Senior Manager - Maternal RSV Vaccine Country Readiness Project

About the role

World Vision is hiring a Senior Manager for its Maternal Immunization Country Readiness Project in Kenya, based in Operations. The role prepares Kenya to introduce a maternal RSV vaccine through routine antenatal care (ANC) and immunization services, working with the Ministry of Health, county health teams and partners. It is a fixed-term local position.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the approved work plan and budget, support project start-up, procurement and donor reporting, and provide technical guidance to field teams
• Convene stakeholders to review policies and regulatory pathways, select pilot counties and turn evidence from previous maternal immunization initiatives into readiness actions
• Support ethical approval, formative research, facility readiness and health workforce training, and annual work planning with the Ministry of Health
• Oversee competency-based training, ANC-immunization workflows, cold chain, communication materials and mobile clinic services
• Integrate vaccine indicators into HMIS/DHIS2, strengthen AEFI reporting, run learning reviews and lead manuscript preparation and dissemination

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years in public health programme management, including at least 3 years at managerial level in MNCH, immunization or primary health care
• Demonstrated experience with Kenya's Ministry of Health and its devolved health system
• Proven experience in stakeholder convening, grant management, M&E and team leadership in a matrix environment
• Bachelor's degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Health Sciences or a related field; Master's preferred
• Must be a committed Christian willing to attend team devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings

Required skills

• Good computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• English and Kiswahili proficiency
• Preferred: experience with new vaccine introductions, IRB processes, project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2)