Career Opportunities 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

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Key Responsibilities

• Producing and distributing information-education-communication (IEC) and behaviorchange communication (BCC) materials
• Plan and conduct awareness campaigns on maternal and newborn health services
• Tracking behavioral health appointments defaulters to check in and address any barriers
• Shares communication between project donor and stakeholders to facilitate and improve continuity of the project
• Document all project communications and maintain up-to-date information of the maternal health project
• Creates and develops relationships with community providers to promote availability of affordable behavioral health resources not provided by health care service.
• Oversee establishment and operation of Community Health Committee (CHC) and Community Health Volunteer (CHV)
• Support trainings for Community Health Committee (CHC) and Community Health Volunteer (CHV) in conjunction with the County government procedures
• Conducts monitoring and evaluation of the project
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields including but not limited to social work and psychology from an accredited college or university
• At least 2 years working experience in related field
• Experience in research methods and conducting filed based assessments
• Experience in project management is preferred
• Experience in providing care in multicultural practice setting is preferred
• Proficient in use of computer hardware and software to document clinical care, and in use of Microsoft office applications
• Knowledge of assessment, planning, implementation and standards for care/treatment plan developmen

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Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate grant-making process in the region in collaboration with GN Global Partnership Center in South Korea
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all grant-related inquiries in the region
• Monitor and report on the progress of active grants in the region
• Follow up on the grant application status of each country office
• Lead the process of concept notes and proposal development by working closely with grants management teams in each country office
• Write, edit, and proofread grant proposals and supporting materials
• Assess partners’ risks on grants management and compliance perspective, develop and roll out capacity-building actions in coordination with all concerned
• Support Good Neighbors technical teams and other stakeholders to ensure regional grant workshops are organized in a timely and efficient manner
• Lead GN fundraising working group and hold meetings on a monthly basis
• Identify and secure additional resources to supplement grant funding
• Manage relationships with key partners and stakeholders
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, public administration, international development, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in humanitarian and/or development programs, industry in business development, and grants management
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in grant-writing, fundraising, project management, or a similar role
• Sound understanding of program cycle management in development environments and emergencies, program quality, and partnership management
• Cultural and gender sensitivity and capacity to work in a multicultural context with moral integrity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional writing, research, and analytical skills
• Thorough understanding of effective grant-writing techniques
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in grant management with UN or government agencies
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs is a plus
• Professional experience in working in multiple countries is a plus
• Experience in grant management with international financial institutions and private donors is a plus