The Data FI Kenya Health Financing Activity Lead is a senior position responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight for the implementation of the Health Financing scope within Kenya for the Data.FI program. This role involves serving as a key member of the program's leadership team, ensuring effective management, technical direction, and quality control across all health financing activities.
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight to support the implementation of the Health Financing scope in Kenya, ensuring effective management of the activity.
- Serve as a senior member of the program's leadership team, assisting the Data.FI Country Director in overseeing staff supporting the Health financing scope.
- Oversee Health Financing programmatic functions, including the development of health financing work plans, budgets, and reports, to ensure the successful implementation of the health financing activities.
- Maintain effective and open communication with key stakeholders, including the Country Data.Fi Country Director, United States Government (USG), Government of Kenya (GOK) counterpart activity technical Leads, and operations teams.
- Collaborate with project staff to continuously refine implementation processes by integrating lessons learned and best practices.
- Provide leadership to the Health Financing team in the project, including liaison with the USG and GOK focal persons.
- Provide technical direction, oversight, and quality control for all program activities, ensuring integration and collaboration across all areas.
- Offer technical and programmatic guidance and support for project activities.
- Coordinate with USG representatives, other USG projects, and other development partners to ensure collaboration and integrated approaches.
- Provide functional guidance to Health Financing staff and partners, ensuring deliverables are met within timelines and budgets.
- Promote sustainability of project activities through networking, capacity building, and institutional strengthening.
- Manage team members to ensure efficient technical implementation.
- Utilize analytical techniques to identify and resolve issues or problems.
- Organize and support project trainings, conferences, workshops, and meetings with regard to Health Financing as needed.
- Represent the project in external associations, conferences, and symposia, and prepare necessary project-related reports.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Master’s degree in Economics, Health Economics, Public Health, Health Administration, or a related field (MBA/MSc/MA).
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in managing large USG donor projects involving multiple partners, with demonstrated skills in strategic planning, management, supervision, and budgeting.
- Comprehensive knowledge of USG contract management, policies, regulations, and reporting requirements.
- Extensive experience in health systems strengthening and proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams effectively.
- Demonstrated expertise with USG planning and reporting systems, operations, and programming, including previous leadership roles.
- Track record of building teams, fostering collaboration, and achieving high-quality deliverables.
- Success in partnership building with diverse stakeholders, including public and private sectors, government representatives, donors, and community organizations.
- Proficient in interpersonal communication, writing, presentation, organization, and computer skills (Outlook, Microsoft office).
- Detail-oriented with the ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities within designated timeframes.
- Responsive and adaptable to changing requirements and demands.
- Knowledge of using statistical software such as R, STATA, or Python.
