Project Officer-Health

Required Professional experience

• A minimum of 3 years working experience in Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) programming.
  
• Previous experience in implementing MNCH Interventions such as BEMONC, IMNCI, MPDSR, CNC, ENC, PQOC.
  
• Demonstrate understanding of key MNCH programming concepts.
  
• Experience working with the devolved system at county and sub county level.
  
• Experience engaging with donors and other stakeholders.
  

Required Education, Certifications and Registration.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
  
• Must be registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya and holding a Valid License.
  

Preferred Knowledge /Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience of working with Ministries of Health etc and other structures at county level and networking with other partners.
  

Programmatic and Technical Support

• Participate/support in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of MNCH activities in accordance with project deliverables.
  
• Ensure the development of work plans, budgets for the implementation of health activities.
  
• Take lead in the implementation of MNCH interventions as per the workplan.
  
• Work with existing MOH structures to ensure integration and alignment of project activities with MOH activities.
  
• Represent WVK in county and sub-county maternal and child health technical working groups (TWGs) and other meetings on need basis.
  
• Engage with the Ministry of Health County and Sub County Health Management teams to ensure successful implementation of MNCH activities, including sharing of work plans.
  
• Ensure integration of nutrition into health interventions for higher impact.
  
• Ensure effective integration of project interventions with other WVK Projects in the Program sites.
  

Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Documentation

• Utilize Maternal and Child Health, national and county M&E tools and follow-on set targets and timelines of reporting and documentation.
  
• Monitor project interventions in strict adherence to WV Kenya, Ministry of Health reporting and other agreed standards.
  
• Ensure project data is captured, validated and updated on WVK reporting system and or any other approved World Vison Kenya (WVK) DM&E system.
  
• Liaise with national office technical specialists for their technical support to the project design.
  
• Provide budget oversight and ensure adherence to approved plans and budgets.
  
• Coordinate development and submission of timely and quality reports as per the project and donor requirements.
  
• Support documentation of lessons learnt and project success.
  
• Gather and provide quality feedback and data to be used to develop technical papers and recommendations on key issues for external engagement with decision makers.
  

Advocacy, Partnerships, Engagement and Networking

• Link and engage with the donor, county and sub county to ensure timely consultation and technical support.
  
• Work with the Maternal and Child Health networks, MOH for technical direction and leveraging of resources to strengthen the health systems to achieve the Project objectives.
  
• Work with other partners implementing Maternal, newborn and Child Health interventions for synergy and achievement of bigger impact and sustainability.
  
• Support and attend stakeholder’s forum related to Maternal, Newborn and Child Health interventions.
  

Capacity Building

• Participate in support supervisions and data review meetings at sub-county levels as per the work plan.
  
• Support health trainings and ensure technical quality of the training delivery.