MNCHIN Project Advisor at Jhpiego

Role Summary

The MNCHIN Project Advisor is a seasoned clinical and programmatic professional who will provide strategic and clinical oversight to our projects, ensuring the delivery of quality, integrated, and impactful maternal, newborn, child health, immunization, and nutrition (MNCHIN) programming — while also mentoring and guiding a dynamic team of early-career professionals. This role is ideal for someone who has walked the corridors of health facilities, sat in government planning meetings, understands primary health care and can confidently provide technical support to both public and private sector actors — all with a mindset grounded in results, integrity, and innovation

Responsibilities

Program Quality and Strategic Leadership

• Provide overall technical guidance and vision for MNCHIN workstream, with a focus on integration, impact, and alignment with national priorities.
• Lead the design, adaptation, and implementation of evidence-based approaches in maternal and newborn health, child health, immunization, and nutrition.
• Promote innovation and operational learning — balancing what works now with what's needed next.
• Ensure clinical quality across project activities, training packages, tools, and guidelines.
• Represent Jhpiego in technical working groups, stakeholder meetings, and strategic partnerships.
• Collaborate with M&E and program teams to ensure use of data for decision-making and adaptive management, and produce project reports for different audiences, e.g., donors, government, partners.
• Strengthen linkages between health facilities, communities, and private sector actors.

Team Supervision and Mentorship

• Directly supervise and coach MNCHIN technical associates and mid-level staff — with a focus on developing leadership, technical depth, and real-world problem-solving.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, humility, and continuous learning.
• Support staff to navigate complex health systems, advocate with confidence, and deliver results.
• Contribute to organizational knowledge management and exchange across multiple projects.

Partnership Management

• Liaise with county health management teams to co-create solutions and drive local ownership.
• Build trust and credibility across public, private, and civil society partners.
• Support resource mobilization and proposal development with relevant technical inputs.

Required Qualifications

• An experienced health professional with a master’s degree in a health-related field and at least 7 years of progressive experience.
• You have deep clinical and technical knowledge in maternal, newborn, and child health, immunization and nutrition in Kenya.
• A strategic thinker who can balance clinical rigor with practical realities.
• A skilled program manager who has led teams and portfolios — not just implemented activities.
• Demonstrated experience working with county health systems and strong understanding of the public and private healthcare landscape.
• Evidence of delivering results at scale — improved coverage, quality or system responsiveness.
• Experienced in mentoring, coaching, and empowering younger professionals — with patience, insight, and a collaborative spirit.
• Technically fluent in government data systems and comfortable using digital tools to drive insights.
• A learner at heart — future-leaning, tech-aware, and open to new ways of doing old things better.
• Street-smart and politically astute — you read the room, adapt fast, and know when to push or pace.