Job Vacancy at Palladium

Job description

Project Overview and Role

Palladium is seeking a qualified candidate for Health Systems Strengthening Lead for a DFID-funded five-year health project in Kenya. The candidate should have significant experience in leading teams of technical experts, and providing a range of technical expertise themselves on various health system functions, including health policy, financing, information, leadership and governance – at national and sub-national levels.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities for the Health Systems Strengthening Lead are:

• Serve as the main senior technical lead for all Health Systems Strengthening work on the project – especially at the county level.
• Lead and effectively manage team of other technical experts to provide a wide range of the highest quality technical health systems support to counties.
• Undertake technical assessments and analysis relating to aspects of the health system – both in the counties and at national level – in order to improve health service delivery availability and quality.
• Provide long-term technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, countries and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure support to the MoH and the counties by the project is aligned to national and county plans and priorities.
• Ensure support is captured in plans and well-coordinated with other partners and stakeholders.
• Develop the capacity of key county staff and the CHMT.
• Deliver health systems results as defined by the DFID logical framework.
• Play a key role in multi-sectoral working groups constituted by the MoH and partners at both the national and sub-national levels.
• Lead on the technical documentation on all health systems work, innovations and best practices.
• Document activities, deliverables, and results every month, along with the relevant evidence, submitting activity and result reports to his/her supervisor.
• Responsible for ensuring and fostering teamwork and shared leadership, with the aim of achieving better results in the activities undertaken by the project.
• Responsible for overseeing programmatic and budget compliance by all the activities under his/her supervision.
• Attend meetings related to the project, as required by his/her supervisor and/or the Team Leader.
• Observe all administrative and financial policies and procedures established by Palladium and DFID.

Requirements

Minimum education and experience required:

• 15+ years experience in delivering and technically advising large health programmes, FP programmes are advantageous.
• Medical doctor or MPH or equivalent.
• USAID Senior Advisor is desirable
• Senior DFID experience would be preferential
• HSS work experience outside Kenya is a distinct advantage
• Must have experience of working in Kenya’s counties/devolved structures, and experience working in northern counties is a distinct advantage
• Technical Leadership experience in a results orientated environment.
• Ability to work in complex environments, including volatile situations.
• Needs to be comfortable travelling extensively to remote locations.
• Technical expertise in health systems strengthening, RMNCAH, the private sector and experience working with adolescents.
• We need someone practical, solutions-oriented, wants to do things differently and get on with real-development work.

Kenyan Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply