Overall
Responsibilities
- The
HRH Policy and Leadership Manager will help ensure the delivery of
technical support in developing human resources leadership and management
capacity and human resources policies in the health sector.
- Working
with the Assistant Director for Organisational Development and HRH Policy,
the HRH Policy and Leadership Advisor will provide assistance to the
country-level counterparts and stakeholders in the public and private
sector to (1) develop a comprehensive approach to address the health
workforce shortages across the country, and (2) identify both short-term
and long term strategies that adhere to Health Sector Policy and Strategy.
- The
HRH Policy and Leadership Manager will provide assistance to the health
sector leaders and managers at national level to review and align HRH
policies in line with relevant devolution legislations and
policies.
- S/he
will build leadership and management capacity at the subnational level to
improve HRM systems (such as recruitment, deployment, salaries and
benefits, retention, performance management) in order to improve the
quality and availability of health services in all parts of Kenya,
especially in under-served/ resource-constrained geographic locations.
S/he will assist in documenting best practices in technical papers and in analyzing and adapting innovative tools and resources for use in Kenya and other developing country health sector leaders. - Working
with the Capacity Kenya Project team and MoH, S/he will play a role in HRH
programming and developing a comprehensive plan to strengthen the capacity
of the MOH departments (responsible for HRH) to perform a more strategic
role in terms of HRH planning, budgeting, coordination, and management.
Specific
Responsibilities
- In
close collaboration with MOH and other key stakeholders, support the
development of policies and guidelines related to identified aspects
of HRH at the national and sub-national level.
- Develop
and institutionalize sustainable HRH leadership programs, and provide
technical assistance to MOH in articulating strategies and priorities for
seamless transition to devolved county system.
- Develop
new and/or improved strategies, tools, and interventions for improved
human resources planning, availability, management, and productivity.
- In
coordination with the Assistant Director for Organizational Development
& HRH Policy, the Capacity Kenya Project team, build capacity in the
central MOH and the sub-national level to strengthen their HRH management
systems, especially systems such as recruitment, deployment, retention and
motivation, work climate and performance management systems.
- Assist
the Assistant Director for Organisational Development and HRH Policy to
organize work teams for assigned activities, including preparing budgets,
tracking expenditures, ensuring work proceeds according to plans and
timelines and ensuring the quality of the deliverables.
- Contribute
to activities and work teams as assigned.
Qualifications
- Advanced
degree in social sciences, public administration, management, or public
health.
- 5-7
years experience in HRH policy, strategic planning development and
implementation.
- 5
years experience working in Kenya’s Health Sector
- Experience
in implementing and managing HRM systems and practices (e.g., planning,
recruitment, retention, and performance management).
- Excellent
analytical, planning, management, and communication skills are essential.
- Strong
team player with excellent interpersonal, facilitation,
relationship-building, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Basic
computer literacy.
- Ability
to work with minimal supervision under tight timelines, and ability to
work collaboratively across technical teams.
- Excellent
verbal and written English and Swahili.
Notes
To apply for this position, please see the instructions below. In you cannot apply online, please send your cover letter and CV, indicating the position of interest, to:
https://jobs-msh.icims.com/jobs/4766/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&hashed=58168622
If you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org
If you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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