Family AIDS Care and Education Services (FACES: www.faces-kenya.org)
is a collaboration between the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and the
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
FACES is a dynamic comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment program in Kenya. Due to its continued growth, FACES seeks a motivated, pro-active individual to fill the role of Deputy Country Director-Clinical.
Position: Deputy Country Director - Clinical
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018-11FACES is a dynamic comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment program in Kenya. Due to its continued growth, FACES seeks a motivated, pro-active individual to fill the role of Deputy Country Director-Clinical.
Position: Deputy Country Director - Clinical
Location: To be based in Kisumu and responsible for all the districts of operation, namely, Kisumu East, Rongo, Migori, Nyatike, Nairobi and Suba Districts
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Medicine and registration with the Kenya Medical and Dentists
Practitioners Board
- Minimum
3 years experience managing a multi-site health program
- Minimum
4 years experience in HIV service provision
- Excellent
written and verbal communication
- Demonstrated
leadership experience
Desirable
- Masters
in Public Health or a minimum of 2 years public health experience, or MMed
Internal Medicine or Pediatrics
- Additional
postgraduate training in infectious diseases, public health or any
medicine discipline
- Formal
training in management is an added advantage
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve
as Deputy Country Director for a large HIV prevention, care and treatment
program serving 5 districts in Nyanza Province and 2 sites in Nairobi
- Lead
strategic planning, program implementation, supervision of technical
teams, and budget development
- Oversee
all clinical related programs including: PMTCT, PITC, Adult and Paediatric
HIV care and treatment, VMMC, and TB services
- Work
closely with Ministry of Health, partners and donors to foster
collaboration, sustainability and capacity building for HIV services
- Provide
clinical consultations, training, and mentorship to technical teams
Applications should include the following:
- A
cover letter and a current CV with names, telephone and email contacts of
at least 3 referees
- Your
e-mail address and telephone numbers
- At
least two letters of recommendation from previous supervisors of relevant
work experience (HIV care and/or management)
- Copies
of official certificates, testimonials and latest pay slip
All
applications should be delivered or posted so as to reach the following address
by 28th January 2012.
Human Resources Manager
KEMRI – RCTP/ FACES Program
P.O. Box 614-40100
Kisumu.
HRFACES@kemri-ucsf.org
Those who had applied earlier need not to re-apply.Human Resources Manager
KEMRI – RCTP/ FACES Program
P.O. Box 614-40100
Kisumu.
HRFACES@kemri-ucsf.org
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