Job Title: MANI Voucher Field Coordinator
Department: N/A
Post Holder: New position
Reporting to: Options Kenya, Health Financing Advisor
Liaison with: National and International Staff
Hours: 35
Location: Bungoma, Kenya
Type of Contract: Fixed term – 2.5 years
Organisation: Options Consultancy Services Limited (Options) was
established in 1992 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes
International. Options is a leading provider of technical and management expertise
in the health and social sectors.
We work in partnership with national
and state governments, international development agencies, the private sector
and civil society to strengthen programmes and policies to support the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in health and poverty reduction.
Our work focuses on providing
expertise in sexual and reproductive health, maternal newborn and child health,
HIV and AIDS, citizen voice and accountability, gender, social inclusion and
equity to enhance institutional effectiveness to support strengthening of
health service delivery.
Programme or department background
Programme or department background
DFID Kenya is initiating a new
five-year programme (2013-2018) to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. The
outcome will be increased access to and utilisation of quality maternal and
newborn health services.
This programme will contribute to and deliver DFID Kenya’s commitment to provide skilled birth attendance to an additional 15,000 women by 2015 and a total of 95,000 by end of 2018.
This programme will contribute to and deliver DFID Kenya’s commitment to provide skilled birth attendance to an additional 15,000 women by 2015 and a total of 95,000 by end of 2018.
It will complement other areas of DFID
health sector support in Kenya including the Kenya Health Programme, which
provides health policy and systems strengthening support at national level,
malaria, family planning, reproductive health social marketing, and DFID
Kenya’s Adolescent Girls Initiative.
The impact of the programme is reduced maternal and neonatal mortality in Kenya. It is expected to contribute to preventing 1,092 maternal and 3,836 neonatal deaths by 2018.
The impact of the programme is reduced maternal and neonatal mortality in Kenya. It is expected to contribute to preventing 1,092 maternal and 3,836 neonatal deaths by 2018.
The expected outcome is increased
access to and utilisation of quality maternal and newborn health
services.
The Programme complements other
areas of DFID health sector support in Kenya including the Kenya Health
Programme, which provides health policy and systems strengthening support at
national level, malaria, family planning, reproductive health social marketing,
and DFID Kenya’s Adolescent Girls Initiative.
Main Purpose of Job (describe the
overall objective of the role and how it fits into Options):
The MANI Voucher Field Coordinator will be responsible for the smooth running of field operations for the MANI transport voucher programme.
The MANI Voucher Field Coordinator will be responsible for the smooth running of field operations for the MANI transport voucher programme.
The Voucher Field Coordinator will
work closely with community health volunteers and the Sub-county community
coordinators in 6 sub-counties in Bungoma to identify transporters to carry
pregnant women to health facilities, to identify women eligible for the
transport subsidy (voucher) and to ensure health facility staff accept and
report on voucher utilisation.
Main Duties (outline areas of responsibility)
1. Liaise with the Community Strategy focal person in the Sub-Counties to ensure that the transport solution is well integrated with the Community health strategy and the overall objectives of MANI program.
Main Duties (outline areas of responsibility)
1. Liaise with the Community Strategy focal person in the Sub-Counties to ensure that the transport solution is well integrated with the Community health strategy and the overall objectives of MANI program.
2. Support SCHMT Community
Coordinator to coordinate enrolment of local transporters
- Organise community workshops to identify
transporters
- Register transporters (including verification
of documentation e.g. driving licenses, collection of phone numbers and
network details etc.)
- Organise transporter trainings
3. Support SCHMT Community
Coordinator to coordinate Community Health Volunteers:
- Train CHVs in distribution of voucher and
interaction with local transporters
- Oversee the development work-plans for CHV’s
involved in distribution, targeting of deserving clients
- Coordinate regular collection of poverty
assessment tools and distribution
- Oversee the day to day activities and
performance of the CHVs involved in distribution of transport vouchers and
timely reporting on performance
- Provide periodic refresher trainings to CHVs
4. Health facility coordination
- Co-facilitate training of health workers in
registering the use of transport vouchers through SMS
- Coordinate regular collection of hard copies
of transport vouchers from facilities
5. Track voucher distribution
- record voucher numbers for batches received
from project office
- record voucher numbers for batches given to
each CHV
Note: this
job description reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and
responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and be
subject to amendment in consultation with the job holder.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Community Development
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years of post-graduate work
experience
- Experience of working in rural communities
- Experience of organising and providing
training
- Experience of project coordination
Desirable
- Experience of working with and coordinating
CHVs
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Strong time management and planning skills
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Good written English
Attributes
Essential
- Willing to live and work in Bungoma County
Other requirements
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
How to Apply:
To express your interest in the role,
please send your latest CV, application letter, daytime telephone contacts and
names of at-least two referees who are not your close relatives to The Health
Financing Advisor at b.mbuthia@manikenya.com not later than Friday, May 22,
2015.
Applications will be reviewed on a
rolling basis hence applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Options is an equal opportunities
employer.