UN agencies, and local and international NGOs focused on maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH). 
    Cultivate robust networks with the Ministry of Health and other pertinent national institutions. 
    Forge partnerships with Nairobi County and sub-county officials, establishing operational agreements to effectively execute our programs. 
    Identify potential collaborators for joint initiatives and expand successful programs. 
    Co-facilitate County and sub-county networks and advocacy efforts concerning health and nutrition programs.

    SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling SCI’s values
    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

    Ambition:

    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
    Widely shares their personal vision for SCI, engages and motivates others.
    Future orientated, thinks strategically.

    Collaboration:

    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
    Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

    Creativity:

    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
    Willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:

    Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
    Commitment to Save the Children Values

    Core competencies:

    Leading and inspiring others
    Delivering results
    Developing self and others
    Problem solving and decision making.
    Innovating and adapting
    Applying technical and professional expertise
    Working effectively with others 
    Communicating with impact
    Networking

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

    Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in public health, Nursing with community health experience.
    Minimum four (4) years’ experience in community maternal and new-born health and Integrated Community case management of Case Management programming.
    Experience working with Community Health Units in community health strategy.
    Experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
    Ability to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams 
    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
    Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
    Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
    Excellent spoken and written English and Swahili.
    Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
    Experience and Familiarity with the counties in Nairobi, will be an added advantage. 
    Sensitive to issues affecting children and committed to Save the Children’s Child Safe Guarding policy.
    Strong documentation and report writing skills.
    Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
    Culturally sensitive with qualities of mentorship and patience.
    Commitment to Save the Children Values.

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  • Humanitarian Policy Lead CHET Project Manager

    Humanitarian Policy Lead CHET Project Manager

    Role Purpose:
    The holder of this position is responsible for providing strategic leadership and vision for the development and delivery of Save the Children’s policy agenda on humanitarian reform. The holder will convene and coordinate operational, technical and humanitarian policy expertise across the organisation, represent Save the Children externally and draw from technical expertise, experience and learning across our humanitarian programmes as well as analysis of global trends and actors in carrying out this work. They will work with different internal teams and functions in SCI and across the movement. They will be responsible for supporting wider cross-thematic policy and strategy activities relating to Save the Children’s humanitarian strategy as required.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Significant operational and policy experience within the field of humanitarian coordination and response
    At least seven years of experience in humanitarian policy and operational roles at country or regional levels 
    Demonstrable track record in policy development on humanitarian crises at the global, regional and/or national level 
    Long-term experience and proven track record in multilateral advocacy at global level and successful advocacy at country level on humanitarian policy related issues 
    Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills, and of delivering significant results. Experience of building shared objectives, quality control, evaluation, motivation, performance management, staff development and training 
    A demonstrable ability to plan and communicate at a strategic level
    Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
    Excellent capacity-building skills, applicable across different countries and cultures and at the international level 
    Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work collaboratively 
    Commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission and approach, including child safeguarding 
    Working knowledge of Spanish, French or Arabic is desirable 
    Experience of working in displacement contexts and/or humanitarian crises is essential

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  • Project Coordinator – Transformation Delivery Initiatives

    Project Coordinator – Transformation Delivery Initiatives

    Role Purpose:
    This role will support a project or projects within our Transformation Delivery portfolio with general project coordination and administration. This will be a key role to support delivery of these critical initiatives and will have the opportunity to learn and develop across a range of different project types working with Senior Level staff from across Transformation Delivery and beyond.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Previous experience in an office administration, Project Coordinator or similar role, preferably in an international environment
    Experience of planning and organising meetings and events, with a strong attention to detail
    Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
    Strong planning/anticipation skills. Experience of planning and organising meetings and events, with attention to detail
    Sound judgement and an ability to effectively prioritise multiple tasks in a constantly changing environment
    Ability to adopt a pro-active approach and offer solutions as appropriate
    Strong written and oral communication skills, fluent in English, with an eye for detail
    Ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a broad range of people at all levels, across different cultures and to act with credibility, discretion, tact and diplomacy both within and without the organisation
    Ability to work to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail
    Maintain a calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure
    Self- motivated with ability to work autonomously
    Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children

    Apply via :

    kenya.savethechildren.net