Summary: Public Health Manager – Primary & Community Health Services at KRCS. Focuses on leading community health programs, primary care delivery, and health system strengthening. Requires a Public Health/Medicine degree and 5+ years of health management experience.
Job Summary
This role is responsible for providing strategic technical leadership, direction and oversight in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of Primary and Community Health Care Services interventions and initiatives under the Health & Social Services (HSS) department. The position will lead KRCS technical work in Primary Health Care and Universal Health Coverage service delivery, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH), Blood Donor and Retention Services, HIV/TB services and Digital Health Integration, with a strong focus on strengthening public health systems, improving service quality and expanding equitable access of care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
The
role will ensure that KRCS programming in these areas is evidence-based,
aligned with Ministry of Health policies and standards, integrated within
government systems and responsive to both routine service delivery needs and
humanitarian or emergency contexts. The position will also support
partnerships, resource mobilization, implementation science, policy engagement
and generation of learning to strengthen KRCS’ contribution to national and
county health priorities.
Scope of the Role
- Provide technical support and leadership in all KRCS’ Primary and
Community Health Care interventions under the HSS Department.
- Lead technical oversight for PHC & UHC Delivery, RMNCAH, Blood
Donor and Retention Services, HIV/TB Services, and Digital Health
Integration.
- Provide strategic and operational support to KRCS teams implementing
primary and community health projects at national, regional, county, and
branch levels.
- Strengthen health systems building blocks relevant to PHC service
delivery, including service delivery quality, workforce capacity,
information systems, health commodities, financing and governance.
- Build the capacity of implementing teams, county coordinators,
volunteers and relevant government counterparts.
- Support design and scale-up of integrated community and facility
based PHC delivery models.
- Liaise with the Ministry of Health, county departments of health,
the RCRC Movement, technical partners and development partners in the
relevant thematic areas.
- Support planning, implementation oversight, quality assurance,
documentation, implementation science, and use of data for decision
making.
- Contribute to resource mobilization, advocacy, technical proposal
development, and partner engagement for the Primary and Community Health
Care portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic
Primary and Community Health Care leadership and integration:
- Provide overall technical leadership and strategic direction across
the Primary and Community Health Care Service unit within HSS.
- Lead the design, implementation and review of KRCS interventions
related to PHC and UHC delivery, RMNCAH, HIV/TB, Blood Donor and Retention
Services and Digital Health Integration.
- Spearhead integration of these thematic areas within broader health
systems strengthening efforts and ensure alignment with national and
county priorities.
- Guide development of integrated service delivery models linking
community systems, primary health care facilities, referral systems and
digital health platforms.
- Ensure KRCS programming is aligned with Ministry of Health policies,
standards, strategies and quality of care frameworks.
PHC
& UHC delivery:
- Lead KRCS technical work aimed at strengthening primary health care
systems and advancing universal health coverage, especially for
vulnerable, underserved and hard-to-reach populations.
- Guide implementation of integrated PHC approaches, including
preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and referral services.
- Support county governments and facility teams to improve service
delivery readiness, quality, equity and responsiveness within PHC
platforms.
- Promote community – health facility linkages and continuity of care
across the life course.
- Support interventions that improve service availability, utilization
and resilience in routine and fragile settings.
RMNCAH
leadership:
- Provide technical oversight for RMNCAH programming including
maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and reproductive health
interventions.
- Lead and support scaling up of evidence based high-impact RMNCAH
interventions in collaboration with government and partners.
- Support strengthening of provider competence, quality improvement,
MPDSR, emergency obstetric and newborn care, referral readiness and
continuum-of-care approaches.
- Guide design and implementation of approaches that improve survival
and quality of care during pregnancy, labour, delivery, postpartum and
early newborn periods.
- In consultation with technical leads colleagues, support integration
of nutrition, adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health and
disability inclusive approaches within RMNCAH programming.
Blood
Donor and Retention Services:
- Provide technical leadership for KRCS blood donor mobilization,
donor retention and blood access programming.
- Support strategic collaboration with the Kenya National Blood
Transfusion Service and other relevant institutions to improve blood donor
recruitment, safe blood availability and timely blood access.
- Guide planning and implementation of blood donation campaigns, donor
engagement strategies and retention models.
- Support innovations and systems strengthening for blood supply,
last-mile access and emergency transfusion readiness.
- Contribute to policy dialogue and resource mobilization aimed at
sustainable blood services strengthening.
Digital
Health Integration in the HSS department:
- Lead technical guidance on digital integration within the HSS
department.
- Support digitization of service delivery, data capture, reporting,
referral tracking, community feedback, and decision-support systems across
Health & Social Services programmes.
- Work closely with the KRCS Digital Transformation team and Ministry
of Health digital health actors to strengthen interoperability, data use
and alignment with national digital health strategies.
- Promote practical use of digital systems to support continuity of
care, patient tracking, learning, and accountability.
- Collaborate with the HSS national technical teams to support with
the design and adoption of digital innovations that enhance quality,
efficiency, access, and program performance.
Programme
planning, oversight, quality assurance and learning:
- Ensure high quality, evidence-based and compliant programming across
all Primary and Community Health Care thematic areas.
- Lead development of annual plans, technical workplans,
implementation strategies and quality assurance mechanisms.
- Strengthen learning loops, implementation science and generation of
evidence for scale up, policy influence and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with the MEA&L department to strengthen monitoring,
evaluation, accountability, routine data use and knowledge management in
all relevant projects.
- Support documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, case
studies, best practices and programme innovations.
Partnerships,
movement coordination and external engagement:
- Serve as technical liaison with the Ministry of Health, county
departments of health, KRCS movement partners, IFRC Health unit, PNSs,
technical agencies, academia and other partners relevant to Primary and
Community Health Care.
- Position KRCS as a credible and trusted actor in PHC, RMNCAH, Blood
services, HIV/TB and digital health programming.
- Participate in-person or effectively delegate Health Coordinators
and officers to relevant technical working groups, policy forums and
coordination mechanisms at national and county levels.
- Support development of strategic partnerships that strengthen KRCS
technical credibility, operational reach and influence.
Resource
mobilization, growth and financial stewardship:
- Support diversified and strategic resource mobilization for Primary
and Community Health Care Services thematic areas.
- Lead in technical writing of PHC thematic area concept notes,
proposals, donor reports and partner engagement materials.
- Ensure value for money, technical integrity and donor confidence in
the portfolio.
- Support budgeting, implementation oversight and responsible use of
programme resources.
People
leadership, talent development and succession:
- Provide technical supervision, mentorship, coaching and capacity
building for PHC programme staff, coordinators, officers and relevant
volunteers.
- Strengthen a high performing and future ready technical team for the
Primary and Community Health Care Services portfolio.
- Promote multidisciplinary teamwork, continuous learning and
institutional memory.
- Support succession planning and strengthening of KRCS technical
capacity in relevant thematic areas.
Risk
and Compliance Management:
- Identify, assess, manage and report strategic, operational,
technical, financial, safeguarding, and reputational risks related to the
Primary and Community Health Care portfolio.
- Ensure compliance with KRCS policies, donor requirements, national
laws, professional standards and public health guidelines.
- Integrate risk mitigation, quality assurance and accountability
mechanisms into PHC programme design and implementation.
- Promote a strong culture of compliance, responsible stewardship and
continuous improvement.
Supervisory
Responsibilities:
- Member of the HSS management and technical team providing strategic
and technical support to the organization in the Primary and Community
Health Care Services unit.
- Direct technical supervisor of officers, coordinators and project
staff implementing PHC, RMNCAH, Blood Donor and Retention Services, HIV/TB
and Digital Health interventions under the unit.
- Provide matrix supervision and technical guidance to project based
staff and consultants assigned to the thematic areas under the portfolio.
- Support supervision of relevant programme assistants and technical
support staff as assigned.
Desired Competecies
Technical:
- Strong knowledge of primary health care systems, universal health
coverage approaches and health systems strengthening.
- Strong technical understanding of RMNCAH, HIV/TB services, Blood
Donor and access systems and digital health integration.
- Knowledge of public health and humanitarian relief issues, trends
and goals aimed at preventing and alleviating human suffering.
- Strong understanding of community and facility-based health
programming and referral systems.
- Ability to translate policy and standards into implementable and
scalable technical models.
Desired
competencies
- Broad knowledge of public health management, humanitarian health and
health systems strengthening at national, regional and international
levels.
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to
deliver the Society’s articulated vision for change.
- Ability to initiate and manage change and to recognize and adjust to
rapidly changing conditions in order to align PHC programmes to the
strategic plan.
- Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and
Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports and relevant publications.
- Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability
to build collaborative relationships with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic
and political issues.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and resolve differences and
conflicts.
- Technical expertise in strategic management, project planning,
budgeting, and implementation as well as programme monitoring and
evaluation.
- Demonstrated competence in resource mobilization and effective
fundraising support aimed at expanding financial resources.
- Ability to develop and implement accountability and performance
management systems, giving candid feedback and supporting professional
development efforts linked to strategic objectives.
- Ability to maintain high standards of personal integrity and
establish productive and respectful relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to establish flexible multidisciplinary teams
in an environment conducive to continuous learning, creativity and
innovation.
- Ability to empower PHC programme staff through coaching and
counselling by emphasizing accountability and results-oriented management.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word
processing, spreadsheets, presentations, email and internet tools.
- Ability to monitor projects against milestones, verify accuracy of
information, identify weaknesses and strive for high quality performance.
Education
& Experience
- A basic degree in medicine/surgery (MBChB), Clinical Medicine,
Nursing or equivalent or demonstrated qualifications or professional
experience.
- Over four (4) years’ experience in planning, implementing and
evaluating in one of the PHC programmes (PHC/UHC programming, RMNCAH,
HIV/TB, blood services or digital health) in development and
emergency/relief contexts.
- Experience working with government systems, county health
structures, donors and multi-partner PHC programmes.
- Experience in resource constrained, remote, emergency or
humanitarian settings will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
