Title: Organizational Development Manager
Reports To: TBD
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health by helping
public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage
people, medicines, money, and information.
Working from more than 35 country offices and our Arlington,
Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts US headquarters, our staff from more than
74 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and
commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the
world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge
and action in public health.
Overall Responsibilities:
Overall Responsibilities:
MSH seeks an Organizational Development Manager (OD Manager) for
an anticipated program in Kenya with the purpose of building and strengthening
the capacity of local organizations and health professionals in Kenya to
develop, implement, monitor, and manage HIV/AIDS programs and strategic
information management activities that align with Kenya National AIDS
Strategic Plan (KNASP).
The OD Manager will report to and work in close collaboration
with the Project Director and other project staff in assessing critical gaps in
the areas of program management, [health economics, informatics, monitoring and
evaluation, and evidence based programming].
S/he leads the design of the organizational development aspects of the project and provision of capacity building support to the participating organizations.
S/he leads the design of the organizational development aspects of the project and provision of capacity building support to the participating organizations.
S/he will also participate in the development of project and
partner performance indicators and targets to assure that expectations and
required results are fully understood.
S/he works with the Project Director, project partners, M&E
staff and Technical Staff to ensure that the organizational development
activities are closely coordinated with other project activities (fellowship
program and short courses) to maximize the total impact.
S/he will work with M&E staff to track the progress and
impact of organizational capacity building activities.
S/he will support the project activities such as the analysis
and documentation of project results, impact and compile technical reports.
The OD Manager will be expected to communicate results and
accomplishments to all interested parties and key stakeholders groups.
Specific Responsibilities:
Specific Responsibilities:
- Contribute
to the design and implementation of the selection process for
participating organizations.
- Lead
the process to adapt or develop, test, and implement competency
assessments for local organizations implementing HIV/AIDS programs as well
as a process for measuring progress to close the identified gaps.
- Oversee
the development, implementation, and participate in the monitoring of the
Project’s organizational and technical delivery assistance strategies.
- Undertake
activities through consultations with managers of client organizations.
S/he will build and maintain relationships with key client stakeholders
and be responsible for achieving client-specific goals. S/he will focus on
supporting sustainable change within organizations.
- Assist
in the development and implementation of a process to evaluate the overall
impact of the project’s activities, including the fellowship, short-term
programs, and organizational capacity.
- Coordinate
the project’s organizational development activities with donor, MOH,
participating organizations and other Stakeholder groups, ensuring
harmonization and collaboration with other capacity building initiatives
to maximize the USG investment and minimize any overlap or duplication.
- Review,
adapt, develop and/or modify, and implement tools, approaches, policies
and advocacy initiatives to improve management and technical capacity of
participating organizations.
- Collaborate
with the Program Director and other team members in fully integrating
activities into the project’s overall goals.
- Participate
in technical review meetings and serve as an advisor to participating
organizations on institutional systems strengthening.
- Develop
technical strategies and implement annual work plans to ensure project
deliverables are achieved.
- Ensure
that participating organizations’ institutional capacity and opportunities
are identified, shared and applied when appropriate through regular
discussion with CDC and other collaborating agencies.
- Actively
seek opportunities to work with selected public sector and civil society
organizations (NGOs, FBOs CBOs, etc.) at all levels.
Qualifications:
- Advanced
degree in public health or another relevant technical area.
Exceptional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced
degree.
- Minimum
of eight years of experience in the field of public health.
- At
least six years providing organizational development technical assistance
in Kenya with substantial knowledge and experience in Kenya building
capacity for public sector institutions, NGOs and CSOs.
- Successful
track record of implementing successful interventions within the Kenyan
health system.
- Significant
work experience in activities across the areas of leadership and
management; organizational development, resource mobilization and
governance.
- Experience
working with HIV/AIDS programs.
- Demonstrated
success and expertise in influencing and negotiation and advocacy work
among senior-level donors and government counterparts in the country.
- Significant
experience in local governance/public administration including capacity
development of civil society organizations, policy reform,
policy/legislative change, local community organizing, and advocacy.
- Proven,
effective leadership skills. Superior ability in developing
effective interpersonal relationships, negotiation and conflict
management.
- Excellent
written and oral communications and presentation skills in English.
- Willingness
to travel within Kenya regularly.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer
offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or
status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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