HIV & AIDS Program Manager - Lodwar
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Working with a team of field based
program staff, the HIV Program Manager will lead the program team in the
implementation of Evidence Based HIV prevention interventions including
Community based HIV Testing & Counseling.
With the support and guidance of both
the Field Program Coordinator and the RH &HIV Coordinator, the
Manager will play a key role in all aspects of program design, strategies,
approaches, implementation, monitoring, reporting as well as program quality
control and improvement, human resource management, partnerships management and
financial management aspects of the project.
Key Responsibilities:
Programme Design, Planning & Implementation
Key Responsibilities:
Programme Design, Planning & Implementation
- The HIV & AIDS Manager is tasked with the
overall programmatic and administrative support leadership in the
implementation of Evidence Based Interventions (EBI’s) in accordance with
EBI implementation guidelines implementation guidelines.
- Facilitate information sharing with other
sectors, towards integrating the HIV program with other programs e.g.
Gender Based Violence (GBV), Nutrition and Livelihoods.
- Contribute to the bi - ennial development,
review and implementation of the IRC Health Sector Strategic Plan in line
with the IRC Country Strategic Plan, policies and procedures.
- Provide overall guidance to program staff in
the development of work plans, activity plans and budgets.
- Where necessary, participate in concept
development, proposal writing and budget development exercises in relation
to HIV/ health programming for IRC Kenya.
- Incorporate cross – cutting program design
issues such as protection mainstreaming, disaster risk reduction,
governance, environmental and emergency response
Quality Control & Improvement
- Monitor programs adherence to EBI
implementation guidelines for quality service provision and program
implementation.
- Conduct regular field visits, support
supervision and monitoring of all HIV program activities to ensure quality
service provision.
- Plan, support and coordinate quarterly donor
field site visits. .
Human Resource Management &
Leadership
- Directly supervise the HIV Officer, Key
Population Officer.
- Address staffing gaps for effective program
implementation.
- With support of HR & FPC’s Office, address
staff issues arising
- Conduct regular program planning meetings with
program staff
- Staff supervision, mentorship, performance
appraisal and development through objectives developing, reviews and
evaluations.
- Participate in the weekly Lodwar Management
Team meetings.
- Participate and support safety security
management.
- Participate in the development and review of
the Field site Annual Program Plans.
Partnerships & Coordination
- With the support of the FPC and Grants Unit,
the Manager will take lead in the engagement of partners in program
design, proposal writing, budget development and planning, partner mapping
exercises, partner capacity assessment, program review meetings and
supervisory visits, in line with IRC’s Partnership framework.
- Work together with the County Health Management
Teams (CHMTs) in strengthening the coordination, linkage and networking of
various HIV interventions including regular and consistent attendance to
relevant health coordination meetings.
- Maintain amicable inter - departmental
relationships within IRC, its partners, the county MOH, and other
stakeholders.
Monitoring & Reporting
- Review monthly narrative and quantitative
program reports
- Preparation of the quarterly, semi – annual,
annual narrative and power point progress reports.
- Ensure the regular flow of relevant
information and reports to the district level .
- Plan, support and coordinate joint IRC &
county MoH field monitoring and support supervision exercises.
Logistical and Financial Management
- Take lead in budget preparation, planning,
allocation, management, review tracking and analysis to ensure proper
allocation of resources, accountability and prudent spending.
- Participate in monthly budgets review
exercises (BVA meetings) with the Finance Officer and other sector heads.
- Enhance prudent financial management through
preparation of and adherence to program work, spending and procurement
plans.
- Review and approve weekly HIV program movement
plans and transport allocation.
- Submit work and activity based monthly cash
forecasts to the Finance Officer.
- With support from the Logistics Office, track
procurement of program supplies and undertake. inventory management of
purchased supplies.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in Social
or Health Sciences / Community Health or related disciplines.
- Undergone training in Peer Education, Behavior
Change Communication, Evidence Based Interventions (EBI’s), Monitoring
Reporting & Evaluation.
Required Experience &
Competencies:
- At least 5 years experience working in
Community HIV & AIDS Programming.
- Demonstrated experience in Report writing,
Training and facilitation.
- Demonstrated experience in HIV Program
Implementation, Health Promotion or Community Development is an added
advantage.
- Demonstrated experience in development of IEC
materials and BCC methodologies relating to HIV/AIDS and reproductive
health.
- Demonstrated experience in working with
government structures at the grassroots level.
- Strong analytical, logical, critical and
creative thinking skills.
- Good inter – personal, leadership and teamwork
skills.
- Previously served in a position of leadership
and supervision.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
How to Apply
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Community Health Extension Workers
(CHEWS) - Lodwar
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Duties and Responsibilities
The Community Health Services function entails:
The Community Health Services function entails:
- Sensitizing communities for uptake of quality
health services;
- managing common ailments and minor injuries at
community level;
- tracing defaulters to ensure compliance with
health interventions such as immunization, tuberculosis treatment, malaria
control, antiretroviral, malnutrition, antenatal care;
- conducting community health diagnosis and
recommending suitable interventions;
- referring health cases to appropriate health
facilities; and
- coordinating community health activities,
workers and committees.
Further the functions entails:
- monitoring, evaluating and preparing community
health reports;
- facilitating planning activities at community
level;
- mobilizing the community and other
stakeholders;
- advocating and mobilizing resources for
community health activities; and
- facilitating, training and developing
community health volunteers / workers and members of community health
committees.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
- Certificate/diploma in any of the following
disciplines: Community Health, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or
Community Development from a recognized institution; and
- Certificate in Computer Application Skills
from a recognized institution
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work
performance and result.
- Demonstrated professional competence and
ability as reflected in work performance and results.
- The selected officers are expected to work
under the supervision and guidance of the Department of public health, in
the ministry of health framework in Turkana County.
How to Apply
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Project Manager - Lodwar
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Job Purpose / Objective: The project Manager - CORE Polio Eradication will lead the planning, implementation, supervision, and monitoring of IRC’s CORE polio eradication project in Turkana county.
The CORE polio project manager will
work closely with the county health team and the CORE group project team to
ensure implementation of activities geared towards polio eradication by
increasing population immunity and enhancing surveillance for Acute Flaccid
Paralysis at the county level.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Coordination and support:
Technical Coordination and support:
- Participate in the planning, implementation
and monitoring of routine immunization and supplemental immunization
activities at the county level and provide support as guided by the
project deliverables.
- Participate and provide support as guided by
the CORE polio project priorities in AFP surveillance, polio outbreak
investigation, case and contact tracing.
- Work closely with the county disease surveillance
coordinator in planning and training health facility staff at the county
level on polio and immunization.
- Participate in Cross border meetings and
implementation of cross border polio eradication activities.
Finance and Grant Management:
- Manage the CORE polio project budget ensuring
spending is maintained within appropriate margins.
- Identify and respond to project needs,
implement activities, and conduct follow-up to ensure project success.
- Monitor timeliness, quality and progress of
project deliverables as per the work plans and implementation plans in
place.
- Ensure timely documentation and use of
information to continuously improve the quality and performance of the
project.
Communication and Documentation:
- Develop and maintain project related record-keeping
system and provide accurate documentation of all reporting forms.
- Provide material related to project progress
and updates both internal and external use.
- Assist in the development of publications and
communication materials wherever possible.
Coordination, Representation and
Advocacy:
- Implement effective communication strategies
to maintain strong correspondence among stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key
project counterparts and stakeholders
Required Qualification / Experience
& Competencies:
- Diploma or degree certificate in nursing,
clinical medicine or medicine.
- Advanced degree in Public health is an added
advantage.
- At least 5 years experience in immunization
and community health programs with at least 2 years experience at project
management level.
- Experience working closely with Ministry of
Health on disease surveillance and immunization programs/activities at
county or national level.
- Competent in Windows, MS office programs,
email and database (HMIS, PEPFAR database, EPI-Info) experience.
- Strong assessment, project planning,
organisational, interpersonal and communication skills (Written and
Spoken).
- Ability to multitask, manage pressure and
flexibility.
How to Apply
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Nurses - Lodwar
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Job Purpose / Objective: A nursing officer is expected to conduct, carry out
assessment of school health needs; planning, implementing interventions and
preparing periodic reports; maintaining records on patients/clients health
history, personal and health
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
- assessing patients and clients and
establishing health care needs;
- planning and implementing nursing care
interventions based on patients'/clients' health needs;
- providing ante-natal care, delivery, referring
patients and clients appropriately;
- evaluating healthcare outcomes on
patients/clients preparing individualized reports;
- making appropriate discharge plan appropriate
healthcare service, including immunization, condition/care;' ensuring a
tidy and safe clinical environment;
- ensuring safe custody for in-patients
belongings;
- conducting home visits, following up
discharged patients/clients and
- providing continuity of care; and treating
minor ailments.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Duties and responsibilities at his level will
entail: assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and
evaluating patient's outcomes;
- Diagnosing common health conditions; providing
appropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of
Childhood Illnesses (IMCI),
- Integrated Management of Adolescents and
Adulthood illnesses (IMAI),
- Immunization and reproductive health,
providing health education and counseling to patients/clients and
community on identified health needs.
- Implementing recommendations from research
findings for improvement of care; referring patients and clients
appropriately; facilitating patients' admission and initiating discharge
plans;
- Maintaining records on patients/clients health
condition and care; ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment;
conducting assessment of school health needs; planning, implementing
interventions and preparing periodic reports; identifying occupational
health needs; and making recommendations; and conducting clinical teaching
and assessing nursing students.
Requirement for this position
- Be a Kenyan citizen
- Be a diploma/degree/certificate holder from a
recognized medical institution
- Be in possession of Kenya certificate of
secondary education (KCSE)
- Must POSSESS a valid practicing license from
the nursing counsel of Kenya or any recognized body by the government of
Kenya
- Have interpersonal and good communication
skills to clients, patients and the members of health staff
- Knowledge of computer is an added advantage
- Job experience for the last two years is a
prerequisite
- Must have trained in BemONc/ FP/ FANC package,
and ready to handle reproductive health emergency when it occurs most,
- Knowledge of recognition of early danger signs
of pregnancy and able to refer immediately to the next level for action is
paramount for this position
- Can work under extreme and unfavorable
condition /ready to work anywhere in Turkana county with minimal
preference for work environment
How to Apply
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Security Guards - Kakuma
Sector: Operations
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Job Purpose / Objective: The national security guard, under the supervision
of security officer, will assist the security officer in the coverage of all
field sites.
S/he will be present during all the
distribution exercise by accompanying the programs distribution teams to the
various sites within the camp.
S/he will ensure that incentives
guards are deployed in all the sites both day and night and to provide the
guarding expertise.
S/he will respond to any incident
which requires the security officer during the distribution exercise and within
their areas of jurisdiction.
S/he will make periodic security
reports of incidents which might occur during the distribution exercise to the
security officer.
S/he will work closely as a team with
other national guards and the incentive counterpart managers, supervisors and
the guards to ensure that there is cohesion and information sharing.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure that Safety and Security of staff,
clients, and property in all field sites is secure and free from losses or
damages by ensuring coverage of all facilities 24/7.
- Monitoring nutrition SFP,BSFP and OTP
activities and ensuring that all field stores are guarded at all times.
- Ensure enforcement of IRC security protocols
within the field sites in a professional manner in line with the IRC WAY.
- To monitor assets/material movement from the
IRC stores to any other location within IRC programs in reducing and
minimizing chances of defraud within the stores and programs.
- To enhance accountability in
procurement/storage process in ensuring proper procedures are followed.
- To work closely with supply chain department,
and nutrition program to ensure that the field stores control procedures
are adhered to.
- To gather information from reliable sources
and share with the security officer and other security actors within the
area of operation.
- To oversee the operations of incentive guards
deployed to the field sites.
- Under the guidance of security supervisor,
mentor the security incentive guard force through identification of
capacity gaps and carrying out the trainings.
- To be conversant with the distribution circles
for the nutrition programs to ensure that there is adequate guard coverage
during the distribution exercise.
- To maintain reporting system of incidents
occurrences within IRC programs and in the field and giving situation
updates to the security officer within necessary time frame.
- To assist the security officer in
investigating crimes incidences within IRC programs and making
recommendations to the management for action.
- Perform any other duty as may be directed by
the supervisor.
Key Result Areas;
- Maximum presence and involvement in the
distribution exercise and coverage of all field sites.
- Taking preventive measures to avert any
pilferages of commodities.
- Coordinating with Nutrition program to ensure
that all distribution circles are timely communicated.
- Enforcing security procedures as per the SOPs
Required
Qualifications:
- KCSE Certificate and above. Experience in
military, police, prison or NYS training will be an added advantage.
- Training or certification in first aid,
firefighting and security related training.
- Must be Computer literate ( MS Word, Excel,
Power point and Internet)
- Possess a valid Certificate of good conduct.
- Must be a Kenyan citizen
- Should have a letter of recommendation from
previous employer.
Required Experience & Competencies:
- A minimum of 3 years work experience with a
humanitarian organization in similar capacity especially in a refugee set
up.
- Knowledge in using communication gadgets i.e.
VHF, HF radios.
- Good communication skill, fluency in both
written and spoken English/Kiswahili.
- Ability to work closely, professionally and
constructively with others regardless of their religion, race, or cultural
background.
- Must be physically and medically fit.
- Ability to work long hours with minimal
supervision.
How to Apply
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Nutrition Officer - Kakuma & Dadaab
Sector: Nutrition
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full
Time
Job Purpose / Objective: Working under the guidance and supervision of the
Nutrition Manager, the Nutrition Officer will be directly responsible for
implementation of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM)
program, nutrition surveillance, hospital feeding, nutrition education &
counseling and promotion of maternal infant and young child nutrition in the
camp.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement and supervise the inpatient and
outpatient therapeutic feeding of severely malnourished under-fives while
following the stipulated protocol.
- Implement and supervise the supplementary
feeding of the moderately malnourished under-fives, pregnant/lactating
mothers, individuals with medical conditions (HIV/AIDS and TB).
- Ensure the Blanket Supplementary Feeding
Program (BSFP) activities are implemented successfully.
- Implement comprehensive maternal infant and
young child nutrition program (MIYCN) with strong Baby Friendly Hospital
Initiative (BFHI) and Baby Friendly Community initiative (BFCI)
approaches.
- Supervise and monitor the hospital inpatients
diet including the special diets for medical cases like diabetes, TB,
HIV/AIDS, Hypertensive among others.
- Train and mentor the nutrition program staff
and the integrated community health promoters through identification of
capacity gaps and carrying out refresher trainings and on the job
trainings.
- Plan and conduct trainings on Growth
Monitoring Promotion (GMP), IMAM and MIYCN to other mainstream health
professionals.
- Develop key messages in nutrition to the
targeted beneficiaries, and ensure it is delivered appropriately.
- Offer nutrition support through counseling to
individuals with medical conditions including Comprehensive Care Clinic
clients.
- Plan and conduct the annual health and nutrition
surveys together with other stakeholders in the camp.
- Plan and conduct mass MUAC screening of the
under fives on a quarterly basis in collaboration with the Community
Health Promoters.
- Work closely with other nutrition related
programs such as HIV/AIDS, Environmental Health, Clinical Services and
Community Health Program in order to improve the nutrition situation in
the camp.
- Compile and submit donor and IRC Nutrition
Program weekly, biweekly and monthly reports of all the activities
implemented, as well prepare food requisitions.
- Coordinate Nutrition meetings with IRC and
participate in Project monitoring, Review and Evaluation.
- Represent IRC in Nutrition Coordination
meetings with Implementing partners and other Nutrition /Health related
forums.
- Lease with Supply Chain Department in
logistical Program Supplies procurement and Monitoring Supply control
- Stock monitoring of various commodities
- Any other duties as assigned by the
supervisor.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics
from a recognized University.
- Must be a registered nutrition or dietitian
KNDI
Required Experience &
Competencies:
- Minimum 2 years work experience in community
nutrition and implementation.
- Experience in maternal infant and young
nutrition with strong BFHI & BFCI approaches.
- Experience in nutrition survey and
assessments.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong report writing and team working skills.
- Knowledge in computer packages and basic
analysis skills.
- Experience in Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
programming added advantage.
- Ability to work in hardship areas (previous
experience in a camp setting will be an added advantage).
How to Apply
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Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
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Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances are not
available for this position.
Salary and other benefits are
compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
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basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
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