Senior Program Officer Job at John Snow Inc

• Manage relationships with key Government agenda, partners, and other stakeholders to support the implementation of M-RITE in Kenya.
• Represent M-RITE in key meetings on COVID-19 and RI technical advisory, advocacy, and other meetings with national stakeholders and other donors and implementing partners.
• Work closely with partners at the NVIP to implement co-created workplans.
• Support national-level capacity-building support for COVID-19 vaccination and RI to MOH and other partners and provide technical assistance, as needed.
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of key immunization issues, including COVID-19 vaccination, in Kenya as well as key policies and government priorities.
• Work with M-RITE/Kenya staff, including the Country Lead, Deputy Lead, and Senior Regional Technical Immunization Officer, to ensure that knowledge and information is being shared in a consistent and organized way with key stakeholders.
• Lead adaptation and implementation of M-RITE’s innovative partnership framework in Kenya. Liaise closely with M-RITE’s Partnerships Lead on activities, as relevant.

Communications

• Assist in the development and production of country deliverables such as annual reporting, quarterly reporting, and other required deliverables, including reporting to USAID mission on the reach of communications efforts nationally/regionally.
• Work with M-RITE staff in writing, editing, and fact-checking of marketing materials, including success stories, technical briefs, tools, and other reports.
• Assist in documenting and disseminating country results, either via newsletters, success stories, quarterly reports, or other reporting mechanisms.
• Assist in organizing official visits, meetings, and conferences.
• Compile background material and draft papers for seminars and conferences.
• Liaise with USAID M-RITE home office to develop and promote activities and achievements via social media and website.
• Other duties as assigned by the Country Lead.

Competencies:

• In-depth understanding of the immunization program and environment in Kenya.
• Excellent communicator, able to synthesize and convey complex information clearly.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with team members, donors, and other cooperating agencies.
• Highly organized and attentive to detail.
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Holds the partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
• Ability to identify and differentiate between important and urgent tasks, and quickly prioritize in a fast-paced, fluid, start-up environment.
• Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity and encourages openness and transparency.
• Demonstrated organizational skills in a fast-paced environment with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Comfortable independently managing multiple long and short-term tasks simultaneously.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and confidence to request clarity when necessary.
• Team-oriented, supportive work style with willingness to work outside role when necessary. A good listener respects others’ points of view, engages and motivates others.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion with sensitive information.
• Sense of humor.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline; an advanced degree in medicine, public health, or nutrition preferred.
• At least five years of experience in public health or related field; experience with immunization-related activities required.
• Demonstrated ability to establish professional relationships and to work collaboratively with the U.S. and host government agencies, ministries, donors, civil society, and CBOs.
• Superior leadership, management, and communication skills.
• Experience working with health and development programs in the area of communications and/or knowledge management is an added advantage.
• Fluency in written and oral English.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience working in a team setting.

How to Apply

Submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to  [email protected]

Use Senior Program Officer as the subject of the email