We’re looking for young, impact-driven technical minds (based in Homabay) to join our maternal, newborn, and child health, immunization and nutrition (MNCHIN) team — someone who’s ready to roll up their sleeves to save lives. We seek your technical rigor and creative thinking to help us deliver bold, impactful, and sustainable solutions to save the lives of women and children.

Responsibilities

As a Technical Assistant – MNCHIN, you’ll be an active thought partner and contributor to delivering lifesaving MNCHIN high impact interventions. Your day might look like this:

• Help co-design and implement new/innovative service delivery models to expand access to quality MNCHIN services, e.g., reaching zero-dose children, MIYCN, etc.
• Support onsite mentorship and translate technical content into tools and processes that actually work on the ground.
• Write technical briefs, presentations, and donor reports.
• Bring energy to brainstorming sessions, help test innovations, and feedback what’s working — and what’s not.
• Collect insights from health facilities and document learnings.

Required Qualifications

Who You Are

This role is designed for an early-career professional eager to contribute meaningfully to MNCHIN programming — and unafraid to question the status quo. You’ll provide technical, operational, and learning support to Jhpiego’s MNCHIN interventions, working closely with seasoned public health experts, digital innovators, and frontline teams. If you’re the right fit:

• You’ve got a degree in public health, nursing and/or midwifery, community health, or a related field.
• You’re early in your career (minimum 3 years’ experience) and excited to apply what you know.
• You’re a doer and a thinker — organized and analytical.
• You care about communities, but you also know how to speak donor or policy language when needed.
• You can help design, implement and monitor strategies for MNCHIN at the county level.
• You can document success stories, best practices, innovations, and case studies from implementation sites.
• You can coordinate with county health departments, health facility teams, community stakeholders and other partners and can help with the implementation of county annual workplans
• You’re familiar with MOH systems, policies, and guidelines in Kenya.
• You have demonstrated ability to work independently, think critically, and adapt quickly.
• You’re a strong communicator in writing and verbally.
• You will bring fresh ideas to strengthen delivery of services — from digital tracking to behavior change.