WASH Service Delivery – Migori and
Kakamega
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Afya Halisi
LOCATION: Migori and Kakamega (1 per County)
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
LOCATION: Migori and Kakamega (1 per County)
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
The Water Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) Service Delivery Officer (WASH SDO) takes responsibility of
implementation of WASH activities in Afya Halisi project. Afya Halisi is a
USAID funded five year project which aims to deliver quality, integrated
services in the areas of family planning (FP), reproductive, maternal, newborn,
child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and
hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
The post holder will ensure that the
project is successfully implemented in line with approved donor work plans, budget
and Save the Children strategic objectives.
Roles
·
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Engage with MOH at County and
Sub-county level to support quality implementation of WASH activities in line
with the Afya Halisi workplan.
·
Provide technical expertise,
coordination and supervision of WASH activities and to ensure maximum
integration of project activities across and within technical areas.
·
Roll-out the onsite mentorship and
CMEs to improve the quality of WASH services at facility level.
·
Work with the county clinical
mentorship team to provide on-site coaching and supervision of health care
workers in WASH.
·
Work with the county and sub county
HMTs to institute quality of care mechanisms.
·
Work with the CHMT and SCHMT to
disseminate and support the use of WASH guidelines, protocols, job aids,
reporting tools etc.
·
Plan, organize and facilitate
trainings in WASH services.
·
Work as a team member for
implementation of project activities, including work planning, budgeting and
accounting of finances, M&E and periodic reporting.
·
Document achievements, lessons
learnt, and best practices throughout the project implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of WASH routine monitoring and supervision plan in
liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring plans
and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
WASH information required to monitor progress and impact are implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of WASH program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of baseline,
mid-term and end of project evaluations for the WASH component in collaboration
with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain WASH information data base with all the relevant project data readily
available.
Advocacy , coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in the project’s counties on
project activities and related health/nutrition issues.
·
In liaison with the project’s
management team, SCI Advocacy Technical Specialist and other project partners,
support the County MOH to prioritize WASH needs for the county to be funded by
county government and other actors and ensure these are provided for in
relevant County plans strategies.
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into WASH programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
Minimum of 3 years of relevant
professional experience working on similar type of programming, especially on
CLTS, WASH promotion at community level
·
At least 3 years of professional
management experience in public and private health programs
·
Ability to combine technical
leadership skills, communication skills and capacity to manage relationships
with different stakeholders including government staff.
·
Able to demonstrate excellent
interpersonal skills in collaborating with project staff on issues related to
implementation of WASH services
·
Ability to manage projects, set
priorities, and plans for the successful implementation of programs
·
Experience working with donor funding
agencies and/or private sector foundations
·
Excellent verbal, written
communication and presentation skills.
·
Computer literacy, particularly in
the use of MS Office.
WASH Technical Advisor - Kakamega
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Afya Halisi Project
LOCATION: Kakamega
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
LOCATION: Kakamega
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
The Water Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) Technical Advisor (WASH TA) takes overall responsibility of WASH in Afya
Halisi project. Afya Halisi is a USAID funded five year project which aims to
deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of family planning (FP),
reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH),
nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of
Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
Reporting to the Senior CS TA, the
WASH TA will provide overall WASH technical support to Afya Halisi. The WASH TA
will have a leading role in the planning and implementation of the WASH program
including development of high quality annual work plans and the provision of
high quality and timely technical support to the field teams.
Although based in Kakamega, the post
holder will provide support to the other Afya Halisi counties. He/she will play
a leading role in capacity building of program teams, partners and other local
actors in WASH. He/she will play a key representation role in front of donors
and WASH partners and as necessary will participate in WASH forums. She/he will
work with other project staff and field teams to support area level advocacy on
WASH.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Provide overall technical guidance
and leadership for implementation of activities within the WASH technical area
·
Contribute to the capacity building
of the project staff and MOH in WASH knowledge and skills
·
Review and analyze data for
performance monitoring of the WASH program and utilize the data to take
corrective actions
·
Provide leadership in writing of
abstracts for conferences and manuscripts for publication
·
Provide guidance and support to
county staff to coordinate and link initiatives of other partners in supporting
health facilities in service delivery
·
Represent the project in national and
county technical committees including TWGs and stakeholders meetings in
relation to WASH programming
·
In collaboration with staff, prepare
and track the progress of program and activity budgets
·
Contribute in the preparation
quarterly and annual technical reports to the project and its funding agency
·
Work with Save the Children Technical
Specialists to identify the technical support needs of the project and ensure
this support is provided by the relevant advisors
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of WASH routine monitoring and supervision plan in
liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring plans
and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Put systems in place to ensure WASH
information required to monitor progress and impact indicators is collected,
compiled and analysed appropriately.
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
On a quarterly basis organize for
review and update progress of WASH program against set targets with key project
staff and key CHMTs.
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the WASH component in
collaboration with other project partners
·
Take lead in guidance and
documentation and ensure the active dissemination of project findings and
lessons learned through the production of high quality materials and their
effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain WASH information data base with all the relevant project data readily
available.
Advocacy , coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in the project’s counties on
project activities and related health/nutrition issues.
·
In liaison with the project’s
management team, SCI Advocacy Technical Specialist and other project partners,
support the County MOH to prioritize WASH needs for the county to be funded by
county government and other actors and ensure these are provided for in
relevant County plans strategies.
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into WASH programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
Minimum of 5 years of relevant
professional experience working on similar type of programming, especially on
CLTS, WASH promotion at community level
·
At least 5 years of professional
management experience in public and private health programs
·
Ability to combine technical leadership
skills, communication skills and capacity to manage relationships with
different stakeholders including County and National Government Staff.
·
Able to demonstrate excellent
interpersonal skills in collaborating with Health Staff at county level on
issues related to implementation of WASH services at health facilities.
·
Ability to manage projects, set
priorities, and plans for the successful implementation of programs.
·
Experience working with donor funding
agencies and/or private sector foundations
·
Excellent verbal, written
communication and presentation skills.
·
Computer literacy, particularly in
the use of MS Office
Nutrition Service Delivery Officer –
Migori and Kakamega
Team/Programme: Afya Halisi
Location: Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Location: Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
The Nutrition Service Delivery
Officer (Nutrition SDO) takes responsibility of implementation of nutrition
activities in Afya Halisi project. Afya Halisi is a USAID funded five year
project which aims to deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of
family planning (FP), reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent
health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the
focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
Reporting to the Senior Service
Delivery Officer, the Nutrition SDO will provide nutrition technical guidance
to the Afya Halisi. He/she will work closely with the sub county MOH and other
project team members to improve the quality of nutrition services at health
facilities and community levels. He/she will provide support and mentorship to
MoH teams to implement high impact nutrition interventions.
In addition, the post holder will
ensure that the project is successfully implemented in line with approved donor
work plans, budget and Save the Children strategic objectives and ensure strong
linkages and collaboration with nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive
nutrition programs within and beyond this project.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Engage with MOH at County and
Sub-county level to support quality implementation of nutrition activities in
line with the Afya Halisi workplan.
·
Provide technical expertise,
coordination and supervision of nutrition activities and to ensure maximum
integration of project activities across and within technical areas.
·
Provide technical support in the
design and implementation of key thematic areas in nutrition and not limited
to: IMAM, MIYCN, BFHI, BFCI, in line with county priorities
·
Roll-out the onsite mentorship and
CMEs to improve the quality of nutrition services at facility level.
·
Work with the county clinical
mentorship team to provide on-site coaching and supervision of health care
workers in nutrition.
·
Work with the county and sub county
HMTs to institute quality of care mechanisms.
·
Work with the CHMT and SCHMT to
disseminate and support the use of nutrition guidelines, protocols, job aids,
reporting tools etc.
·
Plan, organize and facilitate
trainings in nutrition services.
·
Work as a team member for
implementation of project activities, including work planning, budgeting and
accounting of finances, M&E and periodic reporting.
·
Document achievements, lessons
learnt, and best practices throughout the project implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of nutrition routine monitoring and supervision
plan in liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring
plans and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
nutrition information required to monitor progress and impact are implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of nutrition program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the nutrition component
in collaboration with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain nutrition information data base with all the relevant project data
readily available.
Advocacy, coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in your County on project
activities and related health/nutrition issues.
·
To advocate with all partners at
county (including communities) on improving access to quality nutrition care
for vulnerable populations through multi-sectoral and interagency coordination
·
Develop policy briefs and position
papers as and when required related to the nutrition programme in coordination
with county nutrition actors and disseminate these to relevant audiences
including County decision makers.
·
In liaison with the Advocacy
Technical Specialist and other project partners, support the County to
prioritize nutrition needs for the county to be funded by county governments
and other actors and ensure these are provided for in relevant County plans
strategies.
·
Together with County/ sub county
health management teams, and other nutrition stakeholders, ensure proper communication,
coordination and harmonization of tools with the different stakeholders
involved in food/nutrition programmes and activities.
·
Within delegated authority represent
SCI and maintain working relationship with relevant county government
ministries/departments, UN agencies, International and local non-governmental
health organizations with a mandate to promote the nutrition agenda
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen the county and sub county nutrition coordination mechanisms (both
nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive) and strengthen links with NGOs and
other nutrition actors.
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen monthly Nutrition Technical Forum meetings at the MoH and other
Nutrition coordination platforms, including the SUN CSA meetings and facilitate
linkages with the national coordination mechanisms
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into nutrition programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
Degree in Nutrition or Public Health.
A master’s degree in Nutrition or Public Health will be an added advantage
·
Must have at least 3 years’
experience supporting nutrition programs and experience in working with MOH
·
Up-to-date knowledge and skills on
nutrition, including IMAM, MIYCN, BFHI/BFCI, supportive supervision and quality
improvement systems
·
Excellent training, coaching and
mentoring skills to a wide range of actors
·
Good technical knowledge of policy
and practice in the field nutrition
·
A good understanding and experience
working with county governments
·
Experience of managing projects or
programs
·
Proven analytical and strategic
planning and interpersonal skills.
·
Computer literate in word processing
and excel packages
·
Experience in communicating in
different cultural work environments & with a wide diversity of culture
·
Diplomatic and negotiating skills
·
Highly organized, detail oriented and
able to work under pressure.
·
Experience in liaison with a broad
range of stakeholders, including international donors, UN agencies and INGOs,
national authorities, national/local partner agencies and emergency-affected
communities.
·
Ability to adapt and flexibility to
step into other roles within and beyond the project
·
Knowledge of the area and region
where the post is located
Child Survival Service Delivery Officer -
Kakamega
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Afya Halisi
LOCATION: Kitui, Migori and Kakamega (1 per County)
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
Child Safeguarding:
LOCATION: Kitui, Migori and Kakamega (1 per County)
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the
post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to
children or young people
Role Purpose:
The Child Survival Service Delivery
Officer (CS SDO) takes responsibility of implementation of child survival
(child health and immunization) activities in Afya Halisi project.
Afya Halisi is a USAID funded five
year project which aims to deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of
family planning (FP), reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent
health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the
focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
Reporting to the Senior Service
Delivery Officer, the Child Survival Service Delivery Officer will provide
Child Survival technical guidance to the project.
While he/she must have strengths in
child survival, he/she will work in close collaboration with the project team
and sub county MoH to contribute to continuity across program implementation
areas and service delivery with emphasis on integrated Reproductive, Maternal,
Neonatal and Child Health and Family Planning health services; supervision and
quality improvement systems and training and orientation systems.
The post holder will ensure that the
project is successfully implemented in line with approved donor work plans,
budget and Save the Children strategic objectives.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Senior Service Delivery
Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Child Survival and Nutrition Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Child Survival and Nutrition Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Country Dimensions: Save the Children
has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children
through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both
directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. In
total, we employ around 250 staff and had an operating annual budget in 2016 of
approximately US$17.5million.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Provide support for the implementation
of child survival activities
·
Ensure Quality Assurance and Quality
Improvement measures in child survival
·
Contribute to the capacity building
of Afya Halisi, MoH staff and CHVs competences in child survival for quality
service provision
·
Support the dissemination and use of
policies, tools and strategies to improve access to child survival
interventions
·
Review and analyze data for
performance monitoring and utilize the data to take corrective actions
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of routine monitoring and supervision plan in
liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring plans
and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
child survival information required to monitor progress and impact are
implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of community health program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the child survival
component in collaboration with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain child survival information data base with all the relevant project
data readily available.
Advocacy, coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in your County on project
activities and related child survival health issues.
·
To advocate with all partners at
county (including communities) on improving access to quality child survival
for vulnerable populations through multi-sectoral and interagency coordination
·
Develop policy briefs and position
papers as and when required related to the child survival programme in
coordination with county health actors and disseminate these to relevant
audiences including County decision makers.
·
In liaison with the Advocacy
Technical Specialist and other project partners, support the County to
prioritize child survival needs for the county to be funded by county
governments and other actors and ensure these are provided for in relevant
County plans strategies.
·
Together with County/ sub county
health management teams, and other health stakeholders, ensure proper
communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different
stakeholders involved in community health programmes and activities.
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen the county and sub county community health coordination mechanisms
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into community health programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
A registered nurse with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing or Diploma in a related field (Nursing, Midwifery)
with experience in RMNCAH.
·
At least 5 years’ experience
implementing community and facility child survival programs
·
Experience implementing community
strategy and KQMH.
·
Up-to-date knowledge on child
survival, including IMNCI, ETAT+, iCCM, SIAs, routine immunization, REC
approach, supportive supervision and quality improvement systems.
·
Experience capacity building health
workers, community health assistants, community health volunteers
·
Knowledge of the local county context
strongly preferred.
Competent in development and implementation of work plans, monitoring and evaluation activities and reports
Competent in development and implementation of work plans, monitoring and evaluation activities and reports
·
Computer literacy, particularly in
the use of MS Office
·
Proficiency in both written and
spoken English and Kiswahili.
Community Strengthening Service Delivery
Officer - Kitui
Team/Programme: Afya Halisi
Location: Kitui, Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Child Safeguarding:
Location: Kitui, Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the
post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to
children or young people
Role Purpose:
The Community Strengthening Service
Delivery Officer (Community Strengthening SDO) takes responsibility of
implementation of community health activities in Afya Halisi project. Afya
Halisi is a USAID funded five year project which aims to deliver quality,
integrated services in the areas of family planning (FP), reproductive,
maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega
and Kisumu.
Reporting to the Senior Service
Delivery Officer, the Community Strengthening Service Delivery Officer will
work with MoH and communities to strengthen the community platform for demand
creation and provision of quality RMNCAH/FP, Nutrition, and WASH services.
He/she will work closely with the County MOH and the project teams to
strengthen community facility linkages.
The post holder will also be
responsible for capacity building of community health assistants, committees
and volunteers. He/she will ensure that the project is successfully implemented
in line with approved donor work plans, budget and Save the Children strategic
objectives.
Scope Of Role:
Reports to: Senior Service Delivery
Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Community Strengthening Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Community Strengthening Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Country Dimensions: Save the Children
has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children
through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both
directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has
an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera,
Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the
country. In total, we employ around 250 staff and had an operating annual budget
in 2016 of approximately US$17.5million.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Provide technical support for the
implementation of the community mobilisation and participation aspect of Afya
Halisi, including training, materials adaptation and monitoring of outcomes.
·
Work with the project team for the
development, management and facilitation of the Afya Halisi community
engagement strategy, plan of action and activities for strategic communication
and promotion for social and behavioural change in support of the project
delivery.
·
Promote and influence behaviour
development/change at community/individual/household levels, social
mobilisation of civil society organisations and increased community
participation in development programmes.
·
Propose viable
recommendations/cost-effective solutions on community development strategies,
approach, plans, methods and procedures in the areas of participatory
engagement, social mobilisation and behaviour change and on appropriate
materials and media to reach target audiences.
·
Support the identification and
training of community mobilisation and participation core teams and
facilitators from the community.
·
Provide support and assistance in the
development, pre-testing and production of culturally relevant communication
materials to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery including
facilitating behavioural change where necessary.
·
Work within the consortium in the
development of social, behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategies and
approaches related to interpersonal, small group, community mobilization and
mass media interventions and translate these into action to improve demand for
RMNCH/ nutrition and WASH and adoption of healthy behaviours
·
Plan, organize and facilitate
trainings in community health services.
·
Work as a team member for
implementation of project activities, including work planning, budgeting and
accounting of finances, M&E and periodic reporting.
·
Document achievements, lessons
learnt, and best practices throughout the project implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of routine monitoring and supervision plan in
liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring plans
and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
community health information required to monitor progress and impact are
implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of community health program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the community health
component in collaboration with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain community health information data base with all the relevant project
data readily available.
Advocacy, coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in your County on project activities
and related health/community health issues.
·
To advocate with all partners at
county (including communities) on improving access to quality community health
care for vulnerable populations through multi-sectoral and interagency
coordination
·
Develop policy briefs and position
papers as and when required related to the community health programme in
coordination with county community health actors and disseminate these to
relevant audiences including County decision makers.
·
In liaison with the Advocacy Technical
Specialist and other project partners, support the County to prioritize
community health needs for the county to be funded by county governments and
other actors and ensure these are provided for in relevant County plans
strategies.
·
Together with County/ sub county
health management teams, and other community health stakeholders, ensure proper
communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different
stakeholders involved in community health programmes and activities.
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen the county and sub county community health coordination mechanisms
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into community health programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
Diploma or degree in the social/
behavioural sciences, (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health Education)
with emphasis on strategic communication planning for behaviour development,
social mobilization, participatory communication, and research.
·
Minimum three years of relevant
professional work experience in the development, planning and management of
social development programs with practical experience in the adaptation and
application of communication planning processes to specific programs.
·
Experience in community mobilisation
within the development context. Experience working with the Kenya Community
Health Strategy and KQMH is an added advantage
·
Demonstrable commitment to health and
development and to the right of the poorest to quality health and health
services, with strong experience of health programming and advocacy activities
·
Demonstrated experience of developing
effective working relationships with senior stakeholders from government
agencies, international organisations, donors, NGO, academics and
opinion-leaders, including successful advocacy and influencing.
·
Demonstrated effectiveness in
behaviour change communication.
·
Successful use of media and other
communication strategies for social development.
·
Proven experience in advocacy.
·
Strong expertise and understanding of
key issues in the field of health, such as health financing, health system
strengthening, the right to health and health service delivery.
·
Excellent communication skills,
including fluency in written and spoken English and strong inter-personal and
advisory skills
·
Experience capacity building
community health Assistants, Community health volunteers
·
Experience strengthening community
based health information system (CBHIS)
·
Knowledge of the local county context
strongly preferred.
Community Strengthening Service Delivery
Officer – Kitui, Migori and Kakamega
Team/Programme: Afya Halisi
Location: Kitui, Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Child Safeguarding:
Location: Kitui, Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the
post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to
children or young people
Role Purpose:
The Community Strengthening Service
Delivery Officer (Community Strengthening SDO) takes responsibility of
implementation of community health activities in Afya Halisi project. Afya
Halisi is a USAID funded five year project which aims to deliver quality,
integrated services in the areas of family planning (FP), reproductive,
maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega
and Kisumu.
Reporting to the Senior Service
Delivery Officer, the Community Strengthening Service Delivery Officer will
work with MoH and communities to strengthen the community platform for demand
creation and provision of quality RMNCAH/FP, Nutrition, and WASH services.
He/she will work closely with the County MOH and the project teams to
strengthen community facility linkages.
The post holder will also be
responsible for capacity building of community health assistants, committees
and volunteers. He/she will ensure that the project is successfully implemented
in line with approved donor work plans, budget and Save the Children strategic
objectives.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Senior Service Delivery
Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Community Strengthening Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Community Strengthening Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Country Dimensions: Save the Children
has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children
through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both
directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has
an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera,
Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country.
In total, we employ around 250 staff
and had an operating annual budget in 2016 of approximately US$17.5million.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Provide technical support for the
implementation of the community mobilisation and participation aspect of Afya
Halisi, including training, materials adaptation and monitoring of outcomes.
·
Work with the project team for the
development, management and facilitation of the Afya Halisi community
engagement strategy, plan of action and activities for strategic communication
and promotion for social and behavioural change in support of the project
delivery.
·
Promote and influence behaviour
development/change at community/individual/household levels, social mobilisation
of civil society organisations and increased community participation in
development programmes.
·
Propose viable
recommendations/cost-effective solutions on community development strategies,
approach, plans, methods and procedures in the areas of participatory
engagement, social mobilisation and behaviour change and on appropriate
materials and media to reach target audiences.
·
Support the identification and
training of community mobilisation and participation core teams and
facilitators from the community.
·
Provide support and assistance in the
development, pre-testing and production of culturally relevant communication
materials to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery including
facilitating behavioural change where necessary.
·
Work within the consortium in the
development of social, behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategies and
approaches related to interpersonal, small group, community mobilization and
mass media interventions and translate these into action to improve demand for
RMNCH/ nutrition and WASH and adoption of healthy behaviours
·
Plan, organize and facilitate
trainings in community health services.
·
Work as a team member for
implementation of project activities, including work planning, budgeting and
accounting of finances, M&E and periodic reporting.
·
Document achievements, lessons
learnt, and best practices throughout the project implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of routine monitoring and supervision plan in liaison
with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring plans and ensure
action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
community health information required to monitor progress and impact are
implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of community health program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the community health
component in collaboration with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain community health information data base with all the relevant project
data readily available.
Advocacy, coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and advocacy
with Government partners and officials in your County on project activities and
related health/community health issues.
·
To advocate with all partners at
county (including communities) on improving access to quality community health
care for vulnerable populations through multi-sectoral and interagency
coordination
·
Develop policy briefs and position
papers as and when required related to the community health programme in
coordination with county community health actors and disseminate these to
relevant audiences including County decision makers.
·
In liaison with the Advocacy
Technical Specialist and other project partners, support the County to
prioritize community health needs for the county to be funded by county
governments and other actors and ensure these are provided for in relevant
County plans strategies.
·
Together with County/ sub county
health management teams, and other community health stakeholders, ensure proper
communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different
stakeholders involved in community health programmes and activities.
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen the county and sub county community health coordination mechanisms
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into community health programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
Diploma or degree in the social/
behavioural sciences, (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health Education)
with emphasis on strategic communication planning for behaviour development,
social mobilization, participatory communication, and research.
·
Minimum three years of relevant
professional work experience in the development, planning and management of
social development programs with practical experience in the adaptation and application
of communication planning processes to specific programs.
·
Experience in community mobilisation
within the development context. Experience working with the Kenya Community
Health Strategy and KQMH is an added advantage
·
Demonstrable commitment to health and
development and to the right of the poorest to quality health and health
services, with strong experience of health programming and advocacy activities
·
Demonstrated experience of developing
effective working relationships with senior stakeholders from government
agencies, international organisations, donors, NGO, academics and
opinion-leaders, including successful advocacy and influencing.
·
Demonstrated effectiveness in
behaviour change communication.
·
Successful use of media and other
communication strategies for social development.
·
Proven experience in advocacy.
·
Strong expertise and understanding of
key issues in the field of health, such as health financing, health system
strengthening, the right to health and health service delivery.
·
Excellent communication skills,
including fluency in written and spoken English and strong inter-personal and
advisory skills
·
Experience capacity building
community health Assistants, Community health volunteers
·
Experience strengthening community
based health information system (CBHIS)
·
Knowledge of the local county context
strongly preferred.
Community Strengthening Technical Advisor
- Migori
Team/Programme: Afya Halisi Project
Location: Migori
Grade: Tbc (Competitive Package)
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Location: Migori
Grade: Tbc (Competitive Package)
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Child safeguarding:
Level 3: the responsibilities of the
post will require that the post holder to have regular contact with or access
to children or young people.
Role Purpose:
The Community Strenghtening Technical
Advisor takes overall responsibility of community health services in Afya
Halisi project. Afya Halisi is a USAID funded five year project which aims to
deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of family planning (FP),
reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH),
nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of
Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
The Community Strengthening TA will
provide technical oversight to the community program with the aim of strengthening
of the community platform for demand creation, health promotion and delivery of
quality RMNCAH, Nutrition and WASH community services.
With her/his duty station in Migori
County, the community strengthening TA will provide technical support and leadership
to service delivery teams in the 4 Afya Halisi counties and from time to time
as may become necessary, provide technical support to MOH.
In collaboration with project team
and partners, the position will support the design and implementation of evidence
based high impact interventions.
He/she will be responsible for
preparation of annual work plans, capacity building of project and MoH staff,
quality implementation of interventions and effective coordination of the
program with collaborating partners. He/she will work with other project staff
and field teams to support area level advocacy for community health services.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Afya Halisi Deputy Chief
of Party
Indirect Report : Senior Child Survival Technical Advisor
Staff reporting to this post:
Direct: Community Strenghtening Service Delivery Officers
Indirect Report : Senior Child Survival Technical Advisor
Staff reporting to this post:
Direct: Community Strenghtening Service Delivery Officers
Country Dimensions:
Save the Children has been
operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through
developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and
through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child
rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and
WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. In
total, we employ around 250 staff and had an operating annual budget in 2016 of
approximately US$17.5million.
Roles
Technical assistance and capacity
building
·
Provide technical support for the
implementation of the community mobilisation and participation aspect of Afya
Halisi, including training, materials adaptation and monitoring of outcomes.
·
Work with the project team for the
development, management and facilitation of the Afya
·
Halisi community engagement strategy,
plan of action and activities for strategic communication and promotion for
social and behavioural change in support of the project delivery.
·
Promote and influence behaviour
development/change at community/individual/household levels, social
mobilisation of civil society organisations and increased community
participation in development programmes.
·
Propose viable
recommendations/cost-effective solutions on community development strategies,
approach, plans, methods and procedures in the areas of participatory
engagement, social mobilisation and behaviour change and on appropriate
materials and media to reach target audiences.
·
Support the field officers in
identification and training of community mobilisation and participation core
teams and facilitators from the community.
·
Provide support and assistance in the
development, pre-testing and production of culturally relevant communication
materials to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery including
facilitating behavioural change where necessary.
·
Work within the consortium in the
development of social, behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategies and
approaches related to interpersonal, small group, community mobilization and
mass media interventions and translate these into action to improve demand for
RMNCH/ nutritona and WASH and adoption of healthy behaviours
Partnerships for social mobilisation
·
Develop partnerships with religious
groups, women’s groups, traditional birth attendants, health care providers,
community health committees and other organised groups in the community to
orient them on the programme goals and to solicit their involvement in the
implementation of the programme
·
Develop close collaboration with
various professional groups and non-governmental organisations implementing the
community health strategy to facilitate cross organisational learning.
·
Provide effective coordination and
technical support to county government counterparts and other partners in
community development and communication for social change
Representation and advocacy
·
Represent Afya Halisi in relevant
internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)
·
Represent Save the Children in
relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)
·
Work closely with the Head of Health
and Nutrition, Head of Advocacy and Campaigns, PDQ and operations teams to
develop policy research and advocacy strategy in community health in line with
the Country Strategic Plan and global strategy of Save the Children
·
Work with consortium members to
further Save the Children’s mission for children
People management, mentoring and
development
·
To have overall management
responsibility for the community strengthening service delivery officers. Lead
and motivate the team to ensure effective project implementation.
·
Manage the community strengthening
service delivery officers; define expectations, provide leadership and support
as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly
·
Ensure the recruitment, training, and
promotion of staff as appropriate; ensure availability of and support
appropriate professional development opportunities for staff in Afya Halisi
·
Incorporate staff development
strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.
Assessment, monitoring, evaluation
and documentation
·
Facilitate the annual work planning
process in close collaboration with USAID Kenya, MOH and County health teams
and the project staff
·
Ensure technical and administrative
compliance with donor requirements
·
Prepare narrative and financial
reports for donor(s) and Save the Children as required, ensuring these are of a
high quality and submitted for review in a timely manner. This will involve
compilation of information from a range of project staff and MoH partners
·
Monitor program outputs and results
and work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and
·
Research team to ensure that results
are documented and reported accurately and in a timely manner
·
Work closely with the Monitoring,
Evaluation and Research team and take a lead in ensuring that all child
survival and nutrition components have robust monitoring plans, baselines,
reviews and evaluations in line with the project design and donor guidelines
·
Facilitate appropriate dissemination
of research findings and good practices documentations in the project
internally and externally to donors, governments, consortium partners and other
key actors strategic for immediate and sustainable development of children in
Kenya
Knowledge management
·
Serve as a technical knowledge,
skills and experience hub for the sector in Afya Halisi in documenting and
sharing best practices and innovations for replication and advocacy together
with quality programme team.
·
Work with technical resources among
Save the Children members to facilitate sharing and learning in child survival
and nutrition good practices and leverage their support for strengthening child
survival and nutrition related studies, assessments, innovations, advocacy and
capacity building in favour of children in Kenya
Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
·
holds self-accountable for making
decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save
the Children values
·
holds the team and partners
accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the
·
freedom to deliver in the best way
they see fit, providing the necessary development to
·
improve performance and applying
appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
·
sets ambitious and challenging goals
for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for
·
their own personal development and
encourages their team to do the same
·
widely shares their personal vision
for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
·
future orientated, thinks
strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
·
builds and maintains effective
relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and
·
external partners and supporters
·
values diversity, sees it as a source
of competitive strength
·
approachable, good listener, easy to
talk to.
Creativity:
·
develops and encourages new and
innovative solutions
·
willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
·
honest, encourages openness and
transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Qualifications
·
Advanced university degree in the
social/behavioural sciences, (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health
Education) with emphasis on strategic communication planning for behaviour
development, social mobilization, participatory communication, and research.
·
Minimum five years of relevant
professional work experience in the development, planning and management of
social development programmes with practical experience in the adaptation and
application of communication planning processes to specific programmes.
·
Experience in community mobilisation
and child participation within the development context. Experience working with
the Kenya Community Health Strategy and KQMH is an added advantage
·
Demonstrable commitment to health and
development and to the right of the poorest to quality health and health
services, with strong experience of health programming and advocacy activities
·
Demonstrated experience of developing
effective working relationships with senior stakeholders from government
agencies, international organisations, donors, NGO, academics and
opinion-leaders, including successful advocacy and influencing.
·
Demonstrated effectiveness in
behaviour change communication.
·
Successful use of media and other
communication strategies for social development.
·
Proven experience in advocacy.
·
Strong expertise and understanding of
key issues in the field of health, such as health financing, health system
strengthening, the right to health and health service delivery.
·
Excellent communication skills,
including fluency in written and spoken English and strong inter-personal and
advisory skills
·
Experience capacity building
community health Assistants, Community health volunteers
·
Experience strengthening community
based health information system (CBHIS)
·
Knowledge of the local county context
strongly preferred.
How to Apply
Please apply in English saving your
CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations
for this role. To see a full a job description, please visit our website
at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
We need to keep children safe so our
selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from
abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including
background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy.
Save the Children is an equal
opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.