Senior Technical Specialist - MNCH

Responsibilities

Program Quality and Strategic Leadership

Provide overall technical guidance and vision for MNCHIN workstream, with a focus on integration, impact, and alignment with national priorities.

Lead the design, adaptation, and implementation of evidence-based approaches in maternal and newborn health, child health, immunization, and nutrition.

Promote innovation and operational learning — balancing what works now with what's needed next.

Ensure clinical quality across project activities, training packages, tools, and guidelines.

Represent Jhpiego in technical working groups, stakeholder meetings, and strategic partnerships.

Collaborate with M&E and program teams to ensure use of data for decision-making and adaptive management, and produce project reports for different audiences, e.g., donors, government, partners.

Strengthen linkages between health facilities, communities, and private sector actors.

Team Supervision and Mentorship

Directly supervise and coach MNCHIN technical mid-level and early career staff — with a focus on developing leadership, technical depth, and real-world problem-solving.

Foster a culture of collaboration, humility, and continuous learning.

Support staff to navigate complex health systems, advocate with confidence, and deliver results.

Contribute to organizational knowledge management and exchange across multiple projects.

Partnership Management

Liaise with county health management teams to co-create solutions and drive local ownership.

Build trust and credibility across public, private, and civil society partners.

Required Qualifications

An experienced health professional with a Master’s degree in a health-related field with at least eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience.

Deep clinical and technical knowledge in maternal, newborn, and child health, immunization and nutrition in Kenya.

Proven ability to provide strategic thinking with the ability to balance clinical rigor with practical realities.

Skilled program manager with demonstrated experience leading teams and managing portfolios, moving beyond activity implementation to strategic leadership and results delivery.

Demonstrated experience working with county health systems with a strong understanding of the public and private healthcare landscape.

Evidence of delivering results at scale — improved coverage, quality or system responsiveness.

Strong experience in mentoring, coaching, and empowering younger professionals — with patience, insight, and a collaborative spirit.

Technically fluent in government data systems and comfortable using digital tools to drive insights.

A learner at heart — future-leaning, tech-aware, and open to new ways of doing old things better.

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to navigate complex environments, build partnerships, and adapt fast, knowing when to push or pace.

Experience working across donor funded environments.

Responsibilities

Program Quality and Strategic Leadership

Provide overall technical guidance and vision for MNCHIN workstream, with a focus on integration, impact, and alignment with national priorities.

Lead the design, adaptation, and implementation of evidence-based approaches in maternal and newborn health, child health, immunization, and nutrition.

Promote innovation and operational learning — balancing what works now with what's needed next.

Ensure clinical quality across project activities, training packages, tools, and guidelines.

Represent Jhpiego in technical working groups, stakeholder meetings, and strategic partnerships.

Collaborate with M&E and program teams to ensure use of data for decision-making and adaptive management, and produce project reports for different audiences, e.g., donors, government, partners.

Strengthen linkages between health facilities, communities, and private sector actors.

Team Supervision and Mentorship

Directly supervise and coach MNCHIN technical mid-level and early career staff — with a focus on developing leadership, technical depth, and real-world problem-solving.

Foster a culture of collaboration, humility, and continuous learning.

Support staff to navigate complex health systems, advocate with confidence, and deliver results.

Contribute to organizational knowledge management and exchange across multiple projects.

Partnership Management

Liaise with county health management teams to co-create solutions and drive local ownership.

Build trust and credibility across public, private, and civil society partners.

Required Qualifications

An experienced health professional with a Master’s degree in a health-related field with at least eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience.

Deep clinical and technical knowledge in maternal, newborn, and child health, immunization and nutrition in Kenya.

Proven ability to provide strategic thinking with the ability to balance clinical rigor with practical realities.

Skilled program manager with demonstrated experience leading teams and managing portfolios, moving beyond activity implementation to strategic leadership and results delivery.

Demonstrated experience working with county health systems with a strong understanding of the public and private healthcare landscape.

Evidence of delivering results at scale — improved coverage, quality or system responsiveness.

Strong experience in mentoring, coaching, and empowering younger professionals — with patience, insight, and a collaborative spirit.

Technically fluent in government data systems and comfortable using digital tools to drive insights.

A learner at heart — future-leaning, tech-aware, and open to new ways of doing old things better.

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to navigate complex environments, build partnerships, and adapt fast, knowing when to push or pace.

Experience working across donor funded environments.

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