Role: Project
Officer – EC Project (new
position)
Reports
To: Interim period – MSK Business
Development Manager
Department:
Projects Department
Duty
Station: Coast,
based in Kwale County
Purpose of the role:Project Officer contributes to project design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project – “reduced maternal, newborn and child mortality though scaling up and strengthening integrated sexual and reproductive health, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition service provision in Kwale County” funded by the European Commission.
Essential Duties
- Develop and implement quarterly
work plans and budgets to ensure smooth operation of all project
activities.
- Assist in the preparation of
all donor reports, including interim and annual, consistent with donor
regulations.
- Assist in the preparation and
management of project budgets.
- Lead implementation of the
project, including all activities, capacity building, and engagement with
lead partners, demand creation, marketing and engagement the private
sector.
- Prepare and coordinate
procurement requests for goods and services for the project.
- Develop working relationships
with all critical stakeholders; share relevant information as required,
build synergies between activities, partners and different components of
the project.
- Coordinate information sharing
across MSK departments and service delivery channels, including outreach,
clinics and social franchising.
- Oversee and manage community
mobilization and community led initiatives for the project, and manage two
staff members who oversee engagement with community health workers and
youth peer educators and health education and promotion campaigns
- Assist in all research and
monitoring and evaluation activities for the project, including a baseline
survey, operational research, best practices, data collection and
coordination and on-going monitoring of project performance.
Key Competencies
- Bachelors degree in management,
community development, sociology or health.
- At least five years experience
in health program design, administration, monitoring and evaluation.
- High level competency in
written and spoken English.
- Excellent report writing
skills.
- Analytical, planning and
monitoring skills; ability to organize work and projects in the health
sector.
- Ability to work individually
and within a team environment: experience in managing a team.
- Strong computer skills,
including various MS Office applications.
- Ability to act quickly, make
timely and quality judgments and decisions.
- Proven track record of working
with communities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills,
including cultural sensitivity, assertiveness and negotiating skills.
- Passion and commitment to MSK’s
mission and professional values.
Desirable
- A high degree of familiarity
with the important issues sexual and reproductive health, and maternal,
neonatal and child health.
Job
Title: QTA
Officer
Responsible to:Social Franchising Manager
Work station:Nairobi, with regular visits to the field.
Position Objectives:
Responsible to:Social Franchising Manager
Work station:Nairobi, with regular visits to the field.
Position Objectives:
- Provide advice and direction in
monitoring of clinical care services
- Coordinate all IAC/QTA
activities
- Ensure adherence to clinical
standards in AMUA Social Franchise
- Ensure all clinical
quality data is captured, analyzed and disseminated
- Ensure training in relevant
clinical areas, to all franchisees
- Coordinate referrals and any
other quality standards’ policies.
QTA Officer Main Tasks
Quality Control
Quality Control
- Technical support and
assistance all clinical standards
- Attending MAT meetings
- Ensuring quality gaps are
addressed in mentorship and supportive supervision
- Ensure proper distribution and
well being of clinical and/ or medical equipments
- Dissemination of clinical
quality information regarding clinical standards
- Assess and advice on training
gaps in maintenance of clinical standards
- Ensure IAC/QTA is done in the
stipulated time
- Designing of quality standards
data collection tools
People and Team Management
- Take part in quality-care staff
recruitment, induction and placement
- Team building in clinical
quality, and sharing with stakeholders in Blue-Star SF network
- Field supervision, facilitation
visits in conjunction with MoH
- Quality skills building to
Franchisees and AMUA team
- Liaisons with MDT department in
all clinical standards enactment
- Appraisal and performance
evaluation, reviews and recognition for staff in quality care department
Technical Areas Oversight and
Coordination
- M&E: Work with M&E team
in quality data collection and analysis
- Marketing & Demand
Creation: Ensure that marketing and promotion of clinical services
is effective
- QTA/IAC: Oversee all
aspects of quality maintenance, equipments, supportive supervision, OJ,
mentorship etc
- Training: Ensure training
in all new topics and refresher courses, to AMUA team, franchisees and
CHWs.
- MDT liaison: Meet and share
with MDT officials in relevant stakeholder’s meetings
- MAT meetings: Share information
and feedback in MAT sessions
Outputs and deliverables:
- QTA/IAC audits
- MAT and MDT meetings, minutes
and feedback
- Franchisee rating in terms of
quality standards
- Clinical Governance results
- Clinical Services quality
standards
- Equipment provision, tracking
and replacement
- Clinical Trainings, Refreshers,
Updates etc
- Complications and referrals
handling
- Incidence reports handling
- QTA/IAC Policy e.g. Post
exposure prophylaxis for franchisees, Hepatitis- B vaccination for all
medical providers etc
Qualifications
/Experience/Competencies
- Degree in medicine or nursing
and or post graduate/diploma in public health or related field.
- Over 5 years in direct health
service delivery
- Experienced and qualified
trainer in health related areas
- Excellent computer skills,
including data bases and web applications
- Excellent spoken and written
language
- Analytical thinker and
experience in proposal and concept paper writing
- Experience in Family Planning
and Sexual Reproductive Health will be an added advantage
Other desired skills
- Achievement oriented
- Analytical
- Team spirit and building
- Client focused
- People centered
- Pioneering
Job
Title: Deputy
SF Manager - AMUA SF
Responsible to: SF Manager
Workstation:Nairobi, with regular visits to the field.
Position Objectives:
Responsible to: SF Manager
Workstation:Nairobi, with regular visits to the field.
Position Objectives:
- Deputize the SF Manager in all
AMUA SF operations in ensuring excellent performance of all franchise
activities in accordance with MoPHS, MSK and MSI standards of clinical
services.
- Integrate and coordinate AHME
activities into all AMUA franchises and manage partner’s liaisons,
including MoH.
- Achieve programme and project
objectives as well as all donor(s) deliverables within budgeted time
Deputy SF Manager Main Tasks
Project
Management & Operations
- Technical support and assistance
in relevant project areas like training, equipment provision, and
marketing.
- Coordination of team and
Franchisee meetings
- Coordination of field team
allowances
- Overseeing demand creation
activities including CHW strategy
- Managing partners and other
stakeholder’s issues
- Coordination of M&E
activities and reports in conjunction with M&E department
- Face and Touch Branding
- Contribute to Business and
strategic objectives of the AMUA program, as a member of the management
team
- Support team in operational,
policy and resource-management issues.
People and Team Management
- Take part in staff recruitment,
induction and placement
- Team motivation, incentives,
reporting systems and disciplinary issues
- Field supervision, facilitation
visits
- Skill set building, growth and
development of staff
- Innovation and creativity, best
practices encouragement in health services delivery
- Appraisal and performance
evaluation, reviews and recognition
Technical Areas Oversight and
Coordination
- M&E: Together with M&E
dept, impact evaluation ,client exit interviews, mystery client surveys
etc
- Marketing & Demand
Creation: Coordinate above and below- the- line communication
strategies, IEC/BCCs, special events/campaigns etc
- QTA/IAC: Oversee all
aspects of quality maintenance, equipments, supportive supervision, OJ,
mentorship etc
- Training: Ensure training
in new topics and refresher courses, to AMUA team, franchisees and CHWs.
Other roles:
- Supervise and build up the Amua
team
- Ensure that the MoU between MSK
and franchisees is upheld
- Inform the Amua team and MSK
support office of any changes or delays to the work plan
- Maintain strong relationships
and attend regular meetings with the MoPHS and other national officials
- Liaise and communicate
regularly and proactively with MSK support office to ensure smooth
operations of Amua activities
- Verify/validate team work
reports and claims/surrrenders
Outputs and deliverables:
- Ensure franchisees operate
according to the MoU and to MSK/MSI standards
- Make sure franchisees
demonstrate measurable improved quality overtime
- Focus to increase CYP and
integrated SRH services amongst franchisees and achievement of set
franchise targets
- Effective oversight of demand
generation activities translating into measurable outputs
- Ensure100% report, record
keeping and documentation is done
- Get 100% internal &
external clinical audits completed each year
- Facilitate work plans to be
followed to the book (unless adequate justification exists)
- Ensure donor requirements,
deliverables and expectations are met
- Forge strong AMUA/GoK and
stakeholder relationships nationally and regionally.
Qualifications /Experience
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in
a Health related field, with experience in managerial roles, business,
communication and marketing.
- Over 5 years in management level
and team leadership
- Experience in managing a health
oriented program
- Excellent computer skills
- Excellent spoken and written
language
- Skilled in formulation,
implementation & control of budgets
- Experience in Family Planning
and Sexual Reproductive Health will be an added advantage
Other desired skills
- Achievement oriented
- Analytical
- Team spirit and building
- Client focused
- People centered
- Pioneering
Applications quoting the position
title with detailed CVs with contact details of 3 referees should be submitted
to:
People and
Development Dept
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
Marie Stopes Kenya
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
Marie Stopes Kenya
On or
before 07th December, 2012
NB: Please clearly indicate on the subject ‘Deputy SF Manager-AMUA SF’
Marie Stopes Kenya is an equal opportunity Employer
NB: Please clearly indicate on the subject ‘Deputy SF Manager-AMUA SF’
Marie Stopes Kenya is an equal opportunity Employer