Vacancy: RH / HIV Program Manager
Sector: Grants
Location: Kenya
Employee Type:Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Responsibilities:
Program Management.
- Coordinate all activities under RH, HIV and TB
prevention, care, treatment and support program as per UNHCR, CDC and MOH
guidance.
- Ensure QA and QC activities are conducted as
per National guidelines in all RH, HIV and TB program areas.
- Ensure timely ordering of program commodities,
distribution to the sites, regular monitoring to avoid stock outs and
ensure proper storage.
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained and
upheld by program staff.
- Ensure accurate RH, HIV and TB activities
records are maintained and kept, relevant reports generated and submitted
as required.
- Work with other programs to ensure integration
of RH, HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment activities into other
sectors.
- Organize and attend regular program staff and
community leaders meetings
- Liaise with other implementing agencies
including NASCOP and MoH to ensure a multi-sectoral approach to RH, HIV
and TB programming.
- Maintain updated libraries of manuals and
other resources for RH, HIV and TB in the health program.
Finance and Grants Management
- Represent the RH, HIV and TB program in grants
meetings (grants opening, budget review and grants closure meetings).
- Participate in proposal development and donor
reports writing.
- Prepare spending, procurement and staffing
plans for the RH, HIV and TB program.
- Ensure diligence in grants utilization
Communication and Reporting
- Keep the Field coordinator and RH/HIV
Coordinator informed of all developments and issues through regular
situation reports.
- Ensure timely submission of accurate RH, HIV
and TB progress reports as required by donors.
Supervision & Leadership
- Provide technical and /or administrative
supervision to RH, HIV & TB national and incentive staff.
- Identify staffing/capacity gaps and recommend
to the field coordinator for action.
- Provide mentorship to field based program
staff.
Networking & Coordination
- Liaise with other implementing partners in
providing holistic services for the target population through referral and
linkage.
- Participate in the RH, HIV and TB stakeholders
meeting.
Qualifications
- Medical Degree from reputable university with
Public Health background. Master’s Degree or Post graduate Diploma
in Public Health is considered an asset
- Good knowledge and experience in maternal
health care services.
- At least Five years’ experience in
overall RH, HIV and TB programming including evidence based
interventions targeting the youth and programs targeting key population
especially female sex workers.
- Good leadership and communication skills
- Good interpersonal relations
- Culturally sensitive and able to work in a
challenging environment under minimal or no supervision.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to
apply.
International allowances are not
available for this position.
Salary and employee benefits are
compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to
apply online
Vacancy:Community Health Program Officer
Vacancy:Community Health Program Officer
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type:Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Job Purpose / Objective: The CHP officer reports directly to the CHP
Manager, he/she will be expected to work within the integrated community health
program and collaborate with the other program sectors to implement the program
activities.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Liaise with appropriate sectors to ensure
outbreak prevention, control and response measures targeting communicable
diseases are in place at all times in Kakuma camp.
- Raise awareness and improve knowledge, among
refugees, agency staff and host communities working with or engaging with
refugees to prevent occurrence and spread of infectious diseases in Kakuma
refugee camp.
- Train health staff and community health
promoters on Standard case definitions and ensure that community
surveillance systems are linked with the health facilities.
- Liaise with appropriate staff to ensure
availability of appropriate supplies for control and prevention of
communicable illnesses.
- Liaise with clinical services staff and ensure
Standard Case Definitions are available in all consultation rooms
- Conduct active surveillance of communicable
diseases. Investigate outbreaks establishing etiologies, mechanisms for
diagnostic testing and the effectiveness of response measures.
- Ensure contact tracing is done and all
suspected outbreaks are reported within 24hours.
- Ensure proper surveillance investigations,
reporting, specimen collection and transport of samples of communicable
disease outbreaks.
- Maintain appropriate knowledge and skills
amongst health staff to control and prevent outbreaks.
- In the event of an outbreak liaise with the health
facilities and prepare daily line list and send to the CHM.
- In liaison with the CHM, periodically review
disaster preparedness plans on diseases prone to out breaks at the Kakuma
Refugee Camp.
- Ensure adequate coverage of childhood
immunizations through supervision of EPI centers, provision of adequate
supplies and antigens at all times.
- Conduct periodic supervision sessions in
vaccinating facilities and document the findings.
- Ensure cold chain is maintained throughout,
spot check the EPI fridge to ensure no expired antigens or VVM 3 & 4
is left in the fridge. Keep the records for future reference.
- Ensure medical screening and immunization of
children under five years is done at reception center and for new arrivals
in the community.
- Prepare weekly epidemic monitoring report and
submit to PHO
- Prepare monthly EPI report and submit to CHM
- In liaison with CHM ensure vitamin A &
deworming supplementation for children under five years is done twice
yearly.
- In liaison with CHM coordinate camp wide
immunization campaigns in response to outbreaks
- Coordinate community based reproductive health
activities in the camp.
- Conduct FGDs in the community to establish the
gaps in the system that need intervention
- Come up with practical strategies to address
reproductive gaps in collaboration with all other sectors to ensure key
indicators are maintained within set targets
- Develop appropriate IEC materials to promote
behavior change
- Organize awareness sessions on reproductive
health with the community members Work closely with the nurses in charge
of reproductive health to strengthen the system in place and make
adjustments where necessary
- Develop and maintain a data base for all
pregnant mothers and their delivery outcomes
- Ensure the CHPs keep a record of all the
pregnant mothers in their blocks and they document the visits and
interventions carried out weekly.
- Prepare one CME on successful interventions
realized in RH.
- Ensure formation of reproductive health groups
in the community to facilitate easy communication and feedback from
mothers both within reproductive age and the older ones.
- Carry out any other duties assigned as
delegated by the program manager.
Key Result Areas
Specific Responsibility
Specific Responsibility
- Coordinate and supervise the activities of all
the Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and their supervisors to ensure that
each is assigned to specific households and persons.
- Attend facility meetings weekly and give
guidance to the CHPs on issues raised.
- Contribute to the maintenance of a high
quality and motivated team of polyvalent Community Health Promoters (CHPs)
by participating in formal and on-job training sessions, performance
appraisal and feedback and ensuring that staff discipline and adherence to
organizational policies is in place at all times.
- Perform mentorship sessions to the CHPs
allocated to you and compile a report on the same biweekly.
- Work with community health committees to
ensure that the community members actively participate in preventive and
health promotion activities at the community level and support Community
Health Promoters in their day to day activities.
- Participate in camp wide surveys and medical
campaigns.
- Liaise with the mental health and the CBR
officer to ensure community rehabilitation indicators are met.
- Liaise with the other sectors to ensure community
based indicators are met.
Capacity Building:
- Organizing training of staff (both refugee and
national) on integrated disease surveillance and response.
- Ensure a class of CHPs is trained and
qualifies yearly
- Liaise with CHP team to perform supervision
monitoring of all CHPs twice annually
Administrative Responsibilities:
- In liaison with CHM Maintain ongoing
collaboration and consultation with CDC, IOM, MOH, UN agencies, NGOs and
refugee populations.
- Prepare orders for sector activities and
maintain inventories for the same.
- Contribute to program budget management by
tracking expenditures and participating in monthly budget review meetings.
- Support the counterpart in preparation of
program staff payrolls and duty rosters.
- In liaison with CHM compile weekly and
monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
Required Qualifications:
- Diploma in Community Health Nursing or any
other relevant qualification.
- Registered with the relevant body
Required Experience &
Competencies:
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience
in Public Health field.
- Strong communication skills; oral, written and
presentation skills.
- Team player.
- Ready to work in difficult environmental
conditions
- Must be flexible and culturally sensitive
- Experience of working in a resource poor
setting and/or camp environment is an added advantage
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to
apply.
International allowances are not
available for this position.
Salary and employee benefits are
compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to
apply online
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Disclaimer: Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes. In the event that you receive any request for payment of any sort, please get in touch with us on Tel: +(254-020) 2727730, Email: IRCKenya@rescue.org or report to the nearest police.
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IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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