Project Manager- Mapema Project

JOB DESCRIPTION
MaPEMA PROJECT MANAGER
Organization Background: –

Center for Public Health and Development (CPHD) is a Nairobi based non-profit organization working to improve health systems through training and other innovations in the East and Southern Africa region. CPHD combines local capacity with global knowledge to empower public and private health sector workers to improve access to better quality health services for the people they serve. Today, CPHD is leading a number of innovative projects in the region that seek to fast-track attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
MaPEMA project aims to introduce and support the POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends one routine early ultrasound scan for all pregnant women, but more than 50% of women in developing countries receive no ultrasound screening during pregnancy. This is because in low-income settings, ultrasound machines are in short supply. Further, they are bulky and expensive and require training to operate and experts to acquire and interpret the images. These experts are in short supply as well. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and AI-Enabled POCUS can be useful for the detection of maternal, fetal, placental, and umbilical cord-related obstetric risk factors, complications, and emergencies. In enabling early intervention including timely referral to the correct level of obstetric care, it can give mothers and unborn babies a fighting chance and help reduce preventable deaths and complications. Kenya has had multiple programs aimed at putting simple, portable ultrasound devices in the hands of non-traditional medical imaging health workers such as nurses, midwives, clinical officers, and general practitioners for the detection of potential obstetric problems in health facilities without sonographers and radiologists. Advances in ultrasound technology, rechargeable batteries, and system design have allowed increasingly innovative products with improved portability, better resolution, and easier usability for non-imaging workers to become available. Purpose Oversee and coordinate MaPEMA project by: – Ensuring the Project Cycle Management of the project including compliance is adhered to, delivering of all project Key Performance Indicators as signed off with the donor, coordination of high-level meetings with relevant external stakeholders and lead on donor communications.

The MaPEMA Project Manager will be responsible for performing the following key tasks:
• Overseeing and organizing the project activities within the mission and goals of the organization.
• Coordinating daily project activities ensuring that all the deliver
• Support with sustainable strategies for the programs team while supporting in writing program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services.
• Working closely with other departments to develop and review budgets, work plans for the project and plans for the project.
• Monitoring the project and overseeing project officer to ensure project goals are met as per donor expectation and compliance requirements.
• Evaluating and assessing the projects SWOTS while ensuring these are regularly updated.
• Meeting with various stakeholders and partners regularly to ensure to discuss programs/ projects status and goals.
• Working with External Relations, Advocacy and Communications team to ensure visibility for the organization to donors, potential donors, MoH and various stakeholders while ensuring the organization is represented in all relevant external partnership’s meetings.
• Developing and reviewing reporting tools for project management
• Ensuring timely and accurate project reporting while ensuring quality reports are sent to donors both financial and narrative reports for MaPEMA project.
• Managing existing project strategic partnerships while developing areas of collaboration and monitoring partnership performance.
• Working closely with the Research Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure qualitative and quantitative key milestones of MaPEMA project are met.

Skills and Qualifications
•High level management and leadership skills.
•Ability to schedule and manage tasks effectively.
•Conflict resolution and critical thinking skills.
•Risk management.
•High communication skills
•Excellent report writing abilities
•Strong written and verbal communications skills.
•Cost control and budgeting skills Teamwork and motivation skills.
•Organizational and Multitasking skills.
•At least 5 years of experience in project management.
•Proven experience in program management.
•Bsc.in nursing or clinical medicine. Post graduate degree is an added advantage.
•Proven donor and stakeholder management skills