Save the Children Alliance
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Closing date: 03 Jun 2010
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Nairobi , with travel to field sites in Kenya
Key Accountabilities
- Liaise with the Operations department, ensure all health and other programme staff receive the necessary and appropriate technical support. In consultation with staff and project managers agree on the range of advice, support, training and/or other assistance required from you to facilitate high quality programming. This will involve regular visits to Save the Children operational areas.
- Assist in the development of tools for project staff and partners to improve the quality of health work. Where necessary provide technical training for project staff and partners as required (health management and information systems; monitoring and evaluation; integrated management of childhood illnesses; treatment of acute malnutrition etc …).
- Represent and advocate for Save the Children with UN agencies, Donors, Kenyan Government, NGOs and others at the highest levels in both verbal and written communications to ensure Save the Children is seen as the lead international agency in Kenya in terms of innovation and quality of implementation that focus on child survival (integrated approach through livelihood analysis, cost of diet and malnutrition data etc…). Specifically ensure the following:
a.Participation in monthly DPHK (Development Partners for Health, Kenya) meetings.
b.Health Sector Co-ordination Committee – monitoring its activities and decisions
c.Ensure presence at relevant to UN coordination meetings at national and regional levels
d.Advise field teams to ensure adequate field visibility through technical attendance to DSGs and other technical meetings at district level
e.Ensure active dissemination of programmes findings and lessons learned through the production of high technical quality lessons learned documents and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
- Review relevant monitoring reports to Donors to ensure that technical debates are well articulated and reports are of acceptable quality before submission. Provide support where necessary to improve report writing skills. Lead in the evaluation and review process for all Health Projects including the development of Terms of Reference, selection and management of consultants.
- To be fully aware of and actively participate in the development and review of Kenya Country Programme Strategic and Thematic Plans. Specifically lead in the preparation of situational analyses, background information, policy formulations, establishing indicators etc in the area of Health / Newborn and Child Survival
- Build on technical knowledge, personal understanding of the operation of health systems and services in Kenya, current/previous programming to develop proposals for new programming in close coordination with the programme staff. Ensure all new programming supports the achievement of Save the Children strategic and thematic objectives, specifically improving Newborn and Child survival in Kenya.
- Actively participate in key relevant internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, Senior Management Team or Area-based meetings as required. Participate in any Donor visit to project(s) within your portfolio as required.
Person Specification
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in child health or other relevant discipline or commensurate work experience in lieu of postgraduate qualification.
- Significant professional experience of working at a senior level for health service providers in Kenya in either the Government or NGO/FBO sectors
- Excellent understanding of health sector within the Kenyan context
- Proven representation and advocacy skills
- Strong commitment to capacity building of national staff and partners with willingness to adopt a participatory and consultative management approach.
- Strong report writing skills, including experience in writing funding proposals and donor reports. For this excellent analytical skills and computer literacy is required.
- Extensive experience in data management and analysis, including data collection tools design, database design and management, data quality checks etc…
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties. Tact and diplomacy are essential.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of SPHERE Standard and other principles of humanitarian work.
- Experience in promoting and mainstreaming Child Rights Based programming in health programme design, implementation and evaluation.
- Good understanding of poverty reduction strategy framework and related processes.
How to apply
If you meet the above requirements, please send your detailed CV together with a cover letter and current contacts of three referees addressed to the Head of Human Resources, Save the Children at jobskenya@scuk.or.ke not later than 3rd June,l 2010. Quote the job title on the subject line.Reference Code: RW_85SFEC-88