Advert View :: Healthcare Fellow | Nairobi | Medical / Healthcare

• Specific Skills and Attributes (additional to the General Requirements for the Nuru Fellows Program):

• MPH preferred, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing with RN or NP certificate with equivalent experience
• At least 1 – 2 years of experience creating and sustaining healthcare solutions for the poor
• Solid quantitative skills and experience with Excel
• Prior experience living and working in the developing world
• Experience with behavior change communication programs
• High commitment to organization's mission and theory of change
  
• Strong work ethic
• Strong leadership, management and team building experience
• Ability to do crisis management and rapid, innovative problem solving in uncertain environments

Specific Responsibilities:

• Train and mentor the Healthcare Program team (including Community Health Workers)
• Empower local leaders in the Healthcare Program to continually take ownership of the program
• Achieve pre-determined seasonal goals
• Adapt and implement healthcare interventions within Nuru's Community Healthcare Worker (CHW) framework to prevent and mitigate under 5 mortality
• Refine CHW trainings and referral and case management systems
• Work with the IGA manager to improve the commodity sales system
• Develop behavior change communication campaigns
• Help to develop new monitoring tools to evaluate impact of the Healthcare Program
• Refine existing program metrics to improve accuracy in its reflection of the community poverty level and operational effectiveness
• Manage program budget efficiently to meet pre-determined goals
• Ensure the Healthcare Program is sustainable and scalable
• Expand Healthcare Program coverage by scaling to new communities