Background

Amref Health Africa in Kenya is the country programme office of Amref Health Africa, Africa’s largest International Health NGO. This is the largest and oldest country programme in Africa with an average annual budget of USD 40million. We have 19 innovative products and project models that have successfully been implemented and transformed 5.4 million lives...

Role Context

The Country Director will be accountable for executing Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s 2023–2030 Strategic Plan and Sustainability Framework, ensuring delivery of systemic impact, diversified revenue, and innovative financing. This is a senior leadership role responsible for championing digital transformation, embedding data science and AI, and positioning Amref as a thought leader in the Primary Health Care/Universal Health Coverage space.

The job holder will report to the Board Chair of Amref Health Africa in Kenya, with a dotted line to the Group Programme Director (Amref HQ).

Key Responsibilities

• Catalyse community-led PHC systems impact by strengthening PHC/UHC outcomes, integrating social determinants and ESG excellence, and enabling government adoption and scale.
• Champion digital transformation, data science, and AI to improve decision-making, programme performance, and health system efficiency through strong monitoring, evaluation, insight-focused analytics, and learning.
• Deliver financial sustainability and resilience through disciplined financial management, compliance, cost efficiency, strengthened reserves, diversified revenue, and innovative/blended financing for scale.
• Build a high-performing, values-led culture by leading and developing a diverse, accountable Senior Management Team, strengthening leadership pipelines, and improving staff engagement, wellbeing, and retention.
• Amplify influence, visibility, and partnerships as Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s principal spokesperson—deepening government, donor, and private-sector partnerships; converting impact storytelling into policy influence and shaping discourse in the PHC/UHC space.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a health/health-related field and a Master’s degree in public health, business administration, or a related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years at senior management level in a comparable organisation.
• Proven track record in designing and scaling health systems interventions (PHC/UHC).
• Demonstrated success in strategic partnerships, fundraising, and digital transformation.
• Experience managing multicultural teams and complex budgets.

• Catalyse community-led PHC systems impact by strengthening PHC/UHC outcomes, integrating social determinants and ESG excellence, and enabling government adoption and scale.
• Champion digital transformation, data science, and AI to improve decision-making, programme performance, and health system efficiency through strong monitoring, evaluation, insight-focused analytics, and learning.
• Deliver financial sustainability and resilience through disciplined financial management, compliance, cost efficiency, strengthened reserves, diversified revenue, and innovative/blended financing for scale.
• Build a high-performing, values-led culture by leading and developing a diverse, accountable Senior Management Team, strengthening leadership pipelines, and improving staff engagement, wellbeing, and retention.
• Amplify influence, visibility, and partnerships as Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s principal spokesperson—deepening government, donor, and private-sector partnerships; converting impact storytelling into policy influence and shaping discourse in the PHC/UHC space.

• Digital transformation
• Data science
• AI
• Strategic partnerships
• Fundraising
• Financial management
• Leadership
• Team management
• Communication
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Budget management

• Bachelor’s degree in a health/health-related field
• Master’s degree in public health, business administration, or a related field