Christian Health Association of
Kenya (CHAK)
Vacancy: Program
Officer - Mombasa TB Control Project
CHAK is
seeking to recruit 2 Health professionals with experience within Mombasa County
for a two-year TB prevention and control project to be implemented within
Mombasa County.
This is an
equal employment opportunity with regard to gender, religion or ethnicity.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the
Project Coordinator, the successful candidates will be expected to:-
- Mobilize and organize for community meetings for the purpose of implementing the project activities.
- Work with the Sub-county, and the County TLCs and the other CHMT to ensure the project activities are aligned with sub-county and county Health plans and get full support of the Health authorities.
- Support CHEWs and CHWs to put in place functional cough monitoring and diagnostic support for TB intensive case finding at the community level.
- Continuously strengthen the facility based TB screening in the HIV treatment centers and integration of TB screening in health facilities
- Provide mentorship and supportive supervision to strengthen TB case finding,contact tracing, and defaulter tracking.
- Liaise and work with the Laboratory technicians, the CHWs and the CHEWs to ensure that Sputum specimen transport network is functional and the results turn-around-time is efficient
- Provide mentorship and supportive supervision on TB intensive case finding, infection prevention, and M&E
- Ensure adequate supply of the TB screening and reporting tools and their appropriate use.
- Make regular monthly/quarterly project activity reports in collaboration with M&E officer
Qualification and Experience:
- University degree in Community Health, Nursing, Clinical Medicine or Public Health.
- Diploma in KRCHN, RCO and PHO with substantial field based experience in community health project implementation will also be considered.
- Experience in working along the model of the Community Health Strategy, engaging CHWs, CSOs and religious organizations, the sub-county (DHMTs) and county health management teams(CHMTs)
- Demonstrable experience and proficiency in working in HIV/TB infection prevention and treatment programs and hands on experience in TB defaulter & contact tracing and intensive case finding at the community and facility levels.
- Familiarity and experience working within and with the communities of Mombasa County will be an added advantage.
Application & closing date:
All
applications should be submitted by post, hand delivery or email by 25th March
2014 to the contacts below.
Applications
should include copies of relevant certificates and contacts of 2 referees.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The General
Secretary, CHAK
P. O. Box
30690, 00100,
Nairobi
Tel:
0733-334419, 0722-203617
E-mail: secretariat@chak.or.ke or hr@chak.or.ke