Knowledge Management Technical Specialist (KM Lead)

Abt Associates is seeking a full-time, Nairobi-based Knowledge Management Technical Specialist (KM Lead) for the USAID-funded AfyaInfo project in Kenya.

The AfyaInfo project is focused on transforming the National Health Information System and the KM Task Lead will be a full time, senior technical employee who will support this transformation.

The KM Task Lead will work closely with project staff and GOK counterparts in the health sector to:

• identify data needs and develop a demand for valid, accurate and timely data at all levels of the health system;
• identify current data sources as well as gaps;
• support the analysis and use of data throughout the health system;
• support data reporting formats that meet the needs of health service providers, managers and policy decision makers; and
• develop a system to capture, analyze, and disseminate data and track health system trainings and capacities for data generation and use.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership in KM assessments and activities
• Engage and work in partnership with the GOK to ensure all activities are aligned to GOK priorities
• Engage health system stakeholders/end users to identify their data needs
• Build the capacity of the health ministries to generate demand for quality health information, develop a range of information products responsive to this demand, and establish dissemination forums and systems to ensure use of these products
• Lead and/or actively participate in the development and updating of standards, tools and approaches for data generation, analysis, and use
• Identify training needs for data generation, management and use
• Lead and provide technical direction in the development of a training strategy for integration of current and new tools and concepts for data generation, management and use
• Manage the development of a standardized training curricula and trainee performance criteria
• Guide, coordinate and collaborate with project staff and partners in the implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of training
• Build lasting in-country capacity to deliver KM trainings
• Devise an exit strategy to ensure the sustainability of the KM system
• Document and present program results and lessons learned to the Chief of Party, USG, MoH, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure KM strategy activities are conducted in coordination with ongoing project activities
• Manage project activities and staff who are contributing to the KM stream of work
• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• Advanced degree in public health (with HMIS emphasis preferred), public administration, or a related professional degree and 10 years of relevant professional experience in health data generation and use.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary, multicultural teams and monitor efforts
• Demonstrated ability to engage and work with stakeholders at all system levels
• A proven, successful record of achieving results, preferably in a difficult working environment
• Demonstrated expertise in M&E.
• Excellent writing, computer, management and organizational skills necessary.
• Experience in training desirable
• Experience in implementing USAID-funded projects in Kenya is excellent
• Fluency in English is required, language skills in Kiswahili, and other langaguages of Kenya are highly preferred.

Please send all applications to KenyaJobs@abtassoc.com.

For more information please visit us at abtassociates.com.

Female applicants are encouraged to apply.