Job
Title: Field
Officer
Reporting to: Project Officer Health
Term: 11 months with a possibility of renewal.
The Position: The Field Officer is a program level staff responsible for implementation of the Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Care and Support component of the USAID funded OVC projects within Anglican Development Services North Rift (ADS NR) Region.
Reporting to: Project Officer Health
Term: 11 months with a possibility of renewal.
The Position: The Field Officer is a program level staff responsible for implementation of the Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Care and Support component of the USAID funded OVC projects within Anglican Development Services North Rift (ADS NR) Region.
The
position requires good understanding of the PEPFAR OVC programming and key
National OVC Policy documents.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate
implementation of OVC Care and Support activities within the assigned
project site, and strengthen the capacity of all Community Health
Volunteers (CHVs) to carry out sustainable OVC care and support
activities.
- Ensure
that the marginalized, poor and underserved groups within the program are
accessing economic security services; and the target groups actively participate
in viable economic activities.
- Work
closely with the CHVs in promoting stigma reduction activities as well as
getting rid of other obstacles to accessing health care services within
the OVC households and the larger community.
- Collaborate
with Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) and the Facility TOTs in
monitoring the work of the CHVs and providing them with technical support
in the implementation of OVC care and support services.
- Participate
in CHVs monthly meetings and ensure that CHVs are submitting their reports
regularly as required by the program.
- Work
with local community structures and other stakeholders to come up with
strategies that eradicate barriers to female participation in economic
activities
- Strengthen
referral systems between clinical service providers (MoH) and other
OVC care and support service providers
- Work
with the community to ensure increased access to education, life skills
and literacy initiatives for highly marginalized children, youth and other
populations.
- Facilitate
networking with major stakeholders, particularly the Ministry of Gender,
Children and Social Development (MGSCD); Ministry of Education; Ministry
of Health and other like-minded stakeholders for synergy in achieving
organization strategic objectives regarding comprehensive OVC care and
support.
- Prepare
monthly/quarterly reports on the project activities in your respective
sites and collect reports from the CHVs and care givers on a monthly
basis.
- Mobilize
the community in their respective sites to support PLWHAs and OVC.
- Represent
the organization in OVC care and support forums at the location, district
and County levels.
Required
Qualifications
- At
least a degree in Nursing, Clinical medicine, Public health, Sociology or
Counseling Psychology.
- Have
solid working knowledge (practical skills) in the following areas:
HIV/AIDS Care and support, CPWP, HTC/Counseling, ART and gender, OVC, HBC,
VCT, ART and addressing social determinants of health.
- In-depth
understanding and working knowledge of PEPFAR funded programs including
the USAID/PEPFAR/GOK reporting requirements.
- Good
knowledge of GoK structures at County and Sub-County level, and social
protection programs
- Experience
in facilitating community engagement forums
- Experience
in dealing with local community structures
- Practical
experience in computer applications (MS Office Suite, internet)
- Knowledge
and experience in proposal development will be an added advantage.
- 3
years experience in implementing integrated OVC and HIV/AIDS projects,
preferably in an NGO setting.
Application
procedure
If you are interested and meet the stated requirements send:
If you are interested and meet the stated requirements send:
- Your
curriculum Vitae (CV),
- 3
recommendations letters one being from your pastor,
- Copies
of your certificates and testimonials to
ADS North Rift Region,
P.O Box 6495-30100
Eldoret
or email to: info@adsnorthrift.org
Your application to reach undersigned by 5:00pm of 29th July, 2016
P.O Box 6495-30100
Eldoret
or email to: info@adsnorthrift.org
Your application to reach undersigned by 5:00pm of 29th July, 2016