This role will provide support for grantees & work closely with the Technical Fund Manager ensuring that the CICF delivers impact in line with DFID’s goals & priorities. S/he is responsible for monitoring progress & tracking ‘impact’, identifying successful innovations with potential for scale up, documenting & sharing lessons learnt & operational research studies for larger innovations.
Responsibilities:
The Technical Associate will provide:
- Monitoring & Evaluation for CICF
- Mentoring and capacity building of CICF grantees
- High quality technical fund management services from award and implementation stages
- Support internal and external technical learning and knowledge dissemination generated through the CICF activities
- Planning, delivering and evaluating the implementation of CICF activities in close partnership with KPMG
- Contribute to a strong CICF Fund Management Team, and strong relationships with Options’ office in London
Person specification:
- Master’s degree in the health sciences, public health, demography or a related discipline
- Minimum of five years of experience in MNH programme implementation, and/or MNH-related M&E experience
- Experience designing and implementing M&E frameworks in MNH
- Previous experience with the technical support to donor funds
- Proven ability to work with partners and develop institutional technical capacity
- High attention to detail and the ability to deliver high quality technical services with minimal external supervision
- Experience in operational research and documentation of learning
- Ability to work closely with colleagues in a small team and build relationships with internal and external partners
- Strong verbal communication skills and effective interpersonal style; ability to engage and build relationships at multiple levels
- Fluency in English and Swahili
HOW TO APPLY:
Application process:
- Please review the full job description, found here:http://www.options.co.uk/sites/default/files/cicf_technicalassociate-_final.pdf
- To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Megan Burley opportunities@options.co.uk. Candidates should state the role in the subject header
- Closing date for applications is Friday 9th December. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and recruitment may be closed early if the right candidate is found, therefore early applications is advised
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.
Other information:
Options is an equal opportunities employer
Applicants must have the right to live and work in Kenya
Applicants must have the right to live and work in Kenya
