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 Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public He...

Technical Assistant - MNCHIN

Job TypeFull Time

QualificationBA/BSc/HND

Experience3 years

LocationNairobi

Job FieldMedical / Healthcare

As a Technical Assistant – MNCHIN, you’ll be an active thought partner and contributor to delivering lifesaving MNCHIN high impact interventions. Your day might look like this:

• Help co-design and implement new/innovative service delivery models to expand access to quality MNCHIN services, e.g., reaching zero-dose children, MIYCN, etc.
• Support onsite mentorship and translate technical content into tools and processes that actually work on the ground.
• Write technical briefs, presentations, and provide support in writing donor reports.
• Bring energy to brainstorming sessions, help test innovations, and feedback what’s working — and what’s not.
• Collect insights from health facilities and document learnings.

Required Qualifications

This role is designed for an early-career professional eager to contribute meaningfully to MNCHIN programming — and unafraid to question the status quo. You’ll provide technical, operational, and learning support to Jhpiego’s MNCHIN interventions, working closely with seasoned public health experts, digital innovators, and frontline teams. If you’re the right fit:

• You’ve got a degree in public health, nursing and/or midwifery, community health, or a related field.
• You have minimum 3 years’ experience and excited to apply what you know.
• You’re a doer and a thinker — organized and analytical.
• You care about communities, but you also know how to speak donor or policy language when needed.
• You can help design, implement and monitor strategies for MNCHIN at the county level.
• You can document success stories, best practices, innovations, and case studies from implementation sites.
• You can coordinate with county health departments, health facility teams, community stakeholders and other partners and can help with the implementation of county annual workplans
• You’re familiar with MOH systems, policies, and guidelines in Kenya.
• You have demonstrated ability to work independently, think critically, and adapt quickly.
• You’re a strong communicator in writing and verbally.
• You will bring fresh ideas to strengthen delivery of services — from digital tracking to behavior change.

• Help co-design and implement new/innovative service delivery models to expand access to quality MNCHIN services, e.g., reaching zero-dose children, MIYCN, etc.
• Support onsite mentorship and translate technical content into tools and processes that actually work on the ground.
• Write technical briefs, presentations, and provide support in writing donor reports.
• Bring energy to brainstorming sessions, help test innovations, and feedback what’s working — and what’s not.
• Collect insights from health facilities and document learnings.
• Help design, implement and monitor strategies for MNCHIN at the county level.
• Document success stories, best practices, innovations, and case studies from implementation sites.
• Coordinate with county health departments, health facility teams, community stakeholders and other partners and can help with the implementation of county annual workplans
• Bring fresh ideas to strengthen delivery of services — from digital tracking to behavior change.

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work independently
• Critical thinking
• Adaptability
• Familiarity with MOH systems, policies, and guidelines in Kenya

• Degree in public health, nursing and/or midwifery, community health, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience.
• Organized and analytical.
• Ability to speak donor or policy language.