ICAP
of Columbia University is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health,
Kenya to strengthen HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment services at County and
Sub County health facilities.
This
program is part of a US Government initiative against HIV in Kenya that
receives funding from PEPFAR through the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Job Title: Prevention Officer
Location: Machakos with travel to ICAP sites in
Eastern South
Overall Job Function: Working under the guidance of the Regional Director, the Prevention Officer will report to the Regional Prevention Advisor in Nyanza on a day-to-day basis to ensure quality HIV testing and counseling and support for adherence and psychosocial activities
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure
provision of quality HTC services in line with National protocols and
guidelines
- Ensure
100% linkage for HIV positive clients to HIV Prevention, Care and
Treatment
- Establish
and support psychosocial support groups
- Supervise
peer educators and HTC officers
- Streamline
appointment and defaulter tracing systems
- Support
retention strategies in facilities
- Ensure
treatment literacy is provided to enrolled clients
- Provide
quality mentorship and supportive supervision to MoH staff
Requirements
- Diploma
in Clinical Medicine or Nursing
- Experience
in HIV programming specifically in running HIV prevention programs for at
least 3 years
- Psychological
counseling training will be an added advantage
Job
Title: Adolescent
Project Coordinator -
PMTCT Adolescent Project
Location: Kisumu with travel to ICAP sites in
Nyanza
Overall
job function: Under
the supervision of the in-country Project Director and the Evaluation
Coordinator, the Project Coordinator will provide overall and day-to-day
management of the implementation of the pilot project, including reviewing
facility data quality, monitoring adherence to the project SOPs and ethics
protocol.
This
position will be based at the ICAP Nyanza office with extensive travel between
the study sites.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Assist
with the development of training materials and SOPs and in coordinating
the conduct of trainings for health care workers and adolescent/youth peer
educators on adolescent friendly services
- Assist
in developing appropriate project indicators, data collection tools and
training materials for health care workers and adolescent/youth peer
educators on adolescent friendly services
- Assist
with project start up including overseeing the initial mapping exercise
and overseeing procurement of all necessary supplies and renovations
- Supervise
on site Data Managers including regular monitoring of data quality
- Conduct
frequent (weekly/biweekly) trips to project sites to monitor adherence to
project SOPs
- Submit
all applications and renewals to the local ethics board and assist with
providing documentation for international ethics board submissions
- Assist
in the completion of deliverables including best practices documentation,
adaption of implementation materials (SOPS, training materials, job aids,
etc)
- Other
duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Diploma
in Clinical medicine. Additional degree in Social Science with relevant
experience is an asset
- Experience
in PMTCT and HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
- Experience
in community dialogue and communication.
- Experience
in operational research or qualitative research is an advantage.
- Good
problem solving skills and analytical capabilities.
- Strong
written and oral communication skills.
- Fluency
in English and Swahili.
- Experience
in on-site training and mentoring.
- Must
be flexible to adapt to changing requirements.
- Must
be culturally sensitive and have strong team building skills.
- Must
be computer literate; able to use Windows, MS Office Package, and be
knowledgeable of e-mail and standard office equipment.
Job
Title: Adolescent
Nurse Specialist
Location: Kisumu with travel to ICAP sites in
Nyanza
Overall
Job Function: Under
the supervision of the in-country Project Director and the Evaluation
Coordinator, the Nurse Specialist will oversee implementation of all technical
aspects of the Adolescent project.
This
position will be based at the ICAP Nyanza office with extensive on-site work
and weekly travel between the project sites.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Lead
development of facility SOPs and training materials for health care worker
and adolescent / youth peer educators on adolescent friendly services
- Lead
training sessions for Ministry of Health (MOH) staff, healthcare workers
and adolescent / youth peer educators on adolescent friendly services
- Provide
on-site supervision of the adolescent/youth peer educators
- Provide
on-site mentorship, guidance and technical assistance to healthcare
workers during the implementation of the adolescent friendly services
- Lead
project documentation of best practices, lessons learned and adaption of
implementation materials (SOPS, training materials, job aids, etc)
- Communicate
regularly with and provide updates to facility management and regional MOH
staff on project implementation and challenges
- Provide
data quality assurance including monitoring documentation of project
activities by healthcare workers
- Other
duties as assigned
Requirements
- Degree
in nursing or equivalent.
- 3-5
years of experience in the provision of clinical care at clinic or
hospital level.
- Experience
in PMTCT and the provision HIV care and treatment services.
- Experience
with program evaluations/operations research.
- Experience
with on-site training and clinical mentoring.
- Experience
working in collaboration with local government partners and community
based organizations.
- Strong
problem solving skills and analytical capabilities.
- Strong
written and oral communications skills.
- Must
be flexible to adapt to changing requirements.
- Must
be culturally sensitive and have strong team building skills.
- Must
be computer literate; able to use Windows, MS Office Package, and be
knowledgeable of e-mail and standard office equipment
Job
Title: Data
Manager –
PMTCT Adolescent Project
Location: Kisumu with travel to
ICAP sites in Nyanza
Overall
Job Function: The
successful applicant will be responsible for supervising staff performing data
entry, cleaning and storage of a study data to produce clean, complete final
data sets for transmission to ICAP New York.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Prepare
data-related standard operating procedures and train study staff on the
same
- Participate
in the design of study data collection tools and the study electronic data
capture databases
- To
supervise the implementation of and track the flow of study data collection
forms from study facilities to the office and entry into study databases
as well as proper filing of any paper-based study records
- Conduct
routine data quality assurance assessments on study questionnaires,
facility records and on electronic study databases to ensure data
completeness, accuracy and consistency
- Perform
various data manipulations, analysis and generate weekly and monthly data
reports data dashboards and tables as required to track study
implementation progress
Requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent in computer studies, statistics, epidemiology or
mathematics; relevant Master’s degree will be an added advantage
- At
least 2 years relevant experience as a research study data manager with
experience supervising study data staff
- Excellent
knowledge and working experience of at least one statistical package for
data manipulation and analysis (SAS, SPSS, STATA) and a bonus if familiar
with designing / maintaining database software (SQL server, MS Access)
Job
Title: Data
Management Officer -
PMTCT Adolescent Project
Location: Kisumu with travel to
study sites in Nyanza
Overall
Job Function: Reporting
to the Data Manager, the Data Management Officer will provide support for all
study data activities to ensure high quality, accurate and timely reports.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Routine
site visits to collect study data questionnaires, data abstraction, backup
of field study databases and return them to study office
- Conduct
field study data quality assessments for completion and accuracy and
conduct data cleaning activities as required
- Enter
data into study databases
- Assist
in the compilation and generation of weekly, monthly and periodic data
progress reports
- Ensure
availability of study data capture materials at all study sites
Requirements:
- Diploma
in Health Records Information/ Health Information Technology. Those with
relevant degrees related to the field will have an added advantage
- At
least 2 years’ experience in handling research data. Previous experience
working in within MoH facilities an added advantage
- Skilled
in use of MS Excel, MS Outlook, and basic data manipulation
How to
Apply
All applications including a current CV, telephone number and 3 referees (one who should be at least your current / previous supervisor) should be sent to the
Director-Human
Resources,
jobs@icapkenya.org
on or
before July 1, 2016.
ICAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Online at icap.columbia.edu