Program
Description:
Millennium Promise
(MP) is the leading international non-profit organization solely committed to
supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to halve
extreme poverty by 2015.
The organization
engages partners from the private and public sectors, national governments, and
individuals
We are looking to recruit dynamic, self driven individuals to fill the following two positions in our team
1. Health Coordinator - Kisumu
Position Description: The Millennium Villages Project is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to fill the position of Health Coordinator based in Sauri Kisumu, reporting to the Cluster Team Leader and technically to the regional Health systems advisor at the MDG centre in Nairobi.
The Health Coordinator will manage the health team to ensure that the appropriate health interventions are implemented at the village cluster level and that there is a collaboration and integration with other sectors such as infrastructure, education and communication.
The overall goal of the position is to work with the communities and empower them towards realizing health related MDGs.
Specific Terms of Reference:
a) Planning and Reporting
- Work
with MVP site Team Leader and MDG Health Systems Advisor to prepare annual
health work plans and budgets
- Implement
approved annual health sector work plan
- Periodically
review the work plan in liaison with the team leader, and MDG Health
Systems Advisor
- Together
with MDG centre health advisors, develop intervention models and
adaptations of interventions based on results of health data.
- Review
and interpret quarterly indicators and data from the rapid SMS program
with the cluster manager and the MDG centre’s health advisors
- Collate
sector reports and evidence-based trends derived from field data and
disseminate this at both clinic and village level.
b) Staff Management
- Co-ordinate
activities of CHW manager, health enumerators and data entry technicians
- Coordinate
and supervise activities of health facilitators to ensure effective
delivery of health interventions and health strategy in general
- Implement
performance appraisals for staff
- Facilitate
capacity building for clinic staff and Community Health Workers.
- Provide
direct on-the-ground logistics and problem solving support to village
health sector including supply chain management, data management including
electronic patient records and other forms of informatics such as rapid
SMS.
c) Partnerships
- Collaborate
with Ministry of Health staff at district, facility and primary level to
ensure effective and efficient delivery of health interventions.
- Work
with relevant partners and organizations in the health sector including
the ministry of health to provide effective management of the health
interventions. These health interventions include maternal and child
health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, NTDs, SRH, primary health care,
as well as general health promotion.
- Liaise
with MVP site Team Leader and MDG Health Systems Advisor to prepare a
strategy for government/MVP partnership on staffing secondment by
government to MVP site
d) Monitoring and Evaluation
- Prepare
M&E frameworks, systems, tools, to monitor the operation of the health
indicators.
- Consolidate
results, identify gaps and suggest corrective measures and propose timely
corrective actions
- Contribute
to the program knowledge management efforts with technical briefings, and
other reports, to record methods being used, identify good practices and
share experience with others.
Required Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor’s
Degree in health science, Master’s Degree preferred.
- At
least 5 years of experience in Community Health and Development or
experience in working with village level committees or community-based
organizations (CBOs).
- Experience
in public health preferred - particularly on the clinical level and in
health administration.
- Proven
ability to work as part of a team.
- Staff
management and personnel skills.
- Computer
skills including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel.
- Solid
and demonstrable Project coordination experience.
- Strong
leadership and team building skills with a supportive management style.
- Proven
problem solving and organizational skills, flexibility and ability to work
under pressure.
- Experience
in the health sector including familiarity with Ministry of Health
procedures.
- Fluency
both in English and Kiswahili required.
2. Cooperatives Coordinator - Kisumu
Position Description: The Millennium Villages Project is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to fill the position of Cooperative/Enterprise
Coordinator based in Sauri Kisumu and reporting to the Cluster Team Leader and technically to the regional Cooperative Specialist at the MDG Centre in Nairobi.
Specific Terms of Reference:
a) Capacity Development:
- Identify
existing common interest groups and existing cooperatives across the
Millennium Village site:
- Carry
out assessment of the status of the existing cooperatives across the Sauri
MVP cluster and identify appropriate areas of intervention for capacity
building, investment to ensure functioning cooperatives;
- Working
with MVP teams, develop organize, conduct and supervise training on
cooperative formation, development and operations;
- Provide
timely technical advice and coordinate with the MVP business development
unit, extension staff and farmer based groups for new ideas and
cooperative business plans and execution of plans;
- Build
the different capacities of cooperatives on the site to perform and
provide quality services;
- Train
common interest groups and cooperatives in basic financial bookkeeping,
membership maintenance, service provision, business planning;
b) Strategic Alliances and Partnership:
- Work
closely with government organs responsible for cooperatives registering,
capacity building and promotions etc.
- Work
closely with the Business Enterprise sector to identify partnerships with
business partners, including financial institutions and prospective market
links, to promote collaboration and provision of services which will
benefit the cooperatives within the MVP site;
- Ensuring
farmer’s cooperatives effectively serve as primary market and terminal
markets for outputs and inputs.
c) Technical Advice:
- Provide
technical and policy advice to cooperative groups in the MVP site by:
- Providing
technical back stopping to the cooperatives and common interest groups
within the site
- Assessing
new and existing risks and provides recommendations to mitigate such
risks.
- Ensuring
that cooperative businesses operate according to cooperative principles:
voluntary and open membership, democratic member control, member economic
participation; autonomy and independence, education, training and
information and concern for community.
d) Monitoring & Evaluation:
- Prepare
M&E frameworks, systems, tools, to monitor the operation if the
cooperatives.
- consolidate
results, identify gaps and suggest corrective measures and propose timely
corrective actions
- Contribute
to the program knowledge management efforts with technical briefings, and
other reports, to record methods being used, identify good practices and
share experience with others.
e) Networking/Partnership Management:
- Develop,
manage and maintain effective partnerships with local, district, regional
and national government authorities responsible for cooperatives support;
- Establish
relations with government departments, Non-governmental organizations,
Private sector, FBOs, donors and other stakeholders that are active in
cooperative development in the Project area; seek opportunities to develop
and improve on sustainable infrastructure and development of markets;
- Develop,
promote, and manage relationships with business partners, including with
financial institutions to support the extension of credit to smallholder
farmers;
- Take
part in the development of contracts and other agreements pertaining to
cooperative development initiatives across the site.
Required Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor’s
degree in relevant field and a master’s degree will be an added advantage.
- At
least 10 years field working experience in community cooperatives (FBOs),
microfinance, or related field.
- Demonstrated
ability to work with and mobilize communities to implement development
projects.
- Demonstrated
in-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development capacity.
- Strong
knowledge of cooperatives.
- Ability
to work with minimum supervision.
- Fluency
in English and Kiswahili. Knowledge of local language will be an added
advantage.
- Must
have good interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
- Must be
a team player
The Offer
Both contracts are for an initial period of one year renewable subject to three months probation period, assessment of performance and availability of resources.
Millennium Promise is
an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary.
How to Apply: Applicants should indicate the position title on their application letters and send to the
Team Leader/Cluster
Manager- Millennium Villages Project
P.O. Box 2389-40100
KISUMU
or through email:
mvpsauri@millenniumpromise.org.
Applications should include the following:
- A cover
letter illustrating your suitability for the position, and your salary
expectations.
- Detailed
and up-to-date curriculum vitae.
- The
names and addresses of three referees, including telephone numbers and
email addresses
Application Deadline: Applications are due not later than 1st October 2012
MVP/MP is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any fee at any stage of its recruitment process Including application, interview and processing of offer letter.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about as at;
www.millenniumpromise.org www.unmillenniumproject.org www.mdgcenter.org