Urgent Vacancies
Health / Nutrition Department
FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Relief and Development agency seeks to fill the following vacant positions:
Position Title:Health Coordinator
Duty Station: Marsabit
Contract Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
Health / Nutrition Department
FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Relief and Development agency seeks to fill the following vacant positions:
Position Title:Health Coordinator
Duty Station: Marsabit
Contract Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible
for overall smooth functioning and running of the health activities under
the DFID funding
- Conduct
OJT and mentor health workers on primary health concept
- Supervises
staff activities on a daily basis and report performance.
- Provides
leadership, problem-identification, problem-solving, and encourages team
efforts by modeling desired behavior and interaction
- Compile
project reports on timely and accurate manner
- Assesses
program effectiveness in reaching established goals
Qualifications / Experience (Minimum)
- Possession
of a BSC degree in public health/nursing/community health from an
accredited college or university; or Higher Diploma in epidemiology with
three years experience in management of primary health care programs AND
- Three
(3) years of administrative or management experience with primary
responsibility for overseeing, monitoring, or coordinating a program
providing health services
- Three
years experience in primary health care program management in ASAL
districts of Kenya
- Experience
and responsibility for the oversight of large-scale public health
programs, including program planning and implementation, development and
monitoring of budgets, supervision of staff, and program evaluation.
- Experience
with day-to-day management, training, and supervision of staff
- Ability
to facilitate participatory meetings, training sessions, and planning
activities with diverse community members and stakeholders.
- Good
working knowledge of MOH protocol.
- Ability
to conduct mentoring session with health workers at the health facilities.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills, good report writing skills.
- Knowledge
of epidemiological principles and analytical skills
Position Title: Health Field Officer
4 Positions
Duty Station: (Marsabit South, Marsabit North, Marsabit Central and Sololo)
Contract Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
4 Positions
Duty Station: (Marsabit South, Marsabit North, Marsabit Central and Sololo)
Contract Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare
work plan including all key health activities for the Districts/health
facilities in consultation with MOPHS staffs
- Develop
key messages in health to the targeted beneficiaries, and ensure it is
delivered appropriately.
- Conduct
on-job trainings to the facility health workers and community health
workers at their respective place of work.
- Monitor
supplies stock levels and report to the supervisor for timely
replenishment.
- Organise
and deliver supplies to the health facilities based on the stock levels.
- Monitor
the implementation of the activities and prepare regular progress reports,
and other reporting requirements.
- Work
closely with other agencies with health and nutrition programs in
Districts.
Qualifications / Experience (Minimum)
- Possession
of a Diploma in public health / nursing / community health from an
accredited college or university;
- Three
years experience in primary health care program implementation in ASAL
districts of Kenya.
- Experience
in on- job training of health workers, and supervision of health
activities.
- Good
working knowledge of MOH protocol.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills, good report writing skills.
- Strong
co-ordination and negotiation skills with stakeholders
- Good
computer knowledge
Human Resources Manager,
FH Kenya.
P O Box 14978 -00800
Nairobi
Email address: hr_fhkenya@fh.org
or drop them at our Nairobi Office.(Life Ministry Centre, 3rd Floor Jabavu Road, Kilimani. Next to Kilimani Police station) latest by September 28th, 2011.
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