Job Description
Jhpiego ¡s the lead implementing partner for Afya Halisi, a USAID’s five-year project which aims to deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of family planning (FP)/reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu
Reporting to the Senior SDO, the AYSRH SDO will assist in the implementation of AYSRH activities in the respective county.
S/he will work closely with all the stakeholders on adolescent and youth related activities; collaborate with other USO funded mechanisms implementing AYSRH activities including DREAMS; be the key liaison between the project, MOH and other stakeholders on AYSRH related issues.
Responsibilities:
Provide leadership in the implementation of county AYSRH activities in liaison with the SSDO and TA — RH / FP / MNH
Support in the dissemination of Adolescent and youth National policy and facilitate its implementation
Convene county/sub county AYSRH focused meetings in liaison with the S/CSHMT including technical working group meetings
Represent the project in county/sub county AYSRH related meetings/activities
Provide leadership in community mobilization activities to increase update of services by AYSRH
Provide leadership in advocacy for availability of AYSRH friendly health services
Mobilize adolescents and youth to identify service delivery gaps and work with the C/SHMT to address them.
Contribute to documentation of successes, lesson learnt and challenges in implementation of AYSRH activities.
Support/document successes, lesson learnt and challenges in implementation as well as report of project activities and results to the project and donor, including monthly, quarterly and annual reports
Assist in biometric registration of participants during AYSRH Jhpiego activities
Qualifications:
University degree or higher diploma in Community Development / Social Sciences
Five (5) years of work experience in AYSRH programming
Working experience with MOH systems and personnel and in USAID-funded projects is an added advantage
Excellent analytical, communication and report writing skills
Proven computer skills in MS Office, data analysis packages
Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
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