Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRH&R) Advisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRH&R) Advisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Kenya Job Details

About the Role

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is recruiting a Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRH&R) Advisor for a full-time position based in Nairobi. This role sits within MSF Ubuntu’s Health Programs Unit and combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical support across sexual and reproductive health services. The position focuses on ensuring women, adolescents, and young girls receive high-quality, safe, and rights-based care while integrating comprehensive responses to sexual and gender-based violence and safe abortion care across all country programs.

MSF is an international humanitarian medical organization recognized as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, operating in conflict zones and countries facing severe health challenges. Healthcare jobs in Nairobi with MSF involve direct responsibility for advancing clinical standards, coordinating with partners, and building the capacity of health teams across multiple contexts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of sexual and reproductive health strategies that align with MSF Ubuntu’s strategic direction and are adaptable to diverse geographic and social contexts.
• Develop and maintain technical guidance, tools, and protocols for sexual and reproductive health services, including management of sexual and gender-based violence and safe abortion care, in accordance with MSF International standards.
• Provide evidence-based technical support to country programs and operations teams on sexual and reproductive health service delivery, quality improvement processes, mortality reviews, and indicator monitoring.
• Act as the technical focal point for identifying and mitigating risks in maternal, neonatal, and reproductive health across MSF Ubuntu projects.
• Support field teams in conducting structured quality improvement activities and conduct regular program visits in coordination with country medical coordinators and headquarters leadership.
• Represent MSF Ubuntu in intersectional sexual and reproductive health platforms, technical working groups, and partnerships with local institutions to advance care innovation.
• Develop training materials and facilitate learning activities including workshops, webinars, and capacity-building sessions for program teams on sexual and reproductive health standards and systems.
• Support the recruitment, mentoring, and development of midwives and clinical talent pools across MSF Ubuntu country programs.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Registered Midwife or Medical Doctor with specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology (essential qualification).
• Instructor certificate or equivalent adult training qualification (desirable).
• Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in sexual and reproductive health with an international medical-humanitarian organization or equivalent setting.
• Proven experience delivering comprehensive sexual and gender-based violence care and managing sexual and gender-based violence services.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical supervision, mentoring, and designing and delivering training programs.
• Fluency in spoken and written English (essential); French language skills are an advantage.
• Documented experience in cross-cultural communication and collaborative work across diverse organizational and community settings.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in healthcare delivery and continuous professional learning.

What to Expect

• Work within MSF Ubuntu’s decentralized structure supporting multiple country programs across East and Central Africa, requiring both headquarters-based and field-based responsibilities.
• Engage directly with clinical teams, senior health leadership, advocacy platforms, and local partner organizations in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda.
• Contribute to operational research, program evaluation, and the broader medical strategy of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
• This Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRH&R) Advisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) position in Nairobi is open to qualified candidates. Click Apply below to submit your application.