Senior Manager, Reproductive Health at Population Services International (PSI)

We have been measurably improving the health of Kenyans since 1989. Our approach harnesses the vitality of the private sector to improve health outcomes for "Sara” - our archetype that focuses our interventions. We address the most serious health challenges affecting resource-poor and vulnerable communities in Kenya, including HIV/AIDS, reproductive h...

 

Senior Manager, Reproductive Health

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience8 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldMedical / Healthcare 

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; 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 reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the effectiveness of FP activities and provides recommendations for improvements.
  • 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 

Method of Application

Send your application to recruitment@pskenya.org

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