Amref Health Africa in Kenya is looking for a Technical Officer – E-Learning to provide hands-on technical and operational support for the rollout, implementation, and day-to-day delivery of the country e-learning programme for Community Health Workers (CHWs). There are four vacancies for this role, with one position based in each of the following locations: Mombasa, Nairobi, Kisumu, and Meru. This role facilitates the assessment, training, and convening of ecosystem players to strengthen Community Health Workers (CHW), as well as strengthening the Ministry of Health and other relevant public and private sector players' capacity to support livelihoods for youth and women in the health sector.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management and Programme Implementation
- Lead structured implementation of approved e-learning and CHW training activities across assigned counties.
- Develop and maintain detailed county-level implementation plans, trackers, and milestone schedules.
- Coordinate roll-out of digital and blended training programmes for CHWs.
- Manage multiple concurrent workstreams within assigned counties, prioritising competing demands.
- Maintain risk logs capturing operational, technical, and stipend-related risks.
Training Roll-out and Capacity Building
- Support country and regional assessments to identify priority gaps in CHW training and employment pathways.
- Deploy and digitise approved curriculum, ensuring usability and alignment with community health priorities.
- Facilitate training-of-trainers (ToT) and digital orientation sessions at county levels.
- Support learning institutions to deploy CHW training resources.
- Support targeted capacity building efforts to strengthen recruitment and retention of women and youth as CHWs.
Curriculum Digitization and Platform Administration
- Administer LMS user accounts, enrolments, and access controls in coordination with MoH.
- Support digitisation, adaptation, and continuous improvement of training curriculum.
- Test modules, assessments, and multimedia functionality prior to learner deployment.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and escalate vendor-level challenges appropriately.
Stipend Tracking and Payment Coordination
- Support counties in updating CHW registries for stipend payments.
- Coordinate with County Health Management Teams to track stipend disbursement processes and timelines.
- Monitor performance-based stipend payment status and reconcile records.
- Identify delays, discrepancies, or documentation gaps and follow up proactively.
Learner Monitoring and Reporting
- Track learner enrolment, course uptake, completion, and certification.
- Monitor CHW employment and career progression outcomes.
- Support eCHIS deployment, DQA, and supervision for performance-based stipends.
- Provide structured progress reports and dashboards to country leadership.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Community Health, Health Sciences, Public Health, International Development, or related fields.
- Four (4) to six (6) years of experience in social enterprise, international development, or mission-driven organisations.
- Demonstrable experience in Learning Management Systems (LMS), digital learning systems, education technology, or digital health platforms.
- Practical experience facilitating training and implementing curricula for health workforces.
- Experience working with government institutions or regulatory frameworks is highly desirable.
- Understanding of CHW training and exposure to gender-responsive employment models.
- Must be a Kenyan citizen or possess valid work authorization.
Core Competencies
- Planning and Organizing: Establishing action plans and prioritizing work.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Proactive in improving workflows and solving problems.
- Personal Accountability: Taking ownership of commitments.
- Collaboration: Building trust and navigating differing perspectives.
- Integrity: Consistently acting in alignment with data protection and ethical principles.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the Amref Kenya recruitment portal on SmartRecruiters. Visit Amref Kenya on jobs.smartrecruiters.com to submit your application by May 12, 2026.
