Save the Children Technical Team Leader (Health Signature Programme) Job in Nairobi Kenya

Technical Team Leader - Health Signature Programme – Kenya Country Office
 

Team / Programme: Programmes    

Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to project sites.
 

Grade: TBC     

Post Type: National
 

Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
 

Role Purpose:
 

The Technical Team Leader has overall responsibility for planning and coordination of project design-related activities for a Signature Program (SP) for health, with a value of at least £ 5 million over five years.
 

He or she will lead a consultative process culminating in the design and delivery of an innovative programme that will significantly contribute to achievement of Kenya’s MDG 4 and 5 targets. 

The programmatic model will actualize continuum of care approach mixed with an integrated package of quick wins, a minimum community health care package and a strengthened health system approach to health and nutrition programming  across Save the Children’s Theory of Change ensuring that Save the Children works with the government of Kenya and communities to address the maternal, neonatal and child health challenges in the country in a way that would deliver significant impacts for Children and Women by the end of the 5 year period. 

It is anticipated that the programme design will incorporate rigorous and scientific operation research that will generate plausible evidence that can inform scale-up and replication in similar contexts.

Scope of Role:

Reports to: Programmme Quality and Design Director

Dimensions: Save the Children has supported children in Kenya since before its Independence in 1963 and has had a consistent operational presence in the country since 1984. 

We provide support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, Health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir and has a liaison post in Garissa. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 350 staff and a confirmed budget of approximately US$15 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post:  TBC

Key Areas of Accountability:

1. Designing a world-class signature programme for Maternal, New-born and Child Survival

• Develop, coordinate and moderate a consultative process for designing a high-quality Signature Programme that is aligned to the country’s needs, Government of Kenya strategies and Save the Children’s strategic plan. Child and beneficiary participation will be emphasized.
• Initiate broad-based partnerships with the Government of Kenya, UN agencies, other like-minded NGOs, research institutions, the private sector among other players so as to deliver high-impact interventions for children.
• In consultation with the SMT and the wider technical team, lead the proposal writing process and subsequent project start-up activities.
• Lead the external teams conducting baseline surveys to establish programme benchmarks in the selected counties.
• Determine the staffing requirements for the SP programme with a proposed organogram and job profiles for the implementing staff.

2. Representation

• Establish and maintain active and regular working relationships and network with relevant private sector players, government, UN and other Non-Governmental Organizations during the SP design process.
• Represent Save the Children in programme design forums including engaging with other organizations, policy makers and practitioners to share experiences, skills and knowledge relevant to the SP design.

3. Monitoring, Learning and Reporting

• In consultation with the Health and HIV/AIDS Advisor develop sound monitoring and evaluation systems for the SP capable of generating robust evidence.
• Providing technical support in the designing of operational research, while appropriately establishing links with key academic and research institutions.

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
 

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Qualifications and Experience

• Medical Doctor with postgraduate qualification in Public Health. A post-graduate qualification in Pediatrics with hands on public health experience will also considered.
• Extensive experience in programming in the area of maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition preferably in a donor-funded programme context. Experience in managing a multi-year high-value grant is most desirable.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience of managing the project cycle, including assessments, project design, proposal and report writing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organize and manage substantial workload. Experience of working with and coordinating with multiple stakeholders including the government required.
• Highly developed research, analytical, monitoring and evaluation, and report-writing abilities;
• Strong, demonstrable, financial management skills, particularly in budgeting and reporting;
• Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills, with experience in leading multicultural, multi-location, values driven teams;
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding and other global policies, and values.
• Excellent understanding of child rights programming.

How to Apply
 

Please send your application by email to: Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org with a copy to jack.onyando@savethechildren.org
 

Please indicate ‘SIGNATURE PROGRAMME TECHNICAL TEAM LEAD’’ as the subject heading.
 

Application deadline: Friday 24th May 2013, 5.00pm.

Any canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.