World Vision Health and Nutrition Learning Center Director Job in Kenya

World Vision

Director, Health and Nutrition Learning Center
This is your opportunity to use your experience in leadership and public health to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.

You can do this by joining World Vision (WV) – a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

The Director, Health and Nutrition Learning Center will provide sectoral leadership for Health, Nutrition and HIV & AIDS programming in East Africa. 

The Director will also provide leadership for the planning, fundraising and implementation of the Health and Nutrition learning centre in Kenya and leveraging for mainstreaming promising practices throughout the region.

As a Humanitarian organisation, we believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. 

We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. 

We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide sectoral leadership for Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS programming in East Africa.
• Ensure quality programming by assisting WV National Offices to develop staff capacity, roll-out the technical approaches, implement health, nutrition, HIV core project models and DME tools by ensuring programming standards
• Work closely with regional and NO grant acquisition team to mobilize adequate resources to effectively scale up and implement health nutrition and HIV strategies in the region.
• Provide leadership for the planning, fundraising and implementation of the Health and Nutrition learning centre in Kenya and leveraging for mainstreaming promising practices throughout the region.
• Lead staff skills building and capacity development for health nutrition and HIV&AIDS programming in the region.

Required Skills Include:

• Master’s degree in public health or a medical degree.
• A minimum of five years with Specialist Experience in a Senior Leadership Role in Child Health, Nutrition or HHIV Programming.
• Ability to build and lead a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals.
• Excellent skills required in program design, reporting and documentation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Significant bi-lateral donor grants experience with program implementation, funding acquisition, and reporting.
• Must be a creative individual with strong sense of priorities and organizational skills and an ability to work with diverse teams across considerable distances.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfil this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children, we'd love to hear from you.

How to apply:

Find the full description here and apply onlineby the closing date 31 Mar 2014. 

For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.