Friday, 22 March 2013

NGO Senior Technical Advisor Jobs

NGO Job Openings 2013
Senior Technical Advisor - RH/FP/MNH

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is an international NGO supporting health programs to improve the health of women and their families.

Jhpiego-Kenya works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Medical Services and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in the areas of HIV, Malaria, TB, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health,
Reproductive Health and Family Planning.

Jhpiego is seeking for an individual with excellent technical and interpersonal skills, who is a team player, dedicated, hardworking, highly motivated, able to work in a high pressure environment requiring multi-tasking and working to meet deadlines.

The Senior Technical Advisor- RH/FP/MNH will provide technical oversight and guidance in Reproductive
Health (RH), Family Planning (FP) and Maternal, Neonatal and Health (MNH) across Jhpiego- Kenya programs.

S/He will also liaise with Jhpiego Technical Advisors regionally and globally to ensure comprehensive RH/FP/MNH technical and programmatic support to all programs.

Responsibilities:
    Provide overall technical leadership and quality implementation of RH/FP/MNH programs
    Provide technical guidance on integration of RH/FP/MNH with HIV and other technical areas
    Participate in the development and/or review of RH/FP/MNH policy and guidelines documents, in close collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH) and partners
    Participate in and assist to convene national level meetings for RH/FP/MNH
    Contribute to scientific and implementation research to advance RH/FP/MNH programming
    Liaise with donors, MOH, partners and key stakeholders on matters relating to RH/FP/MNH
    Develop technical presentations for national and international meetings
    Write technical reports on RH/FP and MNH for donors and MOH as required
    Represent Jhpiego in technical meetings among donors, partners and MOH
    Provide technical updates to Kenya program staff on key issues in RH/FP
    Contribute to business development process by identifying new funding opportunities and development of proposals and writing concept papers

Qualifications
    Master’s degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Over 7 years’ experience in a technical leadership position for RH/FP/MNCH
    Extensive knowledge of the FP/RH/MNCH programs in Kenya
    Team player with demonstrated ability to produce quality results in a timely manner
    Experience in working with MOH systems and personnel
    Experience in working in a fast-paced multi-agency/organizational environment
    Excellent analytical, communication and report writing skills
    Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS office.

Interested applicants should send a CV with three referees and detailed cover letter by email to HR-Kenya@jhpiego.net by 5th April 2013.

Please indicate how your education and experience qualifies you for the position.

Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer.

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