The purpose of the Kenya Strategic Information at the County Level Program is to support ongoing activities by the national and county governments and other development partners to strengthen outcome measurements, learning, and accountability (MLA) systems in order to provide quality data and synthesized information for planning, implementation, policy development, and decision making. This activity will focus its support in yet to be defined counties with the project office based in a county.
It is envisioned that the project will address two sub-purposes:
1 Increased leadership and management capacity of county governments for effective outcome MLA systems. 2 Increased availability, analysis and use of quality data
Position Summary Under the leadership of the Chief of Party (COP), the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will lead and oversee activities related to governance aspects of the project, as well as the data demand and use and capacity building strategies and implementation of the project. Along with the COP, s/he will coordinate and collaborate with other donor-funded M&E/SI programs in Kenya. The DCOP will also work with the COP to develop and implement the project work plan and assure timely provision of high-quality deliverables and routine project reports. The DCOP is the secondary point of contact for the USAID Agreement Officer's Representative (AOR) and will serve as the acting COP when needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Serves as a member of the senior leadership team of the program. As such, provides senior leadership, management oversight, and coordination on all matters project-wide.
- Provides subject matter expertise and technical assistance to the program, technical staff, and administrators for the program.
- Provides analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve issues or problems.
- Uses various quantitative and qualitative techniques to perform contract tasks.
- Leads and/or reviews and monitors programmatic functions, i.e. development of work plans and budgets and quarterly/annual reports.
- Ensures quality of services and compliance, per project requirements.
- Provides functional guidance to outside vendors to ensure deliverables are met within timelines and budgets, as needed.
- Participates in and/or prepares necessary project-related reports, including presentations and white papers.
- Organizes and supports, as needed, project trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings.
- Participates, and represents the organization as needed, in outside associations, conferences, and symposia.
- Leads and assists in research, data collection, policy formulation, training, and capacity building efforts in support of contract/agreement activities and deliverables.
- Supervises senior technical staff and provides guidance to mid- and junior level staff members.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent.
- 10+ years of experience in public health program management, health governance, information systems strengthening, monitoring and evaluation, policy formulation, or other field related to international health programs are required.
- Demonstrated success in collaboration and coordination across partners, sectors, and with home office.
- Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects or programs.
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities, often within a required timeframe.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Professional and diplomatic demeanor and conduct, especially during interactions with the client and its constituents.
- Ability to anticipate, respond, and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
- Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.
- Fluent written and spoken English and Swahili required.
- Experience working with USAID and/or USAID partners is required.
HOW TO APPLY:
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