Job Description

The Technical Officer – RMNH will provide technical and programmatic support for MNCH interventions under the Pivotal (GATHER) Project. The role will support the design and implementation of service delivery strategies for Postnatal Care (PNC) for small and sick newborn, ensuring technical soundness and alignment with current scientific evidence and national standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with RHMTs, CHMTs, and partners to implement and evaluate strategies that improve provider knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Provide technical support for the implementation of MNH strategies and interventions across the GATHER Project.
• Support regional adaptation and application of GATHER technical approaches.
• Represent GATHER in regional, district, facility, and community-level meetings.
• Contribute to project work planning and budgeting processes.
• Ensure program implementation aligns with Jhpiego and national RMNH standards.
• Promote integration of RMNH services across all levels of implementation and reporting.
• Coordinate MNH-related trainings with regional and district health management teams.
• Support performance and quality improvement initiatives in clinical sites.
• Build capacity of regional, district, and facility supervisors and providers through mentorship and assessments aligned with the Program Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP).
• Provide on-site technical assistance, mentorship, and coaching to service providers.
• Ensure proper documentation of project activities, lessons learned, and success stories.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, medicine, or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in reproductive and RMNH programming.
• Proven experience as a classroom and clinical trainer (minimum 5 years).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Team players are flexible, dependable, and self-motivated.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Swahili.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Team player, flexible, dependable, and self-motivated.

• Collaborate with RHMTs, CHMTs, and partners to implement and evaluate strategies that improve provider knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Provide technical support for the implementation of MNH strategies and interventions across the GATHER Project.
• Support regional adaptation and application of GATHER technical approaches.
• Represent GATHER in regional, district, facility, and community-level meetings.
• Contribute to project work planning and budgeting processes.
• Ensure program implementation aligns with Jhpiego and national RMNH standards.
• Promote integration of RMNH services across all levels of implementation and reporting.
• Coordinate MNH-related trainings with regional and district health management teams.
• Support performance and quality improvement initiatives in clinical sites.
• Build capacity of regional, district, and facility supervisors and providers through mentorship and assessments aligned with the Program Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP).
• Provide on-site technical assistance, mentorship, and coaching to service providers.
• Ensure proper documentation of project activities, lessons learned, and success stories.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Team player, flexible, dependable, and self-motivated.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Swahili.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, medicine, or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in reproductive and RMNH programming.
• Proven experience as a classroom and clinical trainer (minimum 5 years).