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Senior Technical Specialist - MNCH at Jhpiego
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (28 Oct 2026) Updated about 4 hours ago
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the Jhpiego careers portal at jobs-jhpiego.icims.com.
Job Description
The Senior Technical Specialist – MNCH will provide strategic technical leadership for maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition initiatives, guiding program design, implementation and quality assurance. The role includes mentoring staff, building partnerships and ensuring data‑driven decision‑making across projects. Extensive experience in donor‑funded health programs is required.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Master’s degree (MBA, MSc or MA) in Public Health, International Development or related field
- • Minimum 8 years experience in technical leadership within MNCH or similar health programmes
- • Proven ability to work in donor‑funded environments and manage complex projects
- • Strong analytical, communication and partnership‑building skills
- • Demonstrated experience in supervising and mentoring multidisciplinary teams
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Provide overall technical guidance and vision for MNCH workstream, aligning with national priorities
- • Lead design, adaptation and implementation of evidence‑based interventions in maternal and newborn health, child health, immunisation and nutrition
- • Ensure clinical quality of project activities, tools, training packages and guidelines
- • Represent the organisation in technical working groups, stakeholder meetings and strategic partnerships
- • Collaborate with M&E and program teams to use data for decision‑making and adaptive management
- • Supervise and mentor technical staff, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning
- • Strengthen linkages between health facilities, communities and private‑sector actors