Millennium Promise HIV Care Facilitator Job in Yala, Kenya

Millennium Promise is the leading international non-profit organization solely committed to supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals to halve extreme poverty by 2015. 

Its flagship initiative is the Millennium Villages Project (MVP), which highlights how integrated, community-led development, even in some of the poorest communities across rural sub-Saharan Africa, can lead to progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and can provide communities with the basic tools and necessities to break out of poverty, on the path toward self-sustainable development.

Title/Position: HIV Care Facilitator

Staff Responsible To: Health Coordinator

Duty Station - Yala

Length Of Contract: One (1) Year 

Terms Of Reference

• Organizing and supervising the HIV/AIDS care and Treatment to meet MDG targets.
• Training and support to Community Health Workers and Village Health Committees.
• Provide technical assistance to Community Support Groups especially in Income generating activities for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs).
• Organizing reproductive health days in the cluster villages and schools.
• Support youth-friendly health services at the cluster facilities and outreach programs by Community Based Organizations/ Youth groups supported by the Project.
• Take part in project planning and budgeting.
• Prepare event, activity and field monitoring reports.
• Collect and provide project related data.
• Forecast and monitor health facilities consumption of HIV/AIDS commodities, working closely with the supply chain manager.
• Facilitate the acquisition and distribution of projects supplies.
• Work closely with relevant DHMT members in planning activities.
• Establishing laboratory networking system.
• Perform other activities as appropriate and requested by the Health Coordinator.

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in Public Health, social sciences, development and community development studies.
• Experience in managing HIV/AIDS projects would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and experience working with MOH protocols.
• Creative, motivated and self-driven, results oriented and have initiative.

Please send your application letter and curriculum vitae with three referees indicating current salary and expected salary not later than 12th February, 2014 to: 

The Team Leader/Cluster Manager, 
Millennium Villages Project,     
P.O. Box 2389-40100, 
Kisumu or email mvpsauri@millenniumpromise.org

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted