Jobs Kenya

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

  • Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Consultant

    Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Consultant

    The Terms of Reference for the consultant include;
    The consultant will be responsible for;

    Carry out qualitative and quantitative data collection in the targeted schools including sampling criteria, understanding of the survey ethical protocols.
    Conducting at least 5 qualitative key informant interviews and 2 FGDs with different groups targeting head teachers, parents/ guardians, girls with disabilities age (9-17 years) to assess the gaps in knowledge on SRHR.
    Producing a comprehensive report on the gaps in knowledge on SRHR for girls with disabilities.
    Carefully documenting all data collection activities including progress, challenges and lessons learned through the process with recommendations to improve on our program’s activities.
    Prepare and submit weekly report for the assignment.
    Liaise with the communication department to ensure the activity receives publicity and raises the profile of the organization and the funding agency.

    Qualifications and Experience

    BSc/BA in Public Health, Community Health, Social Science or related degree;
    Minimum of three years of relevant professional work experience in the development, planning and management of sexual and reproductive health Projects with practical experience in overseeing, monitoring, and reporting on project outcomes, as well as research preferably in an NGO/ a donor funded organization.
    Proven organizational, analytical, negotiating, communication (oral and written) skills.
    Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and cross-cultural communications skills.
    Ability to prioritize, focus and deliver quality results within deadlines while meeting conflicting work demands and targets; working with or without teams with minimum supervision.
    Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with project stakeholders, County collaborators and staff at all levels of the organization.
    Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision to meet strict deadlines
    Candidate must be willing to abide by Action Network for the Disabled Child Safeguarding Policy in all aspects of work.

  • Capacity Advisor for HRH Strategic Information Team Lead

    Capacity Advisor for HRH Strategic Information Team Lead

    About Accelerating Support to Advanced Local Partners (ASAP)
    ASAP is funded through an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) led by IntraHealth.  The purpose of the contract is to rapidly prepare Local Partners to have the capabilities and resources to serve as Prime Partners for USAID/U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programming, in compliance with USAID and PEPFAR procedures, for PEPFAR program implementation in FY20 and FY21.
    SUMMARY OF ROLE:
    The Capacity Advisor for Human Resources for Health (CA/HR) is responsible for supporting local partners to improve their capacity in HR, which is one of the greatest obstacles to effective program implementation. Local partners need assistance in developing organizational HR processes including position descriptions, hiring/recruiting plans, employment policies, staff retention and dismissal policies, remuneration/payroll and benefits, worker performance/evaluation and career development incentives and opportunities.  S/he will be responsible for leading secondments of ASAP supported staff to local partners to address identified deficiencies in multiple areas including: program or technical management, financial oversight and reporting, strategic information, or other areas as needed.
    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
     Organizational Assessments:

    Coordinate baseline and follow-up assessments using the Non-US Pre-Award Survey (NUPAS), Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD), Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCA) and/or, Organizational Performance Index (OPI) with a focus on Human Resources, Organizational Management and Program Management.
    Assess the needs for HR TA of each local partner and develop workplans to ensure strong foundational HR structures (compensation planning, well-crafted job descriptions, clear organizational structure, professional development, performance management and regular performance appraisals), are institutionalized and support the development of the softer capacities (attitudes, motivation, and values) that are essential for sustainable performance improvement.

     
    Capacity Building:

    Guide the development and use of evidence-based HR management approaches tailored to the size and scope of each partner organization (e.g., IntraHealth’s iHRIS open-source HR management suite for larger organizations, supportive supervision, financial and non-financial incentives, recruitment and retention strategies including negotiation with local government authorities).
    Coordinate formal training activities as well as longer-term learning approaches (e.g., mentoring, coaching, peer-to-peer), and specific work activities (joint projects and interaction with colleagues or beneficiaries from partner organizations) that enhance sustainability.
    Assist NGOs with recruitment of additional personnel to effectively achieve PEPFAR program objectives, we will guide partners to recruit, hire, and on-board appropriate staff.
    Oversee and coordinate Executive Coaching and leadership development support to executive directors, board members, and/or other key leadership positions.
    Coordinate the development of a Community of Practice for local partners’ executives and leaders.

     
    REQUIREMENTS:

    A Masters’ degree in Business, Public Health, or related field of study and at least 6 years of experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 10 years of relevant work experience.
    Significant experience working on health projects in low- and middle-income countries.
    Experience with international donor-supported projects (e.g., USAID and CDC, including PEPFAR)
    Strong writing skills in English
    Strong interpersonal skills with domestic and international colleagues
    Ability to work with a high level of independence, using own initiative
    Comfortable multi-tasking: handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize assignments
    Familiarity and experience in digital health is highly desirable
    Experience in assessing health systems strengthening

    WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:     

    Minimum noise levels in an office environment
    Ability to travel internationally 25% of the time is required (typically trips are 2-3 weeks in duration)
    Position is based in an office, requiring sitting at a desk most of the day
    Requires lifting of 0-10 lbs. occasionally or as needed

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  • HIV Testing Services (HTS) & Treatment Adherence Support (TAS) Officer

    HIV Testing Services (HTS) & Treatment Adherence Support (TAS) Officer

    Job Purpose: HTS/TAS officer will advance treatment adherence and HIV testing services in clinics and communities within the upper Eastern region. The HTS/TAS officer will be based in the project’s Embu office supporting health facilities in Nyeri, Embu, Meru, Kirinyaga and Tharaka Nithi counties. It reports to the Regional Medical officer.
    Responsibilities

    Provide training, mentorship and supervision to health facilities treatment adherence support teams and HTS counselors on, HIV testing, retention and treatment adherence strategies both in clinic and targeted home-based activities.
    Provide guidance to health facility HTS counsellors on index testing and targeted HIV testing to improve on positivity yield.
    Assist health facilities to develop and implement strategiesfor HIV testing and Linkage, HIV treatment support, including community awareness and mobilization, stigma reduction, home-based care, support groups and index client testing.
    Co-ordinate and supervise the health facility treatment and adherence support and PITC teams on adherence monitoring and HIV testing activities at the clinic and at household levels, with appropriate feedback and documentation done in registers and client’s files.
    Assist with implementation of successful differentiated care models.
    Assist in training health workers supporting treatment adherence and HIV testing, including developing and implementing curriculum, and serve as a trainer-of-trainers.
    Assist Identify and train PLHIV as Peer Educators
    Coordinate and supervise implementation of continuous quality improvement activities within the treatment adherence support team and HIV testing services.
    Coordinate client education sessions including treatment preparation sessions, treatment preparation for second line regimen switch and other ongoing counseling sessions within the facility.
    Formulates key client adherence and HIV testing messages.
    Help prepare TAS and HTS reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing results and trends.
    Submit timely reports of activities to the Technical Assistance (TA) team leader
    Improve and ensure quality outcomes by studying, evaluating, and re-designing treatment support procedures and patient progress; recommend changes and develop innovations in clients’ follow-up in consultation with the CHAP Uzima TA team.
    Other assigned duties as needed

    Qualification and Requirements

    A degree in nursing, social sciences, public health or equivalent.
    Extensive knowledge and at least 2 years’ experience in HIV care and treatment support and HIV testing services.
    Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
    Supervisory experience in healthcare settings
    Willing to be based in Embu and to travel at least 50% of the time
    Ability to work effectively with faith-based partner facilities (work experience in faith-based facilities will be an added advantage)
    Fluent in English and Kiswahili

  • Senior Epidemiologist

    Senior Epidemiologist

    Palladium is looking for qualified candidates to apply for a position of Senior Epidemiologist. Please find the following job description for the detailed role and responsibilities of the Senior Epidemiologist. Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
    Funded under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the KeHMIS II Program supports the Kenya Ministry of Health and county governments to implement technological innovations in health information systems. These innovations include the development and scale up of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems for clinical decision support and improved patient care, the development of the Kenya National Data Warehouse (NDW), a centralized data repository of information from EMRs for analysis and reporting, the development of an Interoperability Layer (IL) to support the exchange of information across systems, and numerous other innovations including health informatics solutions to support surveillance, and mHealth solutions to support data collection at the facility level.
    The Project Epidemiologist will technically lead the data and information generation and us e processes for the program. At the program level, s/he will be a critical part of the project team leading and managing complex program-level data use initiatives consisting of multiple agile teams and requiring interaction and collaboration with external stakeholders at various levels, including at national and county levels.
    The main Duties and Responsibilities include:

    Coordinate activities related to public health evaluation. S/he will maintain current evaluation activities while at the same time setting up new evaluation activities to better evaluate the HIV/TB response in Kenya using existing data from individual data systems. S/he will provide direct guidance and technical assistance to Implementing Partners (IPs) and United States Government (USG) staff affiliated with evaluation activities in activities related to the KEHMIS project. Will coordinate the development of required umbrella protocols for KEHMIS project as well as provide feedback to all implementing partners with individual data systems on appropriate collection of high-quality data towards monitoring the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
    Responsible for the development and implementation of public health research studies. Responsibilities will include conceptualization of study, protocol development, solicitation of funding, workplan development, oversight of activities, ensuring protocol adherence and scientific standards are maintained, maintain data quality, and publication of study findings. Ensure data collection and management is timely, accurate and complete.
    Analyze data from existing electronic platforms and will produce abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, etc. to be presented at conferences or submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
    Provide Technical Assistance (TA) to inform automation of information products from individual level data systems towards epidemiologically sound outputs. The TA will cover the entire continuum of individual level data management: collection, transmission, collation, analysis and interpretation.
    Work with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other partners on deeper interrogation, analysis and triangulation of existing evaluation, research and program data (electronic or otherwise) to better inform disease control efforts.
    Assessment, supervision, activity participation, and conference attendance as necessary and represent the project at national and international conferences and meetings.
    S/he will produce training material for public health evaluation and operational research and facilitate stakeholder training.

    Qualifications Required:

    Medical related Degree (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy) is required. A Master’s or a higher degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Field Epidemiology, Social Sciences or related field is also required.
    At least 5 years progressive public health experience and/or research experience within the HIV/TB program.

    Other Requirements:

    Must have a high level of detailed understanding of the structure and functions of Kenya’s HIV epidemic response.
    Must have technical knowledge of epidemiology, statistical analysis and public health relevant to the HIV and TB epidemic.
    Must have published widely with at least 3 first-author publications in reputable journals.
    Must have technical experience and knowledge in managing research/evaluation projects and resources.
    Must be able to mentor project teams and workgroups on program evaluation and manuscript and abstract writing.
    Must be able to devise innovative methods to manage both aggregate and individual level data to inform epidemic response.
    Must demonstrate experience in managing large datasets from program/survey/surveillance data.
    Must have training and experience with MS Office, and statistical analysis software such as SAS, STATA or SPSS and working knowledge of GIS software.

    Other Key Information:
    National and international travel will be required for assessment, supervision, activity participation, and conference attendance as necessary.The role is highly deliverable-based and allows for flexible working hours under negotiated Level of Effort (LoE).

  • Principal Technical Advisor (Regional)

    Principal Technical Advisor (Regional)

    Overview
    The Principal Technical Advisor (PTA) provides technical leadership and advice for the design and implementation of innovative strategies and programs to strengthen pharmaceutical systems and bring forward Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) in MTaPS countries. The PTA supports pharmaceutical management (PM) and GHSA activities of the country and contributes to the MTaPS GHSA strategies and work plans. The PTA works with MSH Country Director, the Ministry of Health and country partners and stakeholders on the development of PM and GHSA strategies based on country evidence, MSH standards and best international practices to achieve sustainable results. The PTA provides guidance to technical staff assigned to specific activities to ensure that the work is of the highest quality. The PTA works closely with other Principal Technical Advisors and Portfolio and Health Element Managers to identify opportunities to use new and existing tools, to coordinate technical work, and to ensure that global (core-funded) initiatives are based on and informed by country-level needs and priorities.
    Specific Responsibilities

    Technical Support (30%)

    Provide technical leadership and support to MSH Country Director, MoH and national counterparts on the development of country strategies, interventions, and results metrics related to the MTaPS PM and GHSA portfolio, which may involve work in regulatory system strengthening, pharmaceutical services, governance, pharmacovigilance, disease control, antimicrobial resistance, infection control, and performance monitoring.
    Provide technical leadership and manage country technical teams as needed.
    Ensure regular reporting on MTaPS interventions, performance and results in accordance with the M&E plan, objectives, and USAID requirements.
    Provide guidance to Portfolio Managers for pharmaceutical management work and facilitate the coordination of MTaPS pharmaceutical management initiatives with partners and collaborators.
    Help develop and review operations research protocols and facilitate country and multi-country studies on common technical areas; facilitate sharing of technical approaches across MTaPS countries.
    Plan, organize, and conduct training courses covering pharmaceutical management and GHSA technical areas for national and external audiences, and MTaPS staff.
    Maintain liaison with MOH, other Government counterparts, USAID Mission, international implementing organizations, donor agencies, foundations, universities, and voluntary organizations; seek opportunities for dissemination of lessons learned, research, publications, and other development and communications activities.
    Support implementation of the MTaPS M&E strategy in collaboration with the Performance M&E Specialist.
    Supervise technical staff as assigned.

    Coordination (20%)

    Coordinate with , MOH, national disease control programs and technical/implementing partners in the development and implementation of pharmaceutical system strengthening interventions;
    Coordinate with other MTaPS staff in other countries on activities ensuring harmonization and collaboration with all aspects of the program in country.

    Capacity Building (20%)

    Participate in human resource capacity assessments in the pharmaceutical sector and collaborate internally and externally to develop country-specific capacity building material, strategies and roll out plans.
    Assist Ministries of Health (MoH) and National Programs to design and review policies, standards, guidelines, procedures and other relevant materials
    Participate in the planning and delivery of Pharmaceutical system strengthening programs aimed at building the capacity of ministries of health, national programs, drug regulatory authority, other pharmaceutical cadres and training institutions.
    Collaborate with stakeholders for the development, deployment and implementation of appropriate tools necessary to improve pharmaceutical management information systems and their appropriate use for decision making.

    Monitoring & Evaluation (20%)

    In coordination with the M&E team, support program in the establishment of mechanisms for collecting relevant data on selected indicators. Also participate in program review activities and provide adequate recommendations.
    Support Technical Advisors and other program staff in the adequate documentation and dissemination of program results and lessons learned including the development and submission of abstracts and articles to scientific journals and conferences.

    Performance Management (10%)

    Supervise assigned Technical Advisors ensuring the adequacy of their performance and their continuous professional development.

    Qualifications and Experience
    Education:
    Required:
    Graduate degree in a health-related field with specialized training and/or experience relating to pharmaceutical management required
    Preferred:
    Physician, nurse, or pharmacist qualification preferred
    Experience:
    Required:
    8 plus years of relevant experience or equivalent in international and/or field public health programs and activities, particularly in the implementation of GHSA/AMR and Infection Prevention and Control, reproductive health, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB prevention, care, and treatment in developing countries.Interest in and experience managing and supervising technical staff
    Preferred:

    Significant relevant experience, including demonstrated expertise, in at least three technical areas of pharmaceutical management such as forecasting and quantification, procurement and supply management systems, health and pharmaceutical management information systems (HMIS and PMIS), pharmaceutical services, pharmacovigilance, regulatory system strengthening, governance and organizational systems for pharmaceutical management, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention and control.
    Experience with public health programs supported by bilateral agencies such as USAID, DfID and international agencies such as the Global Fund, UNITAID, WHO and World Bank preferred.

    Knowledge and Skills:

    Demonstrated managerial and supervisory skills.
    Fluent English; ability to speak a second language preferred.
    Strong computer skills; Excel, MS Word, MS Project, PowerPoint.
    Demonstrates competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
    Excellent native-level writing and presentation skills in English
    Proficiency in languages of other USAID-supported countries is an asset.

    Competencies:

    Ability to work independently and in a team.
    Good judgment for decision making.
    Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability in consensus building and constructively leading a team.

    Physical Demands:
    Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 30% of time as required to support the progress of program activities.

  • Clinical Trial Assistant

    Clinical Trial Assistant

    Job description
    Purpose of the position
    The Clinical Trial Assistant will offer the much-needed assistance to clinical trial teams including visceral leishmaniasis, mycetoma, and paediatric HIV in the course of the studies. S/he will mainly be concerned with management of the Trial Master File (TMF).
    Specific job responsibilities

    Assist the clinical team in the preparation, handling, distribution, filing, and archiving of clinical documentation and reports according to the scope of work and standard operating procedures.
    Assist with periodic review of Trial Master file (TMF) for completeness.
    Assist clinical trial team in ethics and regulatory submissions.
    Assist clinical team with preparation, handling and distribution of Clinical Trial Supplies and maintenance of tracking information
    Handle any other tasks as assigned
    Participate in efforts geared towards improving the effectiveness and efficiency of operations in accordance with the policies and procedures as laid down in the organization’s Quality Manual

    Job requirements
    Skills and attributes

    Ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
    Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving competencies
    Very good communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environments
    Ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural team
    Well organized and structured
    Very good analytical skills
    Ability to contribute to the project delivery under minimum supervision
    Ability to manage small projects if delegated by upper levels with supervision

    Experience

    Minimum of 3 years’ experience in clinical trials
    Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure
    Experience working with investigator site files/TMF/Regulatory submissions is desirable

    Education

    Diploma/Degree in health-related field.
    Knowledge of GCP/ICH

  • Regional Reproductive Health & HIV Officer

    Regional Reproductive Health & HIV Officer

    General Background
    The incumbent is responsible for all technical support, coordination, policy development, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy for the UNHCR Reproductive Health (RH) and HIV programmes in the East and Horn of Africa.
    The Regional RH Officer for East and Horn of Africa, will be a member of the regional team, will coordinate and provide technical support to a regional network of country level RH and HIV focal points, Health, Nutrition, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV), community-based protection staff as well as Protection and Programme Officers. The RRH Officer should ensure that UNHCR RH & HIV policies and programmes meet minimum UNHCR and international standards, to prevent infection and minimise reproductive health related mortality and morbidity among populations of concern in emergency as well as in stabilised situation. The incumbent plays a major role among the regional team in the region, supporting all issues related to RH with a focus on maternal and newborn health and family planning. He/ she should ensure the lessons learnt and tools from the Gates-funded maternal and newborn care and family planning projects are disseminated and systematized in UNHCR’s programmes in the region. He/she should also support the roll-out of the new operational guidelines (3) in maternal health, family planning and adolescent health in the region with the aim of improving coverage and quality of related services. The incumbent will be the focal point for Reproductive health, and HIV, including protection issues (e.g. HIV discrimination, stigma, mandatory testing) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as well as the health response to SGBV. He/she will ensure that RH and HIV are integrated across protection, nutrition, food security, community services, gender and age, public health, water and sanitation, shelter, and the environment.
    Purpose and Scope of Assignment
    Reinforce coordination and implementation of quality and reproductive health and HIV activities, ensuring that the full minimum initial service package for reproductive health are provided in new refugee emergencies and that comprehensive quality reproductive health and HIV services are progressively integrated into primary health care and provided to the refugee population.
    Under the supervision of the Senior Regional Public Health Officer and working closely with the Public Health Officers and reproductive health/HIV staff at country level, the incumbent will be responsible for providing technical support, coordination, policy and planning, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation on reproductive health and HIV for refugees in the region.
    These include:

    Act as focal point for RH&HIV in the region, provide technical support to UNHCR country operations and partners to improve all aspects of reproductive health and HIV services to refugees based on countries specific needs and resource assessments.
    Liaise with national and regional authorities of the host country when planning and implementing RH activities in refugee camps and among the surrounding population, where appropriate.
    Liaise with other sectors (protection, community services, camp management, education, etc.) to ensure a multisectoral approach to reproductive health and HIV.
    Ensure the lessons learnt and tools from the Gates-funded maternal and newborn care and family planning projects are disseminated and systematized in UNHCR’s programmes in the region.
    Create/adapt and introduce standardised strategies for reproductive health and HIV which are fully integrated within PHC.
    Take measures to support the operationalisation of UNHCR’s guidance in maternal health, family planning and the adolescent reproductive health toolkit
    Introduce/enforce standardised protocols for selected areas (such as syndromic case management of STIs, referral of obstetric emergencies, clinical response to survivors of sexual violence, counselling and family planning services. etc.).
    Monitor all reproductive health and HIV indicators in the region and provide feedback to countries on improving quality of data collection as well as programming.
    Support the use of the Balanced Scorecard in monitoring the quality of RH services
    Support analysis of maternal death audits in the region along with the Public Health Epidemiologist identifying gaps in maternal health programming and making recommendations to address these gaps and supporting their implementation
    Monitoring and Progress Controls

    Undertake regular missions to refugee sites in order to analyse, monitor, evaluate and supervise the implementation of reproductive health and HIV services delivery.
    Write mission reports with main findings and actionable recommendations
    Organise the collection, analysis and distribution of epidemiological information regarding the reproductive health status of the refugees. This includes support for evaluations, surveys and studies.
    Maintain regular email and telephone contact with staff in the field including organising regular teleconferences on specific themes

    Qualifications and Experience
    Education
    University degree in medical studies (e.g. medical doctor, nursing,midwifery) essential with Masters of Public Health or similar qualification desirable.
    Consideration will be given to candidates without a clinical qualification if they have relevent social sciences, anthropology or related degree with substantial reproductive health related field experience and a Master Degree in Public health or related area
    Work Experience

    At least two years experience working in clinical practice or related work
    At least six years’ experience in Reproductive Health and HIV programming mostly in resource limited settings
    Experience working with refugees and/or in humanitarian settings highly desirable
    Experience in East Africa region is an added advantage
    Excellent writing and reporting English skills

    Key Competencies

    Strong knowledge of reproductive and HIV programming in resource constrained settings
    Project or grant management skills
    Analytical and report writing skills
    Good communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to deal with different country contexts with persons of diverse cultural backgrounds
    Strive to live up to high ethical and professional standards;
    Team player with service-oriented attitudes

  • Knowledge Management Officer, (P-2) Nairobi, Kenya, #109453 (364 day Temporary Appointment)

    Knowledge Management Officer, (P-2) Nairobi, Kenya, #109453 (364 day Temporary Appointment)

    How can you make a difference?
    The overall purpose of the Knowledge Management Officer is to provide support to country offices for documentation of learning and to ensure this learning is readily available for country offices to use to improve programming.
    The Knowledge Management Officer will work under the overall guidance of the Regional Advisor for Nutrition and the direct supervision of the Nutrition Specialist (NIS). In addition, the incumbent will work closely with the Regional Office Knowledge Management (KM) Specialist as well as with other Knowledge Management Focal Points in the Regional Office.
    Working closely with the Nutrition Specialist (NIS) as well as the ESAR Nutrition Section and in collaboration with the Regional office KM specialist, the incumbent will have the following responsibilities:
     

    Support countries in ESA region to document lessons learned and best practices for dissemination through regional and global channels, publication or other channels including the SDG Knowledge Platform.
    Support countries to develop visibility products in collaboration with Communication Section in the Regional Office.
    Support countries in the region that received thematic funds from the Netherlands (GTF-N; 18) to document baseline data and progress in implementation of the grants.
    Support countries in the region that received thematic funds from the Netherlands to document lessons learned, process and intermediate outcomes of proof-of-concept interventions and to generate annual field notes and case studies as per grant requirements.
    Prepare, analyze and summarize data related to emergency nutrition programming especially in Southern Africa for sharing with the technical working groups including the Regional Inter-Agency Standing Committee (RIASCO) and the Food and Nutrition Security Working Group (FNSWG).
    Support nutrition assessments and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analyses, with a focus on the Southern Africa countries.
    Build and maintain a regional repository of knowledge products for nutrition, including studies, field notes, lessons learned and best practices from the region that are already in existence.
    Documentation of major nutrition-related meetings, including the Regional Nutrition Network Meeting.
    Support the NIS specialist to prepare documentation on progress against stunting reduction in the region (aligned with the mid-term review of the Regional Office Management Plan (ROMP) in 2019):
    Support compilation of regional nutrition database and analysis of trends, for the output indictors as well as outcome indicators.
    Support dissemination of key topics (lessons learned, best practices, innovations, etc.) through the ESA Regional Nutrition Information Focal Point quarterly conference calls and/or through ESAR Webinar series.

     
    Key expected results
     

    At least 2 lessons-learned documents produced and disseminated throughout the region.
    Support and guidance provided to all countries that received GTF-N funds for development of field notes.
    Southern Africa nutrition situation / up-date information provided to RIASCO and FNSWG.
    Regional repository of knowledge products established and maintained.
    Key knowledge topics disseminated through Regional platforms, including on-line meetings and webinars.
    Final approved Nutrition Network Meeting report available as per SOP timelines (draft within two weeks and final within one month of meeting).

     
    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
     

    University Degree in Public health Nutrition, Epidemiology, Nutrition Information Management, Knowledge and Information Management, or related technical field;
    A minimum two years of progressively responsible professional work experience in nutrition information and/or knowledge management;
    Experience of working within UNICEF or other UN entities is an asset;
    Prior experience with knowledge management, network support and information sharing
    Fluency in English is required. Knowledge ofFrench and/or Portuguese an asset,
    Excellent writing and editing skills in English.

     
    For every Child, you demonstrate…
    UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

  • Medical Activity Manager

    Medical Activity Manager

    Job Description

    Implementation of HB/NDH project
    Implementation of medical activities in proposal
    Management / rationalization of medical resources
    Definition, analysis and interpretation of data
    Strategy and Planning for the Project
    Team Management
    Team Composition and staffing in support to MTL and Field coordinator
    Mentorship, support and Information Sharing
    Safety of patients

    Education
    Registered diploma Clinical officer or Nurse -essential.
    Experience
    More than 2 years’ experience as clinical officer or nurse. Solid experience in HIV and TB. Management experience and MSF experience is of added value
    Languages
    Fluency in English, Kiswahili and Luo
    Knowledge
    Required computer skills (excel, word)
    Competencies
    Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, stress management

  • Medical Activity Manager

    Medical Activity Manager

    Job Description

    Implementation of HB/NDH project
    Implementation of medical activities in proposal
    Management / rationalization of medical resources
    Definition, analysis and interpretation of data
    Strategy and Planning for the Project
    Team Management
    Team Composition and staffing in support to MTL and Field coordinator
    Mentorship, support and Information Sharing
    Safety of patients

    Education
    Registered diploma Clinical officer or Nurse -essential.
    Experience
    More than 2 years’ experience as clinical officer or nurse. Solid experience in HIV and TB. Management experience and MSF experience is of added value
    Languages
    Fluency in English, Kiswahili and Luo
    Knowledge
    Required computer skills (excel, word)
    Competencies
    Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, stress management