Amref Health Africa | USAID
APHIAplus Imarisha Project
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Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania,
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Employing over 900 staff and with an annual operating budget of approximately
$100 million, Amref Health Africa is a knowledge resource for donors and
partners.
APHIAplus Imarisha Project
Job Openings
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international health development organisation based in Africa. Working with and
through African communities, health systems and governments, Amref Health
Africa’s vision is to bring lasting health change in Africa and is committed to
improving the health of people in Africa by partnering with and empowering
communities, and strengthening health systems.
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Africa, please visit www.amref.org
We are seeking organized, highly
motivated and results oriented individuals to fill the following positions in
the APHIApIus IMARISHA project funded by USAID for the period March 2012 to
June 30, 2019 and covering the counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit,
Tana River and Wajir in the northern arid lands.
The project works closely with the
County Governments, private and faith-based health facilities to support the
delivery of quality HIV/TB services, including support to orphans and
vulnerable children.
JOB
OPENING: County Coordinator / Care and Treatment
Officer
REF: Amref/IMARISHA/CC/CT Officer/2018/04-03
Duty Station: Hola (Tana River County)
IDENTIFICATION
JOB TITLE: County Coordinator / Care and Treatment Officer
REPORTING TO: Deputy Chief of Party / Service Delivery Technical Advisor
DEPARTMENT /
PROGRAM / PROJECT: APHIAplus IMARISHA
PHYSICAL
LOCATION: Hola (Tana River County)
MAIN PURPOSE
OF JOB: The County Coordinator / Care and
Treatment Officer is responsible for technical leadership and coordination of
the program activities at the county level ensuring delivery of quality
services at facility and community levels.
Working under the DCOP/SDTA, the
CC/CT Officer reports will ensure technical excellence in delivery of services
and achievement of reporting requirements and set targets.
S/he assumes responsibilities as
assigned from time to time and takes a leading role in coordination with all
key stakeholders and other implementing partners
at County level.
at County level.
The incumbent will work closely with
a CHMT focal person, the CASCO and facility in-charges to ensure sustainable
delivery of services beyond the project life.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
(KEY AREA and Associated Activities)
Leadership
·
Provide overall leadership of the
project at the county level and formulate county quarterly work-plans from the
overall project work-plan
·
Convene weekly/ monthly facility
based multi-disciplinary teams meetings to monitor project implementation
·
Share issues and challenges arising
from the county teams with the Nairobi-based team and work to resolve them to
ensure smooth implementation of field activities
Coordination
·
Effectively coordinate the project
implementation at the county level alongside the county transition and
implementation teams
·
support commodity security meetings
at the county level
·
represent the project at the county
stake holder forum
Human Resources Management
·
Supervise the human resource for
health supported by the project in collaboration with the county and sub county
health Management Team
·
Proactively identify appropriate
training/ capacity building opportunities for CCs and other Officers that are
in line with their performance plans and organization objectives
Monitoring and Evaluation
·
Undertake to routinely track,
document and report on project performance
·
Collate and share quality monthly ,
quarterly and annual reports in timely manner
·
Contribute to the preparation and
review of the quarterly performance and annual reports to the donor
·
Participate in the counties joint
review meetings to monitor project implementation
·
Support CHMT undertake support
supervision
·
Documentation and sharing of best
practices /abstract
Provide technical support and guidance to project
·
Participate in relevant county
technical working groups and committees, provide feedback and develop networks
to support project implementation
·
provide day to day technical support
to facility based staff with technical team leads to monitor implementation of
activities to meet set national standards and targets ensuring quality and
integration of activities. Ensures technical excellence in program
implementation.
·
Participate in quarterly USAID and
MOH field meetings to monitor progress of project
·
Coordinate response to technical
questions raised by USAID/MOH
·
Provide day to day technical
mentorship and on job training of the facility based staff at MCH/CCC/TB on HIV
care.
·
Ensure that the respective staff
providing HIV care in the counties high volume sites provide quality services
in respect to national guidelines
·
Ensure continuous supply of
commodities: Rapid HIV test kits, ARVS, DBS filter papers and others supplies
·
Ensures that regular CMEs are
undertaken in the facilities monthly
·
Support /formation of QA/QI teams in
CCC and MNCH to functionality
·
Tracking and ensuring timely support
of sample networking to and from the facility with subsequent results
·
Support and report on roll out of the
new guidelines requirements: initiate Differentiated care models, PNS, PrEP,
Test and Start
·
Support formation and facilitation of
PSSGs meetings.
·
Ensure Provision of quality minimum
package of care is implemented across all ART sites
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
(Academic and Professional requirements)
·
Bachelor degree in health sciences;
clinical medicine or
·
nursing with at least 5 years of
experience in HIV support project and or
·
Diploma in Clinical medicine and or
Nursing with at least seven years’ experience serving in HIV programme with
hands on experience at Comprehensive Care clinics.
·
Registered with Relevant registration
and regulatory Body
Work
Experience
·
Degree in health sciences as above
Minimum of 5 years’ experience and diploma holders with minimum of seven years.
·
Knowledge working with the national
and county health management system.
·
Having hands on experience serving in
comprehensive care clinics offering minimum package of care
Skills/Competency
·
Proven skills in management,
supervision, leadership and networking.
·
Sensitivity to cultural differences
and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding public health
issues.
·
Written and verbal communication
skills.
·
Basic computer Application skills in
word, excel, power point, internet.
·
Good presentations skills.
Job Opening: Technical
Officer – Laboratory Services
Ref: Amref/IMARISHA/TO-Lab/2018/04-04
Duty Station: Wajir Town
IDENTIFICATION
JOB TITLE: Technical Officer – Laboratory Services
REPORTING TO: County Coordinator, Wajir
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM/PROJECT: APHIAplus IMARISHA
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Wajir town (Wajir County)
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB: To coordinate APHIAplus IMARISHA’s support to commodity and
laboratory services in Central Support Counties in the Northern Arid Lands.
These are Garissa, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River and Wajir
Counties.
The incumbent will be expected to
offer support to counties by coordinating support through the respective CMLTs
and County Coordinators/ C&T Officers.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Working with the respective County
Coordinators/ C&T Officers and CMLTs, supports the functionality of County
Commodity Security Committees
·
Conducts laboratory assessments in
regard to capacity, quality control, quality assurance and laboratory needs and
ensures follow-up on needed corrective and preventive actions
·
Carry out laboratory capacity
building, assist in managing laboratory logistics e.g. sample networking and
providing technical assistance.
·
Support health care facilities to
forecast their reagent needs, offer support towards strengthening of Laboratory
infrastructure, equipment, logistics and procurement systems for sustainable
and quality services.
·
Provide technical expertise and
guidance in the expansion of access to quality laboratory services by
strengthening tiered laboratory networks and specimen referral for CD4, HIV
early infant diagnosis (EID), HIV viral load, opportunistic disease detection,
TB culture, molecular diagnostic/gene Xpert and HIV/TB drug resistance.
·
Support implementation of a quality
improvement, data demand and information use framework aimed at improving
County level capacity in reporting and utilization of data for enhanced service
coverage.
·
Support strengthening of biosafety,
infection control, occupational health and safety and medical waste management
and will support strengthening of Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS)
ensuring QA/QC/EQC systems are functional.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Education
·
Bachelor of Science in Medical
Laboratory Sciences or Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
·
MUST be registered by KMLTTB
·
Holder of a valid practice license.
Experience
·
At least 5 years post-qualification
experience
Experience in ISO15189 standards and training and knowledge in accreditation processes for laboratories is desirable.
Experience in ISO15189 standards and training and knowledge in accreditation processes for laboratories is desirable.
Skills
·
Medical laboratory technical skills
including QA/QC,
·
ICT proficiency
·
Excellent communication skills
·
Interpersonal skills
Competencies
·
Mature with initiative
·
Ability to work in multi-cultural
teams
·
Confidentiality;
·
Ethical;
·
Integrity;
·
Reliability; and
·
Ability to work within deadlines.
·
Attention to detail
Work Environment: Normal office environment at the work station. Will be expected
to travel extensively (>50% of the time) and may be required to stay longer
at the project sites
Hours of Work: Job holder may be required to work outside normal working hours
due to the nature of the work in general
The jobs offer competitive salary and
excellent work environment.
Job
Opening: Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor
Ref: Amref/IMARISHA/M&E Advisor/2018/04-05
IDENTIFICATION
JOB TITLE: Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor
REPORTING TO: Chief of Party
DEPARTMENT /
PROGRAM / PROJECT: APHIAPlus IMARISHA
PHYSICAL
LOCATION: NAIROBI
We are seeking an organized, highly
motivated and results oriented individual to take up the Monitoring and
Evaluation Advisor in the APHIAPlus IMARISHA project funded by USAID and
covering the counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana River and
Wajir in the northern arid lands.
The project works closely with the
County Governments, private and faith-based health facilities to support the
delivery of quality HIV/TB services, including support to orphans and
vulnerable children.
MAIN PURPOSE
OF JOB:- Provide leadership in designing,
planning and supervising implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities
that measure the overall performance of the APHIAPlus IMARISHA project against
set objectives
REPORTING
RELATIONSHIPS (supervisor and Reportees)
Reports to: Chief of Party
Direct
Reportees: Data Manager
PRINCIPAL
RESPONSIBILITIES (KEY AREAS and Associated Activities)
M&E System strengthening
·
Lead the design and implementation of
the project monitoring and evaluation framework as well as the project
information system.
·
Develop and manage the Project‘s
Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) in collaboration with project staff and
partners.
·
Support technical staff in M&E
functions and manage M&E project staff.
Project Development, Reporting and Documentation
·
Ensure that project performance and
accountability data is collected, analyzed and disseminated on a timely basis
during quarterly, semiannual and annual reporting of results
·
Lead analysis of project data to
assess progress and areas of improvement
·
Develop and maintain systems to
collect and analyze information on inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact of the
program.
·
Guide reporting processes amongst
technical staff and consolidate program reports
·
Lead responses to USAID and PEPFAR
for regular and ad hoc reporting requirements
·
Promote learning and knowledge
sharing of best practices and lessons learnt both internally and externally.
·
Manage and coordinate quarterly, SAPR
and APR reporting processes to USG through DATIM.
Quality Assurance for M&E technical assistance and capacity
building
·
Ensure quality, consistency and
adherence to standards and best practices for M&E across the project,
including data quality and use.
·
Provide guidance and a mechanism to
ensure quality assurance is maintained at all levels of programmatic work and
particularly at results level by offering technical support during SIMS, DQA
and Quality of Care Assessments.
·
Oversee special studies that inform
project performance and management including documentation
·
Coordinate continuous updating and
review of the project M&E standard operating procedures
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
(academic and professional)
·
Master’s degree in relevant
discipline, such as public health, mathematics, business, statistics, or
international relations.
·
Minimum seven years’ experience
designing and implementing monitoring and evaluating activities for complex
donor funded programs in developing countries.
·
Experience with USAID PEPFAR funded
HIV/AIDs programs preferred.
Skills and
Competencies
·
A firm command of the M&E issues
with respect to improvements in quality integrated service and support
programs.
·
Prior experience setting up and
implementing data collection systems that track performance as per the
objectives of the project (service integration, performance against each
funding stream).
·
Demonstrated analytical skills to
measure the outcomes of the project’s activities and support project
supervision.
·
Experienced and proficient in writing
reports for monitoring and reporting on project outcomes and impacts, including
performance monitoring plans for external audiences, and manuscripts for publication.
·
Demonstrated self-starter (i.e.,
motivation, dealing with pressure, adaptability).
·
Oral and written fluency in English
required.
·
Ability to interact skillfully and
diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including donors, Ministry of Health
officials, local partners and other NGO’s.
JOB OPENING: County Coordinator / Care and Treatment Officer
REF: Amref/IMARISHA/CC/CT Officer/2018/04-02
Duty Station: Mandera (Mandera County)
IDENTIFICATION
JOB TITLE: County Coordinator / Care and Treatment Officer
JOB GRADE: TBD
REPORTING TO: Deputy Chief of Party / Service Delivery Technical Advisor
DEPARTMENT /
PROGRAM / PROJECT: APHIAplus IMARISHA
PHYSICAL
LOCATION: Mandera (Mandera County)
MAIN PURPOSE
OF JOB: The County Coordinator / Care and
Treatment Officer is responsible for technical leadership and coordination of
the program activities at the county level ensuring delivery of quality
services at facility and community levels.
Working under the DCOP/SDTA, the
CC/CT Officer reports will ensure technical excellence in delivery of services
and achievement of reporting requirements and set targets.
S/he assumes responsibilities as
assigned from time to time and takes a leading role in coordination with all
key stakeholders and other implementing partners at County level.
The incumbent will work closely with
a CHMT focal person, the CASCO and facility in-charges to ensure sustainable
delivery of services beyond the project life.
MAIN
RESPONSIBILITIES (KEY AREA and Associated Activities)
Leadership
·
Provide overall leadership of the
project at the county level and formulate county quarterly work-plans from the
overall project work-plan
·
Convene weekly/ monthly facility
based multi-disciplinary teams meetings to monitor project implementation
·
Share issues and challenges arising
from the county teams with the Nairobi-based team and work to resolve them to
ensure smooth implementation of field activities
Coordination
·
Effectively coordinate the project
implementation at the county level alongside the county transition and
implementation teams
·
support commodity security meetings
at the county level
·
represent the project at the county
stake holder forum
Human Resources Management
·
Supervise the human resource for
health supported by the project in collaboration with the county and sub county
health Management Team
·
Proactively identify appropriate
training/ capacity building opportunities for CCs and other Officers that are
in line with their performance plans and organization objectives
Monitoring and Evaluation
·
Undertake to routinely track,
document and report on project performance
·
Collate and share quality monthly ,
quarterly and annual reports in timely manner
·
Contribute to the preparation and
review of the quarterly performance and annual reports to the donor
·
Participate in the counties joint
review meetings to monitor project implementation
·
Support CHMT undertake support
supervision
·
Documentation and sharing of best
practices /abstract
Provide technical support and guidance to project
·
Participate in relevant county technical
working groups and committees, provide feedback and develop networks to support
project implementation
·
provide day to day technical support
to facility based staff with technical team leads to monitor implementation of
activities to meet set national standards and targets ensuring quality and
integration of activities. Ensures technical excellence in program
implementation.
·
Participate in quarterly USAID and
MOH field meetings to monitor progress of project
·
Coordinate response to technical
questions raised by USAID/MOH
·
Provide day to day technical
mentorship and on job training of the facility based staff at MCH/CCC/TB on HIV
care.
·
Ensure that the respective staff
providing HIV care in the counties high volume sites provide quality services
in respect to national guidelines
·
Ensure continuous supply of
commodities: Rapid HIV test kits, ARVS, DBS filter papers and others supplies
·
Ensures that regular CMEs are
undertaken in the facilities monthly
·
Support /formation of QA/QI teams in
CCC and MNCH to functionality
·
Tracking and ensuring timely support
of sample networking to and from the facility with subsequent results
·
Support and report on roll out of the
new guidelines requirements: initiate Differentiated care models, PNS, PrEP,
Test and Start
·
Support formation and facilitation of
PSSGs meetings.
·
ensure Provision of quality minimum
package of care is implemented across all ART sites
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
(Academic and Professional requirements)
·
Bachelor degree in health sciences;
clinical medicine or
·
nursing with at least 5 years of
experience in HIV support project and or
·
Diploma in Clinical medicine and or
Nursing with at least seven years’ experience serving in HIV programme with
hands on experience at Comprehensive Care clinics.
·
Registered with Relevant registration
and regulatory Body
Work
Experience
·
Degree in health sciences as above
Minimum of 5 years’ experience and diploma holders with minimum of seven years.
·
Knowledge working with the national
and county health management system.
·
Having hands on experience serving in
comprehensive care clinics offering minimum package of care
Skills /
Competency
·
Proven skills in management,
supervision, leadership and networking.
·
Sensitivity to cultural differences
and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding public health
issues.
·
Written and verbal communication
skills.
·
Basic computer Application skills in
word, excel, power point, internet.
·
Good presentations skills.
How to Apply
Interested individuals with proven
and visionary leadership and technical expertise in the health field and
fulfilling the required criteria should email their motivation letter and CV
clearly indicating the reference number for job applied for (in the subject
line) to recruitment@amref.org by Friday 4th May 2018.
Duly note that Amref Health Africa
does not require applicants to pay any fee at whatever stage of the recruitment
and selection process.