Program Officer
Integrated Family Health Program (Kisumu)
Job Description
CHAK’s model of ‘Integrated Family Health Program’ (IFHP)has grown over the last few years and its impact on the health of the Kenyan communities is demonstrable. The goal of this program is to create awareness and education, improve access to prevention, screening, and care and treatment for non-communicable and communicable diseases.
In NCDs special emphasis is placed on Diabetes, Hypertension, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria, Childhood Pneumonia, Epilepsy, Breast Cancer and some of their complications such as Heart Failure and Diabetes Eye Disease in the general population. To scale up this program to new communities, CHAK is seeking a qualified and motivated Program Officer – IFHP, to be based in Kisumu or in one of the CHAK member units in Nyanza region. The position reports to the NCD Programs Coordinator.Key duties and
responsibilities include and are not limited to:-
- Offering technical guidance to the implementing
health facilities on health promotion activities to prevent and reduce the
risk factors for the focus diseases in the community and conducting
screening camps.
- Organizing training programs for different cadres
of health care providers.
- Training and supporting community health
facilitators/workers and health care providers in implementation of the
project’s activities such as health promotion activities, screening,
referral and linkage.
- Supporting and backstopping education and
screening data collection and reporting
- Organizing health facility level data review and
data quality audit meetings in collaboration with the M& E officer.
- Collaborating with the M&E officer in
preparing program implementation plans
- Collaborating with the county community strategy
focal point persons and conduct joint support supervision for program with
county teams.
- Preparing and submitting quarterly progress
reports to CHAK and relevant stakeholders.
- Representing CHAK in conferences / workshops/
meetings, at county and sub county level.
Minimum Requirements
- University Degree in Public Health, Health
Sciences or Social Sciences from a recognized institution with at least
two years of community health programmes.
- Working knowledge of NCD programmes is an added
advantage.
- At least three years experience demonstrated
experience in Health programming.
- A self-driven personality, able to work with
minimum supervision and with a high level of integrity.
- Demonstrable experience in working with county
health structures and deep knowledge on the MoH data collection systems,
data analysis, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation.
- Ability to develop innovative approaches and
solutions to problems and with skills on instructional, supervisory and
leadership.
- Computer proficiency in MS tools, managing
database using different software is an added advantage.
- Excellent training & facilitation skills.
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to
manage complexities.
- Excellent written, verbal, and organizational
skills.
Assistant Program Officer
Integrated Family Health Program (Nairobi)
Job Description
CHAK’s model of ‘Integrated
Family Health Program’ (IFHP)has grown over the last few years and its impact
on the health of the Kenyan communities is demonstrable. The goal of this
program is to create awareness and education, improve access to prevention,
screening, and care and treatment for non-communicable and communicable
diseases. In NCDs special emphasis is placed on Diabetes, Hypertension, Sickle
Cell Disease, Malaria, Childhood Pneumonia, Epilepsy, Breast Cancer and some of
their complications such as Heart Failure and Diabetes Eye Disease in the
general population. To scale up this program to new communities, CHAK is
seeking a qualified and motivated Assistant Program Officer – IFHP, to be based
in based in Nairobi. The position reports to the NCD Programs Coordinator.
Key duties and
responsibilities include:
- Organizing NCD trainings for community health
volunteers in collaboration with the regional program officer and the
county community health strategy focal point person.
- Training and supporting community health volunteers,
community health extension workers (CHEWs) and public health officers in
implementation of CHAK NCD projects such as health promotion activities –
behavior change communication, screening for NCDs – especially
Hypertension and Diabetes, referral and linkage of persons with NCDs to
health facilities.
- Train CHVs, CHEWs on data collection &
reporting using the NCD tool-kits and conduct data quality audits to
assure collection & reporting of quality data.
- Conduct joint support supervision with county
teams on NCD program implementation at implementing health facilities.
- Preparing and submitting quarterly progress report
to CHAK and relevant stakeholders.
- Representing CHAK in conferences and workshops, if
required
- Supporting the health facility and NCDs Focal
Point Persons at health facility level in supervising CHVs working on the
NCD projects.
Minimum Requirements:
- University Degree in Public Health or
Health/Social Sciences from a recognized institution with at least two
years of public health experience working in public health programs.
- Working knowledge of NCD programs is an added
advantage.
- At least three years experience in health
programming
- Knowledge of county health structures, MoH data
collection systems.
- Proven report writing skills.
- Ability to develop innovative approaches and
solutions, and solve problems including inspiring and mobilizing
communities on adapting health lifestyles to prevent NCDs.
- Ability to demonstrable interpersonal skills
working in harmoniously as a member of a team, adapting to diverse
educational, socio-political and cultural backgrounds and maintaining a
high standard of personal conduct.
- Capacity to work strategically and under tight
deadlines on a results-oriented basis.
- Experience and proficiency in working with
government and other partners in an effective and culturally competent
manner.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft tools.
- Training & facilitation skills for community
health personnel is an added advantage;
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to
manage complexities.
- Excellent written, verbal, and organizational
skills. Good written and spoken English.
How
To Apply
Interested and qualified
are advised to send their applications with a detailed Resume, Cover Letter
specifying the position you are applying for (Program Officer – Integrated
Family Health Program including the names and contacts of 3 referees should be
sent to CHAK Secretariat through hr@chak.or.ke and a copy to secretariat@chak.or.ke addressed to:
The General Secretary
P.O. Box 30690 – 00100
GPO Nairobi
Tel. (020)4441920 /
0733-334419
Email: hr@chak.or.ke
The closing date for
receiving all applications is 5th November 2021. Only the shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for interview.