Job Title: Harm Reduction Program Coordinator
Starting From: asap (from January 2015)
Country: Kenya
Based: Nairobi
Context of the program
Context of the program
The Kenyan government, with the
support of international stakeholders, has put considerable efforts in
designing effective strategies and implementing targeted interventions for
people who inject drugs.
Early in 2013 the standard operating
procedures for Needle and Syringes exchange program and Medically Assisted
Treatment were signed by the Ministry of Health.
Nevertheless, implementation of these
core targeted interventions remains difficult, underfunded, and lack
stakeholder capacity to be delivered effectively.
Based on this situational analysis,
MdM started a comprehensive program in Nairobi in May 2013, focusing on the slum
areas and the more remote locations of Dagoretti County.
The program benefits not only from
international but also from regional experience and expertise since MdM has
been developing a comprehensive model in Tanzania since 2010.
Harm Reduction in Nairobi
The program focuses on the prevention
and treatment of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis through the implementation of a broader
multidisciplinary framework of intervention than the UN core package, while
advocating for a long term and sustainable harm reduction approach for Kenya.
In 2015 the program will focus on:
- Run our current Drop In Centre (DIC) &
outreach services offering prevention and access to HIV, HBV, HCV and STI
testing/care, treatment or referral system
- Progressively relocate our outreach activity
and later the DIC to Mathare with a strong focus on implantation strategy
(community and authorities acceptance in a particularly sensitive
environment notably in terms of safety and security)
- Capacity building of local, national and
regional stakeholders, in particular in terms of Hepatitis B and C
screening, Hep B vaccination and “liver health” follow up for patients HCV
positive.
- Empowerment of self-help support groups and
networks
- Advocacy campaigns/workshops for the promotion
of an adapted and holistic approach to HR services
Overall Responsibilities
Management, monitoring and reporting
Management, monitoring and reporting
- He / she monitors and evaluates the overall
program implementation, including data management and analysis
- He / she supervises the program activities:
outreach work and DIC interventions/activities;
- He / she insures the quality of all services
delivered within the program, including linkage to care, medical referral
follow up, access to Methadone
- He / she reinforces the acceptance of MdM
program amongst community, district, local and national authorities
- He / she develops an advocacy strategy for MdM
HR program in Kenya
- He / she ensures and supervises any research
work/assessment in the field, in coordination with the General Coordinator
and HQ technical advisors
- He / she supervises / animates internal and
external trainings on Harm Reduction issues and other regular training
sessions on agreed topics towards partners (NGOs, MoH, Police…)
- He / she supervises all necessary internal and
external reporting for the Kenyan program (compiles and finalises monthly
sitreps and contributes to donors’ narrative and financial reporting)
- He / she proposes and designs potential
interventions and/or re-orientations when needed
Team coordination and security
- Under the direct management of the General
Coordinator, he / she manages the Harm Reduction team and
- He / she collaborates with the rest of the
coordination team as well as the Nairobi office team
- He / she collaborates with HQ technical
referent for HR on a regular basis to determine and adapt the program’s
strategy
Security
- He / she supervises the HR Program by daily
security follow-up, attendance of security briefings, analysis of security
risks, reporting and monitoring incidents etc…
- He / she analyses how the situation develops,
liaise with other organizations on security and, with the General
coordinator, determine any changes to the security plan and security
related to the program
- He / she is responsible for the application,
compliance and regular updating of the program security plan towards the
local team and visitors
Management of human resources
- Applies in close cooperation with the
Administrative Coordinator MDM’s Human Resources policies in line with the
Kenyan Labour law
- Develops the team’s skills by working on training
needs
- Recruits, briefs, supervises and performs
evaluations of national staff when needed/requested
Overall management of finance
accountancy and logistics of Kenya HR Program
- He / she ensures financial, administrative
supervision of the HR project in close collaboration with the
Administrative Coordinator and the Nairobi office team
- Ensures logistic supervision of the HR project
in close collaboration with the Admin Coordinator and the Logistic Officer
- Defines MdM annual budget of HR program with
the Administrative Coordinator and under the supervision of the General
Coordinator
Representation
- In close coordination with the General
Coordinator He /she represents MDM-F to Kenyan authorities when required
(on the behalf of the General Coordinator)
- In close coordination with the General
Coordinator he / she ensures representation functions towards partners and
local/national authorities
- Maintains regular contact with local partners
and international HR stakeholders
Donor and fundraising (in
coordination/collaboration with the General Coordinator)
- He / she assess potential donors and initiate
and follow up on fundraising process
- He / she Takes lead in Harm Reduction program
proposal writing and budget preparation of the program
- He /she complies to donor contracts; donor
reporting, follows up specific agreements and guarantees that the contract
of objectives defined by the donors is fulfilled and that contractual
obligations are respected
Legal management
- He / she supports the General Coordinator in
the development and signing of an MOU with the MoH
- Anticipates and ensures renewal of all
administrative agreements, licenses, permits, authorizations regarding the
program
Position Requirements
Education
Education
- Master Degree in Humanitarian / Development /
Social or political sciences, or Public Health
Professional experience
- Experience of project management is compulsory
- Experience of team management is essential
- Experience in negotiations and relations with
local partners and authorities in a difficult legal, administrative and
political context is essential
- Experience in the field of Harm Reduction or
HIV is strongly recommended
- Experience in the delivery of
training/educational programs to health staff or other professionals is an
asset
- Experience in community based programming and
on capacity building of local organizations is an asset
- Experience in developing an advocacy strategy
is an asset
Required Skills
- Excellent knowledge and practice of Cycle
project management
- Strong ability to implement and follow up on
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Ability to develop the collaboration with
national and local stakeholders
- Good management and communication qualities
- Skills in designing and writing proposals and
reports
- Capacity to design and animate adults training
and sensitization is an added value
- Capacity to work in a difficult security
environment
Aptitude
- Ability to work on own initiative;
self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural
environment
- Good diplomatic skills
- Ability to effectively communicate with other
professionals and organisations
- Ability to prioritise self and team workload
If you believe you are the ideal
candidates we are looking for, please submit your application and CV to the
following email address medecins.du.mondefrance@gmail.com with the title:
Program Coordinator
Closing date is 8th January
2015.
Only shortlisted applicant will be
contacted.
No application will be considered after the closing date as well as any application received by phone or in our office.
No application will be considered after the closing date as well as any application received by phone or in our office.
