Program Officer – Health at World Vision Kenya

Purpose of Position

To provide Programmatic and Technical support to field staffs implementing Maternal, Neonatal and Child health (MNCH) Project toward the attainment of child-well-being outcomes and donor requirements.

The position will also serve the role of Resource Acquisition for Health as well as Advocacy, Networking and Engagement with Strategic & New Partnerships Development within the Health sector as well as ensuring existing donor retention.

To effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as an example to others

Major Responsibilities

Programmatic and technical support for MNCH 30%

• Provide strategic and technical support to implementation of health grants and sponsorship projects
• In liaison with field staff, ensure timely development and implementation of work plans and budgets for the health grants
• Ensure project implementation is in line with donor guidelines, timelines and targets
• Ensure all MNCH interventions are implemented within schedule, plans and budgets
• Ensure timely implementation and expenditure level reviews to track and manage work plans and budgets
• Provide programmatic support to WVK regional offices based on their need
• Oversee integration of MNCH into WASH interventions for increased impact
• Maintain relationship with donors and respective Ministry of Health Divisions
• In liaison with procurement and finance ensure timely procurement of program items
• Support Health interventions during emergencies.

Quality assurance for programmatic Designs, Assessments, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning processes 25%

• Ensure project work plans, progress reports are shared with donor as per approved agreement
• Provide technical support during Health Surveys/evaluations, baselines and assessment to ensure quality check with methodology, tools and the entire process.
• Ensure Health project designs and/ or re- designs are done in accordance with donor guidelines, standards, WV standards and Health programming strategies and GoK guidelines while responding to community needs and contexts.
• Ensure both financial and program reports are in line with donor policies and reporting guidelines and are submitted to the donor as per agreed timelines
• Provide technical support to ensure that findings from project assessments and evaluations inform the subsequent programme designs
• Coordinate implementation research within the various projects, documentations and publications
• Ensure project documentation, reflection and learning to ensure achievement of project objectives and shared with donor, MoH and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate establishment of an effective M&E system for the project by integrating/mainstreaming with existing systems including KHIS.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring of health projects using the set standards and utilization of MOH tools.
• Ensure proper, adequate and quality record/document filing as per standard operating procedures including M-Drive repository

Fundraising and proposal development 20%

• Participate in engagement for fundraising purposes
• Participate in proposal writing as per call
• Strive to scale existing projects by enhancing every existing opportunity
• Support fundraising initiatives by providing information on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health to the Resource Acquisition and Management department

Capacity Building 15%

• In collaboration with field staff and MOH carry out capacity assessment gaps and plan capacity building for project staff
• Capacity building of Project staff on integration of Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project activities
• Support induction of new project staff
• Work with County MOH to conduct training and support supervision to targeted groups on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health projects empowerment and sustainability training sessions.
• Support Health team in analysing and interpreting Health data for programmatic use.
• Review and build capacity of project staff to ensure quality reporting

Donor and Partner Engagement 5%

• Lead constant, consistent and quality donor communications, engagement and updates
• Ensure WVK visibility and participation in the respective Technical working groups, Interagency Coordinating Committees and other networks at National level.
• Maintain coordination with relevant stakeholders who are crucial in the implementation of the projects
• Ensure documentation and project learning are disseminated to relevant stakeholders

Other duties 5%

• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by supervisor or designee from time to time

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree (Public Health, Nursing, Clinical medicine, Community health or related field.
• A Master’s degree in relevant field is an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience of successfully designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Maternal Neonatal and Child health in development projects.
• Experience on specific MNCH that may include but not limited to EPI, FP, Malaria, HIV&AIDS and TB
• Experience with Kenya Health Information System is an added advantage
• Additional training in monitoring and evaluation of health projects will be an added advantage;
• First-hand experience health programming in complex emergencies is an added advantage
• Good understanding of Ministry of Health Structures at National and County levels.
• Experience implementing Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Interventions
• Significant experience working with an NGO environment, community and people’s groups, state institutions etc.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to take initiative and work under minimum supervision
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure
• Sensitive to multi-cultural differences
• Energetic and positive attitude with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communications skills and understanding of knowledge management approaches and mechanisms
• Excellent presentation skills
• Flexible, team player and result oriented