BRAC Head of Health, Nutrition and WASH Jobs in Kenya

BRAC Head of Health, Nutrition and WASH Jobs in Kenya

BRAC International is a leading non-profit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice.

Founded in 1972, by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC is the largest non-governmental development organisation in the world and is present in 15 countries across Asia and Africa today. BRAC designs proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC’s institutional expertise on various programmes, including health, agriculture, microfinance, education, and youth empowerment, is touching the lives of over 100 million people in the Global South.

BRAC International (BI) is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:

Head of Health, Nutrition and WASH, BRAC International

The Head of Health, Nutrition & WASH will provide strategic and technical leadership to develop transformative approaches for Health, Nutrition & WASH programs of BRAC International (BI). This position will report to the Director-Programs. S/he will work with the team to ensure health, nutrition & WASH program strategy, standards and systems are in place and implemented across BI countries. The Head of Health, Nutrition & WASH will give technical guidance and support the country health, nutrition & WASH team in a timely manner.

S/he will also promote linkages to the national health authorities, other institutions advocacy, partnerships, fundraising and internal technical and functional teams, and at the same time ensure consistency of approaches with other associated members of BRAC International. The Head of Health, Nutrition & WASH will establish a strong collaborative relationship with other key teams across BRAC and BI.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the Health, Nutrition & WASHProgramme team at the Dhaka office and oversee the implementation of programme strategy, work plan and initiatives at BRAC International’s countries at overseas.

Rollout of Health, Nutrition & WASH programme strategy and ensure appropriate and effective integration of BI Health and Nutrition programme strategy and priorities of National Health Strategy of Government in BI countries.

Build the capacity of the health team at the country level ensuring regular feedback and mentoring and necessary training.

Provide technical support and guidance to thehealthteam to design, implement, and monitor and evaluate the programs through communication and regular field visit to the countries as necessary.

Take the lead in Health, Nutrition & WASH sector’s proposal development, help country management to design new projects/proposals and review and provide technical input on proposals. Should have in-depth experiences in problem tree analysis, theory of Changes, developing Log Frame, etc.

Closely work with the Fundraising, Grant Management and Monitoring & Evaluation team to synchronize information needs and compile programme-level M&E information for dissemination.

Represent BRAC International at the various health sector related meetings and forums with donors, government technical counterparts and partner organizations.

Foster donor relations and ensures consistent fundraising

for Health and Nutrition programming.

Review and provide technical input on internal and external impact documents/ reports and other documents as needed.

Builds relationships with key stakeholders, affiliates and partners.

Ensure the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned from the programs.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

Establish a safeguarding culture across all level of the programme by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.

Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Requirements:

MBBS with Master’s degree in public health / Nutrition Technical subject areas related to Health and Nutrition

Required Competencies:

Results-driven with demonstrated success in quality delivery of Health and Nutrition programme.

Have skills in planning, designing, monitoring and implementing of Health and Nutrition projects /activities.

Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to Health and Nutrition sector.

Understanding of international social, political and economic issues and regional particularities in relation with health and nutrition programming.

Strong leadership and management skills.

Commendable interpersonal and coordination skill.

Strong negotiation and influencing skill.

Ability to work under pressure on tight deadlines.

Appreciation of diversity and familiarity with multicultural environment.

Flexible to work in different time zone.

Commendable computer proficiency.

Strong communication skills with excellent written and spoken English.

Experience Requirements:

12 + years’ experience in a senior technical or management position in an NGO, UN or donor agency (an international organization managing complex programs), including programme design, planning, implementation, administration and finance especially for Health and Nutrition program.

Considerable experiences in proposal development and report writing.

Demonstrated success in raising fund for Health and Nutrition programme.

Experiencing dealing with various donors.

Experience in working with a diverse team.

How to Apply

If you feel you are the right match for the above mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at recruitment.bi@brac.net

Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN and email to internal.bi@brac.net

Please mention the name of the position and AD# BI 29/23 in the subject bar.

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