Job Title: Technical Coordinator, Roving – IRC
Sector: Program Administration
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Nairobi, IHUB, Kenya
Job Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic well-being, education, and power. The IRC is leading the Gavi-funded REACH consortium to reach zero-dose children in fragile, emergency and refugee settings across Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia, a $50 million, 3.5 yr (July 2022- March 2025) GAVI-funded project.
Position summary
IRC is seeking a Technical Coordinator (Roving) for the IRC GAVI REACH project, who, while working under the direction of the Immunization Advisor, will provide multi-country coordination and technical assistance (physical and remote) to GAVI REACH project service delivery teams and local partners in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan. She/he will be a central member of PMU’s technical team (based at REACH PMU, at IHUB Nairobi Kenya), who will support capacity-building efforts; track performance progress against agreed milestones to drive results for impact; and participate in regular monitoring visits for quality program quality and adherence to IRCs, donor and MOH guidelines.
This is a primarily country-facing roving position with a need for deployment to any country. The holder shall spend at least 75% of their time delivering technical assistance, in-person and remotely, to country REACH technical teams, and 25% at the PMU level supporting cross-cutting technical linkages, workflows and work streams. The position will initially be for one year, renewable subject to continued need, fund availability and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Program management and coordination
• Under the direction of the Immunization Advisor, provide technical support and coordination to REACH country teams to develop and implement key strategies to ensure program soundness, accelerate last mile immunization program delivery, and implementation on scale.
• In consultation with the Immunization Advisor and PMU technical team, support country project teams to develop, implement and monitor activity work plans; regularly review performance to sieve bottlenecks as well as identify and follow up on course corrective measures to sustain high performance. Follow up to closure of any identified technical coordination actions needed to ensure implementation remains on track.
• With guidance from PMU’s operations teams, support REACH country teams in monitoring fund utilization, budget versus actuals analysis, development/ revision of spending plans and follow up on proposed course-corrective measures to stimulate spending in line with approved budgets and accelerated implementation plans.
• With guidance from Immunization Adviser and MEL team, support REACH country teams in monitoring and data management (including using data to inform course correction, learning and advocacy) as well as documentation of success stories. Further contribute to drafting donor and other ad hoc technical reports as requested/ guided by line manager.
• Gap fill Country Project Coordinator role in the event that such position becomes vacant while also helping the appropriate country program fill the position
Technical
• Identify performance gaps, design remedial interventions, and develop action plans in consultation with the Immunization Advisor, country REACH project coordinators and PMU.
• Ensure that all REACH activities are consistent with established standard processes and apply standardized protocols, policies and guidelines, as outlined by relevant MOH or project standards.
• Ensure program quality, progress and compliance with donor and IRC requirements.
Capacity Development:
• Support capacity building of the REACH country technical team and local partners through technical training and ongoing technical coaching, supervision and OJT on quality vaccination service delivery.
• Share cross-context learning with country program staff across REACH countries
Miscellaneous
• Other duties as assigned the Immunization Advisor
Job Qualifications:
Education: MD/RN, RN with public health or equivalent with a Master’s/post-graduate degree in Public Health, Public Health Nutrition or equivalent.
• Work Experience: 4-6 years work experience, with a minimum of 2 years as technical coordination in a health
program; experience managing working relationships with government (MOH and/or national programs)
• Desirable: Experience in or understanding of immunization programs (national or sub-national immunization planning; capacity building for system strengthening; design of community-focused strategies to increase coverage; use of immunization data for monitoring and decision making; immunization supply chain strengthening, and demand creation)
• Skills and Proficiencies: Proven expertise in working with donors, project design and implementation, proposal development, coordination and capacity building .
• Able to work with and build the capacity of remote, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to provide remote and physical technical support to drive results across multi-country technical teams.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and skills to facilitate collaboration.
Language Skills:
• Proficiency in English required
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Immunization Advisor, GAVI REACH project
Position directly supervises: None
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Close working relationship with PMU team, Country REACH team, and Health Unit colleagues. Close relationships with regional and country program teams. Interacts with IRC internal departments, including Awards Management Unit, External Relations and communications and advocacy departments, to keep them informed of program activities.
External: GAVI REACH global and local implementing partners; donors, other non-governmental organizations, inter-agency groups and foundations.
Working environment:
• Security level: Green. The security situation in Nairobi and Uganda is generally calm.
• Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Equality, Service and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Diversity Equality, and Inclusion (DEI), Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.
• Narrowing the Gender Gap: The International Rescue Committee is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including a flexible hour (when possible), maternity leave, transportation support, and gender-sensitive security protocols.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws
Women, refugees, minorities and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
