Senior Manager - Maternal RSV Vaccine Country Readiness Project at WV Kenya | Nairobi, Kenya
Company/Recruiter: WV Kenya
Published on: Nov 11, 2026
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Opportunity type
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Location
Kenya, Nairobi
Work arrangement
Location-based; remote work not stated
Compensation
Not disclosed
Employer
WV Kenya
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Evidence to prepare: Connect your CV or portfolio to A minimum of 8 years of experience in public health program management, with at least 3 years in a managerial role, focusing on maternal, newborn, and child health, immunization, or primary healthcare programs.…. Use one concrete example that shows you can Provide technical and strategic direction for the project's work plan and budget, ensuring timely and on-target implementation..
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This role is with World Vision Kenya, an international Christian organization focused on alleviating poverty and injustice. The position is based in Nairobi and is a full-time opportunity.
Job Overview
The Senior Manager - Maternal RSV Vaccine Country Readiness Project will lead the initiative to prepare Kenya for the introduction of a maternal RSV vaccine. This involves working with various stakeholders to ensure the vaccine is integrated into routine antenatal care and immunization services.Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical and strategic direction for the project's work plan and budget, ensuring timely and on-target implementation.
- Lead project start-up activities, including workshops and staff onboarding.
- Support the procurement of necessary project resources.
- Develop activity and procurement schedules, track budget expenditure, and review financial reports for compliance.
- Prepare and submit accurate narrative and financial reports to stakeholders and coordinate monitoring visits.
- Provide technical and people leadership to field teams for county-level activities.
- Maintain a project risk register and ensure compliance with organizational and donor policies.
- Contribute to securing resources for future maternal immunization initiatives.
- Convene national and subnational stakeholders to adapt policies and guidelines for vaccine introduction.
- Lead the selection of pilot counties for the project.
- Oversee the review of evidence and tools from previous maternal immunization efforts to inform readiness actions.
- Support ethical approval processes and oversee the design of formative research protocols.
- Oversee formative research, facility readiness assessments, and health workforce training needs assessments.
- Support the Ministry of Health in annual work planning and facilitate joint planning workshops for vaccine introduction.
- Strengthen coordination between maternal and child health and immunization programs.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with government, development partners, and other organizations.
- Oversee the co-development and adaptation of training packages and SOPs for maternal RSV vaccine.
- Establish integrated workflows for vaccine administration within routine antenatal care services.
- Plan and lead joint supportive supervision and mentorship activities.
- Build capacity for cold chain equipment maintenance, optimize logistics, and strengthen human resource planning.
- Oversee the development and dissemination of communication materials to build awareness and acceptance of maternal vaccines.
- Oversee mobile clinic services for remote communities and the design of Group ANC in selected facilities.
- Adapt and integrate maternal RSV vaccine indicators and data collection tools into national health management information systems.
- Update AEFI reporting tools and strengthen AEFI detection, reporting, and response.
- Institutionalize routine data review meetings to support data-driven decisions.
- Develop and implement a learning agenda, document lessons learned, and execute knowledge sharing activities.
- Oversee baseline, endline, and data integration surveys, ensuring ethical standards and data quality.
- Lead the development of manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication and organize dissemination workshops.
- Ensure comprehensive knowledge management and filing of project documents.
Requirements
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in public health program management, with at least 3 years in a managerial role, focusing on maternal, newborn, and child health, immunization, or primary healthcare programs.
- Demonstrated experience working with Kenya's Ministry of Health at national and county levels, with a strong understanding of the devolved health system, antenatal care, and routine immunization service delivery.
- Good understanding of vaccine introduction processes, including policy and regulatory pathways, cold chain and logistics, and AEFI surveillance. Familiarity with maternal immunization or RSV vaccines is advantageous.
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, policy influence, and coordination with government agencies, UN bodies, NGOs, development partners, civil society organizations, and faith-based organizations.
- Experience in health systems strengthening and health worker capacity building, including competency-based training, job aids, and supportive supervision.
- Experience in social and behavior change communication and community engagement, including working with community health promoters and local leaders.
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including HMIS/DHIS2, formative research, research ethics processes, managing consultants, and contributing to peer-reviewed publications.
- Demonstrated ability to manage donor-funded grants, including budgets, financial oversight, and donor reporting, and to manage resources efficiently.
- Proven ability to lead and support teams.
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