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Kenya

Africa

Oversees design, implementation, and monitoring of FCDO funded Women Integrated Sexual Health Lot 2 (WISH 2) Programme activities across 7 countries in Africa (Burundi, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zambia)

Kenya

• Key Responsibilities:
• Serves as the primary technical expert on Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) mission-wide providing strategic direction and technical advice to the Health Population and Nutrition (HPN) office and.
• Serves as Agreement/Contracting Officer’s Representative (AOR/COR) or activity manager for projects and activities that include service delivery, advocacy, social and behavior change, commodity security, and other.
• As AOR/COR or activity manager, oversee the development and implementation of annual work plans, schedules for budget allocation, obligation, and expenditure, portfolio reviews, evaluation planning and implementation.
• Serves as the Mission Point of Contact for Agency FP & RH compliance to ensure that annual training requirements for US family planning legislative and policy requirements that govern US foreign assistance are met by.
• Oversees USAID/Kenya and East Africa’s contraceptive commodity security activities to ensure reliable procurement, warehousing, and distribution processes.

WISH2ACTION Hub, Nairobi-Kenya

• Provides strategic Programme Management and operational support to ensure smooth delivery of WISH2ACTION project in assigned countries.
• Ensures the technical, operational, financial, and administrative needs of assigned country programs are being met by coordinating with the WISH2ACTION hub teams.
• Troubleshoots in country project challenges and works with country and WISH2ACTION hub team to find solutions that ensure effective delivery.
• Advices members of the WISH2ACTION hub on relevant Programme Management issues impacting on project implementation in assigned Countries while keeping them informed of significant developments.
• Conducts technical assistance (TA) needs assessment in assigned countries and provide or facilitate technical assistance in collaboration with the WISH2ACTION hub team.
• Supports Country Programs to develop and/or revise relevant project documents e.g. country engagement plans, work plans and budgets, risk matrix etc.

Africa Regional Office

• Provided strategic Programme Management and operational support to ensure smooth delivery of WISH2ACTION Project inception.
• Supported Country Programs to develop and/or revise relevant project documents e.g. country engagement plans, work plans and budgets, risk matrix etc.
• Supported development and/or review of WISH2ACTION project technical tools in collaboration with the project technical team e.g. Quality of Care Tools, Cluster Plus Model Tools etc.
• Worked with relevant consultant(s) to undertake Barrier Analysis (BA) Studies in three countries (Ethiopia, Mozambique & Uganda) to identify determinants of Family Planning service seeking behavior and inform the.
• Supported logistical and administrative set up of the WISH2ACTION hub/office in Nairobi.

Africa Regional Office

• In collaboration with the Africa Region Sustainable Netwoks (SIFPO 2) Program Advisor:
• Developed annual work plans and budgets for the project activities in Member Associations in the Africa Region
• Travelled to project sites in Africa Region to monitor field activities, report on project activities and advise on new opportunities
• Implemented Technical Assistance and training coordinating closely with counterparts such as Member Associations and relevant Country ministries
• Prepared quarterly progress reports and other routine reports, to document program results and to organize information on evidence of achievement
• Prepared workshop reports

Nairobi, Kenya

• Develop and/or review of the Program’s Quality Assurance Framework, quality standards, policies, guidelines, protocols and checklists.
• Ensure quality and safe FP services are provided by the ESHE FP Network Facilities by overseeing implementation of ESHE Quality Assurance Framework.
• Oversee clinical quality assurance support initiatives e.g. training, facilitative supervision, quality monitoring, client experience monitoring etc. to partnering service providers in private health facilities and.
• Review findings of technical support processes and recommend appropriate measures to improve quality of Family Planning services offered by members of the program’s Network Facilities. Oversee implementation of Quality.
• Review reports of adverse events and/complications arising from FP service delivery across the ESHE FP Network and oversee plans developed to address, prevent and remediate such events.
• Keep records of the programme’s quality assurance initiatives; prepare and submit timely quality assurance reports to communicate outcomes of quality assurance activities.

Kisii, Kenya

• Coordinate clinical and technical support initiatives e.g. training, facilitative supervision, quality monitoring, client experience monitoring etc. to partnering service providers in private health facilities.
• Review findings of technical support processes and recommend appropriate measures to improve quality of Family Planning services offered by members of the program’s Network Facilities.
• Contribute to the development and/or review of the Program’s QA Framework, quality standards, policies, guidelines, protocols and checklists.
• Provide technical input and support on county plans and FP messaging by field staff.
• Monitor and report on project progress and accomplishments to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Hold monthly performance review meetings with technical and social mobilization staff.

Kisumu, Kenya

• Ensure quality standards are met in the KMET Franchised Health Facilities with an aim of improving integrated reproductive health services.
• Build the capacity of KMET franchised health facilities through training, clinical mentorship, facilitative supervision and provision of technical assistance.
• Conducting Biannual Quality Monitoring.
• Strengthening Private Public and Community Partnerships to increase access to quality reproductive health information, products and services.
• Accurate and timely data collection from facilities and compilation of internal and external progress reports (monthly, quarterly and annually).
• Facilitating increase to access of and demand for quality reproductive health services offered by KMET Franchised Health Facilities.

Master Of Science (Msc), Health Economics And Policy

Thesis Title: "Women's Autonomy and Contraceptive Use in Kenya: A Multilevel Analysis"

Economic Evaluation In Global Health, Health Economics

Online Short Course in Health Economic Evaluation

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Nursing, Magna Cum Laude