International Rescue
Committee (IRC)
Consultancy for HIV Trainings in
Kakuma Refugee Camp
Sector: Reproductive Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Consultant
Employee Category: Not Applicable
Terms of Reference
Both groups have large
adolescent (10-19 years) populations, estimated at 31% (approx. 300,000) and
27% (approx. 50,000) of the host and refugee populations respectively. HIV
prevalence is estimated to be 7.6 % (national average 6%).
Most new HIV infections are
concentrated in hot-spot towns along the Kitale-Lodwar-Lokichoggio-South Sudan
transport corridor due to cultural and sexual interactions between host and
camp populations.
In Kakuma refugee camp the
HIV prevalence is estimated to be 1.2%, however transmission among key
populations, such as sex workers (SWs) and men having sex with men (MSMs) is
much higher at 17%. Approximately 5,736 children and adolescents <14
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading humanitarian and development agency, supporting communities in transition in 40 countries.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading humanitarian and development agency, supporting communities in transition in 40 countries.
Simultaneously a global
technical leader and proven implementer, the IRC has shaped youth priorities
and approaches at the national level and implemented programs at the community
level since its founding in 1933.
The IRC has worked in Kenya
since 1992, implementing highly-effective programs in youth livelihood,
economic development, women’s empowerment and protection, integrated
healthcare, governance and peace-building.
In Nov 2015, the Ministry of Health (MoH) through National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) launched six strategic documents namely; national IPC guideline, HTS communication strategy, HTS guideline, revised STI poster and the ART guideline (Rapid Advice) that incorporate the latest evidence based on information to facilitate provision of quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services in Kenya.
In Nov 2015, the Ministry of Health (MoH) through National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) launched six strategic documents namely; national IPC guideline, HTS communication strategy, HTS guideline, revised STI poster and the ART guideline (Rapid Advice) that incorporate the latest evidence based on information to facilitate provision of quality HIV prevention, care and treatment services in Kenya.
In the same year a four year
strategic plan dubbed “90-90-90 strategy” was developed as a means towards
achieving the end of HIV epidemic.
With the current evidence of
research, the NASCOP again launched the “Test and Treat” guideline in July 2016
which requires everyone who is diagnosed with HIV to be started on ART almost
immediately to achieve maximum viral suppression and reduce future
complications
According to the current program statistics, only 17% (30,626) of the refugee camp population against a target of 20% knew their HIV status, with 403 of these being key population clients in the host community program.
According to the current program statistics, only 17% (30,626) of the refugee camp population against a target of 20% knew their HIV status, with 403 of these being key population clients in the host community program.
The cumulative number of
active patients currently enrolled for care as of end of 2015 was 614 out of
the 1,410 ever enrolled in the program. 97% of pregnant women attending Ante
Natal Clinics were tested for HIV however only 27% of their partners were
tested in 2015.
There have been minimal
efforts in both the host community and refugee programs to support index
testing for family members of persons living with HIV, despite higher
possibilities and risks to HIV.
There are only 10 health
workers and 29 key population peer leaders and other 10 stakeholders (gate
keepers and opinion leaders) with capacity on identification and linkage of at
risk adolescents.
In light of the above, the IRC is sourcing for a consultant to carry out four trainings to be held in Turkana County between 4th week of October and 2nd week of November 2016.
In light of the above, the IRC is sourcing for a consultant to carry out four trainings to be held in Turkana County between 4th week of October and 2nd week of November 2016.
These trainings are; ART
“Test and Treat” guideline, HTS guideline, Community PwP aka Positive Health
& Dignity Prevention (PHDP) and My Health My Choice (MHMC).
Goal: To equip health care providers with knowledge and skills to offer effective HIV prevention, care & treatment services to refugees and surrounding host population.
Specific objectives
Goal: To equip health care providers with knowledge and skills to offer effective HIV prevention, care & treatment services to refugees and surrounding host population.
Specific objectives
- To increase
identification and linkage of HIV+ individuals through targeted HIV
testing services
- To improve HIV
care and treatment outcome through timely initiation of ART and effective
monitoring
- To strengthen
community based HIV intervention to enhance retention of HIV+ individuals
in care and treatment programs
- To train youths
and adolescents on life skills to promote HIV prevention and realization
of their goals in life
Training Methodology
A diverse training methodology is expected including:
A diverse training methodology is expected including:
- Presentation
and mini lecture
- Group work
- Role Play
- Brainstorming
- Peer counseling
on real issues
- Simulated
practice
- Teach back
- Observed
practices
Expected Outcome
- 81 (HTS: 25,
ART: 20; PHDP: 20 and MHMC: 16) health care providers are trained and
certified on different aspects of HIV programming
- The
participants will develop and share a work plan for implementation of the
new recommendations as espoused in the recent guidelines
Schedule & venue: The training will be conducted within Turkana County between
24th Oct and 11th Nov 2016
The IRC Role
- Organize for
the training venue well in advance
- Provide lunch,
tea, refreshments and conference package to trainers and participants
during the training period
- Organize
transport and other logistics for participants & trainers to and from
the training venue
- Pay the
consultancy fee by cheque within two weeks or as indicated in the signed
contract upon receiving all the required deliverables
- Arrange for
participants accommodation for the training which are to be held off-site
- Pick-up
trainers from Lodwar and back
- Arrange for air
transport of faculties coming from outside Turkana subject to budget
flexibility
The consultant role
- Provide
experienced faculties/trainers to facilitate the trainings
- Share the
schedule/time table of the trainings well in advance
- Avail the
required training materials e.g. participants manuals, job aids e.t.c.
- Successfully
execute all the requested trainings using the national curriculum
- Provide regular
updates on the progress of the trainings to the RH/HIV Program Manager
(focal person)
- Submit all the
relevant qualification and statutory documents before commencement of the
activity
- Provide all the
relevant information to the trainers (expectations, mode of payment, scope
of work, reporting e.t.c.) well in advance to avoid unnecessary
inconveniences
- Prepare and
submit comprehensive training report within one week after completion of
the trainings
Note: Kindly make sure to provide your budget when sending in your
applications.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances are
not available for this position.
Salary and employee benefits
are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
How to Apply
CLICK
HERE to
apply online
Consultancy for a Client Voice
and Choice Rapid Survey in Kakuma Refugee Camp
Sector: Governance & Rights
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Consultant
Employee Category: Not Applicable
Terms
of Reference
Background / IRC Summary: The International
Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the
world, providing relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction
support to victims whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict
and disaster.
The IRC has been present in
Kenya since 1992, providing essentials like clean water, health care and
protection services to tens of thousands of refugees escaping conflict and
natural disaster in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and other neighboring
countries.
The IRC also supports Kenyan
communities that host refugees, more so in urban areas and those in Kakuma and
Daadab areas.
Context of the assignment: The IRC seeks to ensure that the organization is responsive to the people that we serve.
Context of the assignment: The IRC seeks to ensure that the organization is responsive to the people that we serve.
This is done by
systematically and deliberately seeking the perspectives of our clients and
drawing those decisions into the organization’s decision making processes about
what programmes to deliver, how, to whom, when, where and by whom.
In so doing, IRC believes
that the aid delivered will be both more responsive and more effective. Being
responsive entails capturing the perspectives or our clients, and using that
information to inform our programming decisions..
We have identified three main
types of channels for client voice:
1. Active channels, where client perspectives are deliberately and systematically solicited. These include methods such as surveys, focus group discussions and interviews;
2. Reactive channels, where the IRC provides an opportunity for clients to share their perspectives when and how they wish. These include methods such as feedback/suggestion boxes, complaint lines, and helpdesks / office hours;
3. Open channels, where IRC field teams deliberately record the perspectives of its clients, received through daily / ongoing IRC-client interaction.
Current assignment: The IRC in Kenya has been running a client responsiveness survey in Kakuma refugee camp since April 2016. The survey seeks to find out the effectiveness of community health practitioners (CHPs) in supporting health outcomes among refugees in the camp.
1. Active channels, where client perspectives are deliberately and systematically solicited. These include methods such as surveys, focus group discussions and interviews;
2. Reactive channels, where the IRC provides an opportunity for clients to share their perspectives when and how they wish. These include methods such as feedback/suggestion boxes, complaint lines, and helpdesks / office hours;
3. Open channels, where IRC field teams deliberately record the perspectives of its clients, received through daily / ongoing IRC-client interaction.
Current assignment: The IRC in Kenya has been running a client responsiveness survey in Kakuma refugee camp since April 2016. The survey seeks to find out the effectiveness of community health practitioners (CHPs) in supporting health outcomes among refugees in the camp.
So far, two rounds of data
collection have been carried out, emerging data analyzed and interpreted, and
the results used to course correct.
In order to establish the validity and reliability of research results for the two rounds, the IRC seeks to contract an independent consultant to administer a series of focus group discussions and oversee the collection of quantitative data by enumerators.
In order to establish the validity and reliability of research results for the two rounds, the IRC seeks to contract an independent consultant to administer a series of focus group discussions and oversee the collection of quantitative data by enumerators.
The results of the final
round will be compared against those of the preceding two rounds and also used
to course correct programming.
Specifically, the consultant
will undertake the following;
Administer Round 3 survey. Specific activities include;
Administer Round 3 survey. Specific activities include;
- Induct the data
enumerators on objective data collection;
- Administer with
the help of data enumerators 200 survey questionnaires among beneficiaries
who will have been randomly selected in the community;
- Conduct 5 FGDs
with select community members;
- Data entry and
report writing
- Submission of
final report.
Qualifications required
- A degree in
Political Science, Sociology/community development, International
relations, development, Governance, Forced Migration or any other area of
study related to the terms of reference;
- Demonstrable
knowledge and experience in refugee issues;
- Track record on
consultancies/ research on refugee and IDP protection/conflict and
peacebuilding;
- Experience in
writing/editing/formulating evidence based research, preferably with
INGOs, governments or academia;
- Good
understanding of legal and socio-economic dynamics of refugees in the
camps;
- Excellent
analytical and reporting skills;
- Fluency in
written and spoken English;
- Past experience
in undertaking research in Kakuma refugee camp strongly preferred;
- A Kenyan
national.
Expression of Interest
Any person interested in undertaking this research should send an Expression of Interest consisting of:
a) Technical proposal; (maximum 3 pages) including methodology and work plan for the exercise
b) Financial proposal to include the Consultant’s daily rate and other expected costs
c) CV of the researcher
IRC’s responsibility
Any person interested in undertaking this research should send an Expression of Interest consisting of:
a) Technical proposal; (maximum 3 pages) including methodology and work plan for the exercise
b) Financial proposal to include the Consultant’s daily rate and other expected costs
c) CV of the researcher
IRC’s responsibility
- Pay consultancy
fees at a mutually agreed rate
- Mobilize the
interviewees and support the data collection process
- Organize for
interpretation where need be.
- To cater for
accommodation and transport to the field.
At the field level, the
consultant will work closely with the Safe Programming Officer, and shall abide
by all IRC rules and regulations.
The consultant will also work
closely with the Governance and Rights Coordinator who shall also supervise
him/her and oversee the completion of the work.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances are
not available for this position.
Salary and employee benefits
are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
Regional Human Resource Director
Sector: Human Resources
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Job Overview / Summary (What
and Why): The
Regional HR Director will lead and facilitate the development of a highly effective,
strategic HR function in the Horn and East Africa and Yemen (HEAZ/Y) that
ensures the organization has the structure, culture and talent needed to
deliver on program goals and effectively serve its beneficiaries.
This individual will direct
and facilitate the delivery of key HR services and infrastructure in line with
the IRC’s Human Capital Strategy for efficient and effective services at
multi-levels.
They will drive the
implementation and adaptation of HR global initiatives and practices across the
region.
The regional HR Director
serve as advisor and counsel to maximize staffing resources and performance,
ensures economy and efficiency of work processes, and contains institutional
risk.
Major Responsibilities:
Major Responsibilities:
- Direct and
oversee the collaborative identification and development of annual and
multi-year human resource strategies such as workforce planning, job
performance improvement, HR capacity development, etc. to ensure the right
talent at the right time and in the right place. Identify and
facilitate development of standards, tools, and resources. Devise
and implement metrics.
- Evaluate and
facilitate HR functional capacity and service delivery for HEAZ/Y.
Implement collaborative actions to facilitate the evaluation and
development of HR services and infrastructure. Build knowledge,
expertise, and capacity leveraging internal and external resources.
Ensure effective HR service systems and delivery at multi-levels as
confirmed by key stakeholders. Measure and evaluate.
- Oversee global
delivery and implementation of IRC HR global systems, standards, and
initiatives. Ensure effective adaptation at all levels and
compliance with the spirit and intent of labor regulations and donor
requirements. Secure feedback and suggested improvements.
Measure and evaluate.
- Direct
development and delivery of training and other capacity building
efforts. Identify and access internal and external resources to
provide timely and effective technical assistance.
- Serve as a
strategic partner providing advice and counsel to maximize staffing
resources and performance, ensure economy and efficiency of work
processes, and contain institutional risk. As needed, serve as
primary liaison for all HR matters.
- Perform other
duties as assigned and contribute to the success of the HR department and
function at IRC.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Chief Human Resources Officer based in New York City with a critical matrixed relationship to the Regional Director HEAZ/Y
Indirect Resources :
Position Reports to: Chief Human Resources Officer based in New York City with a critical matrixed relationship to the Regional Director HEAZ/Y
Indirect Resources :
- Country HR Coordinators
- National HR
Practitioners
- Designated HR
Focal Points
Other Internal and/or
external contacts (describe the nature of departments or groups the position
influences or requires support from to accomplish objectives):
- Regional
Director, Deputy Directors, Country Directors
- HQ leadership
across multiple departments
- Functional HR
Teams (C&B, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, and HRIS)
- Finance,
General Counsel Global Supply Chain, and IT colleagues
Job Qualifications:
- Master’s degree
preferred, minimum 10 to 15 years of progressive HR professional
experience with a minimum of 5 years as a regional manager or director or
equivalent education and experience.
- Demonstrated
success as an HR generalist supporting employee groups of 500+ employees
in multiple locations within the region or global environment
required. Experience within the NGO sector will be an added
advantage.
- Demonstrated
success in supporting key senior management and building relationships.
- Broad knowledge
and experience in employment law, compensation, organizational planning,
organization development, employee relations, and training and development
- Strong
collaborator with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is
able to work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organizational
units required
- Demonstrated
ability to work, manage, and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced,
high volume environment and on deadline; aptitude for problem solving and
decision making needed
- Superb written
and verbal communication skills required.
- Capable of
managing conflict and conflicting views.
- English fluency
required (French proficiency a plus)
- Ability to
regularly travel to countries within the region
- Strong
knowledge of HRIS systems preferred
- SPHR, GPHR,
CIPD or other HR professional certification are highly valued
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
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