Health Projects Manager at Marie Stopes Kenya

Job Title: Health Projects Manager

Employer: Marie Stopes Kenya

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Application Deadline: 30th Sept 2013

Salary: KShs. 200,000 – 250,000

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of quarterly work plans and budgets to ensure smooth operation of all project activities.
• Lead the preparation of all donor reports, including interim and annual, consistent with donor regulations and protocols.
• Lead the preparation and management of projects budgets and analyze budgets v/s actuals.
• Lead all implementation of the project, including capacity building initiatives, service delivery, partnership management, demand generation, monitoring and evaluation and private sector engagement.
• Prepare and coordinate procurement requests for goods and services for the projects.
• Develop relationships with all critical stakeholders; share relevant information as required, build synergies between activities, partners and different components of the project.
• Coordinate information sharing across MSK departments and service delivery channels, including outreach, clinics and social franchising.
• Oversee and manage community mobilization and community led initiatives for the project, and the team members who are involved in community mobilization.
• Lead and oversee the quality of technical assistance, innovation, standardization, integration, and knowledge exchange between the Partnership and MSI with regards to CCSP&T and its integration with the broader RH/FP.
• Assist in all research and monitoring and evaluation activities for the project, including a baseline survey, operational research, best practices, data collection and coordination and on-going monitoring of project performance.
• Preparation of project’s Gantt charts
• Ensure project planning, development and implementation systems are in place and functioning effectively.

Outputs and Deliverables:

• The project teams have delivered on their set targets in qualitative and timely fashion;
• Budgets are spent in accordance with plans, and any foreseen deviations timely addressed;
• Country Management Team is regularly updated, through the Director of Programmes, of the performance of the projects.
• Donors are timely informed, through reports, of progress on the activities;
• Active engagement with donors will have been maintained and strengthened.

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Social Sciences, Project Management, Public Health or any other related field.
• Masters degree in the above fields will be an added advantage
• Excellent written and oral  English and Kiswahili;
• Computer software literate;
• A minimum of five (5) years of Project management in similar context, preferably in a SRH health-based project, is required;
• Proven analytical skills in budgets and financial reports;
• Proven experience in report writing.
• Ability to work individually and within a team environment: experience in managing a team.
• Team-player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Flexibility and ready to respond to unforeseen developments

How to Apply:

Applications quoting the position title with detailed CVs with contact details of 3 referees (1 of which should be immediate, 1 former supervisor and any other) should be submitted to:
People and Development Dept
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
Marie Stopes Kenya

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

NB: Please clearly indicate on the subject line as ‘Health Projects Manager’

Marie Stopes Kenya is an equal opportunity Employer