Project Manager – Maternal Child Health, Nutrition & Family Planning (MCHN & FP)

World Vision Kenya (WVK) is a leading non-governmental Christian humanitarian, relief, development and advocacy organization with projects in most parts of Kenya. 

We wish to urgently recruit highly innovative and experienced individual to fill the following position within our organization.

Project Manager – Maternal Child Health, Nutrition & Family Planning (MCHN & FP) to be based at Taita Taveta

Responsibilities:

• Provide effective, innovative and strategic coordinating role in the European Commission(EU) MCHN, FP project implementation
• Ensures collaborative roles and partnerships with other partners to include Government of Kenya line Ministries, St. Joseph FBO and International Medical Corps( IMC)
• Design appropriate strategies for achieving maximal impact in the county
• Develop and support effective linkages and collaborate with Key structures to include DHMT, Community health Strategy groups.
• Ensure compliance to EC regulations
• Representation with donor, Government of Kenya officials, private sector, and civil society groups, including all other stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and appropriate utilization of the budgeted project resources.
• Ensure that the grant achieves acceptable financial and operational audit results by implementing interventions in accordance with established norm and policies.
• Ensure timely quality reports

Qualifications:

• Basic degree in Public health, Environmental health, Nursing Sciences, Nutrition, relevant social science degree or their equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years working experience in Health, and/or Nutrition and/or HIV&AIDS projects at community level with bias to models in Maternal and Child health (IMCI, PD hearth ), Family planning knowledge.
• Experience with EC grant is an advantage
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Swahili
• Understating of key issues in MCH/FP and Nutrition
• Good computer skills in MS office (Excel, word, PowerPoint etc)

All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees should be addressed to The Director, People & Culture, Email: recruit_kenya@wvi.org to reach us not later than March 31, 2013. 

Must indicate job title as the subject (Only short-listed candidates will be contacted).

World Vision is a child focused organization and upholds the rights and wellbeing of children. 

Our recruitment and selection procedures include screening and background checking for child abuse offenses. 

World Vision is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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