Country Director - Amref Health Africa in Kenya

Company Description

Amref Health Africa, founded in 1957, is the largest African-based international health development organisation. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref implements programmes across 35 African countries, reaching more than 40 million people, with a strong operational presence in Africa and advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America.

Guided by its vision of lasting health change in Africa, Amref’s mission is to catalyse community-led, people-centred health systems and address the social determinants of health. Amref believes sustainable health transformation is driven from within communities and works to strengthen health systems while empowering communities to demand and access quality, affordable healthcare.

Job Description

Amref Health Africa in Kenya is seeking a visionary Country Director to lead the organisation’s ongoing evolution from programme implementer to system designer—co-creating people-centred primary health care systems and addressing the social determinants of health in partnership with communities and government.

The Country Director will be accountable for executing Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s 2023–2030 Strategic Plan and Sustainability Framework, ensuring delivery of systemic impact, diversified revenue, and innovative financing. This is a senior leadership role responsible for championing digital transformation, embedding data science and AI, and positioning Amref as a thought leader in the Primary Health Care/Universal Health Coverage space.

The job holder will report to the Board Chair of Amref Health Africa in Kenya, with a dotted line to the Group Programme Director (Amref HQ).

Key Responsibilities

• Catalyse community-led PHC systems impact by strengthening PHC/UHC outcomes, integrating social determinants and ESG excellence, and enabling government adoption and scale.
• Champion digital transformation, data science, and AI to improve decision-making, programme performance, and health system efficiency through strong monitoring, evaluation, insight-focused analytics, and learning.
• Deliver financial sustainability and resilience through disciplined financial management, compliance, cost efficiency, strengthened reserves, diversified revenue, and innovative/blended financing for scale.
• Build a high-performing, values-led culture by leading and developing a diverse, accountable Senior Management Team, strengthening leadership pipelines, and improving staff engagement, wellbeing, and retention.
• Amplify influence, visibility, and partnerships as Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s principal spokesperson—deepening government, donor, and private-sector partnerships; converting impact storytelling into policy influence and shaping discourse in the PHC/UHC space.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a health/health-related field and a Master’s degree in public health, business administration, or a related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years at senior management level in a comparable organisation.
• Proven track record in designing and scaling health systems interventions (PHC/UHC).
• Demonstrated success in strategic partnerships, fundraising, and digital transformation.
• Experience managing multicultural teams and complex budgets.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic systems thinking, financial acumen, and digital/data literacy.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Change leadership and people development expertise.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• High integrity, accountability, and results orientation.

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Additional Information

Terms of Appointment

This appointment is on contractual terms for a period of three (3) years, renewable subject to performance and organisational policies governing staff tenure. Successful applicants will be offered an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the responsibilities of the role.

Duty station & travel: Nairobi-based, with significant travel within Kenya and internationally as required.

How to Apply

If you believe you possess the relevant qualifications and can clearly demonstrate your ability against the criteria for this role, please submit your application which should include your Resume, cover letter, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates. The application deadline is on Monday, 9th March 2026 at 23:59 (East Africa Time).

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.