Technical Associate (County Innovation Challenge Fund) - MANI

This role will provide support for grantees & work closely with the Technical Fund Manager ensuring that the CICF delivers impact in line with DFID’s goals & priorities. S/he is responsible for monitoring progress & tracking ‘impact’, identifying successful innovations with potential for scale up, documenting & sharing lessons learnt & operational research studies for larger innovations.

Responsibilities:

The Technical Associate will provide:

• Monitoring & Evaluation for CICF
• Mentoring and capacity building of CICF grantees
• High quality technical fund management services from award and implementation stages
• Support internal and external technical learning and knowledge dissemination generated through the CICF activities
• Planning, delivering and evaluating the implementation of CICF activities in close partnership with KPMG
• Contribute to a strong CICF Fund Management Team, and strong relationships with Options’ office in London

Person specification:

• Master’s degree in the health sciences, public health, demography or a related discipline
• Minimum of five years of experience in MNH programme implementation, and/or MNH-related M&E experience
• Experience designing and implementing M&E frameworks in MNH
• Previous experience with the technical support to donor funds
• Proven ability to work with partners and develop institutional technical capacity
• High attention to detail and the ability to deliver high quality technical services with minimal external supervision
• Experience in operational research and documentation of learning
• Ability to work closely with colleagues in a small team and build relationships with internal and external partners
• Strong verbal communication skills and effective interpersonal style; ability to engage and build relationships at multiple levels
• Fluency in English and Swahili

HOW TO APPLY:

Application process:

• Please review the full job description, found here:http://www.options.co.uk/sites/default/files/cicf_technicalassociate-_final.pdf
• To apply, please send your CV with a summary note of your skills and experience to Megan Burley opportunities@options.co.uk. Candidates should state the role in the subject header
• Closing date for applications is Friday 9th December. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and recruitment may be closed early if the right candidate is found, therefore early applications is advised
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.

Other information:

Options is an equal opportunities employer
Applicants must have the right to live and work in Kenya