DEPARTMENT: PROGRAMMES
REPORTS TO: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SUPERVISION: PROJECT MANAGERS
LOCATION: NAIROBI

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya) has been measurably improving the health of Kenyans since 1989. We address the most serious health challenges affecting resource poor and vulnerable communities in Kenya, including HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, and the greatest threats to children under five including Malaria, Diarrhea, Pneumonia and Malnutrition. Our approach harnesses the vitality of the private sector to improve health outcomes for “Sara”-our archetype that focuses our interventions. PS Kenya is a member of the PSI Network.
Our focus is to serve Sara, the Hero of our story. She is at the center of our strategic plan: her disease burden, her Family Planning needs, her health seeking behavior and requirement solutions to survive and thrive.

JOB DESCRIPTION

PURPOSE:
To provide strategic direction for select programs, oversee implementation and related administrative aspects.
He/ She must liaise effectively and develop consensus among key stakeholders including donors, national, county, public, private and other NGO partners to assure successful implementation of programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for managing a portfolio of projects which are defined from time to time and can be long term or short-term including Malaria, TB, HIV, RMNCAH among others Provide managerial direction to programs team to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the projects.
• Drive the execution strategy of the portfolio of projects providing proper guidance to the management team.
• Drive innovation in programming and course correction strategies ensuring that projects are nimble and responsive to changing environment / needs
• Proactively grow the portfolio of the programs by tapping into opportunities for growth and through active resource mobilization
• Participate in the implementation of PS Kenya’s strategic plans and fundraising proposals.
• Lead the development and submission of all technical project reports and contractual deliverables, including work plans, quarterly and annual reports, in close collaboration with the donors and the project team.
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage the project teams and align their efforts to ensure the achievement of program objectives. Working with the Head of Programs, identify the necessary resources needed to deliver the projects effectively including human resources.
• Represent PS Kenya and the projects in various platforms including key donor and MOH meetings.
• Fostering good relationships with stakeholders and other partners to make sure that there is synergy in execution and project achieves desired outcomes.
• Answerable to deliverables of project budget and management of stakeholder relationships.
• Oversee performance monitoring and evaluation to ensure all project targets are met or exceeded, making recommendations for improvement in project implementation.
• Proactively identify problems involving project implementation and make appropriate implementation and programmatic adjustments to meet contractual objectives and results.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Achievement of project (s) Goals and deliverables
• Effective innovation, development and implementation of donor projects
• Effective Management of donor / funders, stakeholders and project staff
• Effective and timely course correction of implementation strategies
• Visibility of project outcomes to funders and relevant stakeholders

 

 

• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant professional experience managing and implementing donor projects.
• Technical qualifications to manage a diversity of projects and representations at the Ministry of Health.

Skills and Competencies

• Planning and organization skills.
• Strategic and analytical thinking.
• Ability to drive change and innovation; and
• Strong customer service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage staff working in multiple locations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage, lead and make effective decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and partner with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, civil society, donors and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

Special skills needed

• Appetite to learn and be involved in all health areas to authoritatively represent the program.
• A knack for challenging the status quo to achieve better outcomes
• Ability to harness team’s skills and ideas diversity to develop effective strategies
• People skills to be able to navigate the complexities of the organizational structure and organization portfolio (teams delivering multiple projects) - getting the job done through others.
• Ability to confidently manage donors, stakeholders and negotiate accordingly
• Ability to manage projects with agility.
• Possess people management and motivational skills to manage diverse teams and organizational dynamics
• Should have right presence of mind to tackle difficult situations immediately.
• Lead the team members to perform their roles efficiently so that the project goals are achieved.
• Open for feedback from team members to allow continuous improvements

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and cover letter through the link below:

https://hr.pskenya.org/Recruitment/Vacancies.aspx

The closing date for this position is 7th December 2020.