Reproductive Health Officer (RMNCAH)

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Reproductive Health Officer in Kakuma to lead the overall implementation of Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) program activities in the refugee camp. The officer ensures an integrated RMNCAH program is delivered at both health facility and community level through partnerships with the Ministry of Health and other partners.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight of RMNCAH services through training, mentorship, coaching and support supervision of health workers and community health workers, and support quality assurance.
• Ensure antenatal, maternity, postnatal care, family planning and post-abortion services follow Ministry of Health guidelines.
• Organize maternal, perinatal death and near-miss audits and foster links between clinical services, community health and HIV programs.
• Support high-risk clinic follow-up and referral protocols, and identify training needs for SRH service providers.
• Organize support supervision, facility assessments, community demand creation activities and maternity open days, and keep records and data quality under review.
• Prepare donor reports, update SRH indicators against UNHCR, Sphere and MOH standards, and monitor the EMR system.
• Monitor family planning commodity orders, cervical cancer screening, post-abortion care and use of IRC community health supplies.
• Train auxiliary staff such as community health workers and safe motherhood promoters, and manage RMNCAH grants and budgets using INTEGRA and BVA systems.
• Build partnerships with community structures, ministries and international NGOs, and compile weekly, monthly and donor reports.

Required profile

• Degree or diploma in clinical medicine or a Kenya-registered community health nursing qualification; a higher national diploma in reproductive health is mandatory.
• A postgraduate diploma or degree in public or environmental health is an added advantage.
• Registered and licensed to practice by the relevant regulatory body.
• Five years of experience delivering RMNCAH services in a high-volume health facility, and three years in a complex humanitarian NGO setting; humanitarian experience is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Training in MPDSR, CEmONC, MNCH, CMR-IPV and Community Health Strategy.
• Understanding of the MOH RMNCAH framework and international minimum standards (SPHERE, WHO, UNHCR).
• Excellent data analysis and interpretation skills.
• Strong management, oral, written and presentation communication skills.