Senior Technical Officer at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Senior Technical Officer - Emergency Obstetric & Newborn Care (EmONC) Ref 419-19

Salary up to 5,200,000 Kshs per annum (incl. 13^th month salary)

Full time, Fixed-term appointment for 2 years

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Senior Technical Officer to join the CMNH team in Nairobi, Kenya. The main scope of this role is to provide technical assistance and support to the Kenyan Ministry of Health (MoH) and county governments to develop policies and systems and leverage financial commitments to sustain programme interventions. You will be expected to have a high level of technical expertise to lead the implementation of the programme work plan in Kenya together with the ability to write technical activity reports, policy briefs and other knowledge management outputs.

The successful applicant will hold a MBBS or Midwifery qualification or equivalent, coupled with a Master’s degree in public health/epidemiology. You will have a good understanding of current internationally agreed strategies to address maternal and newborn health and be experienced in working with the Ministry of Health, Bilateral Donors and UN organisations, in addition to coordinating high level meetings and workshops and drafting reports and knowledge management outputs for a variety of audiences. Your ability to work as a team leader will be vital to the role as you will be responsible for the management of specific workstreams and development of technical staff. Regular travel to supported counties will be required in the role.