Programme Description – ESHE ESHE is a Family Planning (FP) project funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). It is managed by a consortium of expert partners and agencies led by Palladium. The programme, which is implemented across most parts of Kenya, is designed to respond to the needs of the Government of Kenya (GOK) in reducing unmet need and increasing the contraceptive prevalence rate. ESHE’s results also contribute to the global FP initiative, FP2020. FP is not only a key intervention for improving health but also a key strategy for the achievement of national and international development goals. Identified as a priority component in the Kenyan National Reproductive Health Policy, ESHE facilitates growth of the private FP market by offering specific and targeted support to a network of 487 qualified and registered service providers/facilities across Kenya.
Purpose of Role The Regional Manager serves as the key coordinator of project partners and activities for a cluster of counties, in liaison with the ESHE team, GOK and other stakeholders in order to implement project goals. This is a full time position based in Nairobi, will report to the Senior Field Coordinator and will be responsible for line-managing a cohort of 7 County Coordinators.
Duration
The contract will be for a duration 4 months.
Key Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks
Accountable for specific Log Frame indicators and ensuring that quarterly milestones are reached (to be amended as necessary if Log Frame is revised in future):
Outcome 1: number of CYPs at Futures sites
Outcome 2: number of additional FP users
Output 1.2: Number of FP services provided at Futures sites
Output 1.4: % of users that get the FP service they want (at Futures sites)
Outcome 1.5: No. and proportion of facilities targeting adolescents (15 – 19) and using the approved national adolescent RH guidelines
Overseeing the development and execution of regional and county based strategies and plans focused on private sector growth, andmanaging teams to deliver on these plans
Ensuring strong and effective links between demand creation efforts (through Exp especially, but also in coordination with PSI and perhaps with Well Told Story) at community level and access points for FP services/products
Provides inputs into Exp’s strategy to effectively reach men, religious leaders and traditional leaders to address the socio-cultural barriers for FPinSamburu; Narok and Kajiado
Overseeing network of ESHE integrated health kiosks for FP; supporting efforts to strengthen their commercial viability and sustainability
Ensuring the other ESHE supported private service providers are supported by demand creation activities on the ground, and that FP services are being provided at these sites
Ensuring that quality of care for FP is maintained to high standards at all times including managing the Quality assurance associates (QAAs) and managing effective client feedback mechanisms at all service delivery sites so that users can have their voices heard, that service provision can become more client-focussed.
Responsible for ensuring that adolescent-focussed service provision in all service delivery points, and that effective demand creation/mobilization activities take place
Responsible for ensuring that quality and timely data from the cluster is received to an acceptable standard, and in charge of analysing and using the same effectively.
Other tasks as required to meet the objectives of ESHE project.
Minimum education and experience required
At least 5 years post-graduation experience working in Sexual and Reproductive Health projects
Excellent project management and coordination skills
Dynamic results focused individual
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Work experience in a FP programme
Articulate and analytical with attention to details
Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision
Experience workin in the private health sector is an advantage
At least 5 years’ experience of managing teams
