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Daily Jobs (dailyjobs.co.ke) is honored to present this high-level clinical and strategic leadership vacancy at Amref Health Africa in Kenya. As the country programme office of Africa's largest international health NGO, Amref Kenya operates as a powerhouse of public health innovation, managing an average annual budget of USD 40 million and transforming millions of lives.
This role commands the technical architecture of a multi-country, multi-million-dollar initiative across Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Senegal, and Ghana. Funded by Unitaid, this vital project accelerates the uptake of lifesaving medical tools to prevent, diagnose, and manage pre-eclampsia and maternal anemia. Joining Amref as a Technical Advisor offers an unparalleled regional platform to drive implementation science, influence national policies, and significantly reduce maternal and neonatal mortality across sub-Saharan Africa.
Maternal Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) Technical Advisor
Company Overview
Amref Health Africa is a world-renowned leader in health systems strengthening, operational research, and community-led health development. The organization specializes in translating global medical guidelines into practical, sustainable clinical models tailored for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
As an employer, Amref offers a dynamic, intellectually stimulating, and multi-cultural ecosystem. This position provides senior health specialists the opportunity to provide thought leadership, collaborate directly with international consortium partners, and shape international clinical frameworks for pre-eclampsia and maternal anemia alongside health ministries and global donors.
Job Overview
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (With regional travel across project countries)
Experience: 5 – 10+ Years
Deadline: Not Specified (Urgent placement)
Salary: Not Specified
Job Summary
The MNCH Technical Advisor provides overarching technical expertise, clinical model design, and quality assurance frameworks for a complex five-country project. The incumbent ensures that person-centered clinical pathways, implementation research protocols, and provider standards are fully embedded across all intervention sites. Acting as a strategic bridge between research data and real-world clinical application, this advisor collaborates with country directors, MERL managers, and ministries of health to bypass system bottlenecks and achieve scalable quality improvement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Leadership & Clinical Design
Provide high-level technical expertise on global MNCH standards, evidence-based approaches, and clinical protocols.
Design and refine person-centered service delivery models focusing heavily on screening, diagnostic, and treatment pathways for pre-eclampsia and maternal anemia.
Adapt innovative service delivery structures, including Group ANC, midwifery-led models, networks of care, and emergency referral links.
Formulate robust quality of care frameworks and deploy rigid quality assurance mechanisms across the 5 project countries.
Integrate clinical best practices into implementation research protocols, tools, learning questions, and data interpretation.
Partner with the MERL Manager to strengthen MNCH indicators, tracking quality metrics against global frameworks like EWENE.
Diagnose operational bottlenecks, clinical quality gaps, and facility readiness deficits to enable prompt data-driven course correction.
2. Country Operations & Relationship Management
Deliver hands-on clinical technical support to multi-country teams, preserving uniform core standards while supporting local policy adaptations.
Drive the project's learning agenda by documenting promising practices, scalable clinical models, and implementation lessons.
Review and approve country workplans, donor reports, and milestone deliverables to ensure premium technical compliance.
Facilitate regular cross-country knowledge exchanges regarding referral mechanisms, community engagement, and clinical audits.
Act as the technical voice and spokesperson for the MNCH portfolio in high-level donor meetings, technical working groups, and global forums.
3. Thought Leadership & Program Development
Lead and participate actively in project governance frameworks, including the Steering Committee and Project Implementation Team.
Author project knowledge products, including technical briefs, peer-reviewed learning papers, and strategic presentations.
Identify emerging regional MNCH priorities, funding niches, and research gaps to build sustainable, scalable frameworks.
Contribute technical content to new health proposals, concept notes, and quarterly donor updates.
Qualifications & Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in a clinical or health-related field (e.g., Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, or Public Health).
Master’s Degree in Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Health Systems, Epidemiology, or Implementation Science is highly advantageous.
5 to 10+ years of continuous professional experience leading complex MNCH or maternal and newborn health public health programs.
Demonstrated track record designing and executing implementation research programs within LMIC settings.
Proven experience supporting multi-country or decentralized program structures, safely adapting technical parameters to distinct health workforce context realities.
Deep technical command of evidence-based MNCH public health practices, specifically around EmONC, skilled delivery, respectful maternity care, and antenatal pathways.
Masterful understanding of screening, prevention, and follow-up tools for pre-eclampsia and maternal anemia.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills with a history of engaging ministries of health, research authorities, and global donors.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proven capacity for technical reporting.
Language Requirements
Fluent command of written and spoken English is mandatory.
Professional proficiency in French is a distinct added advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified healthcare leaders should submit their professional profiles through the Amref global recruitment portal.
Method of Application: Apply online via the Amref SmartRecruiters page at:
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AmrefHealthAfrica .Requirements: Ensure your uploaded CV highlights your multi-country project management, implementation science background, and clinical advisor experience.
Deadline: Not specified (Applications are vetted on a rolling basis; early registration is highly encouraged).
📌 Note: Amref Health Africa does not charge any fees at any stage of its recruitment process (application, shortlisting, interviewing, or processing).
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