Two exciting opportunities to make an impact in Maternal Newborn Child Health (MNCH) in Ghana.

Our client, Concern Worldwide, is an international non-governmental, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the worlds poorest countries. Its project, Innovations for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health initiative (Innovations) is aimed at identifying and field-testing innovative ways of increasing access to high-impact, low-cost health interventions known to save the lives of women, infants and children.

On behalf of Concern Worldwide, KPMG invites two highly skilled and motivated professionals to join the Innovations Team to oversee and manage two separate projects in Ghana. The two successful candidates will travel regularly to challenging locations and may be located within the project test district during the Implementation and Evaluation phase of the project.

Innovations Senior Programme Manager (Community Benefits Health)

The successful candidate will be responsible for one of the Innovations projects being implemented in Ghana which will explore creative means of incentivising behaviour change in a manner that is neither individually-focused nor monetary-based.

Major Responsibilities of the role

Serve as the primary in-country point of contact on health-related and other technical matters providing timely information, reports and learning from the country; ensuring good stewardship of all resources; track progress; and participate in key local and international meetings.

Phase One - Design and Develop phase (3-6 months)

•   Manage the design, consultation and prototype stages before full implementation launch
•   Conduct routine field visits to assess the quality of work and identify current, emerging, and potential risks/challenges that might compromise the two phases of the project
•   Develop planning documents, meeting agendas, work plans, budgets and all other tasks required for developing the idea and obtain all appropriate ethical and other approvals, as necessary
•   Assist design and develop the innovations through formative research, local consultations with stakeholders and partners and prototyping aspects of the idea.

Phase Two - Implementation and Evaluation phase (18- 24 months)

•   Oversee the development and update of partner-specific and joint work plans and budgets
•   Ensure project monitoring plans are aligned with relevant national policies and protocols and supportive supervision plans
•   Prepare vital documentation to obtain and/or maintain ethical approval from local review bodies
•   Assess the quality of implementation and identify current, emerging, and potential risks/challenges
•   Verify project monitoring tools and methods are appropriate for generating quality evidence on the processes, outputs and intermediate outcomes outlined in each projects M&E framework
•   Plan and execute activities to promote use of project data to inform health planning and service delivery decision making
•   Review monthly and quarterly reports submitted by the project implementers

Qualification Required & Experience

Key qualifications & experience ("Community Benefits Health")

•   Advanced degree in health / relevant undergraduate degree with 10-15 years of substantial experience in the health sector
•   5 years minimum relevant senior management and/or programme management experience at country level
•   Experience in community engagement and mobilization, behaviour change programming and methodology, research, monitoring and evaluation.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

•   Entrepreneurial and business minded
•   Proven people management skills
•   Ability to meet tight deadlines
•   Strong communication and problem solving skills
•   Knowledge of Ghanas maternal, newborn and child health sector, monitoring and evaluation and evidence-based health planning
•   Links with social innovation networks, social entrepreneurs and social enterprise and technology incubators.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Submit your CV and one to two-page cover letter outlining how your experience meets the specifications to:

HR Advisory Services
KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive, Abelenkpe
P.O. Box GP 242
Accra

Or by e-mail to: hr@kpmg.com.gh

Closing Date: 17 September, 201

Please visit www.innovationsformnch.org to learn more about the Innovations initiative