Health Specialist at Good Neighbors

Key Responsibilities

• Provide facilitation and training support for maternal health components for the Maternal and Newborn Health Project.
• Participate and provide input to regular project meetings and teleconferences.
• Provide technical support to country and project offices on maternal and newborn health activities as required.
• Promote effective coordination, collaboration, communication and synergy across other KGN strategic projects through cross project assignments.
• Promote effective coordination, collaboration, communication and synergy among KGN stakeholders including Ministry of Health and Kajiado County.
• Support program development through project conceptualization, proposal development, identification of partners and oversight in project implementation.
• Overseeing construction plan for maternal health facilities
• Procurement of medical equipment for maternal health facilities
• Understand utilization and management of medical equipment in health facilities
• Experience understanding of procedures County and project implementation
• Act as a link of the project between the Ministry of Health at County and National 
• Develop public policies and regulations that improve health
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine or nursing, registered with the relevant governing body
• 3-years working experience in health care
• At least 3 years of experience developing, providing facilitation and managing Maternal Health projects.
• Experience identifying and securing funds for international projects
• Proven ability to design, and provide facilitation to maternal health and projects, particularly community level projects.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in and manage teams with host community counterparts including Community Health Workers (CHWs).
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with team members
• Experience with maternal health policy/guideline development and training.
• Demonstrated ability to write concept notes, technical proposals and manage responses to tenders is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with projects, organizations, and external stakeholders, including development partners, in-country government organizations.
• Fluency in written and oral English; proficiency in Maasai language preferred