For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in 46 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
The program focuses on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis through the implementation of a broader multidisciplinary framework of intervention than the UN core package, while advocating for a long term and sustainable harm reduction approach for Kenya.
In 2015 the program will focus on:
- Run our current Drop In Centre (DIC) & outreach services offering prevention and access to HIV, HBV, HCV and STI testing/care, treatment or referral system
- Progressively relocate our outreach activity and later the DIC to Mathare (one of the biggest slums of Nairobi) with a strong focus on implantation strategy (community and authorities acceptance in a particularly sensitive environment notably in terms of safety and security)
- Capacity building of local, national and regional stakeholders, in particular in terms of Hepatitis B and C screening, Hep B vaccination and “liver health” follow up for patients HCV positive.
- Empowerment of self-help support groups and networks
Advocacy campaigns/workshops for the promotion of an adapted and holistic approach to HR services
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your main responsabilities will be to :
1) Management, monitoring and reporting
- Monitor and evaluate the overall program implementation, including data management and analysis
- Supervise the program activities: outreach work and DIC interventions/activities;
- Insure the quality of all services delivered within the program
- Reinforce the acceptance of MdM program amongst community, district, local and national authorities
- Develop an advocacy strategy for MdM HR program in Kenya
- Ensure and supervise any research work/assessment in the field
- Supervises / animate internal and external trainings on Harm Reduction issues and other regular training sessions on agreed topics towards partners (NGOs, MoH, Police…)
- Supervise all necessary internal and external reporting for the Kenyan program
2) Team coordination and security
- Under the direct management of the General Coordinator, manage the Harm Reduction team and collaborate with the rest of the coordination team as well as the Nairobi office team
- Collaborate with HQ technical referent for HR on a regular basis to determine and adapt the program’s strategy
3) Security
- Supervise the HR Program by daily security follow-up, attendance of security briefings, analysis of security risks, reporting and monitoring incidents etc…
- Analyse how the situation develops, liaise with other organizations on security and, with the General coordinator, determine any changes to the security plan and security related to the program
- Be responsible for the application, compliance and regular updating of the program security plan towards the local team and visitors
4) Management of human resources
- Apply in close cooperation with the Administrative Coordinator MDM’s Human Resources policies in line with the Kenyan Labour law
- Develop the team’s skills by working on training needs
- Recruit, brief, supervise and perform evaluations of national staff when needed/requested
5) Overall management of finance accountancy and logistics of Kenya HR Program
- Ensures financial, logistic and administrative supervision of the HR project in close collaboration with the Administrative Coordinator, the logisitic officer and the Nairobi office team
- Define MdM annual budget of HR program with the Administrative Coordinator and under the supervision of the General Coordinator
6) Representation
- In close coordination with the General Coordinator you represent MDM-F to Kenyan authKenyan authorities when required
- You ensure representation functions towards partners and local/national authorities and maintain regular contact with local partners and international HR stakeholders
7) Donor and fundraising (in coordination/collaboration with the General Coordinator)
- Assess potential donors and initiate and follow up on fundraising process and take lead in Harm Reduction program proposal writing and budget preparation of the program
8) Legal management
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Starting: ASAP
- Duration: 12 months
- Contract : EMPLOYEE (French contract)
- Fixed term contract
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
Education
- Master Degree in Humanitarian / Development / Social or political sciences, or Public Health
Professional experience
- Experience of project management is compulsory
- Experience of team management is essential
- Experience in negotiations and relations with local partners and authorities in a difficult legal, administrative and political context is essential
- Experience in the field of Harm Reduction or HIV is strongly recommended
- Experience in the delivery of training/educational programs to health staff or other professionals is an asset
- Experience in community based programming and on capacity building of local organizations is an asset
- Experience in developing an advocacy strategy is an asset
Required Skills
- Excellent knowledge and practice of Cycle project management
- Strong ability to implement and follow up on Monitoring and Evaluation
- Ability to develop the collaboration with national and local stakeholders
- Good management and communication qualities
- Skills in designing and writing proposals and reports
- Capacity to design and animate adults training and sensitization is an added value
- Capacity to work in a difficult security environment
Aptitude
- Ability to work on own initiative; self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Good diplomatic skills
- Ability to effectively communicate with other professionals and organisations
- Ability to prioritise self and team workload
Language and computer skills
- English: fluent (verbal and written)
- Excellent knowledge of Windows environment (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point…)
You will be committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and be motivated by its non-statutory, Not-For-Profit model
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination.
HOW TO APPLY:
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