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Title: Health Sector Strengthening (HSS) Director
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information.
Working from more than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
MSH seeks a Health Sector Strengthening Director for an anticipated 5-year, $35 million, USAID-funded project in Kenya that will deliver an integrated high-impact interventions in the areas of HIV&AIDS; Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Maternal and Child Nutrition; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
The project will benefit under-served populations in Nairobi County, with a possible focus on urban informal settlements.
This position is contingent upon project award and funding.
Specific Requirements
1. Leads the design and implementation of the project’s health sector strengthening interventions focused on
(a) the Nairobi County Local Government and related government entities (National Government, Health Zones of the County); and
(b) local NGOs and/or CBOs. For both audiences, possible HSS topics will include: human resource management, supply chain management, leadership and governance, program and financial planning and reporting, inter-institutional coordination, health information systems and/or fundraising.
2. Coordinate the HSS expertise of MSH and of its sub-contractors, which will include international, national and local organizations so that the project’s HSS interventions are designed and implemented as a single package which includes the best expertise of MSH and each of its sub-contractors.
3. Link with HSS counterparts in government and international development agencies and NGOs to coordinate and leverage the project’s HSS interventions.
4. Contribute to strengthening MSH presence in Kenya
Qualifications
1. Required –Master’s degree in Public Health or related area.
2. Required - Minimum of 7 years of successful experience as senior-level HSS expert in health projects of equivalent size and complexity, funded by USAID or by other international donors. This HSS experience must include both government institutions and civil society organizations and must include at least four of the following HSS topics: human resource management, supply chain management, leadership and governance, program and financial planning and reporting, inter-institutional coordination and health information systems and/or fundraising.
3. Required - Prior working experience in health programs in Kenya.
4. Required – Successful experience leading HSS staff and consultants within a consortium of international and local sub-contractors to achieve measurable results within a technically complex and integrated health program.
5. Required – Successful experience in engaging HSS representatives of the host country government, civil society organizations, international development organizations and NGOs to support project implementation and/or to provide complementary resources to the project.
6. Required – Successful experience in sharing knowledge, documenting experience, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit. Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, written and oral communication in English, and negotiation skills.
7. Recommended – Successful experience in the design and/or implementation of HIV/AIDS programs and at least two of the following programs: Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Maternal and Child Nutrition; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
8. Recommended – Successful experience in programs addressing health needs of populations living in informal urban settlements
Qualified candidates currently residing in Kenya are encouraged to apply.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
