International Medical Corps
is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and
relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development
programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization.
Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and
related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities
worldwide.Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization.
By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Kenya Country Director,the Technical Director will:
• Act as the overall technical lead for all programs; oversee the work of the senior technical staff. Ensure that the work of each technical area is coordinated at all levels.Provide technical and operational guidance and oversight to all program activities, specifically CDC-funded HIV and TB Programs and act as Principal Investigator (PI);
- Serve as
team leader charged with the day-to-day execution of programs; undertake
the timely deployment of program needs to ensure program success and
attainment of desired results/indicators.
- Oversee the
production, review, analysis, and evaluation of technical reports
including the preparation of technical and programmatic reports to
donors,implementation plans, abstracts and manuscripts, etc and other
relevant materials and facilitate dissemination of good practices;
- Work closely
with the donors to ensure compliance with programmatic targets and
deliverables;
- Coordinate
and oversee the collection of data and other M&E processes, in
collaboration with the M&E team;
- Development
of capacity building strategies to enhance program quality, coordination,
sound monitoring and evaluation;
- Actively
identify and pursue new opportunities and lead program development
activities by developing and technically reviewing program and grant
proposals;
- Provide
support in facilitating technical collaboration and coordination
activities with the Government, Donors and other NGO partners;
- Attend
sector meetings in Nairobi, and liaise closely with potential partner organizations;
- Provide
operational and technical support, as needed, to additional IMC Programs
in Kenya, such as: Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Primary Health, etc;
- Conduct
regular technical assessment / assistance visits to the program sites
throughout Kenya;
- Backstop the
Country Director, if and as needed;
- Review and
adapt International Medical Corps policy and plans as well as national
policy and implementation plans linking them to IMC’s response strategies
and annual operations plans
Qualifications and Skills
- MD
preferably with an advanced University degree; MPH or PhD
- A minimum of
7 years of professional experience in developing and managing multi sector
programs such as Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Health including
HIV/AIDS and TB prevention and care programs. Experience in developing
countries is required.
- Experience
in Kenya and/or in Eastern and Southern Africa region would be an asset;
- Knowledge of
and experience in working with USAID, CDC, BPRM, ECHO, DFID, UN agencies,
private, international, national and/or local partners and other
government agencies;
- Knowledge of
PEPFAR Grants;
- Proven
Strong leadership skills and experience in leading and/or facilitating a
multidisciplinary team;
- Excellent
communication skills to liaise, negotiate and advocate with the
Government, donors/potential donors and key stakeholders including with
other implementing agencies;
- Proven
ability to write technical reports, reviews, program/project documents,
concept notes/proposals and conduct presentations by clearly
formulating/articulating positions on issues and defending
recommendations;
- Ability to
multitask and handle competing priorities;
- Fluency in
written and spoken English;
- Proficiency
in MS Office;
- Cultural
sensitivity
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