The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an
impartial, neutral and independent organisation with the exclusively
humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and
internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles.
The ICRC’s Regional Delegation in Nairobi co-ordinates the institution’s humanitarian activities in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti.
It also runs regional specialist units that provide support and expertise to
the ICRC’s delegations in East Africa, the Great Lakes region and the Horn of
Africa.It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles.
The ICRC’s Regional Delegation in Nairobi co-ordinates the institution’s humanitarian activities in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti.
Maisha+ Focal Point & Regional Deputy
The ICRC Regional Delegation in Nairobi is seeking an experienced and highly motivated person to fill the above-mentioned position to be based in Nairobi.
The incumbent will coordinate all Work place Health and safety program activities for the Nairobi Regional Delegation in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti.
S/he will also provide support to ICRC Delegations and Sub-delegations in East and Southern Africa in their implementation of HIV program policy
The responsibilities:
As a Maisha+ responsible:
As a focal point for HIV Workplace program, s/he will be responsible for:
- Overseeing
the peer educators’ activities and fully participate in these activities;
- Briefing
of new national staff and expatriates about Maisha+ program and organise
refresher courses for the peer educators according to identified needs;
- Supervise
the uptake of VCT services at the workplace and during social events;
- Facilitate
in health talks and sensitisation sessions for Peer Educators, Family
members and general sensitisation sessions;
- Networking:
collaboration with local partners/enterprises and national Red
Cross/Crescent having similar workplace health and safety HIV program in
sensitisation / screening / social marketing;
- Organize
Maisha+ program events (ie annual family fun day, World AIDS day etc…);
- Draft
and follow up the annual workplace program budget;
- Coordinate
the publication of the Maisha+ newsletter including collecting articles,
photos and HIV/AIDS information;
- Responsible
for collection and production of Maisha+ promotional materials;
- Keep
in touch with HIV issues locally and internationally and advise the
management accordingly;
- Propose
and coordinate community outreaches/ activities;
- Production
of various internal and external reports including quarterly reports from
insurance and annual reports;
- Participate
in the bi-yearly HIV Health committee meeting.
- As
a Deputy for East and Southern African countries:
On visiting ICRC delegations abroad, s/he will be responsible
for:
- Evaluate
medical centres and hospital services with the Health Focal Point in order
to guarantee good access to healthcare for delegation employees and
expatriates;
- Evaluation
of the HIV program and main public health problems;
- Implementation
of the workplace policy;
- Support
/ Training of the Health Focal Point and Peer Educators;
- Identification
of the main stakeholders and organisations in the working place health and
safety HIV field
- Benchmarking
to private and public enterprise / organisation for research of best
practice and proper monitoring and evaluation of the program
- Maintain,
through the Health Focal Point, a good network of health partners, Health
ministry official, NGO or enterprises involved in Work place health and
safety / HIV programs;
- Regular
Monitoring and Evaluation reports according to formats decided with
Coordinator;
- Be
part of the organisation of annual Health Focal Point workshop.
The requirements:
- Diploma
in Nursing or Degree in Medicine;
- Minimum
of three years of professional experience in Clinical Management of STIs
and AIDS;
- Professional
experience in Peer Educator Training;
- Public
Health experience / master is an asset;
- Excellent
knowledge of English (oral and written). Knowledge of French is an
advantage;
- Excellent
computer skills (particularly Ms Excel, Ms Word).
The profile:
- Total
respect of confidentiality ;
- High
level of creativity and initiative;
- Proven
analytical skills (in health problem analysis and proposals);
- Able
to work autonomously and in a team;
- Good
leadership and management abilities;
- Excellent
interpersonal, report writing and communication skills.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
International Committee of the Red Cross,
Nairobi Regional Delegation, Denis Pritt Road,
P.O.Box 73226, Nairobi, 00200, Kenya:
E-mail: nai_hr@icrc.org
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