The
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) - General Secretariat is the
National Administrative, facilitative and Coordinative arm through which KCCB
undertakes all those responsibilities which express the KCCB mission in
Kenya.
KCCB
is the prime recipient of a grant entitled Kenya AIDS Response Program (KARP)
awarded by Centers of Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) under the U.S.
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
1. Program Officer and
2. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
on a
One year renewable contract basis who will work under NASCOP to support the
implementation of the national plan for accelerating HIV Care and Treatment in
Kenya.
NASCOP is a unit within the Ministry of Health and is mainly involved with technical co-ordination of HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya. The key mandate of NASCOP is to lead the health sector response to HIV/AIDS and STIs.
NASCOP is a unit within the Ministry of Health and is mainly involved with technical co-ordination of HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya. The key mandate of NASCOP is to lead the health sector response to HIV/AIDS and STIs.
This
involves Policy and guidelines formulation, procurement and supply chain
management coordination, capacity building and Monitoring and Evaluation of the
HIV response.
In
addition to providing technical assistance and knowledge transfer to County
health teams in order to strengthen and support County governments to offer
comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services at County and Sub
County Health facilities.
Kenya continues to scale up HIV Prevention, care, treatment and support services making good progress in reducing the number of new HIV infections and reducing AIDs related mortality over the years. Over 1.6 million adults and 190,000 children are estimated to be HIV infected in Kenya.
Despite
the much progress made towards reaching HIV prevention and treatment targets,
gaps still remain.
Hence
Kenya AIDs Strategic Framework (KASF) 2014/15-2018/19 has sets ambitious
targets for HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment to be achieved by 2019.
These
are; 90% of people living with HIV know their status, 90% of those diagnosed
with HIV access antiretroviral therapy and at least 90% of those on ART achieve
viral suppression by the year 2019.
In
order to meet these ambitious targets, the Ministry of Health has recently
launched guidelines including the HIV Testing Services guidelines and national
ACT plan which will provide impetus to the acceleration agenda.
Program Officer – HIV Care and Treatment
Program Officer – HIV Care and Treatment
S/he will provide the much needed support for the 90:90:90 strategy, the KCCB program plans to recruit a Program Officer on contract basis who will work under NASCOP to support the implementation of the national plan for accelerating HIV Care and Treatment in Kenya.
The
officer will work under the direct supervision of the HIV Care and Treatment
Manager at NASCOP.
Duties and Responsibilities
- On
a day to day basis, in consultation with Program Manager, He/she will
coordinate ACT activities at national level including
1.
scheduling the ACT technical working group meetings
2.
timely invitation of TWG members or co-opted county members to
meetings
3.
Provide logistical support to ACT TWG meetings
4.
ensure proceedings of ACT TWG meetings are well documented and
disseminated
5.
follow up on various action points from the TWG meetings
6.
coordinate all county meetings related to ACT
- Work
in close collaboration with county health management teams including
implementing partners in planning for and implementation of activities to
accelerate HIV care and treatment
- Ensuring
national work plan and budgets for acceleration of HIV care and treatment
are adhered to and implemented in a timely manner
- Support
review of routine indicators at national and county level and use of
quality improvement approaches to strengthen data use and reporting in
collaboration with the M & E officer. Work with counties to support
development of county specific acceleration plans, develop and monitor
implementation priorities
- Prepare
regular reports to the NASCOP Acceleration technical working group on the
progress of implementation
- Support
capacity building of County Health management teams to implement, monitor
and report on progress on a regular basis.
- Document
best practices from program implementation as a results of the
acceleration efforts
- Any
other duties that may be assigned by the Head NASCOP or HIV care and
treatment Program Manager from time to time.
Requirements
- A
minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Medicine or clinical medicine is
required
- A
master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, global health or other
health related degree will be an added advantage
- Minimum
7 years working in management of Clinical programs preferably in a HIV
program setting.
- Must
have extensive experience in HIV Care and treatment in the Kenyan context
and preferably have been involved in program management at various levels
- Basic
Computer and analytical skills desirable
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
S/he
will provide the much needed support for the 90:90:90 strategy, the KCCB
program plans to recruit an M&E Officer who will support planning and
implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities within HIV
Care and Treatment program at NASCOP.
The
appointee will report to the Strategic Information Team lead at NASCOP and work
closely with HIV Care and Treatment Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate
monitoring and evaluation activities in collaboration with NASCOP SI Team
Lead
- Contribute
to the development and implementation of ACT monitoring and evaluation
tools
- Audit
and troubleshoot M & E systems within the HIV Care and Treatment
programs at NASCOP
- Monitor
County performance towards acceleration of HIV prevention, care and
treatment and achievement of County specific targets
- Liaise
with county records officers as well as data management assistants in
counties that require additional M and E support
- Build
capacity through training and mentorship programs for monitoring and
evaluation activities at County level
- Participate
in stakeholders activities to support, strengthen and monitor activities
towards acceleration of HIV prevention, care and treatment services.
- Contribute
to targeted public health evaluation and research including proposal
writing, training, monitoring, analysis and dissemination of findings
- Serve
as a resource in the evaluation of ongoing HIV/AIDS programs and in the
subsequent development of new and/or expanded programs for HIV prevention,
care and treatment.
Requirements:
- A
Degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, international
health, or related discipline
- At
least 5 years professional experience in monitoring and evaluation
systems, with at least 3 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of
HIV care and treatment programs
- Excellent
data management , analytical and information management skills, with
advanced proficiency in relational databases
How to Apply:
Send your application CV and cover letter only to :
The General Secretary
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops General Secretariat,
P.O. Box 13475-00800,
Nairobi.
email:
hr@catholicchurch.or.ke or hrkccb2016@gmail.com
To reach him on or before 29th April 2016
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
For more details about the above positions see at KCCB Website: www.kccb.or.ke
To reach him on or before 29th April 2016
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
For more details about the above positions see at KCCB Website: www.kccb.or.ke