JOB SUMMARY:
CARE and her co-applicants the Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) and Kisumu Medical Education Trust (KMET) with funding support from the European Union, the Austrian Development Cooperation and CARE Österreich, aims at improving Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, including nutrition of women of reproductive age in Siaya County. This project puts forward a three-prong strategy to achieve its goals: First, ensure both state and non-state actors have greater capacity (including human capacity) and improved skills and systems to respond to maternal and child nutrition needs; secondly, ensure targeted communities are informed and empowered to demand, access and utilize quality maternal and child nutrition services; and third, ensure enhanced political commitment and good nutrition governance in the Siaya County.
Reporting to the Nawiri Project Manager, the Project Officer will support capacity strengthening interventions for state and non state actors at the county level on nutrition, consolidate working partnerships with the Nutrition civil society organizations and County Health Management team to ensure that health facility based interventions are implemented and sustained after the end of the project, while also ensuring the community based structures (Community Units, Community Health Workers and CSO partners) are capacitated to strengthen social change efforts focusing on nutrition. The officer shall implement work plans according to approved program strategy, budget and also ensure innovativeness in strengthening behaviour and system change. The officer shall ensure to document all activities, results and immediate outputs of the interventions with a view to demonstrate projects contribution to health outcomes, as well as how they contribute to sustained empowerment of women and girls. The officer shall embrace team work and participatory methodologies in all engagements with Nawiri Project staff and external partners.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Coordination of capacity building activities on nutrition for government and civil society organizations.
1.1 Assess the capacities of civil society organizations and the County health authorities implementing Maternal, Infant and Young Children nutrition actions. He/she will Support the manager and acts as the CARE lead in needs assessments undertaken by the project in the area, including those for training needs, facility upgrades and other assessments to be undertaken in the program
1.2 Support civil society organizations and the County health authorities to develop costed County level Nutrition Strategic Plan
1.3 Build the capacities of Health Workers and Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) on MIYCN
1.4 Closely work with the County health authorities to improve the coordination of MIYCN actions within Siaya, ensuring all the relevant actors and government departments are involved;
1.5 Work with the County authorities to enhance supply of MIYCN commodities;
1.6 Support enhanced delivery of MIYCN services in all supported health facilities within project area in line with project plans.
1.7 Develop work plan based on the approved projects work plan detailing activities to be undertaken, support required from Manager and other team members and implement in collaboration with actors in the projects
1.8 Project Point person for all MIYCN capacity building activities in the geographical jurisdiction assigned. The holder will coordinate, identify and mobilize stakeholders who will be collaborators in the implementation of activities, oversee activity roll out, implement and sustain knowledge and demand for services
1.9 Organize forums and create awareness and understanding of the project activities amongst service providers, community own resource persons, state and non-state agencies in the county, and communities served through regular meetings.
1.10 Support the manager in the identification of program priorities for consideration in the work plans as well as for use in fundraising for new initiatives or for continued applications for NSAs as described in this project plans.
1.11 Actively participate in the drawing, implementation and supervision of quarterly and annual project implementation plan.
1.12 Establish and maintain effective follow-up and linkage system for clients identified, with relevant CBOs and collaborators for other services deemed necessary.
1.13 Assist in the development and dissemination of integrated IEC/BCC materials
2 Data Management, Analysis, Report writing and Responsible for Performance Management for all Nutrition program Indicators in geographical area of operation.
2.1 Training and orientation of County Health staff, Community health workers and other collaborating partners on data requirements for the program at facility and community levels
2.2 Extracting, compiling and analyzing data based on set indicators on a weekly basis and consolidation on monthly basis; and using the data, analyze performance of indicators per facility and area (geographical coverage) to submit timely monthly project activities progress reports to supervisor. Using the data, develop action points and incorporate them in the monthly supervision work plans to address low performance of indicators on a monthly basis.
2.3 Identify and document challenges in implementation that would have negative impact and or undermine the performance of the program, identify solutions and implement actions on timely basis to avert negative performance in consultation with program coordinator, manager and other program team members.
2.4 Documenting information and write reports of all project activities undertaken at least 5 days after implementation, type and share with project Managers and technical officer. Use information generated by the activities to analyze gaps and plan for appropriate mitigation
2.5 Share monthly data on indicator performance to all facilities, discuss and ensure they are aware of the indicators performance and that they are able to identify actions to enhance performance
2.6 Timely respond to all data queries arising from facility and community based indicator performance
2.7 Maintain an updated data base for all beneficiaries in the assigned area of operations.
2.8 Document project case studies and promising practices and share these in project reports, national and international forums and journals.
3 Supervision and management of direct reporting staff.
3.1 In collaboration with CHMT, undertake mentorship and supportive supervision of health workers on Nutrition in the selected facilities, while mentoring and training community health workers and other CORPS to deliver technically correct and quality services.
3.2 Support CHWs, HCWs and other CORPs to develop work plans in line with project targets and deliverables expected and supervise their implementation of the same
3.3 Closely work with county teams to ensure the health facility staffs are updated on all protocols for guiding them in implementing quality nutrition services and any other health services that CARE will be supporting.
3.4 Ensure that each facility has copies of updated protocols (in hard copy and laminated where possible).
3.5 At least once monthly, undertake data audit supervision to ensure that data is entered correctly
3.6 Developing individual operation plans and supervision plans to enhance focused support to health facilities on Nutrition activities within the project area.
3.7 Organize and participate in planned meetings with health workers and service providers for regular feedback.
4 Ensure proper utilization and maintenance of CARE resources.
4.1 Managing and accounting of project advance in accordance with CARE’s Finance policy.
4.2 Ensure safety and proper use of all CARE property in your possession including motorcycles, vehicles, computers and other equipment.
4.3 Ensure proper utilization and maintenance of CAREs properties and assets and ensure that defects are detected and repaired in a timely manner.
4.4 Familiarize and work within CAREs regulations and policies and adhere to them during implementation of project activities.
5 Linkage and networking with other collaborators.
5.1 Establish and maintain a good working relationship with other CARE colleagues and project staff, Partner agencies, County government, MOH, CBOs, collaborators, other stakeholders and enhance CARE image.
5.2 Liaise with the County authorities, GoK, CBOs, collaborators and other stakeholders as appropriate.
5.3 Represent CARE in relevant meetings at county and national level
5.4 Actively participate in joint project sessions convened by the project leadership teams as called from time to time.
5.5 Enhance team work and synergy in programming and CAREs activities.
AUTHORITY:
- Spending Authority: None
- Supervision: None
- Indirect: External partners and collaborators
- Decision Making: on work plan implementation in designated region in consultation with supervisor
CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS (internal & external):
Internal:
- Members of the Nawiri Project team
External
- County Government officials, Civil Society Organizations representatives, Community leaders, Community health Units, health workers.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Shall be based Siaya County which has a moderate climate
Academic qualifications:
- BSC in Environmental Health, Nutrition, Nursing or other health Sciences.
- At least two (2) years experience in health related work, especially Maternal and Child Nutrition projects in an NGO or government setting.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Working knowledge of MS computer packages
HOW TO APPLY:
For the detailed job descriptions and how to apply please visit our website; www.care.or.ke
Deadline for applications is 8th April 2016
CARE is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
CARE International in Kenya does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. (Application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
N.B) The interested applicants must indicate their current and expected remuneration level.
