Closing date: August 5, 2021
Reporting to: Cluster Manager
Grade Level: 12
Work Location: Kakuma
Purpose of Position
To contribute to reduced Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Kakuma project and programme sites through increased access and utilization of maternal and neonatal health services.
To successfully do so, the Officer must be able to effectively communicate
World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that
serves as an example to others.
Major Responsibilities
Project Implementation & Management (40 %)
- Conduct/Support
stakeholder’s forum on Respectful Maternity Care RMC], Mother Baby
Kit[MBK]/Individual Birth Planning[IBP] agenda.
- Distribution
of MBKs to target facilities and target beneficiaries.
- Contextualize/adopt
design guidelines and utilize at the Program Area/Project level.
- Conduct
Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) Assessment for MNH services and
interventions in target health facilities.
- Develop
and distribute IECs with relevant MNH messaging for MBP.
- Hold
facility Health talks on male involvement in MNH services agenda.
- Sensitize
men and women on Individual Birth Plan (IBP) & Birth Notification.
- Support
community dialogue forums with IBP/MBK agenda with the link facility.
- Communications;
Document & Share Key lessons and change stories on IBP/MBKs.
- Ensure
ware house and inventory management.
- Ensure
effective integration of gender, child protection, disability, Christian
commitment, advocacy and environmental protection into Health
interventions.
- Ensure
participation in Sub County level partnerships with NGOs and other actors.
Project Monitoring & Evaluation (25%)
- Engage community
leaders and partners in the planning of the monitoring activities in an
appropriate manner.
- Develop
monitoring plan with communities and partners agreeing on the required
standards for monitoring, with support from the Regional M & E.
- Ensure
monthly monitoring of indicators as per schedule developed together with
communities and partners.
- Analyse
and utilize Maternal and Newborn Child Health data and take appropriate
programming measures as may apply.
- Ensure
participatory monthly data collection (involving community groups and
partners).
- Support
the utilization of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health DME softwares for
accurate data entry and analysis using the standardized tools.
- Facilitate
regular reflections on monitoring practice to make improvements as needed.
- Contextualize
and utilize reporting guidelines.
- Develop
quality reports CWB, Annual, Semi-annul and Monthly Management Report
in-line with WV and donor reporting guidelines.
- Ensure
documentation of local needs and resources.
- Identify
best practices on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health within the
ADP/Project for documentation.
- Liaise for
guidance in documentation of best practices from the regional office and
national office.
*Capacity building, 15%**
- Capacity
Building of CHVs and Committees to be able to effectively manage and
sustain Maternal, Newborn and Child Health interventions.
- Capacity
building of ADP /project staff on integration of maternal and Newborn
project activities in ongoing programme / project interventions staff and
communities members in programming and implementation of Maternal, Newborn
and Child Health projects, empowerment and sustainability issues including
empowered World View.
- Work with
MOH to conduct training and support supervision to targeted groups on
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health projects empowerment and sustainability
training sessions.
- Built the
capacity of the Church and other faith groups to implement Maternal and
New born project activities.
Advocacy & Networking (10%)
- Establish
and sustain working relationships with Government Departments and Agencies
relevant to the programme’s focus area at the Ward, Sub County and County
levels.
- Participate
in the Annual County Government’s Planning and Budgeting process and
influence resource allocation to the priority needs of the most vulnerable
groups
- Ensure
that Program participants and partners are kept informed of all the
Government laws and policies in respect to maternal and new born health
any impact caused or to be caused by the government laws, policies and budgets.
- Work with
partners and coalitions to engage in advocacy activities with the
government structures at the Sub county /County level, to address the
needs of local communities and inform national level advocacy initiatives.
- Support
communities’ groups, youth and children to engage constructively with duty
bearers and service providers to improve access to, and quality of,
essential services for maternal and new born health.
Resource Mobilization (5%)
- Provide
information to inform fund raising initiatives for Maternal, New born and
Child Health
- Develop a
concept note / proposal for additional resources for maternal, new-born
and child health interventions.
- Mobilize
the community for community contribution to support project interventions.
Others (5%)
- Any other
duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Minimum of
Bachelor degree in Public Health, Nursing Sciences, Nutrition or related
field.
- Have a
minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
programming.
- Good
mathematical and analytical skills Good understanding of Ministry of
health systems, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health programming models,
standards and guidelines, Ministries of Health structures at county and
national levels.
- Familiarity
of national Maternal, Newborn and Child Health policy and advocacy
instruments and structures.
- First-hand
experience health programming in complex emergencies is an added advantage
- Significant
experience working with an NGO environment, community and people’s groups,
state institutions etc.
- Excellent
communication and presentation skills in English and Swahili.
- Computer
literate.
How to Apply
Interested candidates
are invited to submit their applications using the link below.
https://careers.wvi.org/jobs/kenya/health/project-officer-health-kakuma-gfd/17265
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