Program Lead - Maternal Newborn and Child HealthExpiring Soon!

Description (Public)

The Program Lead will manage a flagship newborn health initiative focused on reducing preventable newborn deaths, improving quality of care, and advancing care for small and sick newborns including preterm babies, driving implementation of evidence-based interventions, building strategic partnerships, and supporting national and county governments across Kenya.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Lead strategy, planning, budgeting, implementation, and performance management of the Healthy Birth Initiative and contribute to broader maternal, newborn, and child health priorities across Jhpiego
Build and manage partnerships with global partners, government, donors, professional associations, academia, and implementing partners
Provide technical leadership in maternal and newborn health, quality improvement, and introduction of innovations, including mentoring multi-disciplinary teams
Strengthen health systems, workforce capacity, referral networks, and data-driven decision making
Oversee financial management, compliance, risk mitigation, and partner performance
Lead monitoring, evaluation, learning, research, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
Lead, supervise and mentor a multidisciplinary team of technical, programmatic, and monitoring and evaluation professionals
Support resource mobilization and growth opportunities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

Master's degree in Public Health, International Development or a related field
Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing public health programs, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
At least 5 years in maternal, newborn, and child health programming
Demonstrated experience managing large donor-funded programs and multidisciplinary teams
Strong experience working with regional, national and county governments in Kenya

Skills & Competencies:

Deep familiarity with Kenya's Maternal, Newborn and Child Health landscape
Expertise in health systems strengthening, quality improvement, resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement

How to Apply

About Jhpiego

Jhpiego is a global non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1973 to improve health care access and outcomes, particularly for women, children, and families in low-resource settings. Originally established as the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, it has since grown into a leading international health organization working across more than 30 countries worldwide.