Vacancies at Jhpiego

Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

• Proactively identify strategic funding opportunities for the Kenya office aligned with Jhpiego’s mission and regional/country goals
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Hub Director, Country Directors, and thematic leads to develop strategic concept notes aligned with both existing and emerging funding opportunities, supporting effective resource mobilization across the region
• Serve as the design lead for opportunities, including identifying key strategic partnerships 
• Represent Jhpiego’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events, and within donor-specific networks
• Support reporting and stewardship efforts to sustain long term donor relationships

Partnership Development and management

• In coordination with Jhpiego’s Baltimore-based and hub offices, develop and roll out a partnership strategy including management tools, guidelines, MOUs, collaboration frameworks and other resources as needed to effectively manage partnerships
• Strengthen Local Relationships: Build and maintain trust with current and new local, regional and international partners and colleagues to ensure Jhpiego's professional standards and quality of work are consistent among all stakeholders
• External Representation: When necessary, represent Jhpiego externally particularly on programmatic, partnership and donor engagements within the development community
• Identify and cultivate new strategic partnerships and collaborations with governments, donors, private sector entities, NGOs and community organizations

Proposal Design and Development

• Oversee pre-solicitation proposal preparations and bid planning including teaming, bid strategy, and development of win themes
• Contribute to program/ technical design and capacity statements in collaboration with technical leads

 Capacity Building and knowledge management

• Build the capacity of country team members in emerging areas of the business development cycle and identify and share relevant learning opportunities
• Provide ongoing mentorship and support in lead development, bid decisions, and partnerships management

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in development studies, communications, business, public health or related field or commensurate experience
• Minimum of 9 years of relevant experience, including in partnership building, proposal development, program management, monitoring, evaluation reporting, financial management and/or project implementation experience
• Proven leadership skills and expertise in strategic program planning, business development, partnerships, implementation and management
• Proven ability in writing new business proposals and generating new business
• Proven ability to foster strong partnerships with regional teams, governments, local organizations and institutions

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As a M&E Assistant – you’ll be part of our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team — the engine that powers smarter programming. You’ll turn data into stories, dashboards into action plans, and help teams across Kenya learn and adapt in real time.

You’ll work alongside technical and programmatic teams to ensure high-quality data is collected, analyzed, and used — all while exploring new tools, smarter processes, and innovative approaches to M&E. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building tools that help track how many children received vaccines — and why some didn’t.
• Creating slick dashboards that make complex data understandable and actionable.
• Supporting health care workers make sense of results they are generating at the counties.
• Helping program teams make faster, smarter decisions based on real-time insights.
• Drafting learning briefs, graphics, or one-pagers that tell a compelling story with data.
• Attending county review meetings and hearing what frontline health workers really need.
• Test new tools, explore digital platforms, and find better ways to connect the dots.

Required Qualifications

If you’re the right fit:

• You’ve got a bachelor’s degree in M&E, public health, statistics, health informatics, demography or a related field.
• You’re early in your career with a minimum of 3 years’ experience but already itching to make impact.
• You’re a learner and self-starter, eager to try new tools and approaches, but open to learning different ways of doing things.
• You’re familiar with data systems, e.g., DHIS2, DATIM.
• You’re familiar with digital data collection tools (e.g., ODK, Kobo, SurveyCTO, etc.) and data analysis (e.g., R, STATA, SPSS).
• You’re not afraid of data — but you also love what it can do when shared clearly.
• You’re a data storyteller — you’re not just about numbers, but what they mean.
• You have excellent writing and visualization skills — you can make data make sense (e.g., using Power BI, Tableau).
• You believe health data should serve real people, not just reports.
• You’re organized but flexible, analytical but creative, and detail-oriented but people-aware and able to see the bigger picture. a collaborator, with strong interpersonal skills across cultures and roles.
• A Kenyan national who brings lived experience and local insight to the work and is committed to advancing innovation in local health systems.

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As a Technical Assistant – MNCHIN, you’ll be an active thought partner and contributor to delivering lifesaving MNCHIN high impact interventions. Your day might look like this:

• Help co-design and implement new/innovative service delivery models to expand access to quality MNCHIN services, e.g., reaching zero-dose children, MIYCN, etc.
• Support onsite mentorship and translate technical content into tools and processes that actually work on the ground.
• Write technical briefs, presentations, and provide support in writing donor reports.
• Bring energy to brainstorming sessions, help test innovations, and feedback what’s working — and what’s not.
• Collect insights from health facilities and document learnings.

Required Qualifications

This role is designed for an early-career professional eager to contribute meaningfully to MNCHIN programming — and unafraid to question the status quo. You’ll provide technical, operational, and learning support to Jhpiego’s MNCHIN interventions, working closely with seasoned public health experts, digital innovators, and frontline teams. If you’re the right fit:

• You’ve got a degree in public health, nursing and/or midwifery, community health, or a related field.
• You have minimum 3 years’ experience and excited to apply what you know.
• You’re a doer and a thinker — organized and analytical.
• You care about communities, but you also know how to speak donor or policy language when needed.
• You can help design, implement and monitor strategies for MNCHIN at the county level.
• You can document success stories, best practices, innovations, and case studies from implementation sites.
• You can coordinate with county health departments, health facility teams, community stakeholders and other partners and can help with the implementation of county annual workplans
• You’re familiar with MOH systems, policies, and guidelines in Kenya.
• You have demonstrated ability to work independently, think critically, and adapt quickly.
• You’re a strong communicator in writing and verbally.
• You will bring fresh ideas to strengthen delivery of services — from digital tracking to behavior change.