Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa is the largest 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.
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. For more information on Amref
Health Africa, please visit www.amref.org
Amref Health Africa is the largest 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.
With headquarters in Kenya, Amref
Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania,
Southern Africa and West Africa providing services to over 30 countries.
Amref has been a Non-state actor
Principal Recipient (PR) for Global fund Malaria Grant since the year 2012. The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) through the 2018
-2021 funding cycle will be supporting the country to implement high-impact
initiatives that will maximise investments to make an even greater contribution
towards the vision of a world free of malaria.
This funding will be supporting,
among others, community-based malaria prevention and control interventions in
priority counties through sub granting eleven (11) CSOs
Job Vacancy: Knowledge
Management and Community Lead
Job Ref: Amref/Advocacy Accelerator/2018/05-01
Department / Program / Project: Advocacy Accelerator
Physical Location: Nairobi
Main Purpose of the Job: The Knowledge Management & Community Lead will focus on
continuously assessing, understanding and improving organisation-wide knowledge
sharing, to ensure that the knowledge, information and experience amassed by
the Advocacy Accelerator and its community is effectively shared both inside
and outside the organisation with community members, partners, donor partners
and other stakeholders.
The role is expected to lead
processes to increase the quality of information and knowledge shared by the
Advocacy Accelerator, as well as, grow the community of members’ engagement
with the Advocacy Accelerator on both virtual and in-person platforms.
The Knowledge Management &
Community Lead will be expected to lead processes and guide strategic
development of strengthened knowledge practice at the Advocacy Accelerator. A
successful candidate will possess a clear understanding of knowledge management
and community engagement practices, as well as the ability to grow into a role
that fills a critical function within the Advocacy Accelerator.
The role will involve working closely
with the Advocacy Accelerator’s Content & Training and Communications Teams
to produce high quality Accelerator materials to be shared both in person and
virtually.
Main Responsibilities (Focus and
Scope of Work)
Knowledge Practice Development
·
Promote knowledge sharing through the
organisation’s operational processes and systems by, among others,
strengthening links between knowledge sharing and Advocacy Accelerator
platforms;
·
Improve integration among information
systems (social media platforms, website, trainings, etc.) in the organisation,
to facilitate seamless exchange of
information across systems;
information across systems;
·
Promote collaborative and community
building tools (Knowledge Management tools) to facilitate sharing of ideas and
work among internal teams and other
stakeholders/partners;
stakeholders/partners;
·
Provide support for the establishment
and nurturing of communities of practice, including facilitating workshops,
one-on-one guidance, and
troubleshooting;
troubleshooting;
·
Share experiences across communities
of practice, internal teams, and networks on innovative approaches in knowledge
sharing;
·
Help monitor and evaluate the
knowledge practice, including impact measurement and benchmarking
·
Help disseminate information about
the organisation’s knowledge practice to internal and external audiences,
including organising knowledge practice presentations and events, maintaining
communications on knowledge sharing across the organisation, participation in
orientation and training sessions, and preparation of other externally-facing
materials;
·
Provide guidance and professional
development opportunities for Advocacy Accelerator staff seeking to improve
knowledge management capacity.
Community and Collaboration (Internal
and External)
·
Work with Communications team to
assess, track and grow community of members at virtual platforms;
·
Contribute to weekly and monthly
reporting on community growth, including integrating Knowledge Management (KM)
metrics and reporting into existing
Advocacy Accelerator reports;
Advocacy Accelerator reports;
·
Liaise with website developers to
ensure KM best practices are integrated into website design and development;
·
Coordinate with website developers to
ensure ongoing social media management and community building includes KM best
practices and integrates into
knowledge practice and overall strategy;
knowledge practice and overall strategy;
·
Take ownership of and iterate KM
tools (member segmentation, roadmap, and use story and community scorecard) to
manage and grow community at
Accelerator platforms.
Accelerator platforms.
Communication, Information &
Resources
·
Work with programme managers and the
Communications Team to research, draft, design and deliver information products
and resources for advocates, including manuals, handbooks, and enewsletters;
·
Support and provide guidance for
strategy-related activities;
·
Expand and enhance the range of the
Advocacy Accelerator’s online information products and resources for advocates.
Additional Programme or Project
Responsibilities as may be Assigned
·
Additional programme or project
responsibilities as may be assigned.
SPECIFICATIONS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and knowledge
·
Minimum of an advanced degree in
social sciences/communications/organisational management and/or knowledge
strategy.
·
Qualifications in community and
social media management, blended learning and related fields.
Experience
·
Minimum of 5 years of professional
experience in content development for training purposes.
·
At least 5 years’ professional experience
working in the field of human rights, education, or another relevant field.
·
Minimum of 7 years’ experience
teaching and training.
·
10 years of advocacy experience.
·
10 years of African regional
experience.
·
Experience in advocacy capacity
building is a significant advantage.
·
Experience in the design,
implementation and evaluation of advocacy training, education and capacity
building programmes in diverse cultural contexts.
·
Experience of complex, large-scale
training environments using modern blended training methodologies and
techniques.
·
Experience developing training
content/courseware and eLearning.
·
Experience in developing and
disseminating advocacy information products and resources, both offline and
online.
·
Experience coordinating the
production of reports, briefing papers, manuals and enewsletters, including the
drafting and editing of contents.
·
Experience working with developers,
designers or other external consultants to build and manage online coordination
and learning platforms would be an advantage.
·
Experience using online programme
management tools would be an advantage.
·
Experience in constructing
evaluations and post-implementation reviews.
Skills
·
Capacity to work in a
multi-disciplinary team.
·
Ability to get consensus and
collaboration in a multi-disciplinary team.
·
Ability to explain complex concepts
in understandable language.
·
Ability to generate enthusiasm.
·
Ability to communicate with all
levels of management and staff, establishing straightforward, productive
relationships; treating all individuals with fairness and respect.
·
Ability to work rapidly, both in
person and remotely, with team members.
·
Strong writing, editing and proof
reading skills.
·
Exceptional written and verbal
communication skills and high attention to detail.
·
Excellent PowerPoint and Excel
skills.
·
Excellent interpersonal skills.
·
Excellent oral and written
communication skills.
·
Proven ability to:
1. Work effectively at multiple levels in an organisation.
2. Work both independently and as part of a team.
3. Focus on predefined goals and deliver results.
·
Strong analytical skills.
·
Polished presenter with ability to
handle interactive sessions.
·
Excellent planning and organising
skills.
·
Demonstrated ability to build close
working relationships with stakeholders and influence decision making in
relation to training courses to ensure excellent outcomes.
·
Demonstrated ability to manage
multiple demands and to prioritise work and be proactive and self-directed.
·
Ability to understand and communicate
concepts quickly and accurately.
Environmental Conditions
Corporate Policies, Systems,
Procedures and Methods
·
Knowledge of organisation policy.
Work Environment
·
An office space in Nairobi within
Amref Health Africa University.
To apply, please send your resume and
cover letter before May 15th, 2018 to recruitment@amref.org with the subject
line: REF: Amref/Advocacy Accelerator/2018/05-01.
Job
Vacancy: Program Manager – Cancer Alliance
Job Ref: Amref/PM – Cancer Alliance /2018/05-01
Directorate /
Unit: Cancer Alliance Board
Physical
Location: Nairobi
The Cancer Alliance brings together a
group of established organizations and agencies– including academic
organizations, non-profits, government bodies, non-governmental organizations,
industry associations and pharmaceutical companies – to improve cancer services
in a more integrated and holistic manner.
The vision of the Alliance is to
address the existing barriers in cancer treatment access in Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) and strive to raise standards of health. Specifically, the Alliance aims
to develop Nairobi, Kenya into a regional ‘center of excellence’ for cancer
treatment, to address the increasing rate of cancer in Kenya as well as to also
serve as a regional hub that can facilitate treatment for patients across SSA.
Through its initiatives, the Cancer
Alliance aims to improve:
·
Access to diagnostics
·
Affordability of high quality
medicine
·
Transportation to healthcare
facilities
·
Patient education and family
services,
·
Healthcare practitioner education
·
Data collection and dissemination
·
Legislation and public policy.
Main Purpose
of the Job: The Cancer Alliance Program
Manager will be a very visible and outward facing position, responsible for
leadership, oversight, partnerships, fundraising, facilitation, and high-level
engagement with policymakers and donors.
He/she will also support the Cancer
Alliance Advisory Board and will oversee and ensure the accountability of the
day to day Cancer Alliance operations, commitments and activities.
Principal
Responsibilities (Key Areas and Activities)
Strategy development and planning
·
Develop and lead implementation of
the Cancer Alliance’s strategy, working in collaboration with the Cancer
Alliance Board.
Extent of Discretion: Full
Programme oversight
·
Ensure efficient set-up of the entity
and all financial, human resources, compliance, management, and monitoring,
evaluation and learning (MEL) systems.
·
Closely manage financial resources to
ensure transparent and effective use of resources. Oversee and ensure
sustainability of the Cancer Alliance budget.
·
Through effective management,
supervision and accountability practices, ensure that staff and consultants
supporting the Cancer Alliance complete the day-to-day program and
administrative operations of the Cancer Alliance.
·
Support staff to develop and measure
key performance indicators
Extent of Discretion: Full
Resource mobilization and programme development
·
Attract funds to support the Cancer
Alliance’s work and long-term sustainability.
Extent of Discretion: Full
Networking and Partnership
·
Establish and grow partnerships with
health sector/NCD/Cancer stakeholders across the region and globally to
utilize, engage, and interact with the Cancer Alliance through virtual and
in-person platforms.
·
Ensure that online and in-person
platforms are effectively used and valued by advocacy partners and donors
across the region.
·
Serve as the primary external
representative for the Cancer Alliance by participating in and speaking at
meetings and conferences, engaging with the media, and partnering with high-level
stakeholders and donors.
·
Engage with partners to identify and
utilize opportunities for stakeholders to engage with and learn from each other
about Cancer.
Extent of Discretion: Full
Report Writing
·
Develop and submit timely reports
i.e. monthly, activity reports
Extent of Discretion: Full
Governance management
·
Manage and support the operations and
governance functions of the Cancer Alliance Board.
·
Serve as Ex-officio of the Cancer
Alliance Board.
·
Manage the overall relationship with
the host organisation.
Extent of Discretion: Full
Other Duties
·
Additional program or project
responsibilities as may be assigned
Required
Qualifications
Attributes
·
Experience engaging diverse
stakeholders and partners toward common goals
·
High level contacts and relationships
at national, regional and global levels in Africa
·
Demonstrated ability to ensure
knowledge management and sharing of skills and information with diverse
communities.
·
Proven experience effectively
managing staff and consultants for high performance.
·
Successful experience fundraising and
managing budgets.
·
Demonstrated experience fostering and
strengthening relationships and partnerships with targeted stakeholders.
·
Experience in communication,
including writing and public speaking.
·
Excellent written and verbal
communication, negotiation and networking skills
·
Ability to prioritize and multi-task
·
Ability to exercise confidentiality,
tact and discretion when dealing with diverse groups of people.
Desirable
Qualificationa:
·
Master’s degree in public policy, strategy,
public health, communications, or other relevant field.
·
Ability to travel at least 20% time.
Experience
·
At least 7 years of experience in a
leadership position in a Health Sector Organization in Africa
Skills
·
High degree of diplomacy
·
Public Relations
·
People Management
·
Problem solving
Competences
·
Leadership and strategy development
·
Work under minimal supervision
·
Decision making skills
·
Fluency in French a plus
The role holder will be based at
Amref Health Africa which is a member of the Cancer Alliance.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your resume and
cover letter to recruitment@amref.org with the subject line: REF: Amref/PM –
Cancer Alliance /2018/05-01.
Job
Opening: Flight Operations Officer
Ref: AFD/OPS-FOO/05-05/2018
Job Grade: C2
Unit Operations: Physical Location Inside Wilson Airport, Nairobi
Main Purpose
of Job: The job holder is responsible
in ensuring compliance to flight safety procedures during service delivery as
guided by the civil aviation regulations and company policy and also provide
technical support on jet operations.
Reports
to: Operations and Network Manager
Duties and
Responsibilities
·
Implement airfield safety procedures
to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
·
Safe and efficient scheduling and
re-scheduling of Flight Crew, as required;
·
Ensuring adequate supply of official
company forms are available for use in Flight Operations;
·
Carry out flight dispatch duties
inclusive of preparation of all documentation with the use of a checklist as
per company procedures.
·
Preparation, submission and
distribution of Operational Flight Plans and Flight Logs:
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Supervision and preparation of all
flight briefings and provision of flight planning information;
·
Assembling of documentation as
provided for in the flight folio, preparation and submission of ATC Flight
Plans;
·
The organization of aircraft
movements in the event of disruption owing to weather, technical or other
factors to achieve the minimum loss of time and minimum interference to the
schedule;
·
Maintaining flight movement watch and
flight following;
·
Relay departure, arrival, delay,
aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to the Chief
Operating Officer (COO), the Operations Manager and medical team for both
sub-charter and AMREF flights
·
Communicating with the DOM in regards
to maintenance related activities affecting flight operations.
·
Conduct departure and arrival
briefings to crew as well as communicate relevant information to patients or
those accompanying them.
·
Monitor the arrival, parking,
refuelling, loading, and departure of both sub-charter and AMREF flights
·
Coordinate with the applicable
agencies to meet aircrew requirements for refuelling, ground services, crew
transportation and accommodation.
·
Procure, produce, and provide information
on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications,
operations publications, charts and maps and weather information.
·
In conjunction with the Documentation
Department the maintenance and retention of all required flight documents;
·
Ensure data entry of all relevant
flight information into the company database system as well as post flight
filing of flight operations documents, for monitoring purposes by the
Operations Manager and Chief Pilot as required by the regulator
·
Ensuring that flight reports of
Safety, Incidents, Accidents or Security related reports are processed in
accordance with AMREF Flying Doctors procedures;
·
Retention of required records
associated with flight handling, departure and arrival;
·
Assisting ticketing of passengers and
baggage (when applicable) and assisting in the hand-out of boarding cards;
·
Assisting medical crew and passengers
during loading and offloading of aircraft;
·
Monitoring of Duty Time: rest and
recreation requirements; flight time and duty time limitations;
·
Initiating Accident/Alarm procedures
inclusive of notification process and maintaining a written Log during the
Incident.
·
In conjunction with the medical team
answer telephones and respond to operational queries as required to the
satisfaction of clients.
·
Produce applicable operational
reports as requested by the Operations Manager and the COO suitable in
assisting the senior management in decision making
·
Any other work related activity that
maybe reasonably assigned by the relevant supervisor
Required
Qualification
Education
·
Diploma in Flight Operations/Dispatch
·
Current KCAA Flight Operations (FOO)
License is an added advantage
·
Knowledge in radio communication
Experience
·
Minimum 6 consecutive years of work
experience in a flight operations department of which 3 years must be in Jet
operations
·
Good knowledge of the aviation
industry
Essentials
·
Knowledge of KCAA Regulations to
enable facilitate compliance with aviation industry regulations
·
Knowledge of IATA policies and comply
with international aviation regulations
·
Knowledge of ICAO policies for
compliance with international navigation rules
·
Knowledge of KAA Policies to
understand the airport rules and procedures
·
Basic knowledge in First Aid
Skills
·
Excellent communication skills both
written and spoken with a good command of English language
·
Organized, ability to plan
effectively and multitask with minimum supervision
·
Good interpersonal skills
·
Experience of working with teams
·
ICT proficiency
Competencies
·
Integrity
·
Responsiveness
·
Safety
·
Commercial/business acumen
How to Apply
If you meet the criteria and have the
passion to contribute to the leading African-based Aero Medical and Health
Assistance service provider, submit your letter and CV quoting the reference
number for the position on the subject line of the email to
Vacancies@flydoc.org.
Deadlines for submission is
Wednesday, 23 May 2018.
Job
Vacancy: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
2 Positions
Job Ref: Amref/GF Malaria/2018/05-01
Reporting To: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer –
Department /
Program / Project: HIV / TB / Malaria Program
Physical
Location: Nairobi
Main Purpose
of the Job: The main purpose of this
position is to contribute to the strengthening of the existing M&E systems
in the project and develop a unified system of data collection for M&E that
is provided to Sub recipients (SRs) in order to ensure consistency and
comparability of data for proper tracking of results
Main
Responsibilities (Key Areas and Activities):
M&E System Strengthening
·
Participate in strengthening existing
M&E systems in the project and AMREF Kenya Country Office.
·
Participate in the preparation of
work plans, budgets, M&E plans and performance frameworks for the project.
·
Participate in monitoring the
implementation of project activities to ensure conformance to project
objectives, work plans, budget and expected results.
Reporting and Documentation
·
Taking lead in data capture and
reporting using monitoring tools to track project indicators as per the
performance framework Including updating Global Fund PUDR (Progress update and
disbursement request) per semester
·
Providing technical input in the
review of SRs reports and participate in field assessments including onsite
data verification (OSDV
·
Develop and maintain databases back
up and filing systems for projects data
·
Participate in preparing monthly,
quarterly and annual programmatic performance reports.
·
Support project implementation team
to document and disseminate lessons learnt and best practices.
Quality Assurance for M&E, Technical Assistance and Capacity
Building
·
Ensure quality management of Malaria
related data through execution of regular data quality audits and onsite
verification exercises.
·
Capacity building of Sub Recipients
(SRs) on Monitoring and Evaluation taking the approach of grant provision,
organisational systems strengthening and performance based funding where SRs
are funded based on performance on a monthly basis
Operations Research and continuous quality improvement
·
Participate in operation research
within the project and in other continuous quality improvement initiatives
within the project
Other
·
Ensure program integration and growth
by participating in meetings and conferences.
JOB
SPECIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and
knowledge
·
The candidate should have a Degree in
Social Science, Public Health or any other relevant Social Science discipline,
with professional training in M&E.
Experience
·
Minimum of 2 years relevant working
experience.
Skills
·
Must be ICT proficient.
·
Mentoring and Coaching
·
Analytical and attention to details
·
Excellent computer skills
Competencies
·
Should have training and experience
in M&E concepts and tools
·
Experience in a busy health NGO will
be an added advantage.
·
Should have vast experience in
project management and monitoring & evaluation.
·
Must pay strong attention to detail.
·
Must demonstrate ability to handle
multiple tasks and produce reports on time and work both independently and in a
multi-disciplinary and multicultural team environment;
How to Apply
To apply, please send your resume and
cover letter before May 18, 2018 to recruitment@amref.org with the subject
line: REF: Amref/GF Malaria/M&E/2018/05-01.
Job
Vacancy: Grants Officer
Job Vacancy: Amref/GF Malaria/GO/2018/05-02
Reporting To:
·
Project Manager
·
Grants Manager – Technical Reporting
Department /
Program / Project: HIV / TB / Malaria Program
Physical
Location: Nairobi
Main Purpose
of the Job: To provide leadership for the
effective management of the grants in the Global Fund Malaria Project to ensure
development of grant management systems, contract management, budgeting
processes, mentoring & monitoring of grantees, compliance and reporting.
Principal
Responsibilities
·
Setting grant management policies,
and developing and enforcing procedures that assure transparency in the grants
processes.
·
Co-ordinate the project’s grants
accounting, reporting, compliance and risk management.
·
Review and finalize sub recipients
budgets, prepare contracts/agreements and follow up on compliance.
·
Handle correspondences and matters in
regard to grant management in consultation with the Project Manager
·
Receive and review periodic grants reports
for all sub recipients, liquidate the eligible costs and take relevant action
on the expenses rendered ineligible.
·
Provide feedback to all Sub
recipients on grants performance
·
Assist in the preparation of ongoing
progress update and disbursement request (PU/DR) and annual Enhanced Financial
Report (EFR) as per Global Fund requirements.
·
Provide technical support and
supervise the sub recipients to ensure full compliance with the Global Fund
requirements.
·
Provide on-site mentorship to sub
recipients and capacity development to them to plan, implement, monitor and
report on grants awarded
·
In liaison with Director ICT,
supervise and guide the selected ICT Consultant in programming a Grants
Management Information System (GMIS) for the project and ensure it is fully
operating, providing the relevant grants reports and regularly updated
·
Organize and facilitate training,
workshops/seminars for the sub recipients, to facilitate understanding of the
grants process, implementation, reporting and accounting.
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
·
First degree in B-Commerce or its
equivalent and CPA(K) or its equivalent
Experience:
·
Four (4) years relevant NGO work
experience in CSOs grants management
·
proven abilities in managing CSOs
grants,
·
proven capacity building and mentoring
for grass-root CSOs, pre- funding assessment, contract design, compliance
management, data analysis, budget and report review for CSOs.
Skills:
·
Networking and collaboration with
GOK, NGOs, Managers, FBOs.
·
Analytical, writing, and public
speaking
·
Training and mentoring others.
·
Monitoring and evaluation.
·
Budget management.
·
Excellent numeracy skills
·
Good oral and written communication
skills
Competences
·
Team player,
·
Ability to work under minimum
supervision
·
Demonstrate high integrity.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your resume and
cover letter before May 18, 2018 to recruitment@amref.org with the subject
line: REF: Amref/GF Malaria/GO/2018/05-02.
Duly note that Amref Health Africa
does not require applicants to pay any fee at whatever stage of the recruitment
and selection process.