Job Description
REPORTING TO: Deputy Country Director – Amref Health Africa in Kenya
CONTRACT DURATION: 3 years
Principal Responsibilities
Leadership
• Provide overall credible leadership to the Programme, providing clear vision, and inspiring confidence
and team spirit among Programme staff.
• Actively participate in the Country Senior Management Team (SMT) and Programme Technical Team
(PTT), and adhere to the duties enshrined there in.
• Regularly update SMT and PTT on challenges requiring SMT and PTT action or decisions.
• Contribute to building strategic partnerships and relationships
Quality Assurance and Performance
• Provide targeted technical assistance to projects through technical oversight and guidance, field visits
and other methods to foster continuous improvement in quality & both programmatic and financial
performance (will spend 50% of time in field based technical assistance).
• Ensure projects are aligned with and contribute to Amref Business Plan and national strategies, policies,
operational guidelines, and protocols, as applicable.
• Quality assure all operational plans for projects to ensure they are realistic
Programme Development
• Grow the programme by providing leadership in development of new project proposals, drawing
necessary support from the business development and fostering team spirit in Programme
development.
Policy Advocacy and Networking
• Provide leadership in identification of relevant policy issues in the Programme and supporting policy
advocacy action/process.
• Participate in relevant external technical working groups and committees, provide feedback and
develop networks needed to support Amref Health Africa in Kenya deliver on planned results.
• Coordinate participation of staff in the Programme in relevant technical working groups and platform
ensuring that participation generates value for communities that Amref supports. .
• Manage internal (with other Programme managers) and external relations with donors, partners, and
collaborators that are stakeholders in the Programme.
Administrative & Financial Oversight
• Ensure projects being supervised, submit annual and quarterly procurement plans in accordance with
budgets and donor/Amref procurement rules and regulations.
• Review operational budgets in conjunction with project teams, Senior Programme accountant, and the
Senior Finance Manager to ensure value for money.
• Provide support to project teams in reviewing operations financial performance against set targets,
and implementation of remedial actions.
• Budget monitoring to ensure expenditure is in line with set budgets and in accordance with donor and
Amref financial rules and regulations.
• Forecasting Programme growth
• Review of budgets during proposal development
Human Resources Management
• Foster development of vibrant teams in projects, so that project teams grow into ‘winning teams’
where project managers provide effective leadership.
• Identify staff development needs and provide coaching and mentorship, as well as link to training and
development opportunities, to spur performance.
• Identify career growth plans for reportees and support their movement along career paths through
mentorship.
• Proactively identify appropriate training/capacity building opportunities for reportees that are in line
with their performance plans and organization objectives.
• Identify and manage internal conflict through appropriate resolution mechanisms, where necessary
involving the Human Resources Manager
• Identify underperforming individuals and work with HR Manager to ensure they are put on
performance improvement plans and supported.
• Carrying out periodic and annual performance appraisals and provide on-going performance
monitoring and feedback.
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Provide oversight for all donor reports, evaluation reports, and other reports emanating from the
Programme and projects to ensure timeliness and quality.
• Provide leadership in quarterly Programme review meetings aimed at identifying and remedying
performance gaps, as well as disseminating relevant information e.g. new government policies etc.
• In liaison with the M & E unit, provide administrative support to projects to develop and implement M
& E plans.
Knowledge Management and Learning
• Provide leadership in identification, development and implementation of relevant operations research
within the Programme, drawing on support from the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Unit.
• Provide leadership in the documentation of best practice models in the Programme, working with
relevant departments within Amref.
• Effectively manage dissemination of information on relevant government and international policies,
and other relevant information to staff.
• Create environment for learning across projects within the Programme, and across programmes e.g.
through inter-project exchange visits.
• Provide thought leadership to advance health agenda in Kenya and Africa
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
• Minimum 8 year’s relevant experience with 5 years at a senior level
• Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field
• Strong proven leadership and management skills
• Proposal writing and business development skills. Social entrepreneurship skills will be an added
advantage.
• Team leader with strong interpersonal skills
• Strong proven partnership building and networking skills
• Experience providing leadership for complex infectious disease programs including one or more of
these: HIV; TB; Malaria and non-communicable diseases
• Experience in in handling Global Fund grant is an added advantage.