Position Title: Project Assistant – Dadaab
Reporting to: Health & Nutrition Manager
Job Location: Dadaab
Job description
Reporting to the Health and Nutrition Manager, the Project
Assistant will be responsible for monitoring, evaluation, data management,
coordinating, implementation, and documentation of strategies to effectively
address project interventions. S/he will support in the coordination of project
activities in Dadaab refugee camp with technical support from the Health and
Nutrition Manager and Programme Coordinator at HQ.
Key Responsibilities
- To
support the overall implementation of the project, including reporting,
financial management and monitoring.
- Ensure
effective collaboration with the County and sub county for project updates
and any other related technical support
- Support
the CHVs in the implementation of project activities as stipulated in the
agreement as well as ensure they are reaching the stipulated targets.
- Ensure
that project volunteers (CHVs/Incentives) have necessary tools for implementation
of the planned project work including relevant adapted IEC materials
- Ensure
realization of verifiable data and full reporting for all project
deliverables in relation to M&E functions
- Ensure
adequate data quality is maintained in the Camp by ensuring accurate,
complete and reliable datasets and reports are submitted to HQ.
- Support
in planning and conducting capacity building initiatives for
CHVs/Incentives and other implementing partners
- Continuously
assess the skills and capacities of the project volunteers; organize on
the job training to update their knowledge and skills e.g. through weekly,
monthly / quarterly meetings
- Ensure
implementation of community health strategy through collaborative effort
with CHS Coordinator, CHS County and sub County, supervisors/Community
Health Committees (CHCs) and support CHVs to create awareness through
community health dialogue days and action days among others
- Monitor
project implementation activities by the CHVs to ensure timely and quality
implementation of project vis-à-vis approved work plans and targets
- In
collaboration with the project accountant, ensure proper management and
accountability of funds in line with financial and budgetary policies and
procedures of GF TB grant
- Participate
in various stakeholders meetings organized either by UNHCR or the County
and Sub County and other implementing partners within Dadaab
- Support
programmatic documentation of promising practices, case studies and
lessons learnt for purposes of knowledge sharing and improvement in programming.
Qualifications
·
- Public
Health, Social Development or equivalent qualifications
- Relevant
post-graduate qualification in Community, or equivalent qualifications
with certificate in project management
- Work
experience of over four (4) years in TB/HIV related
- Over
four (3) years’ experience in Grants and Project Management.
- Additional
experience in Health grant programs will be an added advantage
·
- Knowledge
on TB and HIV management, trends and goals at national and regional
levels aimed at preventing and alleviating TB/HIV related human suffering
- Very
strong M&E skills
- Demonstrated
technical experience in project planning and budgeting as well as
programme monitoring and evaluation
- Ability
to initiate and manage change and to recognize and adjust to rapidly
changing conditions in order to align project to the GF strategic plan.
- Ability
to foster teamwork and communication among staff and stakeholders.
- Strong
interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including ability to build
collaborative relationships with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and
political issues
- Demonstrated
proficiency in computer applications such as word processing,
spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilization of the internet
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications
should apply strictly by
clicking here so as to reach us not later than 13th March
2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
