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Job Field: Sector in NGO/Non-Profit

  • Head of Humanitarian Campaigns

    Head of Humanitarian Campaigns

    Job Details
    One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.
    Are you a dynamic, strategic and organised leader? Can you inspire action from colleagues around the world to work towards a common vision? Have you run great campaigns that have achieved real impact for people? Have you worked in a wide variety of countries across the world? Do you combine visionary leadership and collegiate management skills? Are you dedicated to achieving women’s rights and gender justice? If so, you are the person we’re looking for to be our head of humanitarian campaigns.
    We need someone who can be diplomatic and sensitive, as well as a strong motivator to lead people around the world to work together to deliver outstanding humanitarian campaigns and advocacy. You must have the ability and skills to empower colleagues with the tools they need to achieve the greatest impact possible. Knowledge of the failings of the humanitarian system and how to address them, as well as experience in contexts affected by conflict would be an advantage.
    Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of women living in poverty influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women to end the injustices that cause poverty.
    Oxfam International is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace. Fluency in English required and competence in French, Spanish and/or Arabic is desirable.

  • Advocacy Coordinator Data Analyst

    Advocacy Coordinator Data Analyst

    Job description
    Role Purpose:
    The Advocacy Coordinator provides overall advocacy support to the ongoing humanitarian response and development work in Kenya. He/she, in liaison with the Head of Communications, Advocacy and Campaigns and the Kenya Response Team Leader, will be required to provide strategic direction to Save the Children’s humanitarian and developmental advocacy work in Kenya. The role will be responsible for guiding development and implementation of advocacy strategies that will influence government authorities, key donors, Save the Children members and other key stakeholders of the humanitarian response and long term development work to achieve positive and lasting changes to fulfil children’s rights. The role will interact with the Humanitarian Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) and represent Save the Children in country. The function will be a focal person for advocacy enquiries in the Country Office / Response Team. The function will involve national advocacy leadership on the ongoing response, and related longer-term issues. This function will work closely with the response and operations teams in order to ensure that key advocacy messages and strategies are informed by the response and long term development work, and shaped in close consultation with the team leaders. The Advocacy Coordinator will seek clarification on any politically sensitive matters which may impact upon programme operations and seek appropriate sign off (e.g. Country Director level) on any messaging or products.
    Contract Duration: 6 months
    Qualifications and Experience
    Essential

    A minimum of 5 years’ advocacy experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, with experience in successfully leading the development and implementation of advocacy strategies preferably with both humanitarian and long-term development advocacy experience.
    Good knowledge of the humanitarian structures and systems.
    Experience in leading the creation and implementation of a strategy, demonstrating the ability to identify the necessary steps towards an ambitious goal.
    Experience of a range of campaigning and advocacy techniques and approaches.
    Experience in influencing government, donors, and other organisations through representation and/or advocacy.
    Demonstrable creative ability in accessing new opportunities, expertise and ideas.
    Demonstrable track record of leading change which has led to significant results for the organisation and their stakeholders.
    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation.
    Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
    Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
    Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
    Strong research and policy development skills, good capacity to develop policy briefs and papers.
    Experience of building networks, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation.
    Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
    Knowledge of children’s rights key international agreements and conventions.
    Commitment to Save the Children values.
    Excellence in written and spoken English.

    Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
    Disclaimer:
    Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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  • Technical Advisor Franchised Health Services Delivery (Temporary), Kenya

    Technical Advisor Franchised Health Services Delivery (Temporary), Kenya

    PSI seeks a candidate for Technical Advisor to support and advance the regional Tunza Social Enterprise in the East Africa region. In this role, you will support a social enterprise approach to service delivery in Uganda, Malawi, and Burundi, while also supporting the launch in Somaliland. You will work in close collaboration with teams across the PSI network including the social enterprise team, marketing teams and other regional/operational staff to ensure that the Tunza Social Enterprise teams on the ground have the operational, technical, and strategic support that is needed to remain at the vanguard.
    Your contribution
    We are looking for someone who can lead a new and bold initiative to re-imagine healthcare service delivery in the East Africa region and specifically support the four countries listed above. This is not just business as usual. In this role, we are looking for someone who can lead, provide clear and concise operational guidance to country teams, and that isn’t afraid to step out of their comfort zone. The below is a sample of what you will bring to the Tunza Social Enterprise and what you can expect to contribute:

    You will bring critical thinking and the ability to develop and execute strategies related to the success of the Tunza Social Enterprise, including but not limited to fundraising, monitoring & evaluation, budgeting and cross-country and regional coordination;
    Lead the execution of the 2018 Tunza Social Enterprise workplan, engaging with teams in the EA region to track and report on results and activities;
    Support fundraising efforts including tailoring concept notes to specific funders, while advancing the overall fundraising strategy;
    Lead on special projects and discrete consultancies to advance the Tunza Social Enterprise;
    Lead and coordinate regional budgeting and business planning for the Tunza Social Enterprise, in close conjunction with country level and PSI global staff;
    Lead on the development of internal and external communication to share the story and the journey of the TSE with various stakeholders;
    Guide the learning agenda for the TSE, including quarterly analysis of M&E and learning agenda
    Other duties as assigned.

    Travel up to 25%.
    What are we looking for?

    Master’s Degree or other relevant advanced degree in relevant field
    Prior technical support and/or program implementation experience in health service delivery
    4-6 years of relevant professional experience, of which at least 2 years of overseas work experience
    Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
    Experience and excellence in working with large, diverse and remote teams
    Knowledge of business models for service delivery and supportive components including services marketing, business planning and Profit & Loss statement development and tracking
    Work eligibility in Kenya a plus
    French language proficiency a plus

    Status:

    Temporary: July – December, 2018

    PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

  • TOR: Production of Information booklets on Refugee rights & responsibilities, Gender Based Violence services and Protection Referral Pathways for ref

    TOR: Production of Information booklets on Refugee rights & responsibilities, Gender Based Violence services and Protection Referral Pathways for ref

    Summary
    Activity name: 3 sets of Information Brochures:

    Set 1 – Protection Referral Pathways and access to services in Ifo & Dagahaley camps
    Set 2 – Access to GBV Prevention & Response services in Dadaab’s Ifo and Dagahaley camps
    Set 3- Refugee Rights & responsibilities

    Activity Duration: 30 days
    Activity Type: Information Booklets production (Design, Translation & Printing)
    Activity Purpose:
    To enable refugees to know their rights and responsibilities as well as the functional protection referral pathways in the camp and the GBV prevention and response services offered by DRC.
    PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY
    The overall purpose of this consultancy is to produce information packages with information on Refugee rights and responsibilities during asylum, GBV Protection referral systems in Dagahaley & Ifo camps and GBV prevention and response services in Dadaab’s Ifo & Dagahaley camps.The consultant will be responsible for developing the design of a booklet for all 3 sets, translating the content into Somali, Kiswahili, Arabic & Amharic languages and printing the booklets as per DRC’s communication specifications.
    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
    Scope of consultancy
    DRC GBV unit in Dadaab would like to produce information booklets on Refugee rights & responsibilities, Protection referral pathways in Ifo & Dagahaley camps and GBV prevention and response services offered by DRC in the Ifo & Dagahaley. The selected consultant will be expected to produce these information booklets and thereafter submit the finished product.
    Key tasks with list of ‘key activities’, under each responsibility.

    Consultant is expected to; Translate all sets into Somali, Arabic, Amharic & Kiswahili
    Design the information booklets using appropriate organizational colors.
    Print the information booklets
    Submit the final product to DRC. ***Methodology***

    The consultant selected for this assignment in consultation with DRC will do the following;

    Translate content for all sets as directed into Somali, Kiswahili, Arabic and Amharic languages without distorting the intended message.
    Design/Develop the infographic booklet using the content provided
    Print quality information booklets and submit for review before submitting final product

    Key deliverables/outputs
    The consultant is expected;

    To review content and give feedback to content developer.
    To translate the content into all 4 languages (Somali , Kiswahili, Amharic & Arabic)
    To design the brochure according to DRC colors and communication specifications.
    To print the final product after reviews
    To submit the final product.

    DRC’S RESPONSIBILITIES
    DRC will provide support reviewing the content, provide comments on the design of the document and provide photo content for the design.All consultancy costs should be included in the technical/financial proposal. The consultant will be directly working with DRC Dadaab Protection Team leader.
    REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS
    The consultant will report to the Team Leader.
    DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT
    The consultancy period shall be from 9th May – 4th May, 2018. The final product must be submitted to DRC within the stipulated consultancy period.
    EXPECTED PROFILE OF CONSULTANT
    The consultant should have;

    Advanced education in Communication or related field,
    Knowledge of Somali, Kiswahili, Amharic & Arabic languages
    Experience developing communication products
    At least 5 years substantial professional experience in relevant positions related to communication
    Experience written and verbal communication.

    TERMS & CONDITIONS
    Below are the terms and conditions;

    The Consultant will report to the DRC Protection Team Leader
    DRC will provide content review product developed.
    The consultant will be bound by the DRC code of ethics during the period.
    The consultant shall not incur any expenses on behalf of DRC other than those specified and agreed upon in the contract
    Payment will be done after submission of the final product

    GENERALCommitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework

  • Evaluation Team Leader – Somalia Monitoring Verification And Reporting (Mv&r) Officer

    Evaluation Team Leader – Somalia Monitoring Verification And Reporting (Mv&r) Officer

    Job Description

    Department/Location: Crisis, Conflict and Governance (CCG)/ Kenya and Somalia
    Reports To:  Chief of Party
    Classification: Consultant                                         
    Overview: 
    IBTCI seeks candidates for Team Leader of an evaluation of a democracy and governance program in Somalia that provides assistance to help build electoral systems, strengthen civil society and encourage civic participation in Somalia with a particular focus on women, youth and other marginalized groups. This position is based in Kenya with travel to Somalia and the duration of the consultancy is TBD. This position is contingent upon award.

    Responsibilities

    Scope of Work:  
    Using your experience and subject matter skills, the Consultant will perform the following tasks. Tasks could include but not be limited to:

    Supervise the other evaluation team members and ensure high quality products are delivered in a timely manner;
    Finalize the evaluation design and develop a work plan and tools for the evaluation;
    Write a high quality evaluation report with clearly stated, well-grounded findings, corresponding conclusions and recommendations that meets the standards in the USAID Evaluation Checklist;
    Lead the preparation and presentation of the key evaluation findings and recommendations to the USAID/Somalia field office and other major partners and stakeholders.

    Qualifications

    Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    At least 10 years of experience conducting evaluations, ideally for governance and/or elections programming;
    Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection in fragile environments, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
    Knowledge of / experience with programming focused on elections and good governance;
    Experience working in the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia, preferred.

    Minimum Requirements:

    Excellent communication, team management, and leadership skills.
    Willingness and ability to travel to various project sites in Somalia as needed.
    Excellent oral and written communication skills.

    Education:  Master’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, governance, public policy or a related field.
    Supervisory Responsibility:  This position will include supervisory responsibilities.
    Travel:  Travel is required. 
    No phone calls please.  All candidates will be acknowledged, but only final candidates for particular activities will be contacted.  

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  • Volunteer Social Workers Procurement Intern Human Resource Volunteer/Intern

    Volunteer Social Workers Procurement Intern Human Resource Volunteer/Intern

    Vacancy Number HRTK/V-S/5/2018
    Job Summary
    HIAS seeks to recruit a Volunteer Social workers who will assist in provision of social interventions and assistance to the most at risk and vulnerable refugee clients .The social workers will be required to conduct through assessments and case management including follow up to ensure clients are receiving the services allocate. They will be required to track the impact of the assistance provided to clients
    Main Duties & Responsibilities

    Case work and management

    Assist in identification of refugees in need of social support (food , clothing, transport) by conducting social assessment, reviewing available assessment data on food and nutrition and If necessary, initiate home visits/ further assessment on key social factors relevant to food and nutritional support services in line with national and International standards and guiding principles by UNHCR, IASC, SPHERE Project WHO among others and report to the Counseling Psychologist
    Assist in the social assessments and keep track of socio-environmental risks faced by refugees to ensure mitigation of risks, identify, assess and compile assessment reports for PLWD, ELDERLY, WAR, SHH, GBV, SGBP and SVT, prepare GBVIMS and UNVFVT memos.
    Assist in outreach and community dialogue activities on issues related to Sexual Gender Based Violence and other persons with specific needs
    Assist in conducting referrals of vulnerable refugees to partner agencies and follow up with clients to facilitate access to external services.
    Prepare summaries for presentation in psychosocial panel, effect subsequent panel decisions and enter data into data base, give feedback to refugees
    Monitor to ensure social assistance is reaching out to vulnerable refugees
    Provide basic counseling and or psycho-education to refugees
    Open files for all clients (soft and hard) and ensure that case management is in line with HIAS SOPs and other sector standards

    Community outreach and community activities

    Assist in conducting awareness and sensitization campaigns in the communities
    Assist in assessing, identifying and analyzing community sensitive intervention geared towards building resilience and self-reliance
    Conduct support groups, committee meetings and participate in community forums
    Establish and maintain networks with existing community structures and other partners for referral and networking purposes

    Reporting

    Provide weekly and monthly reports and data to counseling psychologist and other technical officers highlighting individual performance, progress against targets and client needs as instructed by the counselling psychologist
    Prepare a success story quarterly for purposes of web updates and fundraising

    Program development and Management

    Attend regular staff meetings, trainings and other meetings as required and ensure regular personal development and supervision
    Assist in the organization and facilitation of capacity building and staff development activities e.g. workshops, trainings, or information dissemination on issues relates to persons with specific needs
    Perform other related duties as assigned

    Qualification Required

    A University Degree in Social Work, Community Development, Gender and Development Studies
    At least 2 years working experience in the field of Social Work. Experience in working with an NGO that deals with refugees will be an added advantage.

    Skills & Competencies

    Experience in capacity building including facilitation of community based training and awareness raising
    Good knowledge of Nairobi and its environs
    Strong interpersonal and communication skills
    Knowledge of Computer Applications
    Working experience with refugees an added advantage.
    Ability to work in a demanding and high pressured environment

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  • Reach Assessment Officer

    Reach Assessment Officer

    Context / Country
    REACH Somalia established its presence in Somalia in 2012, partnering with UN-OCHA and the cluster system. Its aim was to provide surge capacity and technical support contributing to the formulation of countrywide needs analysis and response strategies.
    REACH Somalia stemmed on the focus of geographic identification of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) living in settlements through collecting a core baseline of household specific information focused on the shelter, WASH and education sectors that enables the preparation of situational and gap analyses; thus enabling better planning, coordination and traceability of aid. The team has quickly expanded its connectivity to other clusters (namely Food Security) and the overall coordination mechanism of OCHA.
    The project coordinates its actions through the cluster system to define locations for assessment and mapping activities working through a large network of local partners operational in each assessment region. To date the project has mapped IDP settlements in Doolow, Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo, North Galkayo, Hargeisa, Burao, Bossasso, Qardho and Garowe
    Assignment
    Under the supervision of the REACH Country Coordinator, the REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for the management and implementation of all REACH assessments in country, including their preparation, implementation and follow-up, if relevant. S/he will also be responsible for related logistics, partner coordination, reporting and finance requirements and will be required to provide input to the strategic development of REACH in country and region.
    Functions

    Under the supervision of REACH Country Focal Point, the REACH Assessment Officer shall be responsible for:
    Designing and implementing REACH assessment strategy and methodology and corresponding analytical frameworks;
    Provide information management support through in-depth data analysis, technical training development, macro development, IM platform management, and/or geo-referencing, when possible.
    Ensuring the writing of timely and accurate assessment reports and factsheets with integration of cluster and/or partner feedback;
    Manage project timeframes and assessment schedules and work with field staff to design and implement REACH assessment procedures;
    Supporting the development/revision of assessment/programme strategies, reports or new proposals;
    Liaising with programme staff of other ACTED departments to ensure close coordination is maintained;
    Under the supervision of REACH Country Focal Point, external representation of REACH with Donors, Partners and the wider Aid Community through clusters and sectoral working groups;
    Coordinate timely and accurate reporting to REACH Country Focal Point
    Managing of REACH assessment field staff to ensure a smooth and timely implementation of activities;
    Ensuring that assessment strategies are implemented in a structured and coherent manner in line with project and strategic objectives;
    Coordinating and ensuring timely data collection, analysis and, in partnership with GIS/DB team, mapping of datasets and ensuring that all collected data are geo-referenced

    Reporting

    The REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for supporting the consolidation of all analyses and conclusions from each activity into REACH products such as factsheets, profiles, reports and briefs using standard formats.
    S/he will liaise with the REACH GIS/Database (DB) team in order to represent data, as relevant.
    The REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for following the designated timeline of reports to be submitted to project partners and donors.
    S/he must ensure the writing of timely and accurate assessment reports and factsheets, ensuring the quality and accuracy of technical information provided as well as the confidentiality and protection of collected information.
    S/he will ensure that assessment reports contribute to aid coordination and planning and add to the general base of field knowledge in the country for all organisations working in the areas.
    S/he will also manage the drafting of narrative reports and contribute to the development of financial reports through regular budgetary follow-up.

    Representation
    The REACH Assessment Officer will store, organize and disseminate assessments, project documents and best practices among ACTED and Implementing Partners (IPs). S/he will coordinate timely and accurate field-level information, when needed, and support Nairobi-level dissemination activities. The REACH Assessment Officer should be well-versed in the Somalia context, project activities and outcomes. More generally, the REACH Assessment Officer is expected to have well developed communication skills to contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation, notably through the application of ACTED’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to other actors
    Representation of ACTED/REACH in cluster and multi-sector meetings/ technical working groups in country and follow up on technical issues identified in cluster meetings in other parts of the country. This specifically will include liaising with external partners to identify potential for data sets to be integrated into existing databases and mapped to support the coordination of the broader humanitarian community.
    The REACH Assessment Officer will further represent ACTED/REACH vis-a-vis current and potential donors and communicate relevant information to the ACTED Project Development Officer and Country Director. S/he will participate in inter-NGO meetings and those of UN agencies and any other relevant inter-governmental institutions at the national or provincial level.
    Project Support and Coordination
    Objective 3.1: Management of assessments process
    The REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for contributing to the implementation of assessment projects, providing support to the development of assessment, database and GIS tools with the REACH team. This will specifically include, with the GIS/DB team, designing of data collection tools (household surveys, focus groups, and more); development or review of databases, and ; contributing to GIS data collection procedures.
    The REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for supporting the design of the methodology and tools associated with each assessment, according to REACH requirements and principles. S/he will manage the planning, implementation, and follow-up of all REACH and projects specific assessment activities conducted in country. In operations in which REACH is a project component of a wider ACTED intervention, the REACH Liaison Officer is required to contribute to the preparation and follow up of the Project Management Framework and ensure that activities are properly coordinated and implemented as per the Project Cycle Management.
    The REACH Assessment Officer may need to support logistics, financial, administration and HR processes directly related to REACH and liaise accordingly with the relevant ACTED counterpart. S/he is directly responsible for the implementation of proper ACTED FLAT procedures in all REACH interventions.
    Objective 3.2: Implementation
    The REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for the preparation of project ToRs, observation of field-level procedures. The REACH Assessment Officer will ensure that all field teams are comprehensively briefed on the objective, expected outputs and that the overall implementation strategy of any given activity is clearly understood. S/he will ensure that project/field staff are given training and complete all the necessary documentation in line with program requirements set by REACH.IV. Overall CoordinationThe REACH Assessment Officer may be required to provide technical support to the relevant ACTED department in terms of the preparation of new project proposals, development of programme strategies, implementation of project activities, and any other required REACH input to ACTED projects for added-value.
    The REACH Assessment Officer is responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of narrative and financial reports related to REACH activities in country through close liaison with the Project Development and Finance departments.Accountability to Communities and Beneficiaries
    The staff member is responsible for ensuring that all relations with the communities we work are conducted in a respectful and consultative manner. Due attention must be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately consulted and informed about ACTED programme objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and methodologies. This is the responsibility of every ACTED staff member.
    Qualifications/Skills/Profile Required

    Excellent academic qualifications including a Masters Degree in relevant Discipline
    5 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian settings;
    Experience managing large data collection teams;
    Experience developing assessment methodology and analytical frameworks;
    Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting;
    Excellent team management skills;
    Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;
    Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements;
    Prior knowledge of the region an asset
    Ability to operation Microsoft Word, Excel and Data visualization and analysis software.
    Fluency in English requiredExcellent analytical skills;
    Ability to work independently.

  • Consortium Project Coordinator

    Consortium Project Coordinator

    Job Details
    YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING WORLD HUNGER BY . . .
    Leading the agency to manage supply chain under a DFID funder consortium, BRCiS (Building Resilient Communities in Somalia). The Project is also responsible to lead this supply project.
    This position will be based in Kenya with frequent travel to Somalia.
    KEY ACTIVITIES IN YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

    Establish and ensure fluid and regular communication and coordination with all relevant sector stakeholders both in Nairobi as well as within Somalia.
    Maintain close coordination with AAH International procurement section.
    Establish close coordination with the existing, Nairobi-based Nutrition Cluster for Somalia, in close coordination with the Consortium Management Unit.
    Together with consortium partners, lead the continuous identification of supply gaps and bottlenecks in country and establish a common strategy to address them.
    Compile and submit timely reports.
    Together with consortium partners, identify core advocacy concerns around supply and contribute key messages to the broader advocacy initiatives of the BRCiS, the consortium Lead Agency, donors and other relevant actors.

    DOES THIS DESCRIPTION FIT YOU?

    You have at least 5 years professional experience in humanitarian logistics, incl. land, shipping or air transport and logistics/transport operations.
    You have at least 3 years’ experience in Project Management.
    You have demonstrated professional experience working in a fast paced and complex humanitarian emergency context.
    You have a high level of Integrity and Transparency.
    You have knowledge of working in a consortium model.
    You are highly organized & pay attention to small details. You take pride in planning not just the best-case scenario but also for multiple contingencies.
    You have experience in emergency response.
    You have strong organization and management skills combined with the ability to coordinate a diverse range of people and responsibilities.
    You have the ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate and demonstrate good judgement.
    You possess strong analytical, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
    You have effective multi-tasking skills with ability to coordinate and handle pressure/ stress well.
    You are flexible, able to live and work in a stressful and insecure environment.
    Previous experience in Somalia desirable.

  • Job Title Senior Technical Officer, Child and Newborn Health

    Job Title Senior Technical Officer, Child and Newborn Health

    Job description
    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.
    The Senior Technical Officer will oversee the strengthening of provider skills in 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 diarrhoea in private facilities as well as addressing inequities in immunization coverage through the Reaching Every Community (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;

    Utilizing distance learning approaches, conduct trainings to review standard new-born care practices including early breastfeeding initiation and lactation counseling.
    Introduce high-impact practices such as kangaroo mother care for preterm/low birth weight babies, chlorhexidine cord care, and neonatal resuscitation (Helping Babies Breathe). Additional topics will include compassionate and respectful counseling as well as injectable antibiotics for sepsis treatment.
    Train and mentor healthcare workers at high-volume health facilities in an exchange program to ensure providers have practical supervised experience in a setting with sufficient caseload to ensure diversity and depth of experience.
    Train trainers for the staff of private clinics and pharmacies to provide ORS/ZINC as part of their provided services.
    Promote data review of the various mentoring and quality improvement approaches to ensure continuous provision and quality improvement.
    Using tailored plans and Community Champions, among other approaches, collaborate with county authorities to design and implement a quality assurance strategy and to implement the Reaching Every Community (REC) approach to address inequities in immunization coverage.

    The ideal candidate should have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in public health or other related field with atleast 5 years demonstrated experience implementing new born and child healthcare interventions.
    The candidate should have proven experience training healthcare workers in high volume settings. S/he should have strong written and oral presentation skills. In addition, s/he should have strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications, teamwork and partnering abilities.
    Willingness to relocate to Kuresoi and to travel within Kenya required.
    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. Since its founding in 1971, MSH has worked in over 150 countries with policy makers, health professionals, and health care consumers to improve the quality, availability and affordability of health services. Working with governments, donors, non governmental organizations, the private sector, and health agencies, MSH responds to priority health problems such as HIV & AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; maternal, newborn and child health; family planning and reproductive health; and chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and lung and heart disease. Through strengthening capacity, investing in health systems innovation, building the evidence base, and advocating for sound public health policy, MSH is committed to making a lasting difference in global health.
    Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.
    Senior Technical Advisor