IRC Health Technical Advisor Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. IRC Kenya looking for “Health Technical Advisor”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 10 February 2023.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
IRC Health Technical Advisor Jobs 2023
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 28 January 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Health Technical Advisor to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
IRC Job Vacancy 2023
Job Overview: We are seeking an organized and passionate project manager to support a growing portfolio around Community-Based Maternal and Newborn Care (CBMNC) programming in conflict-affected contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa. As Project Manager, this position will work closely with in-country teams to scope projects, objectives, and timelines, and evolve them as needed. In this role you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to lay the foundation for the discovery, design and incubation of successful programs that are resilient to risk and deliver the highest possible impact for the communities we serve.
Major Responsibilities:
- Manage delivery of activities under a growing CBMNC portfolio with cross functional, multi-disciplinary teams to complete tasks on time and with high fidelity; covering program implementation, research, and innovation activities.
- Facilitate the forming and onboarding of individual project teams including country program staff, technical unit colleagues, partners, and consultants.
- Coordinate and oversee the establishment of roles and responsibilities with collaborators as projects launch.
- Lead project teams in creating detailed work plans and drive their successful delivery.
- Set up and manage trackers for key project deliverables, create and lead monthly project check-ins, and actively follow-up on updates, challenges, and problem-solving with partners.
- Identify potential challenges and establish strategies to minimize risk.
- Help team members troubleshoot and coordinate issues that involve work across practices.
- Schedule, prepare agendas, and facilitate project meetings, take minutes, communicate and follow-up on action items.
- Maintain communication and knowledge management systems for the project and ensure project teams and partners have access to relevant records.
- Provide a positive working experience for collaborators and team members.
- Act as the main point-of-contact for external partners.
- Support budgeting and business development processes.
Qualification & Experience:
- 4-5 years of experience delivering projects and programs ideally in an NGO or social enterprise setting.
- Preferred experience working in low-resource contexts and/or conflict affected areas.
- Preferred experience or interest in relevant topic areas of maternal and newborn health and/or community health.
- Familiarity and experience with project management software tools, methodologies and best practices.
- High level of proficiency with the Google suite and Excel as well as the Adobe suite of products.
- Unparalleled team collaboration skills; comfort working with researchers, frontline implementers, beneficiaries, engineers, donors, and communications staff.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure and deal with competing priorities in a fast-paced team environment.
- Ability to apply a diversity and inclusion lens and approach to work.
- Cares about the mission and goals of the IRC.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
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The Closing Date: 10 February 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.