Beyond Zero Campaign Technical Support Programme Officer Job in Kenya

The Beyond Zero Campaign is premised on the philosophy of harnessing the convening power of Her Excellency, the First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, to ensure that all Kenyan mothers deliver safely, and their children are healthy and HIV free through:

• Institutionalizing and strengthening existing health and community systems
• Mobilizing the contributions of private and public sectors and development partners
• Catalyzing innovation and accelerating action by stakeholders and political leaders

The Campaign is now spearheaded by a National Steering Committee providing multi-disciplinary strategic leadership for delivery of the First Lady’s Strategic Framework through the Ministry of Health. 

In an effort to fulfill its mandate, the Beyond Zero Campaign now seeks to fill the following position:

Programme Officer, Technical Support

Grade 4

The officers shall be responsible for monitoring and evaluation, delivery of the work plan with close liaison with the Technical Advisory Team and guide partners in areas of technical support required for the Campaign

Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with partners and stakeholders to ensure that all technical aspects of the National Steering Committee work-plan are delivered in a timely manner
• Design and implement a Monitoring and Evaluation plan for the NSC work-plan
• Closely work with the Technical Advisory Team and Ministry of Health and facilitate their activities for delivery of the work-plan
• Develop strategies, operational guidance and tools to facilitate implementation of the NSC work-plan
• Support proposal development for resource mobilization
• Prepare timely and quality reports of activities and resources
• Facilitate quarterly work-plan reviews and continuous follow up with all stakeholders

Professional qualifications and relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in health or other development-related field
• In-depth understanding of maternal health, gender, HIV/AIDS issues in Kenya
• A minimum of 5 years of programme management and technical supervision of teams
• Knowledge of development frameworks, donor liaison and management.

Key Skills

• Demonstrated experience in managing Monitoring and Evaluation programme
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Excellent inter-personal and negotiation skills
• Ability to facilitate and guide teams to work together
• Balanced and intuitive decision-making
• Proven results-based programme development, organization and management
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate emerging needs and turn them into actionable priorities for the different team members
• Good understanding of electronic communications and standard office computer software

How to Apply

The Beyond Zero Campaign DOES NOT discriminate any applicant on the basis of ethnic background, sex, religion, HIV status, age, marital status, or disability but is attentive of gender, regional and ethnic balance.

If you fulfill the above requirements, you are invited to apply by submitting an application together with an up to date CV, by close of business Friday, September 5th 2014 to the address provided below.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Director
National AIDS Control Council
Landmark Plaza 9th Floor
P.O. Box 61307 00200
Nairobi