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Thursday, July 21, 2016

FIELD ASSISTANT -GENDER

by Unknown  |  at  2:43 AM

IMA World Health is the prime contractor for the USAID/Kenya and East Africa Afya Jijini program in Kenya. Afya Jijini seeks to improve and increase access and utilization of quality health services in Kenya through strengthened service delivery and institutional capacity of county health systems within Nairobi.
Afya Jijini is working with the county government with emphasis on partnership with the county health management teams to implement the county health strategic and investment plan.
Afya Jijini seeks to hire Field Assistant -Gender
JOB SUMMARY
The Gender Field Assistant will assist in the day to day activities of the Gender Unit. Specifically he/she will assist in the coordination of Gender Prevention and Response interventions at the Sub County level. Liaising with the relevant stakeholders including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, National and Ward Administration, The Police, Office of Director of Public Prosecution and other relevant stakeholders, he/she will be in-charge of the GBV deliverables.
The Program Assistant will be placed in the Youth and Gender Unit and will work closely with the
Youth and Gender Advisor, and the other Program Assistants in the Unit reporting to the Youth and Gender Advisor.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop, monitor and review strategies, work-plans and budgets, through participatory approaches with the intended beneficiaries in order to enhance uptake of GBV services especially in the informal settlements. (Planning and Quality Assurance )
  • Ensure that activities at all times comply with relevant policies, legislation, technical and ethical standards. (Risk management)
  • Conduct SASA! Rapid Assessment Surveys to inform the program interventions at the project start and end of each phase (Start Awareness Support Action).
  • Work closely with community drivers of change to advocate for GBV Prevention through the SASA! Community-based program to deliver all its 4 aspects-training, local activism, media and advocacy and development of relevant IEC materials in liaison with the Ministry of Health -Health Promotion Unit.
  • Work closely with the Youth and Gender Advisor and County Gender and Psychosocial Coordinator to establish GBV Centres in selected Afya Jijini-supported health facilities.
  • Conduct Continous Medical Education and On Job Trainings to the Health Care Workers delivering GBV health services.
  • Develop relevant IEC materials include Standard Operating Procedures for the GBV Services provision.
  • Create a directory for GBV Services provision for legal and security services as well as Psychosocial Support and Biomedical services which are not offered in the established GBV Centres.
  • Represent Afya Jijini in relevant meetings at the sub-county level including Sub-County GBV Technical Working Groups.
  • Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and end of program/ projects reports to the Youth and Gender Advisor for collation and submission to donors, Ministry of Health and other relevant stakeholders.( Project management)
  • Carry out quarterly program performance monitoring visits to the Sub-County teams, implementing partners and program beneficiaries.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The applicant should preferably hold a Degree in Social Humanities e.g. Social Sciences, Social Work, Community Development, Development Studies, Communication.
  • The applicant should be a versatile young person with at least six months of relevant experience in implementing gender interventions at the community level preferably informal settlements.

HOW TO APPLY:
All applications should be sent to afyajijinihr@imaworldhealth.org

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