CMMB
Project Assistant
Location: Siaya
We believe in a world in which every
human life is valued, and health and human dignity are shared by all.
We believe that access to quality
healthcare is a basic human right. For more than 100 years, we have worked with
global partners to deliver locally sustainable, quality healthcare solutions to
women, children and their communities.
We’re ready to make it 100 more.
We believe change starts with her.
We work tirelessly for women’s and
children’s health because they are disproportionately affected by illness and
poverty. We know that healthy, educated, and empowered women are better able to
raise healthy, educated, and confident children, and that communities depend on
their livelihoods. We’re making an impact – learn more.
Building around a new CHAMPS
(CHildren And Mother PartnershipS) model, CMMB will work at both the community
and clinical levels in these targeted communities to strengthen health services
and address the leading causes of maternal and child death. In addition, CMMB
will expand its volunteer program to strengthen health care delivery in
CHAMPS-supported facilities and will engage with the pharmaceutical industry to
help meet the needs of CHAMPS communities and facilities.
CMMB is committed to learning and
evolving in order to successfully achieve impact in its strategy and will have
strong vertical and horizontal team structures in alignment to the global
strategy in order to encourage accountability, communication, and effective
project management.
We believe in people.
We strive to live out our core values
of collaboration, love, excellence and respect every day. We provide our
employees with a competitive salary and a meaningful benefits package, with
opportunities to learn and grow. We especially encourage all persons of diverse
backgrounds to apply. Read more from our President & CEO below.
Department Summary
The Programs Department plays a
critical role in achieving CMMB’s strategy around improving the lives of women and children,
by leading the provision of high quality programs focused on children’s and
mothers’ health, and particularly in the development and implementation of
our CHAMPS model. This team is also responsible
for generating revenue from and partnering effectively with government(s),
major foundations, and other major donors, and will help to position and
enhance CMMB’s technical capacity and reputation in the field of global
healthcare.
CMMB has been working in Kenya for
almost 15 years. CMMB works to ensure that the most vulnerable populations,
especially mothers and children, have access to quality services in health
care, health promotion and illness prevention.
Overview
You will support the day to day
implementation of project interventions and be responsible for the realization
of project deliverables within your area of operation. Further, s/he will
support operationalization of program quality, documentation, experience
sharing and learning initiatives introduced by the project as well as
contribute to the preparation of timely donor reports. The position will also
support the project’s stakeholder engagements in the county with overall
support and guidance of the Project Officer and Project Manager.
Responsibilities
Project Management:
·
Participate in planning of project
activities and set high quality performance targets, ensuring adherence to
technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines.
·
Review and track progress of project
implementation and utilization of project resources, using participatory
processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
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Maintain up-to-date documentation
related to project monitoring and implementation, including up-to-date
performance data on the indicators being tracked by the project.
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Ensure a working environment of
mutual trust, respect and care with other staff, encouraging effective teamwork
with staff members and partners.
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Identification, recruitment and
retention of beneficiaries
Budget and Financial Management:
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Ensure that project activities comply
with CMMB financial guidelines, policies, procedures and regulations.
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In collaboration with the finance
teams and supporting the project officers, ensure timely payments of project
beneficiaries and provide liquidation reports.
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Participate in the preparation of
annual project budgets, quarterly and monthly budgets.
Monitoring, Accountability,
Evaluation and Learning:
·
Use appropriate project management
tools to plan, review and track project progress on project implementation.
·
Promote innovative/effective methods
towards achievement of project objectives.
·
Support documentation processes of
project success stories, best practices, lessons learnt and other project
innovations and learnings.
·
Supervise and mentor the peer
educators, community adolescent treatment supporters, CHVs and community
advisory boards towards creating and enabling environment for PLHIVs and the
AGYWs
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Support implementation of community-based
project activities to ensure adherence to set quality standards.
·
Monitor the performance of peer
educators, community adolescent treatment supporters, CHVs and community
advisory boards and continuously mentor them as needed.
·
Work with the Project and M&E
Officers to prepare donor project narrative reports, collect monthly and
quarterly performance data, as well as other reports needed/required.
·
Regularly organize and coordinate
meetings with key stakeholders on project progress and challenges.
Partnership:
·
Engage stakeholders at all stages of
the project cycle for their insights on the appropriateness of project
approaches and interventions.
Qualifications
·
You have a bachelor’s degree in
Social Sciences, Community Health or related field
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You have at least 3 years’ in
Community Health work within a public health focused Non-Governmental
Organization.
·
You have experience working with HIV
care and treatment interventions
·
You understand the 90 90 90 HIV
management cascade
·
You have impressive community mobilization
experience
·
You have an extensive understanding
of the Community Health Strategy and working with the various structures under
the same.
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Experience in the implementation of
Global Fund HIV Grants is an added advantage.
·
Your analytical and writing skills
are very good
·
You have experience working with
Microsoft Word, Excel and have data analysis software skills
·
You are comfortable working for a
faith-based organization.
·
You believe in CMMB, where we’re
going, and what we can do together to achieve Healthier Lives Worldwide.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit
their application together with resume/CV to hrkenya@cmmb.org indicating
position applied for on the subject line by 2nd February 2020.
Include telephone and email contacts
of 3 references and your daytime telephone/cell phone contact.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted
A message from Bruce Wilkinson, our
President and CEO
As president of CMMB, I would like to
thank you for your interest in joining with us on our journey to bring
healthier lives to women, children and their families worldwide. CMMB has
embarked on our second century of service to the
most marginalized. Our vision of a world in which every human life is valued, and health and human dignity are shared by all is at the core of who we are. We are always looking to join hands with experienced professionals who
want to add their energy to our work and are so pleased you are considering CMMB as your potential employer.
most marginalized. Our vision of a world in which every human life is valued, and health and human dignity are shared by all is at the core of who we are. We are always looking to join hands with experienced professionals who
want to add their energy to our work and are so pleased you are considering CMMB as your potential employer.
The Project Assistant is critical to
our mission and vision. I welcome your interest in joining CMMB’s diverse,
talented, professional and motivated team and lead our Kenya team achieve our
mission.
Cheers,
Bruce
Bruce