NGO Jobs in Kenya - Program Officers

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS. 

We’re 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.
 

EGPAF Kenya is looking to recruit two HIV Integration Program Officers - to be based in Lodwar and/or Kakuma.
 
The Role: Under the guidance of the Service Delivery Advisor, The Program Officer - HIV Integration is responsible for providing day to day contact with County and Sub-County HMT team members – providing technical assistance to establish and strengthen implementation of integrated and comprehensive prevention, care and treatment activities in each district, support systems strengthening, improve quality of services and monitor progress towards achievement of quality results in order to attain the objectives of the Project.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Develop integrated HIV facility interventions and work plans and oversee the implementation
  • Establish and Supervise the lab-networks with networked facilities
  • Assist the Sub-County HMT in the respective sub-Counties to develop and implement quality assurance programs for the each supported site
  • Responsible for visits to Project supported facilities to provide technical support in implementation of integrated HIV prevention, care and treatment services
  • Conduct supportive supervision on quality assurance issues and provide onsite job training and mentorship.
  • Ensure that adherence and psychosocial support activities are undertaken at the Project supported sites and links with the PSS technical team to facilitate facility-community linkages.
  • Works closely with the ScHMT in identifying training needs, planning and delivering trainings for facility staff, according to the training plan.
  • Develops and maintains close relationship between the Sc Public Health Nurse (DPHN), the Sc and County AIDS and STI Coordinating Officer (ScASCO/ CASCO), Sub county TB AND Leprosy coordinator and the health facilities on Project related issues.
  • Working with the SI program officer, assists the Project in working with clinic staff in data collection and data management and reporting including utilization of such data for planning and decision making.
  • Responsible for tracking and reporting on all project input, processes, outputs, outcomes and impact at supported sites to ensure that adequate progress is made
  • Responsible for conducting QA/QI using the KHQIF, participate in site assessment, follow up on identified gaps and implementation of interventions including formation of Quality Improvement Teams and re-assessment of progress.
Required skills and qualifications
  • BSc Nursing Officer with 5 years of continuous HIV program implementation or Clinical Officer with 5 years of continuous HIV program implementation.
  • Registered with relevant professional body.
  • Experience in establishing and sustaining working relationships with the Government of Kenya Ministries of Health at County and Sub-county level
  • Significant and up to date knowledge of the current ART, PMTCT, TB/HIV, HTC guidelines, standards, tools and best practices.
  • Experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment program implementation with demonstrated expertise in initiating care and treatment services in a public, faith based or private health facility; experience with decentralized ART model of care will be an added advantage.
  • Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating training in HIV /AIDS prevention, care and treatment areas.
  • Knowledge of PEPFAR Program and NASCOP reporting requirements including familiarity with the data collection and reporting tools used by NASCOP.
  • Good communication skills and able to work with minimal supervision.
All applications should be sent by, to: kenyarecruitment@pedaids.org

Closing Date:
 25th March 2015


Only short listed candidates will be contacted.