Required Professional experience**

• A minimum of 3 years working experience in Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) programming.

• Previous experience in implementing MNCH Interventions such as BEMONC, IMNCI, MPDSR, CNC, ENC, PQOC.

• Demonstrate understanding of key MNCH programming concepts.

• Experience working with the devolved system at county and sub county level.

• Experience engaging with donors and other stakeholders.

Required Education, Certifications and Registration.****

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

• Must be registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya and holding a Valid License.

Preferred Knowledge /Qualifications**

• Demonstrated experience of working with Ministries of Health etc and other structures at county level and networking with other partners.

Programmatic and Technical Support**

• Participate/support in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of MNCH activities in accordance with project deliverables.

• Ensure the development of work plans, budgets for the implementation of health activities.

• Take lead in the implementation of MNCH interventions as per the workplan.

• Work with existing MOH structures to ensure integration and alignment of project activities with MOH activities.

• Represent WVK in county and sub-county maternal and child health technical working groups (TWGs) and other meetings on need basis.

• Engage with the Ministry of Health County and Sub County Health Management teams to ensure successful implementation of MNCH activities, including sharing of work plans.

• Ensure integration of nutrition into health interventions for higher impact.

• Ensure effective integration of project interventions with other WVK Projects in the Program sites.

Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Documentation****

• Utilize Maternal and Child Health, national and county M&E tools and follow-on set targets and timelines of reporting and documentation.

• Monitor project interventions in strict adherence to WV Kenya, Ministry of Health reporting and other agreed standards.

• Ensure project data is captured, validated and updated on WVK reporting system and or any other approved World Vison Kenya (WVK) DM&E system.

• Liaise with national office technical specialists for their technical support to the project design.

• Provide budget oversight and ensure adherence to approved plans and budgets.

• Coordinate development and submission of timely and quality reports as per the project and donor requirements.

• Support documentation of lessons learnt and project success.

• Gather and provide quality feedback and data to be used to develop technical papers and recommendations on key issues for external engagement with decision makers.

Advocacy, Partnerships, Engagement and Networking****

• Link and engage with the donor, county and sub county to ensure timely consultation and technical support.

• Work with the Maternal and Child Health networks, MOH for technical direction and leveraging of resources to strengthen the health systems to achieve the Project objectives.

• Work with other partners implementing Maternal, newborn and Child Health interventions for synergy and achievement of bigger impact and sustainability.

• Support and attend stakeholder’s forum related to Maternal, Newborn and Child Health interventions.

Capacity Building**

• Participate in support supervisions and data review meetings at sub-county levels as per the work plan.

• Support health trainings and ensure technical quality of the training delivery.