Job Field: Sector in Medical / Healthcare , NGO/Non-Profit

Child Protection Officer (Emergencies)

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Specialist (Humanitarian Situations & MHPSS), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Support programme planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting

Contribute to the planning of child protection programmes including emergency pro-gramming, GBV, MHPSS, and Public Health emergencies components.
Formulate, design, and prepare programme/project proposals, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s overall Strategic Plans and the Country Programme, as well as coherence and integration with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), regional strategies, and national priorities, plans, and competencies.
Monitor programmes/projects through field visits and exchange of information with partners to assess progress, identify bottlenecks, potential problems, and child protection risks. Make recommendations accordingly to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
Collaborate with inter-agency partners and UNICEF zonal offices on planning and im-plementation of activities. Ensure organizational priorities are fully considered and integrated in development planning and agenda setting.
Monitor and verify the optimal and appropriate use of programme resources (financial, administrative, and other assets) in compliance with organizational rules, regulations, procedures, donor commitments, as well as standards of accountability and integrity. Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of funds advanced to implementing partners.
Support the implementation of the Child Protection Section annual work plan and the office Annual Management Plan. This will also entail mobilizing funding in support of planned activities, promoting visibility and advocacy for the protection and well-being of children in humanitarian context
Contribute to integrating Child protection in emergencies with other sectors such as Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education and Social Policy and protection including cross-cutting issues i.e. gender, communication for development, PSEA, advocacy as well as enhancing cross-sectoral coordination and collaboration

Provide technical and operational support for programme implementation

Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners on child protection in emergencies and the understand-ing of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes, best practices, and approaches on child protection, GBV, MHPSS, and related issues to support delivery of results for children.
Seek opportunities to bridge humanitarian and development work by linking UNICEF’s long-term child protection systems strengthening work with child protection in emergencies in order to promote more sustainable interventions and risk informed pro-grammes.
Participate in child protection programme meetings, including programme development and contingency planning discussions on emergency preparedness in the country counties, to provide technical and operational information, advice, and support.
Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on programme results for the section and develop harmonized tools for data collection, consolidation, manipulation, and vis-ualization. Collect and consolidate data for humanitarian and donor proposals and re-ports and internal bi-annual reporting exercises.
Work with the Child Protection Specialist in strengthening national and county level child protection in emergency working groups for effective coordination and leverag-ing of resources.
Support the Child Protection Specialist in strengthening UNICEF’s resilience-building initiatives in order to achieve sustainable and resilient child protection systems including child-friendly communities through continuous engagement with county govern-ments.

Support child protection capacity building including in emergencies

Facilitate the designing of evidence-based, integrated programmes that enable UNICEF to be more community responsive at scale.
Work with UNICEF staff, government counterparts, and partners to coordinate and de-velop projects and identify opportunities within UNICEF for cross-sectoral information sharing, programming, and technical support
Support capacity building of relevant stakeholders and service providers on CP, GBV, and MHPSS by developing and/or contextualizing training materials and implementing relevant training sessions. Support implementation of procedures to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation (PSEA)
Support the mainstreaming of Children Rights into the county governments DRR strat-egies and response plans.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in child protection management and information systems. Assess, institutionalize, and share best prac-tices and knowledge learned.

Required experience

3 years of experience in one or more of the following areas is required: program management, social work, child protection, GBV, mental health and psychosocial support, adolescent programming, public health emergencies programming, development and/or humanitarian work, programme planning and management or any other related field.
Prior experience in child protection, GBV, community development, or social work in a developing country is an advantage.

Experience Description:

Experience in child protection, GBV, social work programming (or other areas mentioned above)
Good understanding of the humanitarian response especially in displacement/refugee contexts
Demonstrated experience in program management including program quality, results tracking, program documentation, knowledge management
Good analytical skills and understanding and experience in manipulating data, generating visual tools, and analyzing information.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Good communication skills (written, and oral) in English. Knowledge of Swahili and other languages are spoken in Kenya welcome

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October 29, 2024
Consultant to Support the Development of a National Climate Change and Health Strategy

Scope of Work:
The consultant will provide technical and strategic support to the Ministry of Health in developing a comprehensive Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy. The scope of work includes:

Conducting a comprehensive review of the literature on the health impacts of climate change in Kenya.
Conducting a stakeholder analysis and engaging with key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, and other relevant stakeholders, to gather inputs and ensure ownership of the strategy.
Provide leadership in developing a comprehensive strategy to address the health impacts of climate change in Kenya.

The strategy should include the following elements:

A situation analysis of the health impacts of climate change in Kenya.
A set of strategic objectives and priorities for addressing the health impacts of climate change in Kenya.
A set of strategies and interventions to achieve the strategic objectives and priorities, including policy and institutional reforms, capacity building, and research.
A monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress in implementing the strategy.

Deliverables: The consultant will deliver the following outputs:

A comprehensive literature review report on the health impacts of climate change in Kenya.
A stakeholder engagement report documenting inputs and feedback from key stakeholders.
A draft Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy document for review by the Ministry of Health and its stakeholders.
A final Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy document, incorporating feedback from the Ministry of Health and its stakeholders.

Timeline: The consultant will complete the assignment within six (6) months.
Qualifications: The consultant should have the following capabilities:

A post-graduate degree in public health, environmental health, or climate change.
Proven experience of at least five years on health and climate change-related issues, focusing on developing countries.
Demonstrated experience in conducting research and developing policy documents.
Strong analytical and writing skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

for this position, please submit a detailed CV and cover letter to hr@afidep.org, including the position title “Consultant to Support the Development of a National Climate Change and Health Strategy”, on the subject of the email by 25 March 2023. In your cover letter, please highlight your relevant experience and qualifications, and explain why you are interested in this position. Your CV should include three suitable referees. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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October 29, 2024
General Support -GBV

Overall purpose of the role:
The purpose of this post is to provide day to day management, psychosocial support (PFA) and related activities in Ifo, Hagadera and Dagahaley Camps in Dadaab. In particular, the person is responsible for screening for SGBV for new arrivals at the profiling desk, offering psychological first aid, triaging of SGBV at the SGBV field offices where necessary, referring all identified cases to relevant offices and partners for support and maintaining daily contact with the community level para-counsellors and community structures. S/he will work and liaise closely with the Protection assistants and Officers-PSS, MEAL on documentation of programme activities as per the donor requirements.
Responsibilities:
R1. GBV Screening and Psychosocial support:

Conduct S/GBV screening at the profiling desks targeting new arrivals and offer Psychological first aid to those in distress prior to their referral
Identify the various services needed by the new arrivals and link them for support i.e. medical, PSS, legal and security
Closely working with the protection officer GBV response and the finance officer, issue cash assistance to the identified beneficiaries and follow up for the services needed/the POCs have been referred for
The staff can be deployed to the SGBV field offices to conduct triaging and link the POCs to the protection assistants for case management and or link non SGBV cases to other agencies for support as necessary
Provide comprehensive psychosocial counseling to SGBV and non SGBV survivors focused on the survivor centered approaches at the safe spaces upon deployment
Conduct and coordinate group sessions- therapy, psychoeducation, peer to peer sessions in collaboration with the case managers.
Where necessary, conduct Menstrual hygiene and management education as well as management of the Dignity kits
Ensure all work with SGBV survivors is confidential and that ethical practices are observed.
Participate in the interpretation of the analyzed data on trends and work with GBV Team to disseminate information to all relevant stakeholders.
Ensure proper follow up, documentation and support of GBV clients referred for other interventions in the integrated programme approach.

R2. Coordination and networking including community engagement:

Maintain and strengthen existing networks, community structures and other service providers at the camp level, to ensure that survivors and new arrivals receive quality services and support both at the agency levels(referral pathway) and at the community level.
Conduct sensitization, dialogue and mediation sessions with the wider population
Work in close collaboration with the GBV officer and GBV assistants to ensure ongoing needs of new arrivals especially at-risk groups, women and girls are identified and met directly or through referral
Effective Referral and linkage of GBV cases keeping records and following up to ensure cases reach the respective service providers
Support the GBV officer and GBV assistants, in dissemination of relevant information during the Community forums and meetings.
Conduct outreaches with the prevention team and support in awareness on SGBV response e.g. calendar events like World Mental Health day,16 DoA etc.

R3. Monitoring and Evaluation:

Assist in preparing daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reports, progress notes, treatment plans and referrals on time
Ensure that the client documents and information are well captured, updated, stored safely and reported on a regular basis according to data protection /sharing protocols
Use appropriate data collection tools and submit assessments and reports in a timely and accurate manner and where necessary work closely with the refugee staff to ensure quality reporting
Ensure HAP Principles and CHS is mainstreamed in the day to day project implementation
Attend relevant training forums relevant to the job
Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the supervisor

Experience and technical competencies:

Minimum of 2 years work experience in providing psychosocial counseling in a refugee context
MUST be a Somali speaker and coming from Dadaab/Fafi Sub counties
Knowledge and skills on computer, GBVIMS, GBV, Child protection and case management tools is an added advantage
Good team player; able to take direction and work collaboratively with others.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including empathic listening.
Ability to communicate in a highly professional manner with clients, community members and professional partners.
Able to complete required reporting and documentation within the set deadlines.
Highly motivated, creative, and compassionate person who is dedicated to ensuring that models of best practice are utilized.
Able to uphold high ethical and professional standards including confidentiality.
Problem solving and conflict resolution skills and ability to work in a challenging environment.
Ability to promote the values of equality, non-discrimination, and human rights for all.

Education:

Diploma in Psychology, Social Work or other Social Science related field.

Languages:

Fluency in written and spoken Somali is a must
Fluency in written and spoken English, Swahili, Arabic is essential
Females encouraged to apply

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October 29, 2024
Specialists in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response Project in the Horn of Africa Team Leader in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response Project in the Horn of Africa

Qualifications and professional experience required

Professional education and training relevant to the topic of the intervention, such as in the areas of health, gender, social work, rural development, or other relevant area.
Professional expertise on objectives as in the foreseen intervention, particularly GBV, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), health, gender transformative approaches for community mobilization and preferably skills in mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS);
Experience advising similar projects or stakeholders such as women-led organisations, health providers or ministries of health; a professional network in this sector will be an asset;
Experience in coordination with other technical and financial partners;
Demonstrated capacity for ensuring sustainability of results;
Demonstrated experience in strengthening capacities of actors in GBV prevention and response, ideally on all or most topics such as networking, institutional and organisational development, management, community outreach and mobilization, gender mainstreaming and gender-responsive budgeting;
Experience working in Somalia, the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and North-Eastern Kenya;
Local language proficiency.

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October 29, 2024
Nutrition and Health Manager, Hagadera

Key Responsibilities
Programming

Supervise and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of nutrition and health program activities in line with proposal targets and work plan timelines
Provide technical assistance, supervision, and coaching to MOH and partner staff in screening, outreach.
Participate in inter-agency coordination at field level and represent IRC with local authorities when required.
Provide periodic reports as needed.
Participate in assessments when necessary.
Provide remote support to outreach teams through processing of nutrition and health supplies requests and liaising with MOH, WFP and UNICEF.
Participating in Nutrition and health Cluster meetings at field level Conduct health and nutrition surveillance based on agreed methodologies including surveys, process monitoring, SMART, LQAS, SQUEAC and other rapid methods.
Oversee implementation and integration of comprehensive growth monitoring program In the outreach sites and IRC MOH supported facilities
Plan and actively involve the community in marking recognized health and nutrition related days

Human Resource

Monitoring and supervising emergency nutrition and health staff to ensure program implemented is of good quality and acceptable standard
Routinely monitor staff performance according to their job description and provide written feedback in a timely manner
Review personnel issues and concerns of nutrition officers, nutritionist and nurses and assist with determining and implementing solutions
Participate in recruitment of the program staff as appropriate
Foster integration of the nutrition and health program with programs
Directly supervise the nutrition and team including and not limited to leave management to ensure effective program coverage, staff appraisal and mentorship, capacity mapping and capacity development.

Supply Chain

Work with the supply chain team to develop accurate and timely weekly, monthly, quarterly program supply ordering using the integra system
Monitor utilization of nutrition and health program supplies; monitor and track program assets
Ensure timey requisition of health and nutrition supplies from MOH, UNICEF WFP for the outreaches and ensure quality supplies report are sent out
Review and manage all nutrition and health program purchase requisitions, follow up with supply chain

Monitoring and Reporting

Closely monitor and make sure nutrition performance indicators are within the recommended standards including
Conduct and coordinate periodic program reports on the project
Work with MOH and county Data department to support the county health information systems and ensure IRC work is included and mirror the MOH reports
Attend all health and nutrition and health coordination meetings and management meetings in the field and at county level
Compile weekly, monthly reports and donor reports.

Finance and Grant Management

Prepare and track the project spending plans for the program based on the available budget
Attend and participate in monthly budget review meetings, with records of updated expenditure records and spending plans
Ensure adherence to the nutrition program budget by reviewing expenditure
Provide recommendations and interventions to correct any identified deviations that impact on budget adherence

Other

Perform any other duty as directed by the supervisor

Key Result Areas

Successful implementation of the nutrition and health emergency response program
Monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards
Monitor all nutrition and health program expenditure against budgets and ensure an appropriate burn rate.
Ensure steady supply of all the nutrition program supplies.
Ensure nutrition and health surveillance and assessments are continuously conducted
Timely submission of monthly and donor reports.
Capacity building of nutrition and health staff
Maintain nutrition team as per the budget specifications
Represent IRC in nutrition and health meetings

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition with a health implementation or bachelor’s in public health with a strong nutrition Program implementation experience
Master’s in public health or nutrition preferred
KNDI and other relevant certification bodies is and added advantage

Required Experience & Competencies:

A minimum of 4 years of professional experience in nutrition, public health, disease surveillance nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care at program management level is required
Experience in emergency response is added advantage
Experience in designing and implementing nutrition surveys and other methodologies
Data and research solid background
Good experience working with the MOH and nutrition and health coordination structures
Experience in managing a nutrition program in emergencies
Good and solid talent and people management skills
Working in resource poor environment and complex emergencies
Strong analytical skills, sound judgment and the capacity to think and plan strategically, including the ability to produce high quality programs through development implementation.
Experience of supervising culturally diverse staff with varying in abilities, capacity, and experience
Flexible and positive personality
Strong planning and implementation capacity
Confident and capable negotiator, communicator, and networker

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rescue.csod.com

October 29, 2024
GBV Case Worker-Psychosocial

Job Description
The GBV Case Worker – Psychosocial will support the successful implementation of all psychosocial activities and provision of quality individual case management including direct counseling to GBV survivors. Together with the Snr. WPE Officer and other WPE/GBV workers they will support in the provision of training and supervising GBV Community Workers to respond to cases of GBV in the camp and enhance effective integrated case management. This includes providing on-job training and mentorship for community workers and applying community monitoring and feedback systems to strengthen the case management service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Case Management

Provide professional and confidential services to survivors of GBV, grounded in the IRC’s multidisciplinary, survivor-centered case management approach.
Support and build capacity of systems in individual case management for survivors and persons at-risk of GBV.
Strengthening GBV case management oversight as well as safe and ethical data collection, analysis of GBV trends and ensure quality prevention and risk mitigation interventions.
Ensure the GBVIMS is accurately updated on a regular basis.
Identify gaps that exist in programming areas that require targeted interventions and campaigns based on case trend analysis.
Assessing the effectiveness and relevance of the case management structure and providing revisions, recommendations, and evaluations.
Ensuring that all scheduled activity reports -such as progress and monthly reports -are delivered on time and that they are of good quality, according to IRC and UNFPA´s standards. Analyze the received information and compile the necessary report.

Training, Mentorship, and Coaching

Supervise and provide training, mentorship, and other technical support to community workers directly involved with the psychosocial component of the International Rescue Committee’s GBV programme.
Provide oversight and guidance regarding implementation of psychosocial activities to all community workers to ensure all programme activities meet the safest practice standards.
Monitor and supervise case management to ensure that the survivors receive timely and quality services, including capacity building through training and on-job training of community workers.
Support the capacity development of staff, partners and other team members, to address GBV and to promote gender equality and the empowerment of displaced women and girls.

Coordination and Networking

Foster effective teamwork, and coordination among crossing cutting sectors (protection, health, legal, and psychosocial sectors) to enhance timely identification and mitigation of GBV risks prevention and response.
Supporting in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with all collaborators including community leaders, NGOs, government ministries/authorities, UN agencies, social institutions, donors, among others
Work in partnership with Snr GBV/WPE Officer to ensure ongoing needs of women and girls are being prioritised and met through prevention-related activities.
Monitor monthly community outreach plan with community workers, based on emerging case trends and ongoing needs of women and girls.

Partnership Development

Participate in review meetings and psychosocial capacity assessment of the collaborative partners and community-based structures.
In collaboration with other GBV actors, redefine and develop a GBV service inventory and referral pathway which are responsive to the needs of the survivors.
Assist the Snr WPE Officer in planning and organizing review workshops with partners on maintaining partnership, IRC partnership approach and principles.
Build and maintain effective works with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.

Others

Fulfill any other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Respect the code of conduct and policies of the IRC and the standards of the GBV team.
Adhere and uphold the IRC Way (integrity, service, accountability and equality) at the respective areas of work!

Key Result Areas
The GBV/ WPE Kenya programme goal is to enhance survivor’s utilization of quality services responsive to their needs and strengthen community-based structures and solutions to better protect women and girls, promote their empowerment to access opportunities, services, and support. The GBV case worker will be responsible for psychosocial activities towards achieving the following program objectives.

To improve survivors’ access to timely, well-rounded, and quality case management!
Strengthened engagement with communities to act in the best interests of women and girls.
Invest in social and economic opportunities for women and girls to promote their wellbeing.
Leverage partnerships and experience to advocate for priorities of women and girls

Qualifications

Diploma in Social Work, Community Development counseling and/or psychology. A Social Science or related degree is preferred.
Minimum 2 years of case management and direct psychosocial/counseling experience with a reputable agency; experience working with survivors of violence preferred.
Experience working in a hardship zone /environment is an added advantage.

Required Qualification & Competencies

Clear understanding of gender, abuse of power, and issues surrounding violence against women
Able to maintain confidentiality, medical ethics and respect for clients at all times.
Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization.
Able to lead, train, supervise, facilitate and empower GBV Community Workers in their respective tasks in a professional, respectful and supportive manner.
Positive, highly motivated, innovative, with strong organizational and inter-personal skills.
Able to coordinate multiple tasks while maintaining attention to quality and detail.
Able to work as part of a team.
Solid understanding of computer applications, including MS Word and Excel.
Willing to work in a hardship area.
Fluency in English, including writing clear and concise reports.

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rescue.csod.com

October 29, 2024
Immunization Advisor

Job Overview/Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Technical Advisor Specialized Health, the Immunization Advisor will lead the IRC’s immunization and child health work, coordinating with other leaders within the Health Unit and in other sectors to strengthen the quality of this work and develop successful program models, scale IRC’s programming in immunization and child health, and guide the immunization scaling ambition in the IRC health unit strategy.
Specific responsibilities / duties:
Immunization – 80% LOE
Technical Capacity Strengthening and Program Design

Conduct technical trainings and ongoing technical coaching for technical staff related to immunization programming quality improvement.
Support design of program in project countries and ongoing monitoring of progress
Participate in analysis of program data with M&E and project staff to advise on program adaptations to achieve targets and share cross country learning
Engage with stakeholders during visits to country programs
Review and share program-specific tools/resources/curricula and work with technical unit specialists to contextualize and adapt global and country-specific materials
Help define approach to teaming/partnering with other organizations

Business development

Develop strategy to build IRC’s immunization portfolio
Support country program staff to design programs and projects, ensuring that they are: aligned with the IRC’s strategy, which includes supporting country program staff with contextualizing outcomes and the theories of change, and selecting interventions based on the best available evidence and the local context; responsive to client needs and preferences; based on sound context and gender analysis; and support use of indicators for country programs aligned with existing IRC immunization indicators
Input into go / no go decisions on proposals
When needed, write technical narratives of proposals in addition to regular review of technical narratives, workplans, and any program reports
Provide input on budgets

Influence

Represent the health unit and the IRC in inter-agency working groups, various global/regional immunization fora and conferences
Attend targeted conferences and develop specific publications (issues papers, technical documents, presentations and peer-reviewed articles) relevant to advancing immunization program strategies and research results.
Synthesize key findings of current literature related to increasing routine immunization coverage—particularly through ‘last mile’ and community engagement strategies—for program use

Child Health – 20% LOE
Technical Leadership and Coordination

Ensure continued program quality and use of evidence/best practice in child health in general.
Provide child health technical oversight and guidance to IRC country programs and HQ technical units.
Monitor program performance and increase accountability for results in collaboration with regional program staff and country senior management.
Liaise with internal and external partners to identify promising new areas.
Contribute to the development of project proposals as needed.
Lead internal and external communication related to child health.

Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Technical Advisor – Specialized Health
Position directly supervises: N/A
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Regular communication with technical advisors supporting country programs. Close relationships with regional and country teams. Interacts with IRC internal departments, including business development, external relations and advocacy departments, as well as other technical units.
External: Serve as IRC program representative in outside regional meetings and global meetings and academic forums with donors, other non-governmental organizations, inter-agency groups and foundations.
Job Qualifications:
Education:

University degree in a health field and a master’s in public health or related area required.

Work Experience:

At least 6-8 years public health experience in technical and management positions, including provision of remote technical support.
A minimum of 5 years as technical advisor supporting immunization programs.
At least three years of international field/lived experience in managerial/coordination positions with Non-Governmental Organizations in low- and middle-income humanitarian or post-conflict settings. Experience in technical tools and materials development. Experience in strategy development and working across sectors is highly desired.

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October 29, 2024
Psychosocial Support Officer

ROLE PURPOSE
This position will provide technical oversight and implementation of comprehensive PSS-focused intervention across the sectors that JRS serves including Protection, Inclusive Education, Secondary Education and Post-Secondary Education. The incumbent will report to Protection Coordinator and will work in collaboration with the other program staff.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, plan and implement structured recreative and support programs that promotes cohesiveness among the Safe Shelter residents including women and children.
Works with sunshine teachers and vocational trainers to provide academic, recreational and social skills programming to the school age children/young adults and women in the shelter.
Creates a group environment that promotes and expects positive behavioral norms. Help create a safe-haven for children, youth and women living within the safe shelter setting.
Develop and implement age appropriate activities and programs.
Ensure that women at the safe shelter engage in meaningful activities during their stay at the shelter
Documents monthly participation and outcomes; analyzes results and prepares recommendations.
Ensures that the recreational spaces in the shelters are clean and well maintained.
Provide technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to parents & community leaders on child protection, parenting and other PSS supports for children with disabilities.

Facilitate monthly parents/caregivers PSS group therapy sessions

Design and implement psychosocial activities, including individual and group therapy, parenting activities, etc. for new parents.
Conduct vulnerability assessment for children with disabilities.
Facilitate community conversations and awareness raising activities in collaboration with project staffs on issues related to inclusion of children with disabilities.
Conduct regular home to home visits together with the occupational therapist and provide some psychosocial support in the children’s home environment.
Participate in activity reporting and lessons learning.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field.
At least 4 years’ experience in working in the field of social work.
Experience of community-based or community mobilization work in a humanitarian context is a strong advantage.
Demonstrated experience and commitment to working with marginalized communities.
Strong experience in providing recreational activities to children and youth.
Excellent creativity and communication skills especially with children.
Strong computer skills.
High professional ethics.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Dynamic personality and ability to work under pressure.
Commitment to the values, vision, and mission of JRS, and respect of the JRS code of conduct.
Flexible, enthusiastic, and willing to learn from others.
Strong analytical, strategic thinking and planning skills.
Strong monitoring and evaluation skills/experience.
Excellent oral and writen English.
Ability to work in environment of relief emergency operation.

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October 29, 2024
Consultant: Health Workers

CARE has identified four possible approaches to support frontline health workers. These include:

Protection – access to personal protective equipment, supplies, psychosocial support, and preventive measures for GBV;
Training – including communications, advocacy and leadership in the context of their own organizations and associations and not limited to facilitating access to clinical training;
Recognition – by receiving fair payment and labor rights; and
Management – by building tools and increasing access to data for more effective decision making and referral systems;
Activate – fostering exercising participatory collective processes for sustainable changes through policy reforms at national, regional, and global level.

As countries around the world are preparing plans to strengthen their health systems and prepare for future pandemics, their response and recovery, economic hardship and recession following the pandemic is likely to hit the world’s economy. Public administrations should envision mechanisms to incorporate health workers as part of strengthening their health systems.
PROJECT OBJECTIVE:

Gather, analyze, and summarize evidence on good practices and gaps at country level mechanisms to recognize, train, pay and protect frontline health workers.
Propose models and approaches to better incorporate FLHW needs and demands based on findings.

CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree or higher in public health, sociology, public policy, social work, or a related field or substantive leadership or system-level experience in the health sector Specific experience with health personnel is preferred.
Strong written, verbal, and analytical skills.
Experience developing high quality written analyses on public health, public administration; demography or qualitative and quantitative research and analysis.
Demonstrated ability to work in an international setting.
A commitment to and focus on data-informed public policy.
Successful track record of developing and executing research programs.
Ability to assess and interpret quantitative and qualitative data about health systems.
Proficiency in multiple languages is an asset (English, Spanish, French, Arabic, etc.)

Interested Applicants: Please send your resume, a brief cover letter highlighting your experience and separately your proposed budget for this consultancy, to the email address pamela.pico@care.org by February 6, 2023. Use the subject line: Health workers on the frontline CONSULTANCY APPLICATION

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October 29, 2024
Community Health Supervisor, Busia Regional Digital Health Support Officer- Vihiga

Purpose of role:
To motivate others, have a great willingness to learn, and want to be part of a cutting-edge team that is setting the bar on improving health impacts in a sustainable way.
Key Responsibilities:

Support recruitment, training, and managing Community Health Volunteers.
Motivate CHVs in-field to achieve health metrics. Work to support strong performers, increase the effectiveness of medium performers, and support to improve.
Ensure all Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) are delivering impact in the communities both through remote checks and through in-field checks (esp. diagnosis and treatment)
Support Community Health Volunteers in learning and correctly using their m-health app.
Manage inventory: Ensure no stock-outs and ensure management on a First In/First Out; First Expiry/First Out basis.
Manage the financial operations, ensuring the books balance, and cash match sales daily.
Manage credit: deposit, timely repayments, accurate reporting.
Build strong relations with communities and partners.
Conduct regular refresher training for Community Health Volunteers.

Qualifications & Experience Required
Qualifications:

Degree or Diploma in Public Health, Community Health, Nutrition, Social Sciences, or health-related professional preferred.

Experience:

Ideally at least 1-year work experience preferably in health/community / social sciences.

Competencies & Attributes:

Team player with a drive for results.
Ability to mentor and coach Community Health Volunteers.
Ability and willingness to interact with community elders and clients.
Willingness to work extensively in the field under minimum supervision.
A good communicator with excellent public speaking skills.
General computer proficiency and experience in handling.
The ability to speak in Luhya and Luo language is an added advantage.
Passionate about working with poor rural households in remote areas is a great plus.
Bilingual with French as a desirable language.

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