Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) Latest Jobs in Kisumu Kenya

The Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Kisumu dedicated to improving reproductive health of men and women.

NRHS has several projects researching on HIV prevention; it runs support groups for PLWHA and MARPS, and is working with the Ministry of Health to scale up male circumcision for HIV prevention in various parts of Nairobi, Nyanza, Western and Rift Valley Provinces.

NRHS seeks highly qualified candidates for the following positions based in Kisumu:

Clinical Manager

The successful candidate will be based at the NRHS Headquarters in Kisumu, Kenya, with frequent trips to the field. He/she will provide technical leadership and guidance on VMMC programming for the Male Circumcision Project.

The clinical manager will work closely with other project technical officers and counterparts from the Ministry of Health and other VMMC implementing partners.

He/she will identify, develop and disseminate the latest clinical guidelines and standards, and will conduct regular technical training and updates on VMMC for NRHS staff, partners and country counterparts as required.

Responsibilities:

• The position holder will be the line manager of all NRHS district coordinators, social mobilization / communication manager, and M&E manager.
• In consultation with the Project Director, the clinical manager will be responsible for the approval of work plans and budgets from these districts and departments.
• Guide the development of NRHS MC training programmes and supervise their implementation. This will include active supervision of the divisional training programmes across all NRHS-supported districts.
• Supervise the joint QA/training team to constantly improve services at the UNIM training centre and in the field.
• The clinical manager will be the technical lead for the NRHS Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) activities.
• Working closely with the QA/QI team to set-up and maintain QA/QI programmes for NRHS VMMC teams.
• Work closely with the WHO, National and Provincial MC Taskforces, and the District MC Steering Committees to train and with the assistance of the NRHS QA/QI team set-up MC QA/QI programmes in NRHS supported districts.

Desired Experience, Skills and Training:

• A Bachelor degree in medicine and surgery (MBChB) is mandatory
• At least five years experience managing health-related projects.
• Familiarity with the Kenyan health system and governmental structures
• Excellent computer skills, report writing and budgeting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to lead and motivate staff

Human Resource Manager

The successful candidate will be required to plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of the organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources

Responsibilities:

• Advise the Board of Directors and managers on HR policy matters, and recommend needed changes.
• Providing guidance and advice to managers on grievance, attendance, disciplinary, and performance issues.
• Ensuring all staff are conversant with the NRHS HR policy and procedures and assist them to interpret the document.
• Advertising vacant positions in consultation with the individual projects and assist in recruitment initiatives and successful orientation and induction of new employees
• Representing the organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations at the Ministry of Labour Offices and in the Courts of Law.
• Advising the Accountant on HR related matters affecting the payroll and other statutory deductions.
• Managing the staff medical insurance schemes by facilitating hospitalization, insurance records amendments including deletions, additions, claims and complaints from the staff.
• Conducting training needs assessment of the staff to design employee training and development as well as health and safety programs.
• Supervision of junior HR staff.

Desired Experience, Skills and Training:

• A Bachelor degree in Human Resource Management
• At least three years experience in a similar role.
• Training and experience in New Labour Laws 2007 mandatory
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills
• Membership of professional body is desired

Applications should include:

A cover letter detailing current work, prior experience and qualifications in the areas described above, telephone and e-mail contact

A current CV with names, telephone and e-mail contacts of at least 3 professional referees

The CV and application letter MUST be saved as ONE MS Word or PDF document with the applicant’s two official names.

Any applications that do not follow this requirement shall be discarded.

Apply via email to humanresources@unimkenya.org with the job title on the subject line so as to reach on or before 16th November 2011