MSH Technical Director Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Title: Technical 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 Technical 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 also focus on strengthening of health leadership and management capacities of the Nairobi County Local Government. 

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 integrated high-impact interventions in the areas of HIV&AIDS (the project’s major technical intervention); Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Maternal and Child Nutrition; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. 

This integrated package of interventions will be delivered through MSH, its sub-contractors and/or government and/or private health providers.
 

2. Coordinate the technical expertise of MSH and its sub-contractors, which will include international, national and local organizations so that the project’s technical interventions are designed and implemented as a single package which includes the best expertise of MSH and its sub-contractors.
 

3. Link with technical counterparts in government and international development agencies and NGOs, private sector and corporate organizations to coordinate and leverage the project’s technical interventions.
 

4. Contribute to strengthening MSH presence in Kenya
 

Qualifications
 

1. Required – Medical Doctor, Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife with a Master’s degree in Public Health or related area.
 

2. Required - Minimum of 7 years of successful experience as senior-level technical or program manager of health projects of equivalent size and complexity, funded by USAID or by other international donors.
 

3. Required – Successful working experience in health programs in Kenya. 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.

4. Required – Successful experience leading technical 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 engaging technical representatives of the host country government, civil society organizations, international development organizations and private sector to support project implementation and/or to provide complementary resources to the project.
 

6. Required – Successful experience of working in a collaborate manner, sharing knowledge, documenting experience, supporting creative initiatives. Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, written and oral communication in English, and negotiation skills.
 

7. Recommended - Demonstrated experience in the following:

• Working in programs addressing health needs of populations living in informal urban settlements preferably in Kenya.
• Working with PEPFAR-funded programs.
• Strengthening capacities of NGO administrative and financial systems, and oversight of grants programs.
• Strengthening leadership and management capacities of national and sub-national government health systems.

 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.

How to Apply

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