ICAP of Columbia University is
working in partnership with the Ministry of Health to strengthen HIV
Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in five counties in Kenya.
Applications are invited for the following
position:
Position: VMMC Infection Prevention Officer
Location: Selected
sites in Nyanza
Overall Job Function: Infection Prevention Officer will be responsible
for maintaining high hygiene standards for the VMMC mobile teams, as well as
coordinating surgical instruments sterilization for supplies and equipment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage equipment and supplies before and after
VMMC services
- Ensure a steady supply of sterile MC packs the
VMMC team
- Ensure operating theatres, consultation rooms,
and recovery areas are clean and ready for use during and after the VMMC
Requirements:
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, with
higher education preferred.
- Trained and certified on VMMC
- Have at least one years’ experience in VMMC
work
- Demonstrate awareness of the Infection
Prevention and Universal Precautions guidelines and standard operating
protocols
Position: VMMC Surgeon
Location: Selected sites in Nyanza
Overall Job Function: The VMMC surgeon will be responsible for screening,
performing and post op management of VMMC.
S/he will serve as lead for a
4-person VMMC mobile team and be held accountable for the team’s performance.
S/he will report to the VMMC Program Officer.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform screening and medical evaluation of
clients in readiness for VMMC;
- Provide VMMC to eligible clients as per
national guidelines;
- Perform post-operative reviews for circumcised
clients, including managing any complications and referral as appropriate;
- Provide supervision and support to VMMC staff
working at ICAP- supported health facilities.
Requirements:
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine or KRCHN;
- Registered by the Clinical Officers
Council/Nursing Council of Kenya;
- Trained and certified on VMMC;
- Have at least 3 years’ experience in VMMC
surgery;
- Have demonstrated capacity to serve as a team
leader.
Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Kisumu
with travel to ICAP sites in Nyanza
Overall Function: The incumbent will work under the overall guidance
of the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation to provide technical support in
the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation (ME) activities
within the ICAP HIV prevention, care and treatment program.
The appointee will work under the
supervision of the Nyanza regional Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support routine data collection, reporting and
analysis of HIV program data for ICAP internal consumption and donor
reporting requirements.
- Provide mentorship support to facility
healthcare workers and health records personnel in collation, analysis,
interpretation and utilization of GoK M&E data and facilitate
reporting of routine GoK M&E data to the MoH DHIS database.
- Together with program teams, develop and
operationalize a schedule for monthly facility and district level
monitoring visits to review HIV service delivery and programs and data
with a view to identifying gaps for support and mentorship.
- Lead in the active audit of both paper M&E
tools and electronic medical records (EMRs) as part of data quality
assurance.
- Provide technical support to program, regional
and national teams in the design new M&E data collection tools, and
oversee the implementation of electronic medical records in assigned
facilities.
- Provide any other M&E support as assigned.
Requirements:
- Degree in Health Records Information,
Epidemiology, Biostatistics or related field
- At least 2years experience in implementing
monitoring and evaluation systems in PEPFAR HIV programs.
- Ability to plan and manage simultaneous competing
priorities with little supervision.
Position: Program Officer, Communications
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Overall Job Function: To serve the Strategies and Partnerships
Department, for effective communication of ICAP programs, including designing,
report writing, production and distribution of communication materials in
Kenya.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, coordinate and maintain an effective
social media presence for ICAP in Kenya in Kiswahili and English;
- Write and produce high quality communication
materials, including website content, and effectively communicate these to
key audiences in English and Kiswahili;
- Take high quality photographs and videos to
promote ICAP work
- Edit materials (papers, briefs, power point
presentations, etc) in English and Kiswahili and undertake full quality
assurance to ensure that they conform to ICAP standards and promote the
image and objectives of the organization in Kenya;
- Support Departments to develop and foster high
quality standards and guidelines for ICAP communications across different
media and formats;
- Ensure timely and effective dissemination of
information from all ICAP departments;
- Support management in communication and
advocacy ;
- Organize events as required, with support from
Capacity Building Advisor, including publication, launch events;
- Review all Kiswahili translations to ensure
fidelity with English and quality as well as compliance with the vision
and values of ICAP
- Liaise and work with external suppliers and
partners including, but not limited to designers, printers and production
companies to ensure all print work for ICAP is quality.
Requirements
- A university degree in communication including
Media;
- Experience in development and/or
communications work with at least three years’ relevant working experience,
specifically in communications;
- Excellent writing and communication skills in
Kiswahili and English;
- Strong analytical and organizational skills;
- Computer proficiency including web‐based applications, flair for working with
visual materials; a powerful creative eye; audio visual presentation
design skills are desirable;
- Keen understanding of traditional media,
social media and uses of new technologies for communication;
- Ability to be on top of issues and deliver
quality on time.
How to Apply
All applications including a current CV, telephone number and 3 referees (Your current/previous supervisors) should be sent to the HR and Administration Manager, ICAP icap.vacancies@gmail.com on or before 24th July 2015.
All applications including a current CV, telephone number and 3 referees (Your current/previous supervisors) should be sent to the HR and Administration Manager, ICAP icap.vacancies@gmail.com on or before 24th July 2015.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
ICAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
www.icap.columbia.edu