Project background:
The Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (MANI) Project is run by an Options-led consortium of eight agencies (CARE Kenya, AMREF, Population Council, MannionDanniels, KPMG, IHPMR and MSI). The MANI Project is component three of a wider programme that looks at health systems strengthening and health financing targeting the poorest women in Bungoma County and implementation of an innovation challenge fund across six DFID-supported counties (Bungoma, Homa Bay, Garissa, Kakamega, Nairobi (slums) and Turkana).
The project’s strategy focuses on reducing the three common delays women face in accessing quality maternal and neonatal care, especially in Bungoma County. Project activities in fall under two integrated outputs:
Output 1: Strengthening health systems to manage and deliver quality maternal and newborn health (MNH) services, to ensure that women and newborns receive quality services (delay 3).
Output 2: Increasing demand for and uptake of MNH services to ensure that mothers and newborns seek and access the appropriate care (delays 1 and 2).
Facility Upgrade Component.**
The project received additional funds from DFID under Climate Change and Sustainability to improve the function, hygiene and client comfort at public health facilities. The approach will be to ensure that investment in sustainable energy, water and sanitation results in improvement in health service delivery and outcomes. The project will use clean energy sources and water supplies to ensure that facilities are energy secure and able to provide quality emergency obstetric and neonatal services.
Upgrading the power and water supply will contribute to health facility readiness to deliver services, thus contributing to the reduction of morbidity and mortality in Bungoma County.
The component has 3 main targets;
- Installation of Solar Power Units in 30% of targeted health facilities in the County.
- Ensure regular water supply by installing Rain water harvesting and storage facilities.
- Carry out sanitation facilities improvements in 50% of target health facilities
- Training cleaners in hygiene and sanitation skills and safe disposal of medical waste
Scope of Work
MANI Project would like contract an Electrical Engineer on Consultancy basis to support the solar installation works under the facility improvement component for 2016.
The specific roles of the consultant will include;
a) Review the energy audit checklist to ensure the audit is comprehensive as per ERC guidelines on Energy Audit Assessments.
b) Provide remote technical support to the energy audit consultants and review the audit report.
c) Analyse the design of proposed energy upgrade packages for different levels of health facilities.
d) Support preparation and evaluation the tender documents for solar installation works
e) Develop guidance to oversee solar installation together with a safety and standards checklist for final approval of works.
f) Consolidate a training package on maintenance of solar power systems.
The consultant will be required for specific tasks for the period between April – December 2016 up to 50 days.
Qualification:
- At least Bachelor's degree, Master's degree in electrical engineering is preferred.
- Must have five years' experience in planning and implementation of electrical works – with at least 2 years dealing with Solar Systems
- Experience with preparing procurement documents for solar systems based on international and national regulations (ERC)
- Experience working with NGO’s policies and procedures, ideally those of the DFID is essential.
- Excellent English language skills are required.
Registrations
a) The Engineer must be registered by the Engineers Board of Kenya.
b) The Engineer should be licenced by ERC to conduct Energy Audits
HOW TO APPLY:
If you meet the above qualifications and requirements, send your application, registration documents and resume clearly stating your qualifications relevance to the requirements together with daily consultancy rates to the Email: opportunities@manikenya.com by Wednesday 27th April 2016.
