The Opportunity

Abt Associates seeks a Financial Protection and Inclusion Officer to join the USAID-funded Kenya Health Equity Resource Optimization (HERO) project. In this role, you will be responsible for successful quality technical execution of project activities at the regional level.

Core Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of financial protection and inclusion activities at the sub national level.
In collaboration with the Social protection Lead and M&E Lead, support social protection monitoring and evaluation activities at the county level.
In collaboration with the Social Protection Lead, support development of identification and targeting tools for inclusion of vulnerable groups into financial and social protection programs.
Support provincial HERO teams on adaptation and use of targeting tools at county levels.
Support counties with technical guidance to build their capacity to deliver and manage social protection programs.
Establish and maintain relationships with key implementing partners, including government agencies, private sector partners, and international donors, to facilitate efficiency and demonstrate project impact at the county level.
Support the documentation of learnings from social protection and inclusion activities implemented by the HERO project.

What We Value

Bachelor’s degree in social studies, international development, health economics, health insurance, policy, business management, public health, or related field.
Demonstrated experience supporting social protection and strengthening at the sub national level in Kenya and/or East Africa preferred.
At least five years’ experience working with county governments.
Previous programmatic work with USAID-funded, or other large donor activities is highly preferred.
Broad technical understanding of Kenya’s social protection system.
Demonstrated success in building, managing, and maintaining effective working relations with key county stakeholders.
Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of local partners and stakeholders. Experience with capacity building of local partners considered desirable.
Reputation for professional excellence including outstanding strategic planning and management skills.
Exceptional communications and presentation skills (oral and written).
Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills.
Ability to resolve sensitive and complicated work issues with senior high-level county counterparts, donor representatives and senior-level staff.
Advanced professional proficiency in English and Kiswahili.