The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global
leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS.
We are working in 15 countries around the world to provide HIV
prevention, care, and treatment services for children, women, and families—with
a mission to eliminate pediatric AIDS.
1. Program Officer, Laboratory - Lodwar
Reporting to the Senior Technical Advisor, you will support
establishment and expansion of quality laboratory services especially improved
access to laboratory diagnosis and monitoring through CD4 testing, TB testing
and Early Infant Diagnosis to support provision of quality integrated HIV
prevention, HIV counselling and testing, care and treatment services within the
Ministry of Health, Private and Faith Based Sector health facilities in Turkana
County.
You will provide day to day contact with DMLT, DHMT, point of
care laboratory technicians and technologists and Field officers based in
districts and facility level – providing technical assistance and capacity
building to establish, strengthen and expand a laboratory network.
You will provide oversight to ensure that access to laboratory
services is improved and maintained.
To be successful in this role
- You will be a holder of degree in
Medical Laboratory and Higher National Diploma in Laboratory training
- You will have a minimum of 5 years
proven experience in HIV laboratory work
- Be registered with KMLTTB.
- In addition, demonstrated supervisory
skills and program management experience will be an added advantage.
- Experience in working with USAID/CDC
will also be a requirement.
2. Project Officer,
Communication and outreach - Nyanza
Reporting to the Project Director, you will support the Maisha
project in communication and education initiatives that build awareness towards
elimination of pediatric HIV and keeping mothers alive as well as advocacy with
key partners and stakeholders.
You will design, implement and evaluate communication, advocacy
and outreach initiatives to support elimination of pediatric HIV, increase
public awareness of and demand for prevention of mother-to-child transmission
of HIV and paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment services and create awareness
among policy makers opinion leaders, the media, civil society organizations and
the public about pediatric AIDS issues.
You will advocate for adoption of the eMTCT framework at various
MOH level and among partners as well as for sustainability of actions towards
elimination of pediatric HIV.
You will monitor the implementation of the policies and
guidelines with a view tracking policy implementation around elimination of
pediatric HIV, document and disseminate progress toward elimination of new
pediatric HIV infections, and document eMTCT programme success stories and
share these with partners at the local and national levels through various
mediums
To be successful in this role
- You will be a holder of bachelor’s
degree in relevant field such as humanities or social sciences with 4
years’ experience in communication, outreach and advocacy programs.
- You will have experience in public
health policy and technical activities at the district and community
levels.
- Experience in working with government,
opinion leaders and civil society in addition to managing people driven
processes and advocacy cycle will be added advantage.
- Excellent analytical, research and
writing skills are a requirement.
If you believe you are the
candidate we are looking for, please submit your application attaching current
resume’ to: kenyarecruitment@pedaids.org .
The closing date is 14 September, 2012
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
