Deputy Chief of Party/Service Delivery Technical Advisor at CARE

This position is subject to project award and funding.  The position is expected to be based in Kitui or Eastern Kenya.

This position will be employed on a local contract.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Accountable for technical oversight of the project (including supervisor of senior-level technical staff). Directly accountable for project implementation that relates to facility- and community-level service delivery.
• Assume a leadership role in ensuring technical implementation and ensuring the project meets stated goals and reporting requirements.  Coordinate with other technical leads of key stakeholders, other USG implementing partners, and GOK, particularly at the county-level.
• Contribute to an annual project cycle in accordance with USAID’s annual planning cycles.
• With staff and partners, translate project goals and objectives into implementable strategies and plans.
• Guide team members to fulfill the project’s strategic goals and objectives. Supervise and mentor senior staff, delegating responsibilities as appropriate. Clearly communicate expectations for staff performance.
• Serve as the Chief of Party in his/her absence.

Minimum Requirements:   

• Master’s Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public health or related field
• Minimum of seven years of experience in managing and implementing complex public health programs of similar scope and size in a development context, with at least five of those years in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in Kenya.
• Minimum of five years of demonstrated experience in managing and supervising a technical team and in project design.
• Minimum of five years demonstrated experience at mid- or senior level in the following areas: maternal, newborn and child health and family planning/reproductive health AND demonstrated experience in two of the following areas: nutrition; quality improvement/quality assurance; community health, human resources for health development; M&E; and operations research.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
• Strong management skills, strategic vision, leadership qualities, interpersonal skills, as well as  written  and  oral  presentation  skills  to  fulfill  the  diverse  technical  and  managerial requirements of the project description.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English; excellent demonstrated interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and managing staff and teams.
• Track record of strong commitment to sharing knowledge, documenting experiences, supporting creative initiatives, and sharing credit.
• Experience managing required programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
• Ability to travel within project areas as required