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PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.
PATH Kenya is a local entity that has been working in the country since 1990. PATH Kenya has been a trusted partner to the Kenyan government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and communities, supporting the country’s rise as a health leader in East Africa and beyond. PATH in Kenya works to enhance health system capacity and resilience by providing technical expertise with deep local experience, accelerating progress through advocacy and policy, and using human-centered design to maximize impact.
PATH’s Primary Health Care program is comprised of five teams: Health Systems, HIV/TB/Viral hepatitis, Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Development, Noncommunicable Diseases, and Sexual and Reproductive Health. Our Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Development (IMCHD) team is a global leader in advocating for and in implementing approaches along the continuum of care and integration of health systems to optimize impact.
The PATH Kenya and IMCHD teams have pioneered advances in optimizing care for small and sick newborns, with focus on the linkage between nutrition and newborn care. Although human milk is the recommended feeding option for these vulnerable newborns (pre-term, low birthweight, sick or small), they—and their mothers—face unique challenges due to physiologic and systems level barriers often preventing human milk consumption. To address this, PATH has established the Mother-Baby Friendly Initiative Plus, a comprehensive approach for ensuring equitable access to lifesaving human milk for small and sick newborns, including specialized lactation support, nurturing care, maternal mental health, advocacy and public policy and locally appropriate human milk banks for safe provision of donor human milk when needed.
PATH is currently recruiting a Kenya-based Program Officer to support activities related to project management, implementation and research on specialized lactation and integrating a nutrition package of care into models of care for the small and sick newborn. The Program Officer will support the coordination and overall project management activities in Kenya, working closely with the global IMCHD team. As a member of the project team, you will support the planning, coordination and reporting across project activities related to MBFI+ implementation and research, materials development, team communication, and deliverables tracking.
This Program Officer will report directly to the Kenya team lead and will have a “dotted line” of reporting to the IMCHD team.
Responsibilities:
Support MBFI+ project implementation and research activities in Kenya by providing project management support and technical support (in the areas of newborn/nutrition/lactation for at risk newborns and infants) to the PATH team and partners.
Provide project management across MBFI+ project and teams, creating and monitoring project workplans for ensuring adherence to project timelines and deliverables.
Coordinate planning and execution of technical assistance activities on the development and implementation of MBFI+ at project sites.
Support project leadership to ensure accurate and timely reporting of all assigned project activities per donor and PATH standards and established schedules.
Support the development of tools, templates, fact sheets and policy briefs.
Support the logistics, planning and preparation of trainings, workshops, events, and other project activities.
Provide support in development of project reports, PowerPoint presentations, manuscripts and other communications materials.
Support advocacy strategies/initiatives or approaches.
Support successful project collaborations with key partners through establishing routine communication, monitoring of project milestones, and ensuring deliverables are of high quality and on-time.
Support proposal development efforts as needed.
Required Skills/Competencies/Experience:
Master’s degree or higher in public health, nutrition, early childhood development, social sciences, development, public policy, or related field.
Minimum of 5 years direct experience in child health projects—preferably with international teams, in project management and/or implementation research.
Technical expertise in newborn care, nutrition, or lactation support for at-risk infants less than 6 months and their mothers.
Completed project management training or equivalent experience managing project workplans and reporting.
Excellent understanding of the Kenya health system and related structures and service providers.
Demonstrated experience in coordination of project activities, working with multiple teams including government, civil society, and community.
Demonstrated experience in work planning, meeting coordination and report writing.
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Fluent in English.
Must have legal authorization to work in Kenya.
Functional competencies:
Excellent attention to detail, ability to manage and prioritize multiple workstreams, and strong organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Confident with interpersonal and facilitation skills, and ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented setting and remotely
Self-motivated and able to manage time and meet deadlines working independently
Ability to assist in preparing reports and presentations of high quality.
Strong motivation and ability to work and deliver under pressure and deadlines.
Responds positively to critical feedback.
PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.
PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment.
PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.