Program Lead – Maternal Newborn and Child Health
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Company Details
Name:Jhpiego
Industry:
Non-Profit Organization Management
Website:
https://www.jhpiego.org/
Description:
Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is implementing The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (GI), Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Healt…
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Job Details
Job Type:
Full Time
Workplace Type:
On-site
Qualification:
Diploma
Job Experience:
Mandatory
Job Location:
Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date:
Undisclosed
Salary:
KES Unspecified / month
Other Pay:
Benefits
Job Category:
Project Management
Job Description
Job Summary
Lead the strategy, planning, budgeting, implementation, and performance management of the Healthy Birth Initiative while contributing to broader maternal, newborn, and child health priorities across Jhpiego. This senior role drives impact through partnership management, technical leadership, health systems strengthening, and team mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategy, planning, budgeting, implementation, and performance management of the Healthy Birth Initiative and contribute to broader maternal, newborn, and child health priorities across Jhpiego.
- Build and manage partnerships with global partners, government, donors, professional associations, academia, and implementing partners.
- Provide technical leadership in maternal and newborn health, quality improvement, and introduction of innovations, including mentoring multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Strengthen health systems, workforce capacity, referral networks, and data‑driven decision making.
- Oversee financial management, compliance, risk mitigation, and partner performance.
- Lead monitoring, evaluation, learning, research, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
- Lead, supervise, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of technical, programmatic, and monitoring and evaluation professionals.
- Support resource mobilization and growth opportunities.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Public Health, International Development, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing public health programs, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- At least 5 years in maternal, newborn, and child health programming.
- Demonstrated experience managing large donor‑funded programs and multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong experience working with regional, national, and county governments in Kenya.
- Deep familiarity with Kenya’s maternal, newborn, and child health landscape.
- Expertise in health systems strengthening, quality improvement, resource mobilization, and stakeholder engagement.
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