Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is an
international NGO supporting health programs to improve the health of women and
their families.
We are currently recruiting experienced individuals with excellent technical skills, who are team players, dedicated, hardworking, innovative, highly motivated and able to work in a high pressure environment requiring multi-tasking abilities.
Project Director - CDC Pre- Service Program
Jhpiego is implementing a grant from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to strengthen HIV training at Medical Training Colleges (MTCs) in Kenya by updating the curricula and improve training skills of tutors to ensure that Pre-service MTC graduates are market-ready to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS services.
The Project Director will be responsible for the overall
management and programmatic leadership of the CDC Pre-service Project in
Kenya.
The Project Director will work closely with the Country Director
and representatives from other partner organizations to ensure programmatic
leadership and integrity.
Responsibilities:
- Lead
the development of the program strategy and plan for overall
implementation and attainment of program goals.
- Ensure
that the program is technically sound and responsive to the needs of the
country.
- Provide
overall leadership for the program’s technical, financial and human
resources functions.
- Represent
the Pre–service HIV training program with the Ministries of Health,
non-governmental organizations, CDC and other stakeholders.
- Prepare,
review and share periodical reports and other program deliverables in
time.
- Track
and present progress, achievements and lessons learned to key stakeholders
including donor and partners.
Required Qualifications:
- A
Graduate degree in medicine or other relevant field. Degree in Public
Health or Education will be an added advantage
- Over
5 years’ experience in successful implementation of HIV training programs,
including planning, designing, supervising and evaluating such programs
- Skills
in HIV related health services, competency-based clinical training,
pre-service training and program planning
- Ability
to develop productive working relationships with counterparts in other
partners including MOH and Medical Training Colleges
- Team
player with demonstrated ability to produce quality results
- Experience
in working in a fast-paced multi-agency/organizational environment
- Computer
literacy, particularly in the use of MS office
Finance Manager
Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, the Finance Manager will be responsible for providing financial and management support to Jhpiego Nairobi Office.
S/he will supervise the day-to-day financial operations of the
Nairobi office, budgeting ensure internal control systems and review of on-site
financial accounting and bookkeeping system required to assure the integrity
and effective performance of Jhpiego’s financial operations.
Responsibilities:
- Examine
financial documents for completeness, accuracy, and validity of financial
data before making payments.
- Monitor
disbursement of funds from the project bank account(s) to ensure
compliance with Jhpiego’s financial policies and procedures.
- Review
sample of expense reports and other project expenses on a regular basis to
ensure adequate support documentation, allowability, allocability and
reasonability.
- Review
of QuickBooks monthly financial reports other financial reports and conduct
bank reconciliations.
- Assist
the Senior Finance Manager to prepare financial reports to donors like
USAID, CDC and others as required.
- Assist
program managers to develop annual operational budgets and review for
accuracy, reasonability, completeness and donor compliance.
- Develop
proposal budgets for review by the Senior Finance Manager in accordance
with donor requirements.
- Assist
the Senior Finance Manager in monitoring program expenses by ensuring
timely preparation of expenditure reports, accruals and projections and
burn rates on a monthly basis.
- Review
existing internal control systems to ensure financial integrity at all
times; identify weaknesses and recommend corrective actions as per the
GAAPs and Jhpiego’s financial procedures.
- Mentor
and train the Finance staff in various finance functions to build their
competencies in these areas.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree
in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- Minimum
CPA (K) or equivalent
- Minimum
of five (5) years relevant experience in finance or accounting at
supervisory level.
- Minimum
of three (3) years practical experience in Quickbooks accounting package
- Additional
years of relevant work experience may be substituted for educational
requirement
- Knowledge
of USAID regulations is an added advantage.
- Previous
experience with nonprofit organization will be an added advantage.
- Excellent
financial and computer skills – working knowledge of QuickBooks accounting
software, database applications, word processing and Excel.
- Demonstrated
budgeting, budget monitoring and financial reporting skills
Program Officer – Lower Eastern
Province
Reporting to the Regional Integration Coordinator, the Program Officer will ensure effective operations of APHIAplus KAMILI project activities at the County level.
S/he will support and promote maximum integration of health
services and to improve access to health services, nutrition, Prevention of
Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Reproductive Health (RH), Family Planning
(FP), HIV/AIDS and Malaria services in collaboration with the Ministries of
Health.
Responsibilities:
- Lead
the project at county level through co-ordination, supervision, and
implementation of project activities
- Ensure
nutrition, MNCH/PMTCT/RH/FP/HIV/AIDS/Malaria services are integrated with
other health and non-health activities
- Provide
mentorship and supportive supervision of health care workers in respective
discipline, with a focus on quality assurance / quality improvement
- Strengthen
linkages between facilities service delivery and community
- Implement
an annual rapid assessment of the county and feed information back to
relevant stakeholders
- Coordinate
sensitization workshops and advocacy sessions for community leaders and
other stakeholders in collaboration with APHIAplus partners
- Participate
in preparation of budgets, work plans, and other technical papers
- Assist
in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and/or annual reports
- Assist
in program monitoring and evaluation
- Liaise
with the Ministries of Health officials through attendance to DHMT
meetings and support in the AOP processes
Required Qualifications:
- Degree
in Social Science, Nutrition, Community Development, Public Health or
related field
- Clinical
Officer or Registered Nurse
- Possess
strong clinical and training skills in nutrition,
MNCH/PMTCT/RH/FP/HIV/AIDS
- At
least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in the
respective discipline
- Experience
working with MOH personnel and good knowledge of health systems and
programs. Knowledge of systems and experience with donor related projects
will be an added advantage
- Familiarity
with the National Health Strategic Plan/National Community Strategy
- A
demonstrated track record of providing mentorship and supervision for
strengthening healthcare services; training in quality improvement
approaches
- Critical
thinking and troubleshooting skills to facilitate program implementation
- Excellent
analytical, communication and report writing skills
- Computer
literacy, particularly in the use of MS office.
Interested applicants should send a CV with three referees and
detailed cover letter by email to HR-Kenya@jhpiego.net by 5th October
2012.
Please indicate how your education and experience qualifies you
for the position.
Only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer