Programmatic and technical support for MNCH

• Provide strategic direction and technical oversight for the implementation of the MNCH projects and sponsorship projects
• In liaison with field staff, ensure timely development and implementation of work plans and budgets for the health grants
• Ensure project implementation is in line with donor guidelines, schedules, plans, targets and budgets
• Ensure timely implementation and expenditure level reviews to track and manage work plans and budgets
• Ensure that the project activities are evidence-based, responsive to the communities needs and are aligned with the Ministry of Health guidance.
• Oversee integration of MNCH into WASH interventions for greater impact
• Conduct supportive supervision and mentorship visits to the project sites to ensure quality implementation of MNCH interventions
• In liaison with procurement and finance ensure timely procurement of project items
• Support Health interventions during emergencies.
• Effective and efficient Health Program Management
• Project budgets utilization maintained at 95% per month for all Projects supported
• Evidence of Stakeholder’s engagement on Maternal, New-born and Child Health
• Evidence of donor and supporter engagements
• Monitoring and supervision plans and reports available

Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning

• Ensure project work plans, progress reports are shared with donor as per approved agreement
• Provide technical support during Health Surveys/evaluations, baselines and assessment to ensure quality check with methodology, tools and the entire process.
• Ensure Health project designs and/ or re- designs are done in accordance with donor guidelines, standards, WV standards and Health programming strategies while responding to community needs and contexts.
• Ensure both financial and program reports are in line with donor policies and reporting guidelines and are submitted to the donor as per agreed timelines
• Provide technical support to ensure that findings from project assessments and evaluations inform the subsequent programme designs
• Ensure project documentation, reflection and learning in order to achievement of project objectives and shared with donor, MoH and other stakeholders.
• Tracking the health sub-unit/sector performance, identifying gaps, and developing strategies to address them.
• Ensure ongoing monitoring of health projects using the set standards and utilization of MOH tools.
• Ensure proper, adequate and quality record/document filing as per standard operating procedures in the relevant repository
• Identify and document program successes, best practices, challenges, and lessons learnt from project implementation
• Review & submit routine reports in line with project’s reporting requirements