Project Coordinator at Health Strat
Health Strat is a health systems technical support institution seeking a suitably qualified individual to fill the post of Project Coordinator.
This position will support the delivery of comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services in collaboration with the Kenya Prisons Service.
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Employer: Health Strat
Reporting to: Chief Technical Officer
Job Purpose: The Project Coordinator will be responsible for oversight of project planning, implementation, and reporting, in close collaboration with key partners.
Core functions will include leading work plan and budget development, coordinating the project team activities, monitoring performance, and coordinating activities with partners.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Leads work plan development process
- Oversees budget development and participates in budget management
- Coordinates activities of project team to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget
- Inculcates a culture of data use and continuous quality improvement into all project areas
- Ensures adherence to clinical and project management guidelines to obtain results
- Ensures compliance with donor and government expectations for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
- Compiles reports prepared by project staff
- Develops and maintains relationships with key partners and stakeholders
- Ensures all project planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting activities are conducted in close collaboration with project partners, and with explicit capacity-building elements
- Establishes operational objectives and assignments
- Custodian of project strategy and activity plan
- Represents the organization for project-specific meetings with stakeholders
Person Specifications
Academic Qualifications:
- Masters of Public Health/Masters of Businesses administration/Master’s Program Management
- Bachelor degree in a business-related field (added advantage)
- Medical/clinical background (added advantage)
Professional Qualifications:
- Project management certification
Experience:
- 5 years’ experience, with 3 years’ experience at a managerial level
- Experience in a leadership position on a PEPFAR/CDC grant (added advantage)
Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Organization and presentation skills
- Strategic thinker
How to Apply
Please forward a cover letter detailing your suitability, your Curriculum Vitae, contact information for three referees (name, email address, and telephone number), and a copy of your most recent pay slip.
Please forward a cover letter detailing your suitability, your Curriculum Vitae, contact information for three referees (name, email address, and telephone number), and a copy of your most recent pay slip.
State the job title that you are applying for on the subject of the cover email, to info@healthstrat.co.ke by11April 2014 5.00pm.
Incomplete applications and applications received after 5.00pm on the closing date shall not be considered.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 7 days from the closing date.
