About Us
Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programmes in HIV, reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modelling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/ Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), strategic consulting, and programme management.
Position Summary
We are looking for outstanding and experienced Family Planning Policy Specialist to work on an upcoming family planning programme. This is a full-time position based in Kenya.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist new county governments to devise annual operational plans and guidelines that include strategies to reach youth and rural populations with reproductive health and family planning services.
- Build technical and institutional capacity of local government counterparts for policy, strategic planning, budgeting, and monitoring.
- Facilitate collaboration between the national and county health officials on all aspects of family planning program design, financing, and implementation.
- Provide technical and strategic advice pertaining to relevant content areas.
- Contribute to the preparation of project technical deliverables, presentations, work plans, and budgets.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree/s in public health, health economics, or related discipline.
- Strong technical grasp of family planning and reproductive health, including long-acting and permanent methods.
- Strong technical grasp of one or more of the following: policy formulation, strategic planning, health systems strengthening, health finance, resource allocation, policy dialogue and advocacy, social development, gender and other social determinants of poor health, related sectors that affect health, and strategies to reach youth and other underserved populations.
- Deep understanding of the health system, health market dynamics, and health and development strategies in Kenya, including the plans for and potential impact of devolution in the health sector.
- Seven or more years of experience supporting DFID, European Union, USAID, World Bank, or other donor-funded or government health programmes.
- Demonstrated experience working with and facilitating partnerships among government, private sector, and nongovernmental health sector partners, at national and decentralised levels.
- Strong personal qualities, including integrity, commitment to excellence, equality, openness, inclusiveness, and collegiality.
- Excellent written and spoken English required, local languages are a distinct advantage.
- Kenyan nationals strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
To apply, email your updated CV to Katie Peel KPeel@futuresgroup.com stating Family Planning Policy Specialist, Kenya in the subject line.
Applications close on 26/06/2013
