NGO Clinical Officer Job in Kenya

Job Description

Position: Clinical Officer

Department: HIV/ TB

Projects: PEPFAR HIV/AIDS & GF R6- TB Projects

Responsible to: SPO

Staff directly supervised: None

Relationships internally: All programme and support staff

Relationships externally: MoMS/MoPHS personnel, other governmental and nongovernmental counterparts, community members

Salary: Circa Ksh 69,000 Gross P/M

Overall Objective of the Position
 

The overall objective of the position of Field Officer- Clinical Support is to ensure that all Merlin supported project sites offer high quality and comprehensive HIV/ AIDS/ TB care and treatment services to all patients. 

In playing this role, the position holder is expected to closely collaborate with the MoH and other implementing partners.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organise regular supportive supervision and capacity building activities to the staff working in Merlin supported health facilities to ensure that service delivery is consistent with relevant national guidelines and standards.
• Identify technical and infrastructural needs of Merlin Project sites and facilitate provision of necessary support in a timely manner in liaision with the SPO and relevant DHMTs.
• On an ongoing basis and in liaison with the relevant MOH counterparts, assess the needs and potential for scale up of HIV/TB care and treatment services.
• Ensure all mothers on 1st ANC visit access C&T services and those tested positive receive necessary investigation/tests and prophylaxis or treatment required.
• Together with MOH staff, develop mechanisms of tracing all exposed infants to access quality EID services and care at the facility level.
• Identify gaps and offer solutions necessary for decentralisation and integration of TB/HIV care and treatment services to levels close to beneficiaries.
• In liaison with the MOH counterparts, ensure effective functioning of the referral systems between health service delivery points (e.g. PSCs, TB, STI, HBC and PMTCT) to ensure that patients receive comprehensive care.
• Continuously assess capacity gaps among service providers and offer training and mentorship as per MOH standard operating procedures and guidelines..
• Support MOH staff in all project sites to ensure that all patient and programme data is correctly recorded and maintained for effective monitoring and evaluation of the programs performance.
• Ensure ethical issues are building in all assessment involving human subject before interviews to clients and /or beneficiaries.
• In close coordination with the SPO and other Field Officers, develop monthly work plans and translate these into weekly and daily activity plans.
• Participate in organization and facilitation of information sharing forums including stakeholders meetings, PSC and MDT meetings etc
• In liaison with Field Officer- Pharmacy and the relevant MoH personnel, ensure consistent availability of essential medical and non-medical supplies and oversee their proper utilization in all supported sites.
• In liaison with the IEC/SBCC team strengthen community linkage and participation in the project activities including reducing HIV/AIDS/TB stigma and enhancing demand for services.
• In collaboration with the field officers under the guidance of technical lead – Health promotion, provide technical advice and support through sharing medical updates to CU’s and other CBOs, to ensure continuum of HIV/TB prevention, care and support at community level.
• Promote Greater Involvement of People with AIDS (GIPA) in the implementation of Merlin supported activities including linkage of psychosocial support groups, community link persons and little angels club to Care and treatment services.
• Advocate for gender mainstreaming in all aspects of the project.
• Represent Merlin in various forums as requested and/or approved by the line Manager.
• Write high quality reports of all field activities undertaken and submit to supervisor in a timely manner.
• To undertake any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Job and Person Specifications

• The Clinical Officer must be a Registered clinician at Diploma or higher level
• At least 2 years working experience.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• 2 years experience working in an inpatient or outpatient facility
• Exceptional organizational and management  skills
• Excellent customer service and counseling skills
• Self starter with the ability to work under minimal supervision
• Computer literate

How to Apply

Should this role be of interest to you, please send your application to recruitment@merlin-kenya.org by 5pm on Friday, 15th June 2012. 

Alternatively, you may wish to post your application to, 

HR Department, Merlin, Nairobi Office, 

P.O Box 3350 – 00200, 

Nairobi, Kenya.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Helen Keller International web developer Job in Kenya

The International Potato Center (CIP) and Helen Keller International are currently involved in the Reaching Agents of Change project (RAC), an initiative to increase the capacity of African institutions, advocates, and implementing organizations to raise resources and effectively implement orangefleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) programs in three focal countries: Tanzania, Mozambique and Nigeria.

The project is seeking to hire a web developer to install and customize a Contacts Relations Database based on CiviCRM, for use by project staff.

Consultancy Period: 20 Working Days (18th June -13th July 2012)
 

Location: International Potato Center (ILRI Campus), in Nairobi-Kenya

Tasks and responsibilities for the consultant

• Install CiviCRM for use by the RAC team 
• Work with the Advocacy Assistant to customize CiviCRM for use by project staff 
• Train the project staff on the use of the customized database 
• Develop a detailed step-by-step guide/user manual for the installed system.
• Upload the customized CiviCRM system onto a web server to be provided by the Information Systems and Data Management Officer, and provide initial technical support for the system.
• Generate a report documenting the installation and customization of the database

Selection Criteria

The ideal candidate for this consultancy should have the following competencies

• Extensive experience installing, configuring and maintaining CiviCRM systems as well as other applications, primarily open source systems 
• Experience in determining appropriate configuration options to meet specific functional requirements for projects and organizations 
• Experience writing custom code and templates using various web languages including PHP,HTML and JavaScript 
• Ability to use web server administration tools where and when appropriate 
• Experience with installation and configuration of Drupal/ Wordpress/ Joomla systems 
• Ability to generate and maintain clear technical and process documentation that explains how the database was implemented and customized

Expected outputs

At the end of the consultancy, the selected candidate should have produced the following outputs 

• CiviCRM system installed and customized 
• Project staff trained to use the database 
• A step-by-step user guide/manual to guide the use of the database developed 
• A report to provide the technical and process documentation explaining the implementation of the system

How to apply:

Qualified and interested candidates should send in their proposals for implementation of the database including;

• A current resume/ CV with references and evidence of past performance
• A letter of interest for the consultancy and
• Consultancy rates/budget for the project

Application documents should be sent to sthotho@hki.org by COB Friday 8th June 2012

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Malteser International Programme Coordinator Job

Malteser International is the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta for humanitarian aid. 

Its mission is to provide emergency relief as well as to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency relief and sustainable development. 

Malteser was founded in 1956 and is currently implementing more than 100 projects in about 20 countries worldwide. In Kenya, Malteser International is present since 2001. 

So far, programs were concentrated on TB and HIV in the slums of Nairobi, while also providing humanitarian assistance in emergencies such as droughts and floods in Northern Kenya.
 

During the drought in 2011, Malteser International provided more than 70,000 people in Northern Kenya for several months with food and drugs. 

After the emergency phase, in order to support sustainable solutions, drought resilience and disaster preparedness, Malteser International has shifted its focus in Northern Kenya to recovery and development projects.

Its strategy is to address the needs of the population in Illeret, one of the most remote and under-developed areas in the northern district of Marsabit County/ Northern Kenya. 

The first activities to be implemented aim at increasing the access to safe drinking water through rainwater harvesting techniques at household and community level accompanied by health/hygiene education activities.

The rainwater harvesting programme should be followed by multi-sectoral activities in the areas of livelihood/ income generation, small infrastructure facilities, education and possible other sectors according to needs. 

All planned community based activities will ensure participatory approaches involving communities and relevant stakeholders in the design, planning and implementation of the projects.
 

To establish our new programme in Illeret/Northern Kenya, Malteser International is looking for a Programme Coordinator
 

As a Programme Coordinator you will be responsible for setting up, implementing and developing Malteser International interventions in Illeret with administrative and logistic support by the Country Office in Nairobi. 

In this position you will be supported by short term (technical) experts according to requirements and supervised by the Regional Coordinator for Africa.

Responsibilities:

• Support set up of local infrastructure (office/ accommodation)
• Develop timeline and budget to start the rainwater harvesting programme according to draft proposal and implement the activities accordingly
• Develop and initiate multi sector activities (livelihood/ income generation, small infrastructure facilities, education) and conduct regular needs assessments
• Support mobilization of communities for involvement in programme activities
• Overall coordination and supervision of all programme activities in the project area
• Overall responsibility for resource management (personnel, budget, material)
• Ensure the implementation of Malteser standards in administration, finances and logistics
• Ensure regular and timely project documentation and reporting according to Malteser and donor standards
• Represent the Malteser programme and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders on local, district and county level
• Establish safety standards for all staff according to local context 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Strong programme development, management, organizational skills
• Advanced project design and project cycle management skills
• Basic technical skills
• Proven skills in community development
• At least five years working experience in development countries out of which at least two years in Africa
• Working experience with pastoralist communities is an asset
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
• Improvisation and multi-tasking skills
• Physical and mental strength and experience in and willingness to live and work in a remote project location and under basic conditions
• Fluency in English, knowledge of German is an asset

Conditions:
 

Starting date: 15 July 2012
 

Duty station: Illeret/ Northern Kenya
 

Duration of contract: minimum 12 months (extendable)
 

Salary according to qualification and experience, insurance package, accommodation in team house, return flight
 

Only short-listed candidates will be notified. 

Applicants who are not selected will not receive a rejection letter.
 

Please send your application (CV, letter of motivation including examples of how you meet the knowledge, skills and competencies required by the role, references) preferably by email until 20.06.2012 to:
 

Malteser International
Esther Berrens
Kalker Hauptstr. 22-24
D - 51103 Köln
Germany
 

Tel.: +49 (0)221 – 98 22 265
 

Email: Bewerbung@malteser.org

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