Overview

The Technical Officer – Family Planning & Maternal Newborn and Child Health (FP/MNCH) will support the county-level implementation of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in Kenya, with a primary focus on collaboration with county governments and partners to strengthen their health programs.

Reporting to the Senior Field Coordinator, the Technical Officer will provide hands-on coaching and technical assistance to County and Sub-county HMTs and health facilities to improve service quality, and accelerate the adoption and institutionalization of evidence-based FP/MNCH high impact interventions to achieve scale and sustainability. The role emphasizes day-to-day implementation, capacity strengthening, supportive supervision, coaching and routine use of data for decision-making in alignment with TCI’s business unusual model.

Responsibilities

• Support counties to operationalize FP/MNCH work plans at facility, sub-county, and community levels.
• Provide on-site technical support to public and private health facilities to implement evidence-based FP/MNCH service delivery functions including high-impact interventions and best practices.
• Support planning and implementation of training, coaching, and mentorship for health workers on FP/MNCH interventions.
• Facilitate data management practices through regular data review meetings and DQA with county and facility teams to inform adaptive programming.
• Build capacity of county teams to use data for planning, performance monitoring, and advocacy.
• Document implementation progress, challenges, and lessons learned for reporting and learning purposes.
• Support counties to monitor FP commodity availability, identify stock-outs, and strengthen forecasting and quantification practices.
• Collaborate with county and national supply chain actors to address bottlenecks in FP commodity distribution.
• Promote best practices in logistics management information systems (LMIS) and last-mile distribution at facility level.
• Assist county teams to track FP/MNCH expenditures and advocate for increased domestic financing and release.
• Support CHMTs and Sub-CHMTs to strengthen governance, coordination, and accountability mechanisms for FP/AYSRH.
• Support advocacy efforts targeting county leadership to sustain political and financial commitment to FP/AYSRH.
• Contribute to documentation of best practices, success stories, and lessons learned from county-level implementation.
• Support peer learning and exchange visits among counties and facilities and contribute technical inputs to TCI knowledge platforms, including TCI University and Communities of Practice.
• Support preparation of routine program reports, activity summaries, and progress updates.
• Ensure accurate documentation of field activities, results, and expenditures in line with TCI and donor requirements.

All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:

• model the mission and values stated above
• participate in the business development processes
• contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
• make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
• participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
• multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and/or organizational objectives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in, Nursing, Medicine, Public Health, and Social Sciences, or a related field; a Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience implementing FP/AYSRH, MNH, or RMNCAH programs at sub-national or community level.
• Demonstrated experience providing hands-on technical assistance to government health teams and service delivery points.
• Strong understanding of health systems strengthening approaches and county-level health governance in East Africa.
• Experience working with DHIS2, routine health data, and performance monitoring systems.
• Familiarity with national FP/AYSRH guidelines and high-impact practices.
• Willingness to travel frequently to counties and facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

Core competencies in the following areas:

• Technical expertise in FP/AYSRH implementation
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and mentorship skills
• Practical problem-solving and adaptability
• Data literacy and results orientation
• Relationship building and collaboration
• Effective communication and reporting
• Cultural sensitivity and community engagement

The closing date for applications is Monday, 2nd February 2026.