Community Liaison Officer (Samburu) Associate Technical Officer (Water Sanitation & Hygiene), Nakuru

We are seeking to fill the Position of Community Liaison Officer to be based in Samburu.
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Teamwork
Integrity
Community engagements
Quality
Innovation

Where we work
Driven by our mission of Empowering communities to achieve better health our current team is spread across Kenya.
Position Summary: 
To oversee the planning and implementation of adherence, retention and community linkage services at USAID Tujenge Jamii- supported facilities within the county.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Participate in the training of health facility-based staff and the community in stigma reduction
Provide leadership in the design and coordination of the training activities in Retention, adherence support for community health workers, Peer Educators and Link desk person
Ensure implementation of the defaulter tracing tools and system as per SOPs and in line with the national guidelines
Provide technical assistance to health care facilities to conduct planning, implementation and evaluation of patient tracing and retention systems and related data management, data quality assurance, data summarization and analysis
Coordinate community activities including contact tracing, Community ART Groups, community dialogue meetings and defaulter tracing.
Work closely with community stakeholders including CSO and CBO to ensure quality integrated HIV services delivery within the community
Identify and disseminate best practices in HIV retention and adherence programming within the community

Minimum Qualifications:

Diploma/ Advanced diploma in Social sciences; Community development, Counselling psychology or equivalent. Degree will be an added advantage.
Three (3) years project management experience working in adherence, counseling and psychosocial support and community linkages in HIV care and treatment
Possess adequate facilitation, mentoring and counseling skills
Familiarity with community HIV Retention interventions and facility retention programs including peer education.

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Gold Star Kenya has a competitive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via email to: gskenya-hr@goldstarkenya.org. Please quote the Job Title provided on the subject line while sending your application & CV in one folder (pdf format) including salary requirements and availability to be received by 12th August 2021.                       Kindly note that only shortlisted persons will be contacted.

Apply via :

gskenya-hr@goldstarkenya.org