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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Responsibilities or duties

Responsible for providing technical oversight for quality assurance in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and learning for all aspects of Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) in all IRC Kenya programs. S/He will ensure the delivery of high-quality Comprehensive range of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health care services to women and mend of reproductive age in all the IRC supported programs. The RMNCAH manager will be responsible for program design, business development, technical oversight over capacity building efforts and system strengthening at both subnational and national level, s/he will participate in interagency coordination groups such as the health cluster-where applicable, and or technical working groups at the National, and county levels while representing IRC with key actors including the Ministry of Health, Donors and other NGOs.

Program Development.

• Provide technical assistance in the design and review of all concept notes, proposals, budget, and donor reports for all IRC Kenya reproductive health projects.
• Coordinate all RMNCAH projects across IRC programs by leading the development and monitoring of periodic work plans to ensure delivery within donor timelines
• Lead in the development, review, dissemination and monitoring implementation of standards operating procedures and protocols for RMNCAH service delivery to all staff in IRC health programs.
• Conduct program needs assessments and advise IRC accordingly
• Be abreast with all technical updates in government/WHO RMNCAH guidelines at national level and keep IRC staff always updated
• Take lead in conducting periodic RMNCAH provider skills assessments, organizing and conducting relevant capacity building initiatives in line with identified gaps i.e. trainings, mentorship, coaching, and other skills building activities for IRC program staff.
• Coordinate with field team to ensure program quality assurance through periodic technical support supervision and quality improvement activities.
• Strengthen the linkage between the Ministry of health division of reproductive health, County department of health and IRC RMNCAH programs through representation in various forums.
• Make follow-up field visits to ensure concurrence and implementation of agreed upon action plans and recommendations
• Conduct capacity building activities and guidance to IRC staff to ensure RMNCAH programming meets best practical standards and priorities.
• Support Field health Managers/officers supervise RH data collection and recording in the IRC supported Maternity/MCH units and ensure the compilation of data and generation of quality RH reports on a regular and timely manner.
• Design and lead regular technical performance reviews to analyze RMNCAH data on key performance indicators (KPIs) and work with the METAL to generate evidence to inform RMNCAH reporting, learning, program design, planning, and implementation.
• Promoting a culture of learning through development of learning agendas, evidence collection and packaging into lessons-learned, interest stories, briefs and good/promising practices are documented and shared for institutional memory and sharing with stakeholders.

Grants

• Participate in establishing funding requirements for RMNCAH and contribute to the development of proposals for RMNCAH programming.
• Review regular field BvAs related and together with program managers realign budget lines to ensure proper budget spending on RMNCAH activity lines.
• Support Health program Managers prepare budgets with RMNCAH specific outputs that reflect activity needs to ensure efficiency and sustainability of resources throughout the grants.
• Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing meetings when possible.
• Prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
• Support the health teams in ensuring appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources.

Human Resources Management

• Support recruitment of program staff to (RMNCAH) positions as per the program demand and needs.
• Maintain updated job descriptions, conduct interviews, orient new staff on the IRC’s RMNCAH best practices and the program.
• Undertake RMNCAH capacity-development activities/training for RH and clinical health staff.

Coordination and Representation

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders - including community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies, community-based organizations, and other IRC sectors to enhance cooperation and coordination.
• Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate.
• Represent the IRC in RMNCAH coordination forums and meetings with other agencies, including the Ministry of Health, Technical Working groups, WHO, UNFPA and other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, or donors.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Technology, Accountability, and Learning (METAL)

• Supporting the RMNCAH field teams and working with METAL to ensure proper RMNCAH data recording in the IRC supported health facilities, support the compilation of data and generation of quality reports on a regular and timely manner.
• Undertake regular field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality issues and/or other implementation issues. Provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
• Ensure all monitoring activities are fully documented, including systematic and timely data collection as required under the grant and for IRC METAL purposes.

Administrative Duties

• Support the Health Coordinator to oversee administrative aspects of the program including, but not limited to, writing job descriptions, interviewing and hiring staff.
• Follow-up on field teams to ensure that all internal (IRC) reporting requirements are met and that reports are of a high quality and submitted on time.
• Other duties as required by their supervisor or designate.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery or Medicine & Surgery

Discipline/ Specialization : Reproductive Health

Professional Certification/regulation : 1. Nursing 2. Medicine and Surgery / 2.

Additional training in Reproductive health a MUST have

A masters degree in a related field will be an added advantage

Experience needed

Experience implementing reproductive health service delivery in complex emergency settings and health services for displaced populations.

Experience implementing RMNCAH programs involving capacity building of health care workers and other system strengthening interventions/projects in health facilit

• Provide technical assistance in the design and review of all concept notes, proposals, budget, and donor reports for all IRC Kenya reproductive health projects.
• Coordinate all RMNCAH projects across IRC programs by leading the development and monitoring of periodic work plans to ensure delivery within donor timelines
• Lead in the development, review, dissemination and monitoring implementation of standards operating procedures and protocols for RMNCAH service delivery to all staff in IRC health programs.
• Conduct program needs assessments and advise IRC accordingly
• Be abreast with all technical updates in government/WHO RMNCAH guidelines at national level and keep IRC staff always updated
• Take lead in conducting periodic RMNCAH provider skills assessments, organizing and conducting relevant capacity building initiatives in line with identified gaps i.e. trainings, mentorship, coaching, and other skills building activities for IRC program staff.
• Coordinate with field team to ensure program quality assurance through periodic technical support supervision and quality improvement activities.
• Strengthen the linkage between the Ministry of health division of reproductive health, County department of health and IRC RMNCAH programs through representation in various forums.
• Make follow-up field visits to ensure concurrence and implementation of agreed upon action plans and recommendations
• Conduct capacity building activities and guidance to IRC staff to ensure RMNCAH programming meets best practical standards and priorities.
• Support Field health Managers/officers supervise RH data collection and recording in the IRC supported Maternity/MCH units and ensure the compilation of data and generation of quality RH reports on a regular and timely manner.
• Design and lead regular technical performance reviews to analyze RMNCAH data on key performance indicators (KPIs) and work with the METAL to generate evidence to inform RMNCAH reporting, learning, program design, planning, and implementation.
• Promoting a culture of learning through development of learning agendas, evidence collection and packaging into lessons-learned, interest stories, briefs and good/promising practices are documented and shared for institutional memory and sharing with stakeholders.
• Participate in establishing funding requirements for RMNCAH and contribute to the development of proposals for RMNCAH programming.
• Review regular field BvAs related and together with program managers realign budget lines to ensure proper budget spending on RMNCAH activity lines.
• Support Health program Managers prepare budgets with RMNCAH specific outputs that reflect activity needs to ensure efficiency and sustainability of resources throughout the grants.
• Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing meetings when possible.
• Prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
• Support the health teams in ensuring appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources.
• Support recruitment of program staff to (RMNCAH) positions as per the program demand and needs.
• Maintain updated job descriptions, conduct interviews, orient new staff on the IRC’s RMNCAH best practices and the program.
• Undertake RMNCAH capacity-development activities/training for RH and clinical health staff.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders - including community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies, community-based organizations, and other IRC sectors to enhance cooperation and coordination.
• Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate.
• Represent the IRC in RMNCAH coordination forums and meetings with other agencies, including the Ministry of Health, Technical Working groups, WHO, UNFPA and other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, or donors.
• Supporting the RMNCAH field teams and working with METAL to ensure proper RMNCAH data recording in the IRC supported health facilities, support the compilation of data and generation of quality reports on a regular and timely manner.
• Undertake regular field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality issues and/or other implementation issues. Provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
• Ensure all monitoring activities are fully documented, including systematic and timely data collection as required under the grant and for IRC METAL purposes.
• Support the Health Coordinator to oversee administrative aspects of the program including, but not limited to, writing job descriptions, interviewing and hiring staff.
• Follow-up on field teams to ensure that all internal (IRC) reporting requirements are met and that reports are of a high quality and submitted on time.
• Other duties as required by their supervisor or designate.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery or Medicine & Surgery
• Reproductive Health specialization
• Professional Certification/regulation in Nursing or Medicine and Surgery
• Additional training in Reproductive health
• Master's degree in a related field (added advantage)
• Experience implementing reproductive health service delivery in complex emergency settings and health services for displaced populations.
• Experience implementing RMNCAH programs involving capacity building of health care workers and other system strengthening interventions/projects in health facilities.