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Project Manager

Job Description

Amref Health Africa believes in the power of capacity building, a belief that is echoed by many across the world. Development actors across the world are focussed on how to maximise the limited resources – financial, time, people, etc – available to us. At Amref, we have been at this for a long time! We have developed, tried and tested, and scaled capacity development approaches – such as curriculum development, policy development, digital learning, institutional capacity strengthening, coaching, and mentorship – that have resulted in improvements in the quality of health service delivery. We now want to apply these approaches and the lessons we have learnt towards strengthening education of health professionals to address cardiometabolic diseases in East Africa.

That’s why we’re looking for a Project Manager. We need a seasoned leader to take the lessons we have learned, adapt them to fit context, identify improvement opportunities and implement these approaches accordingly. That’s where you come in.

The Project Manager will provide managerial and technical leadership to the Partnership for Education of Health Professionals project as well as support other Amref initiatives and projects as appropriate. As Amref Health Africa’s implementation lead, you will, oversee project implementation, develop and maintain strategic partnerships, develop and oversee annual work plans and budgets as well as ensure the project is, and remains, in compliance with the relevant donor guidelines, organizational policies as well relevant national laws and regulations.

Specifically, you will have the following responsibilities:

  • Technical Leadership: You provide management, vision, strategic direction and leadership in the delivery of the project objectives. You ensure the quality and timeliness of project implementation.
  • Partnership and Relationship Management: You foster and nurture strategic partnerships among actors at national and provincial level that include consortium partners, local implementing partners, and the community. You manage the flow of information between teams and stakeholders to ensure the required information is available when needed.
  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:  You ensure high quality results through a regular review process of overall performance, identifying steps for improvement and assuring appropriate follow-up as needed. You engage in the learning agenda with consortium partners and community engagement, ensuring that lessons are fed back and widely shared across the project. You can course correct as necessary based on the lessons learned.
  • Reporting: You oversee the development and review of annual work plans and budgets, and preparation of quarterly and annual reports submitted to Amref and the Consortium Lead. You will ensure timely submission of work plans, budgets and progress reports as well as other deliverables to Amref.
  • Compliance: You ensure project operations comply with Amref Health Africa policies and procedures as well as Amref’s Logistics Partner, the funder, and MOH rules and regulations. You will protect the organisation from risks ensuring compliance with appropriate use of financial and other resources, as well as with local laws.

Qualifications

We are looking for a go-getter who will leverage on innovative approaches to manage the project.

  • You have strong people, networking, problem solving, facilitation, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead groups of people towards a common goal.
  • You have demonstrated the ability to cultivate relationships and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders such as civil society, government ministries and officials, regulatory bodies, mid-level and higher institutions of learning, donors, community- based institutions.
  • You have the ability to provide leadership, communicate effectively, resolve conflict resolution, and promote a team approach within a multi-cultural and matrixed team to enhance staff commitment to the project’s success.
  • You have excellent spoken and written English. French language skills is an added advantage.
  • You have the ability and experience to work with Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and professional associations on public health and other development issues.
  • You have a minimum of seven (7) years relevant experience in leading large and complex partnerships and programs focused on working with Government, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), curriculum development, gender equality approaches and strategies particularly for health workers and communities.
  • You have experience in providing technical assistance or coordination of non-communicable diseases and/or primary health care services.
  • You have prior experience working in East Africa. Experience in the health sector and multi-country experience is preferred.
  • You have a master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences, Health Sciences. International Development, Non- Profit Management, or a closely related field. Or you have the relevant experience to match similar education and skills.

Project Officer

Job Description

Amref Health Africa believes in the power of capacity building, a belief that is echoed by many across the world. Development actors across the world are focussed on how to maximise the limited resources – financial, time, people, etc – available to us. At Amref, we have been at this for a long time! We have developed, tried and tested, and scaled capacity development approaches – such as curriculum development, policy development, digital learning, institutional capacity strengthening, coaching, and mentorship – that have resulted in improvements in the quality of health service delivery. We now want to apply these approaches and the lessons we have learnt towards strengthening education of health professionals to address cardiometabolic diseases in East Africa.

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That’s why we’re looking for a Project Officer. We need a seasoned team player to take the lessons we have learned, adapt them to fit context, identify improvement opportunities and implement these approaches accordingly. That’s where you come in.

Working closely with the project manager, you will, ensure timely and high-quality project implementation, maintain strategic partnerships, participate in development and implementation of annual work plans and budgets as well as ensure the project is, and remains, in compliance with the relevant donor guidelines, organizational policies as well relevant national laws and regulations.

Specifically, you will have the following responsibilities:

Project Coordination and Implementation 

  • Co-ordinate and participate in design, planning and implementation of project activities.
  • Participate in preparation of annual work plans and progress monthly, quarterly and annual reports relating to the project reports as per donor and organizational requirements.
  • Work with the project stakeholders to ensure high-quality project implementation.
  • Provide operational assistance to the project team to ensure smooth implementation of project activities

Financial Management

  • Support project implementation by travel imprests processing and ensuring implementation as per the budget
  • Support project work plan implementation for a healthy financial standing with acceptable financial performance and burn rate
  • Ensure timely surrender of field activity advances and compliance to financial SOPs and protocols

Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation

  • Support project M&E activities including report writing and uploading programme data on AIMs
  • Assist in preparation and tracking of quarterly and annual budgets, and work plans
  • Write project reports (monthly, quarterly and annually) as required by the donor and the organization
  • Upload project data in AIMS on a monthly basis as required
  • Provide day-to-day program updates and status reports as needed
  • Support in the preparation of work plans, budgets, M&E plans and performance frameworks for the project

Documentation and Knowledge Management

  • Document and disseminate best practices and lessons learnt locally and internationally to influence policy and action
  • Prepare technical monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports relating to the project as per donor requirements as well as for internal purposes.

Qualifications

We are looking for a go-getter who will leverage on innovative approaches to manage the project.

  • You have strong people, networking, problem solving, facilitation, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • You have demonstrated the ability to cultivate relationships and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders such as civil society, government ministries and officials, regulatory bodies, mid-level and higher institutions of learning, donors, community- based institutions.
  • You have the ability to communicate effectively, and promote a team approach within a multi-cultural and matrixed team to enhance staff commitment to the project’s success.
  • You have excellent spoken and written English. French language skills is an added advantage.
  • You have experience working with Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and professional associations on public health and other development issues.
  • You have a minimum of five (5) years relevant experience in supporting large and complex partnerships and programs focused on working with Government, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), curriculum development, gender equality approaches and strategies particularly for health workers and communities.
  • You have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences, Health Sciences. International Development, Non- Profit Management, or a closely related field. Or you have the relevant experience to match similar education and skills.

Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

MAIN PURPOSE

The main purpose of the Monitoring and Evaluation Associate position is to provide technical support to ICD projects in the design, development and implementation of monitoring activities with support to existing Amref MEL Systems

RESPONSIBILITIES

M&E System Strengthening

  • Participate in the preparation of work plans, budgets, M&E plans and performance frameworks for ICD Projects.
  • Participate in monitoring the implementation of the projects activities to ensure conformance to project objectives, work plans, budget and expected results.

Reporting, Data Quality and Tools

  • Support in data capture and reporting using monitoring tools to track project indicators as per the performance framework Including updating AIMS
  • Providing technical input in the review of project reports and participate in field assessments including data verification
  • Participate in preparing monthly, biannually and annual programmatic performance reports.
  • Support project implementation team to document and disseminate lessons learnt and best practices.

Operations Research and Continuous Quality Improvement

  • Participate in project Evaluations and Operations research within the department and in other continuous quality improvement initiatives

Knowledge Management

  • Packaging data for dissemination via ICD and Amref social media platforms e.g. – websites, twitter (in coordination with programmes and communications team)
  • Maintain repository of MER related documents such as datasets, evaluation reports, publications, ESRC approvals, and evaluation protocols

Other

  • Ensure program integration and growth by participating in meetings and conferences
  • Any other responsibilities as appropriately assigned

Qualifications

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Public Health, Statistics or any other relevant Social Science discipline, with professional training in M&E.
  • Minimum of two (2) years relevant working experience
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing MEL systems
  • Have a perfect command of monitoring and evaluation of project activities monitoring (data Analysis and interpretation, Development of monitoring tools, tracking of project indicators)
  • Should have training and experience in M&E concepts and tools
  • Experience in a busy health NGO will be an added advantage.
  • Should have vast experience in project management, operations research & documentation, and monitoring & evaluation.

Skills

  • Must be ICT proficient.
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Analytical and attention to details
  • Excellent computer skills including SPSS, STATA and Epi info
  • Familiarity with database management and statistical software is essential

Competencies

  • Must possess strong attention to detail and facility with numeric data
  • Must demonstrate ability to handle multiple tasks and produce reports on time and work both independently and in a multi-disciplinary and multicultural team environment

Method of Application

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