Kangaroo Mother Care Intern
Team / Programme: KMC Intern
Location: Bungoma
Grade: Internship
Child Safeguarding:Level 1 - The role holder will not have contact
with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or
young people, as part of their work.
Role Purpose: Work with the KMC Officer to support the setting up
of centres of excellence for KMC in Bungoma county as well as ensuring that
learning from these centres is captured and shared with other partners for
scaling up.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: KMC Officer
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Scope of Role:
Reports to: KMC Officer
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya
since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian
relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the
country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will
have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million.
SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing a signature maternal and newborn health (MNH) programme that is expected to significantly contribute to achievement of Kenya’s MDG 4 and 5 targets.
SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing a signature maternal and newborn health (MNH) programme that is expected to significantly contribute to achievement of Kenya’s MDG 4 and 5 targets.
The programmatic model will actualize
continuum of care approach mixed with an integrated package of quick wins, a
minimum community health care package and a strengthened health system approach
to maternal and newborn health programming across Save the Children’s Theory of
Change.
Save the Children will work with the
government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to
address the maternal and neonatal health challenges in the country in a way
that would deliver significant impacts for women and children by the end of the
5 year period
Key Areas of Accountability:
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Support the KMC officer in the roll-out
of the Kangaroo Mother Care programme for Bungoma County to improve the
care for premature and low birth weight infants in the county
- Work in collaboratively with KMC officer to
ensure that resources for effective and timely program implementation are
available
- Ensure correct information is captured for
follow up of babies who are discharged from the programme
- Assist in the formation of KMC support groups
in all the five facilities
- Conduct sensitization on KMC to the support
staff in the health facilities
- Ensure the procured job aids are distributed
in health facilities
- Ensure proper documentation on the KMC registers
Monitoring, evaluation,
accountability and learning
- Assist in compiling field visit reports
as per programme schedule and participate in documentation of activities
within a stipulated deadline
- Ensure documentation of any achievements and
Participate in the development of work plans, reporting.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Trained and registered as a Nurse or Midwife
(Kenya Registered Nurse, Kenya Registered Midwife
- Up-to-date knowledge on maternal and new-born
health, focused ANC, malaria and immunization
- Computer literacy, particularly in Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong representational and communication skills
- Commitment to Save the Children’s Child
Safeguarding and other global policies, and to Save the Children’s vision,
mission and values.
- Understanding of child rights programming.
Clinical Intern – Kenya Country Office
Team / Programme:Signature programme
Location: Bungoma
Grade: Internship
Post Type: 3months
contract
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may
require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or
young people
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya
since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and
humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local
partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In February 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the
Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa,
Mandera, Nairobi, Turkana and Wajir.
We work through partners in many
other parts of the country. We have a staff complement of around 300 staff and
an operating annual budget of approximately US$25 million this year.
SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing a signature maternal and new born health (MNH) programme that is expected to significantly contribute to achievement of Kenya’s MDG 4 and 5 targets.
The programmatic model will actualize
continuum of care approach mixed with an integrated package of quick wins, a
minimum community health care package and a strengthened health system approach
to maternal and newborn health programming across Save the Children’s Theory of
Change.
Save the Children will work with the
government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to
address the maternal and neonatal health challenges in the country in a way
that would deliver significant impacts for women and children by the end of the
5 year period
Scope of Role: The Clinical Intern has overall responsibility for
working with the facilities to ensure the availability and readiness of health
facilities to provide quality maternal and newborn health services which are
responsive to the needs and expectations of the target community.
Reports to: Clinical Mentor - Bungoma
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Programme implementation
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Programme implementation
- Work with clinical mentorship team to
ensure that MNH services are available in all health facilities and that
the necessary supplies, job aids, protocols and equipment are available to
support provision of the services.
- Work with the MNH team to ensure that CME’s
are conducted regularly in targeted facilities.
- Work with MNH team in ensuring proper
documentation and filling of procurement processes, filling system.
- Work with the MNH team to facilitate
dissemination of MNH protocols, guidelines and job Aids in the targeted
facilities.
- Participate and support CME programs in the
supported facilities to ensure MNH topics are covered.
- Conduct Technical Support Visits to the health
facilities together with the county mentorship team to ensure that
maternal and child health services are being provided according to
national standards and protocol
Monitoring, evaluation, accountability
and learning
- Prepare Field visit reports, schedule and
participate in documentation of activities within a stipulated timelines.
- Ensure proper documentation of achievements,
lessons learnt, and best practises throughout the program implementation.
Representation
- Participates and represents SCI in various
health coordination forums and at working meetings with partners at field
level when necessary.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Trained and registered and currently
practicing as a Nurse or Midwife (Kenya Registered Nurse, Kenya Registered
Midwife) with experience in maternal and Newborn health
- Up-to-date knowledge on maternal and Newborn
health including EmONC, essential Newborn care, focused ANC, malaria,
immunization, supervision and quality improvement systems
- Computer literacy, particularly in Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong representational and communication skills
- Commitment to Save the Children’s Child
Safeguarding and other global policies, and to Save the Children’s vision,
mission and values.
- Understanding of child rights programming.
Competencies:
- Has high-level communication skills’,
including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili (both spoken
and written). Working knowledge of local language strongly preferred
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural
environment.
- Sets high standards for quality and consistently
achieves project goals.
- Maintains and extends an effective network of
individuals within the organisation and with government and development
partners
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of
possibilities.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical
knowledge and expertise.
- Proven ability to work as a team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org and a copy to lucy.Ntongai@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 3rd April 2015
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org and a copy to lucy.Ntongai@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 3rd April 2015
Residents of Bungoma are encouraged
to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
