Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
MoH MNH Technical Advisor
Period
October 2026 – March 2027
Reporting to
Director of Family Health
Artemis Outsourcing Ltd is a regionally focused multidisciplinary consulting firm providing technical assistance in Human Resource Management. Our client in the NGO sector is seeking a Technical Advisor to support the Director of Family Health to strengthen RMNCAH leadership, coordination and programme implementation, including the Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE) Acceleration Plan and Rapid Results Initiative (RRI). The Directorate of Family Health leads national programmes across reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, including policies and guidelines, county capacity, partner coordination, monitoring and evaluation, commodity security, resource mobilization and operational research. The Advisor will be based at Ministry of Health Headquarters in Nairobi, with regular travel in Kenya approved by the Director of Family Health.
Expected results
- Strengthen strategic and executive support to the Director of Family Health, including briefing notes, speeches, high-level submissions, action trackers, and follow-up of decisions
- Accelerate implementation of the EWENE Acceleration Plan and RRI, with coordination, performance monitoring and accountability for interventions that reduce maternal deaths, neonatal deaths and stillbirths
- Strengthen leadership, governance and accountability for RMNCAH programmes at national and county levels
- Support development, review and implementation of RMNCAH policies, strategies, guidelines, standards and operational tools
- Strengthen coordination among the Ministry of Health, county governments, development partners, professional associations and other stakeholders
- Improve quality of care and health systems for RMNCAH, including mentorship, supportive supervision, quality improvement, MPDSR and frontline maternal and newborn services
- Strengthen availability of priority RMNCAH commodities and follow-up of supply chain bottlenecks
- Strengthen use of data and evidence, including dashboards, programme reviews and tracking of RMNCAH and EWENE/RRI indicators
- Represent the Directorate in technical working groups, high-level meetings and partner forums, and document agreed actions
Deliverables
- Inception report and workplan within one month of deployment
- Ongoing strategic and technical support to the Director on priority RMNCAH programmes
- Support to EWENE Acceleration Plan and RRI implementation, including performance tracking and bottleneck follow-up
- Support to RMNCAH policy, strategy, programme review, quality improvement and health systems strengthening
- Coordination with counties, partners and other stakeholders, including follow-up of commitments
- Support to data, performance monitoring and use of evidence
- Final report covering achievements, lessons learned, outstanding issues and recommendations
Reporting
- Inception report within one month of deployment
- Monthly progress reports on activities, workplan progress, achievements, challenges and follow-up actions
- Minutes and records of key meetings
- Mission reports after travel undertaken for the assignment
- Technical reports and briefs requested by the Director of Family Health
- Final report at the end of the assignment
Required qualifications
- Advanced degree in Public Health, Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Systems, Global Health, Health Policy or a related field. A master’s degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Paediatrics and Child Health is an added advantage
- At least 10 years of progressive experience in public health programming, policy development, health systems strengthening or RMNCAH implementation
- Demonstrated experience working with national or county government health systems in a low- or middle-income country
- Experience in policy and guideline development, programme review, evidence synthesis or technical advisory work
- Experience in partner coordination, technical working groups or multi-stakeholder processes
- Strong analytical, writing, facilitation, communication, coordination and follow-up skills
- Experience with monitoring and evaluation, routine health data, dashboards or programme performance review
Desirable experience
- Strategic or technical advisory support to senior Ministry of Health or county leadership
- Leading or coordinating national RMNCAH programmes
- Policy reform, health systems strengthening, and multi-partner coordination
- Resource mobilization, investment cases, and donor-funded programme management
- Facilitating high-level consultations, policy dialogue and national planning
- Evidence-informed decision-making and large-scale health sector implementation
How to Apply
Required Documents:
- • Cover letter addressing the specific position
- • Current CV with relevant experience
Email Subject Format:
"MoH MNH Technical Advisor"
Send Application To:
HR@artemiske.com
Application Deadline:
21 Oct 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.