ROLE: SENIOR MANAGER, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT: PROGRAMS
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SUPERVISION: Health Service Delivery Officers & Health Service Delivery Assistants
PURPOSE:
Responsibilities include managing FP/GBV program implementation, providing technical guidance in the
development and implementation of family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) activities and in coordination with
other program technical leads S/he will advise on policy, programmatic and national strategies for integrated
implementation of FP initiatives with Gender based violence (GBV). S/he works in collaboration with other technical
teams, Other partners County Health Management Teams (CHMT) and facilities to support quality implementation
of FP services. S/he will also continuously engage with the Ministry of Health, Family Health Division at the national
level to bring FP /GBV work into the limelight.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensures that project implementation of the FP strategy adheres to the appropriate national, global strategy
and remains technically sound.
• In addition to technical oversight, provides technical leadership in design, development, planning,
implementation, and capacity- building of specific FP technical components of programs.
• Support public sector engagements for FP/GBV services at both the National and County level
• Harmonize the public sector service delivery models and promote cross learning and efficiencies in the
consortium
• Coordination with County RH coordinators, FP champions and GBV team
• Lead design and scope of FP / GBV initiatives
• Provides timely and adequate technical support on FP, including guidance on continuous quality,
improvement, use of priority FP interventions, supporting and motivating frontline health workers
(clinicians, nurses), and building capacity (including on-the-job training) on select FP topics.
• Maintains a constructive dialogue and technical exchange with technical (MNCH, HIV, TB, Nutrition) and
counterparts / implementing partners to effectively support integration health services in the facilities to
offer quality FP services.
• Advocate for provision of sexual reproductive health services to the youth and adolescent
• Work closely with the M & E Advisor;
o tracks monthly uptake of FP / GBV services and availability of FP commodities through
development of dashboards for both the counties and performance of the implementing partners
o reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the effectiveness of FP activities and provides recommendations
for improvements.
o Advocate for use of DHI2 in reporting for both FP services and commodities
• Work closely with the county coordinators in tracking FP commodity reporting and availability to ensure
that stockouts are minimized and eliminated where possible
• Manage FP capacity building activities that include training needs assessment, execution of training,
mentorship and support supervision in collaboration with implementing partners, county departments of
health and MoH Family Health division.
• Liaise with the MoH Family Health division on FP commodity stockout
• Facilitate availability of FP policy and guidelines and sensitization on utilization in collaboration with the
County RH coordinators
• Lead in documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learnt
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the program as per donor requirements
• Management of workplan and budget through; budget development, forecasting and monitoring of
expenditure
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Successfully achieved the project’s deliverables
• Effective management of the sub-awards and all critical stakeholders
• High quality project documents; annual workplans, budget narratives, MEL plans, learning agenda,
reports.
• Budget management as per the quarterly plans / projections
• Strong relationship with government, donors and other key stakeholders.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
Academic Qualifications
• Master’s Level of Education in related field: MPH, MSc Epidemiology/ Public Health, Demography, or other
relevant discipline with 8 or more years of responsibility in national and county level in reproductive health
or FP, five which are in management role.
Professional Qualifications
• Knowledge of current global and national Family Planning programming, protocols, standards, best practices
• Strong written and oral communication skills for high-level policy audiences
Experience
• Experience in managing and implementing FP programs
• Experience working with county level stakeholders in strengthening systems
• Experience working with health workers and community level health services
• Relevant experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation and/or in using data to identify and meet
program monitoring and evaluation needs and contributing to FP policies
Skills and Competencies
• Good report writing and graphical presentation skills
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities
• Ability to rally teams towards a common goal
• Ability to resolve conflicts amicably
• Pays attention to detail and writes clear and concise reports
Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision
• Good planner and observer of timelines
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently within Kenya and work under field conditions
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter through the email address provided
below. Remember to state the position being applied for as the subject.
[email protected]
The closing date for this position is Wednesday 18th September 2024.
