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  • Evaluation Experts

    Evaluation Experts

    Job Details
    The regional project is named as the “HIV and Harm Reduction in Eastern Africa Regional Project”, and is being implemented in the following countries; Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (Mainland), and United Republic of Tanzania (Zanzibar).
    The goal of the overall project is to increase access to essential HIV and harm reduction services for people who inject drugs in Eastern Africa.
    There are three linked overall objectives:

    Creating an enabling environment to conduct harm reduction activities in Eastern Africa;
    Strengthening of community systems for a sustained HIV response among people who inject drugs in eastern Africa; and
    Generating and utilizing strategic information on drug use related interventions in the region.

    Requirements for Expression of Interest
    KANCO is seeking to recruit evaluation expert/s to design and conduct the end-line evaluation as per the ToRs provided.
    The key areas of expertise required are:

    Advanced university degree in social sciences, medicine or public health, with specialized training in evaluation and project/program management;
    At least 5 years of international experience in designing and managing program/project evaluations including in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for most-at-risk groups (injecting drug users, inmates, sex workers);
    Proven experience in conducting independent evaluations of HIV prevention projects/programmes; experience in evaluating HIV prevention projects targeting IDUs is an asset.
    Familiarity with HIV/AIDS epidemics and substance abuse in the Eastern Africa region;
    Knowledge of the UN guiding principles/recommendations on HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings, policies and guidelines;
    Personal skills: good communication, analytical and drafting skills, sensitive to Key populations as well as People Living with HIV;
    Fluency in English and working knowledge of French language is an asset.

  • Finance Officer

    Finance Officer

    Job Responsibilities 

    Ensure timely accounting for all grants and in accordance with the donor grant agreement(s) and KANCO policies.
    Support in preparation of budgets, cash flow forecasts and implementing appropriate budgetary controls;
    Reviewing and ensuring that all payments support documentation are in line with the laid down policies and procedures before processing of payments are made;
    Ensuring that the finance system’s accounting routine actions are adequately handled .
    Monitoring bank accounts and ensuring adequate liquidity is maintained Developing financial analysis tools that can generate financial information for decision making based on the Accounting database;
    Managing of  petty cash
    Preparing timely and accurate  monthly  quarterly and annual  financial reports
    Support in the preparation of  organization audits;

    Qualifications

    Degree in Finance/Business Administration with additional professional qualification (CPA)
    Atleast 5 years of finance and accounting experience in a similar post in the NGO sector with adequate exposure to project accounting, financial management including budgeting, grants and contracts.
    Understanding of finance records reconciliations.
    Must have demonstrable hands-on experience with an accounting system. Experience
    Ability to work independently in a rapidly changing professional environment with a view towards establishing administrative procedures and protocol that will ensure optimal functioning of the operation
    Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;

  • Grassroots Coordinator

    Grassroots Coordinator

    S/he will be responsible for the overall implementation and reporting of the project, at the County level.
    The Coordinator will support and provide leadership for grassroots advocacy; manage, train and support citizen advocacy groups and volunteer advocates in engaging with County governments, elected leaders and stakeholders on health advocacy work at the county level.
    Duties and Responsibilities:
    Implementing all aspects of Grassroots Advocacy Project work at the County Level,
    Analyzing county budgets documents and policies as it related to current advocacy issues at the County level as they affect health, develop and implement campaign plans.
    Coordinating the grassroots citizens and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to take advocacy actions at the County level.
    Establishing advocacy champions in the County Assemblies, the media, Civil Society and communities
    Coordinating Citizen Chapters by providing advocacy training to grassroots groups and advocates on engaging County Government, Media and elected leaders .
    Organizing regular meetings with group leaders and advocates for updates from the County.
    Creating forums for Group Leaders to share and support each other; share innovations, stay abreast of campaign plans and grassroots interests as well as facilitate communications with advocates from other Countries.
    Conducting trainings to the grassroots citizen advocates.
    Developing Media, Campaign and advocacy strategies on various health advocacy issues  in liaison with the issue analyst .
    Conducting outreach to NGOs, Unions and other organizations to encourage more citizen action and to gather intelligence on priority health issues for the County.
    Creating a bank of useful campaign-related stories and volunteer testimonials for use in media outlets.
    Developing best practice for Grass roots advocacy
    Undertake any other duty as assigned  by management  .
    Qualifications
    Degree in a social sciences, Public Health or related field.
    5 years NGO working experience in advocacy related program.
    Proven capacity to create and deliver on effective and successful advocacy projects.
    Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and capacity to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including decision makers, volunteers, media and NGO partners
    Knowledge of health programs.
    Experience in the political, citizen engagement, and legislative processes in the counties.
    Good organizational skills, outgoing and enjoys working, mentoring and motivating others.
    Experience implementing multi-faceted projects involving media engagement, policy and advocacy and engaging elected leaders.
    Must be a local residence of Vihiga County.

  • Technical Director Finance & Admin

    Technical Director Finance & Admin

    The Technical Director Finance and Administration- Nairobi will report to the Deputy Executive Director. He/she will be responsible of overseeing all financial and administrative aspects of KANCO including managing financial systems, generating financial reports, monitoring project expenses, administering sub-awards, assuring grant management compliance, facilitating audits and managing finance issues.
    He/she will expect to report to work 1st of July 2017.
    Responsibilities for the Technical Director Finance & Admin Job
    Providing guidance to the executive director regarding the organizational financial planning, budgeting ,cash flow and policy matters
    Preparing KANCO project and annual budgets and work plan, track expenses, ensure that required financial controls and cost-performance monitoring mechanisms are in place and adhered to, and ensure proper safeguards of funds.
    Ensuring compliance with established KANCO financial, accounting and administrative procedures and in accordance to the international standards.
    Reviewing and submitting of financial accurate reports to the donors within the set timelines and in accordance with international reporting standards.
    Implementing and overseeing a detailed financial reporting and reimbursement process in accordance with KANCO established financial system
    Overseeing of all sub-grants to KANCO partners and ensuring sub-awardees’ compliance and reporting.
    Overseeing the maintenance and administration of KANCO financial accounting systems
    Directing and overseeing the KANCO annual auditing process.
    Providing financial capacity-building for local and regional partners
    Managing finance and administration team, including providing oversight to processing and recording of checks and disbursements, verification of accuracy of invoices and supporting documents, distribution/reconciliation of financial advances.
    Qualifications for the Technical Director Finance & Admin Job
    Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or relevant field Accountancy qualification CPA (K)
    A higher Diploma in Human Resource Management.
    Minimum of ten years of experience in financial management for large complex projects, of which at least five years were working in with international NGO.
    Proven expertise in finance, accounting and auditing, including automated financial systems, as well as results-oriented grants management, including financial planning, monitoring of grant compliance and management and establishment of internal controls.
    Experience with donor accountability, strong computerized accounting and financial skills, extensive experience and knowledge of financial management and reporting processes and procedures.
    Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting and Auditing Principles and laws, rules and regulations.
    Knowledge of local labor laws.
    Ability to plan, organizes, implement, evaluate and modify financial programs, informational support systems and processes.
    Ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines.
    Strong analytical and result‐oriented skills.
    Ability to travel national and internationally
    High standards of integrity.
    Fluency in written and spoken English .knowledge of French will be an added advantage

  • Kilifi County HTS Providers

    Kilifi County HTS Providers

    The HTS Provider will be responsible for the provision of Community HIV Testing, Counseling and linkage of HIV positive clients to care and treatment. S/he will ensure quality of implementation of HTC services.
    Duties for the HTS Providers Job
    Providing quality HIV counseling and testing services to clients and ensuring clients receive correct results.
    Collecting quality data, documenting, compiling and submitting all reports.
    Providing referrals and linkages to care facilities and other supporting organization.
    Maintaining a well-documented HTC registers.
    Storing and using the HTC commodities according to the Kenya national guidelines.
    Supervising and providing guidance to peer educators and other community volunteers.
    Maintaining confidentiality of all activities to preserve dignity of all clients.
    HTS Providers Job Qualifications
    Diploma in Community Development or any other related field
    A qualified HTC Provider with a certificate from NASCOP
    Mobilization skills and ability to form PWP groups
    Experience working with Key Population
    A resident of Kilifi County

  • Network Co-ordinator

    Network Co-ordinator

    Responsibilities for the Network Cordinator Job
    Providing strategic vision, leadership and overall responsibility for all aspects of the program’s development, implementation, and management.
    Ensuring formulation and successful implementation of the Eastern Africa Harm reduction network strategic plan and advocacy strategy.
    Building and sustaining effective partnerships with government, like-minded organizations and other civil societies.
    Providing effective and efficient management of human, financial and information management resources.
    Ensuring all staff are effectively using the performance planning and management system, establishing performance expectations and regularly providing constructive feedback.
    Identifying sources of strategic resources required by the organization to fulfill its mission and providing direction to program staff on proposal development.
    Leading in exploring, forecasting and advising the management team and the Board on the needs of the organization, and grant making trends.
    Monitor program progress and performance in relation to established work plans and objectives and ensure corrective measures are taken as required.
    Creating an enabling environment by focusing on knowledge sharing, capacity building and team building in the workplace
    Qualifications for the Network Cordinator Job
    Masters Degree in Public Health or Social Work or Psychology or Law or Development Studies or Strategic Management related discipline.
    Post Graduate Degree training in Development Studies, Sociology, Community Development, Program management or any other related discipline.
    Five years in a Senior Management level with at least three years in Harm Reduction and or HIV and AIDS Management field and has a good working relation with the East African Community (EAC) and the eight Eastern Africa countries namely Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda and Development Partners.

  • Field Officers

    Field Officers

    Field Officers Job Responsibilities
    Coordinating Logistics of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Staff at the County and Sub County during the Health Facilities Support Supervision and Malaria Routine Data
    Quality Audit. Supporting the MOH Staff to undertake Supportive Supervision and Malaria Routine Data Quality Audit in selected facilities within the County and Sub County Level so that they can ably
    Oversee implementation of Malaria Control activities and the relevant reporting tools are submitted.
    Ensuring the County and Sub County teams have relevant tools for Supervision and RDQA
    Ensuring schedules have been planned and developed for the Supervision and M- RDQA In partnership with the County Health, Participating in planning processes towards
    Implementation of the Health Facilities Support Supervision and Malaria Routine Data Quality Audit Coordinating with the County and Sub Counties during implementation
    Developing and submitting quality accurate and timely reports at the County and Sub County Level.
    Qualifications for the Field Officers Job
    Degree in Social Sciences
    Minimum one year work experience in project management in an NGO.
    Should have proven capacity building experience and good project management skills
    Should possess computer software abilities (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
    Should possess good presentation and facilitation abilities.
    Should have the ability to mobilize resources and network with partners.
    Must be able to work under minimum supervision.
    Must be a residence of either Tana river,Wajir,Garissa and Mandera

  • Program Officer

    Program Officer

    Program Officer Job Responsibilities
    Providing technical support and strategic direction for HIV/AIDS programme interventions on Harm reduction.
    Supporting the grant management, including monitoring to ensure success in the program implementation.
    Performance management, knowledge sharing and capacity building.
    Provide technical support and strategic direction for the Community Action on Harm Reduction (CAHR) programme interventions;
    Providing technical advice on Harm Reduction to the regional counterparts and implementing partners involved in HIV grants implementation, in order to effectively utilize GFATM resources.
    Advising on policy process management and programme advisory support to stakeholders;
    Undertaking capacity analysis and capacity development process, and help address development needs of the stakeholders;
    Providing support to sub recipients in the implementation of activities related to HIV/AIDS grants within the overall framework of GFATM for the harm reduction grants.
    Grant Management, including monitoring and ensuring achievement;
    Directly work with the sub recipients and regional counterparts in their effort to improve the overall interventions in the East African region.
    Developing and submitting of work plans, budgets, performance frameworks, M&E and PSM plans for the relevant grant, in close cooperation with the PSM,
    Finance and M&E sections and the respective regional programmes.
    Ensuring the programme components are implemented in accordance with KANCO rules and procedures, and in compliance with Internal Control Framework as well as with KANCO’s general framework agreement with the GFATM;
    Preparing quarterly programmatic and financial progress reports as well as annual work plans, reports and activity schedules with other sections within the
    Global Fund Programme Management Unit (PMU)
    Reviewing program outputs from the sub recipients, beneficiaries and implementing partners to ensure quality timely outputs and high impact activity implementation.
    Developing of agreements with Sub-Recipients and regional programmes, and ensure effective coordination amongst them; including conducting monthly meetings with respective Sub-Recipients and regional Programme to follow up on programme implementation.
    Preparing procurement plans and technical specifications in close consultation with the relevant HIV Control in accordance with approved relevant work plans and budgets
    Ensure, in close collaboration with Finance the financial management of the grant budgets, including budget revisions, monitoring the grant absorption rate, monthly and quarterly tracking and review of expenditures etc.
    Monitoring, reporting and analysis of results of projects to incorporate lessons learnt into recommendations for improvement to be implemented by partners.
    Liaising with procurement and legal sections to prepare and follow up contracts of GFATM sub-recipients; provide substantive inputs and support to sub-recipients contracts management;
    Identifying bottleneck/s in hindering GFATM projects/grants implementation and promptly proposes exit strategy and report to Project Specialist.
    Work closely with the Project Associates to maintain an assets inventory for GFATM project.
    Create Partnerships and ensure programme harmonization
    Establishing and maintaining effective communication channels and ensure sustainable information sharing with Regional Programmes and sub recipients in the implementation of GFATM programme activities.
    Supporting in a collaborative vertical coordination between the different grant sections as well as M&E, including implementing harmonized approaches for any cross-cutting issues.
    Performance Management, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building
    Compiling of best practices in implementing Global Fund programme activities at the Regional level and ensure that these are disseminated internally and externally
    Developing of knowledge products based on lessons learned, experiences and data generated through programme implementation.
    Facilitating capacity building of the Regional Programme and other relevant partners to mobilize/utilize GFATM resources.
    Perform any other duties as assigned by the management
    Qualifications for the Program Officer Job
    Masters degree in Social Sciences
    A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in national ,regional international project management, preferably in Harm reduction
    Ability to travel 60% regionally and internationally.
    Fluency in French
    Should have proven capacity building experience, and good project management skills
    Must have a proven ability in advocacy and policy development skills
    Should possess supervisory abilities as well as the ability to lead a team with a large geographical span.
    Should possess computer software abilities (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
    Should possess good presentation and facilitation abilities
    Should have the ability to mobilize resources and network with partners.
    Must be able to work under minimum supervision
    How to Apply

  • Pitch Advocacy Manager

    Pitch Advocacy Manager

    Responsibilities for the Advocacy Manager
    The job holder will be responsible of ensuring IHAA partners contribution to the PITCH overall programme of work in country is well communicated to AF/SAN the Country Focal Point, work in close collaboration with the Alliance Secretariat and provides a link between IHAA national partners and PITCH team members in the UK and facilitates thematic and political discussions among partners and shares intelligence about policies and situational changes in the country.
    Supporting IHAA Country Project Partners
    Monitoring the progress in the implementation of annual work plans/budgets of IHAA partners and ensures planned activities enable achievement of the country objectives.
    Supporting IHAA partners at country level with identifying advocacy opportunities and delivering on work plans, budgets and M&E.
    Compiling financial and program progress reports, the annual overall budget and programme M&E information at country level for IHAA partners and shares this with IHAA Secretariat in a timely way;
    Identifying the needs for Technical Assistance at country level for IHAA partners individually or for a selection of IHAA PITCH partners. Facilitating shared learning and joint initiatives with regard to programme implementation of activities including Programme Monitoring and Evaluation at country level. Coordinating the development and realisation of (Operational) Research by IHAA partners. Inspiring IHAA PITCH partners to collaborate and look for synergy at country level, both within PITCH and, when possible, with other programmes/initiatives in the country.
    Advocacy leadership and policy analysis together with project partners Identifying and building relationships with new stakeholders and links them to IHAA PITCH partners. Sharing intelligence and conducting an analysis of the national discourse and developments related to KPs, women, girls and youth in regional to HIV/AIDS and human rights. Working with IHAA partners supporting activities that contribute to the outcomes identified in the ToC and helping maintain continuing focus on realisation of the outcomes and helps ensure these guide the work. Advising supporting and undertaking advocacy, policy analysis and political outreach; Developing research agenda to achieve results outlined in the theory of change and results framework. Increasing the visibility of IHAA PITCH partners at country level.
    Programme Co-ordination in the country. He/she will be organizing in-country cross-partner meetings between IHAA partners. Identifying opportunities for IHAA partners to learn from each other and share experience and effective participation in regional and global activities
    Qualifications for the Pitch Advocacy Job
    Degree in Social Sciences or any other related field.
    A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in project management.
    Should have proven capacity building experience, and good project management skills
    Must have a proven ability in advocacy and policy development skills
    Should possess supervisory abilities as well as the ability to lead a team with a large geographical span.
    Should possess computer software abilities (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office) Should possess good presentation and facilitation abilities
    Should have the ability to mobilize resources and network with partners. Must be able to work under minimum supervision

  • Research Assistant

    Research Assistant

    Research Assistant Job Duties & Responsibilities
     
    Administer the Organizational Capacity Assessment tool to the CSOs.
    Review the Organizational Capacity Assessment tool and summarize the answers from the respondents.
    Compile daily reports for activities conducted.
    Record the number of members who responded to the questionnaire.
    Report daily to their supervisors on the number of questionnaire administered daily.
     
    Requirements for Research Assistant Job
     
    Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection
    Good understanding of Community Strategy Systems
    Must have a smart phone – Android
    Excellent communication and written skills
    Flexible and willing to work for long hours
    Ability to work in a Team
    Proficiency in MS and Excel office
     
    The applicant must be a resident of Kwale County in Kinango, Matuga, Msambweni and Lunga Lunga sub-counties.