Country Representative - Kenya Job Vacancy: mothers2mothers (m2m)

mothers2mothers (m2m) is an international non-governmental organization based in
Cape Town, SA, dedicated to providing education and support to pregnant women
and mothers living with HIV, and preventing mother-to-child transmission.

m2m empowers HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers to become role models in their communities by promoting AIDS awareness, testing and services. m2m currently operates in 7 countries in Africa and receives funding from a diverse set of funders.

For further information please visit www.m2m.org.

Country Representative - Kenya

Purpose:

The Country Representative (CR) will provide in-country support for mothers2mothers program implementation, and strategic and technical leadership to facilitate the national scale-up of the m2m model in Kenya. The position is based in Nairobi but reports to the Regional Program Director - Eastern Africa (based at m2m’s headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa).

Key Outcomes:

• Provide technical support to programmatic implementing partners (currently CMMB - Kenya) with a focus on continuous quality improvement of program services;
• Provide direction and oversight to implementing partners to ensure the effective utilisation of financial resources by means of budget tracking, expenditure analysis and forecasting;
• Ensure the quality and timely submission of donor reports, record-keeping and compliance to relevant donor requirements;
• Establish and maintain the m2m office in Kenya;
• Facilitate the employment, development and performance management of in-country staff;
• Represent mothers2mothers with national stakeholders in discussions about national scale-up and implementation of the m2m model in Kenya, with support from senior management staff;
• Liaise closely with in-country donors and participate in the generation of new opportunities and proposals for new funding;
• Work with key stakeholders to develop a national plan for scale-up in Kenya in line with m2m’s organizational strategic plan;
• Oversee the provision of technical assistance to stakeholders to implement agreed strategies for program scale-up, such as:

1. Adaptation and adoption of key m2m tools as national standards, including m2m training curricula and M&E tools;
2. Capacity building of national, provincial and/or local partners to implement integrated m2m services as part of the PMTCT+ package of care;
3. Service delivery at centres of excellence with targeted monitoring and evaluation to provide data to inform the optimal model for national scale-up;

• Liaise closely with m2m HQ departments to leverage technical support for in-country team members/partners, and coordinate support for program delivery.
  

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Masters degree in health sciences, international development, management or a related field;
• Minimum of 5 years significant experience with HIV/AIDS, including PMTCT-specific experience and technical expertise in relevant domains;
• Experience in national-level health sector approaches, such as advising host governments in program policy and/or scale-up;

Competencies Required:

• Demonstrated success in program management;
• Familiarity with the donor and national leadership context, systems and processes in Kenya;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to conduct relationships with senior level managers, government officials and medical staff;
• Willingness to travel within Kenya to support country programming, as well as to m2m HQ in South Africa as required;
• Fluency in English essential;
• High level of computer literacy (MS Office Suite);
• Demonstrated writing ability and financial literacy;
• Determination, resourcefulness and ability to think analytically;
• Excellent leadership and people management skills;
• Enthusiasm to work on behalf of m2m’s mother and infant clients.

mothers2mothers is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), people with disabilities and women. Preference will be given to Kenyan nationals.Competitive salary packages will be negotiable in accordance with m2m’s remuneration policies.

To Apply:

• Interested applicants should submit their Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to mothers2mothers by e-mail to CR @ m2m.org by no later than 24 June 2009.
• Initial interviews will take place telephonically and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Should you not hear from us by 13 July 2009, please consider your application unsuccessful