Program Management Assistant- Administration

Overview

Company profile: SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges. Since our inception in 2010, we have grown into a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing innovative methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social problems.

Context: SoCha LLC is implementing a two-year (optional third year) Mission Support for Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR) Pivot (MSP) Activity on behalf of USAID Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA). The purpose of the Activity is to support USAID/KEA staff and stakeholders in achieving development outcomes through the use of evidence, performance management techniques, and collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) practices that enable J2SR.

USAID and the Council of Governors (CoG) will jointly create a team of four experts (in the areas of Intergovernmental Relations, Public Health, Health Financing and Health Supply Chain) and three program management assistants to augment the Health Committee’s Secretariat.

This support advances USAID/KEA’s support to county governments to have:

• Improved coordination, collaboration, and cooperation within the intergovernmental forum on health as well as the National and County Government Coordinating Summit.
• Improved capacity of the CoG Health Committee to engage effectively in policy analysis, research, and communication.
• Improved fiscal, policy and legal analysis on matters related to the health sector to enhance service delivery.
• Coordination and engagement with development partners and other stakeholders towards sustainable delivery of Universal Health Care (UHC).

Responsibilities

Scope of Work: The Program Management Assistant- Administration will support the Health Committee with logistical and administrative tasks. The consultant will report to the Technical Lead of the Health Committee of the CoG.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of the experts, support tasks related to communication: develop briefings, presentations, meeting agendas, i.e. memorandum, emails, and letters that seek approval or request information relating to the health committee’s mandate.
• Oversee office logistics and travel arrangements.
• Assist in the preparation and compilation of documents relevant to the work of the Health Committee.
• Note taking and compiling final reports as needed in meetings.
• Drafts correspondence and communication related to all aspects of the policy secretariat
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor’s degree.

Additional education

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree in business administration, management, economics or a related field

Experience

Additional experience

• Three to five years of relevant experience
• Experience in writing high quality reports.
• Strong communication skills, and an excellent team player.
• A Kenyan citizen

Skills

• Professional

Additional skills

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and multitask, have strong attention to detail, and work well with others in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Ability to effectively work virtually, and conversant with virtual meetings apps eg zoom, google meets etc

Terms and conditions

To lodge an application for this position, please lodge CV via the following link:https://jobs.socha.net/program-management-assistant-administration

Applications close on August 31, 2020