FHI360 Senior Technical Officer (Reproductive Health / Family Planning) Job in Nairobi Kenya

FHI360 is a global health and development organization whose rigorous, science-based approach builds programs that create lasting change.

Founded in 1971, FHI360 maintains offices and staff worldwide, helping to forge strong local relationships that enable us to make measurable progress against disease, poverty, and inequity – improving lives for millions.

We seek qualified candidates for the following position based in Nairobi, Kenya:

Senior Technical Officer, Reproductive Health / Family Planning (RH/FP)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Requisition ID: FHI360-STO-011

The Senior Technical Officer (STO) for Reproductive Health/Family Planning (RH/FP) will work under the guidance of the Reproductive Health Advisor to advance FHI 360’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) portfolio in Kenya.

S/he will provide programmatic and technical support for planning and implementation of ongoing and new SRH research and program activities, including family planning, maternal and Newborn health, prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and integration of RH with other sectors and health services.

Key Responsibilities:

Foster strong working relationships with the Ministries of Health, other collaborating partners and donors to advance ongoing and new RH initiatives.
Assist with development of concepts and proposals to mobilize resources, particularly field support funding, to address RH needs and priorities in Kenya.
Participate in the development and review of RH guidelines and training materials, particularly for family planning.
Contribute to development of RH technical and programmatic capacity both within FHI 360 and with key strategic partners and collaborating institutions.
Assist with monitoring, reporting and documentation of FHI 360’s RH achievements in collaboration with project managers, partners and sponsors.

Minimum Requirements:

Medical Doctor with specialist qualifications in obstetrics/gynecology or public health and 3-5 years relevant experience; MS in Nursing or equivalent degree with 5-7 years relevant experience; or BS/Diploma in Nursing with 7-9 years of relevant experience.
Strong working knowledge of the Ministries of Health and public health system in Kenya.
Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with a wide variety of professionals and organizations, including facilitating multi-sectorial alliances for RH at both local and national levels.
Excellent written and oral communications skills with outstanding interpersonal skills, including proven ability to work collaboratively and diplomatically on a team

FHI360 has a competitive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer.

Interested candidates are encouraged to register online through FHI360’s Career Center at www.fhi360.org/careercenter or apply via email to: Kenya-HR@fhi360.org

Please specify source in your application and quote the Reference # provided on the subject line while sending your application, CV/resume including salary requirements, to be received not later than January 4, 2012.

Kindly note that only shortlisted persons will be contacted.

EGPAF Technical Advisor (HIV) and Program Officer (HIV Integration) Jobs in Kenya

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is an internationally recognized leader in the fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS, working to eradicate pediatric HIV infection through research, advocacy, and the delivery of comprehensive HIV services to women, children, and their families in 17 countries globally.

Since 2000, the Foundation in Kenya has expanded from a small HIV and AIDS initiative to a large prevention, care, and treatment program covering several regions in Kenya.

EGPAF in Kenya is currently looking to recruit for the following positions:

Technical Advisor - HIV
Program Officer – HIV Integration

Technical Advisor - HIV

The Role

Located in Kisumu and reporting to the Deputy Director you will be responsible for providing technical assistance and strategy to the APHIA plus project in integrated HIV services in addition to supporting technical staff in the implementation of comprehensive HIV programs.

The Person

To be successful in this role you will require a recognized degree in Medicine or Nursing with a minimum of 5 years proven experience in the field of HIV/AIDS at senior management level.

A hands-on clinical experience in HIV and proven experience and familiarity with MOH/GOK health systems is also required in addition to high level technical skills in PMTCT.

A Post Graduate qualification in Medicine, Pediatrics, MPH or other related field is desirable for this role. In addition demonstrated supervisory and excellent report writing skills will be required while NGO experience especially in PEPFAR funded projects will be an advantage.

Program Officer – HIV Integration

The Role

You will be responsible for providing day to day contact with ART and PMTCT sites thus providing technical support in integrated HIV services to APHIA plus supported sites in Zone.

You will develop and maintain close relationship between the DHMT and the health facility on APHIA plus related issues.

You will participate in District AOP planning, monitoring and evaluation activities including preparing District/Facility work plans, monthly and quarterly progress reports.

You will assist the District teams to develop and implement quality assurance programs.

You will ensure psychological support activities are undertaken at the project sites.

The Person

To achieve these results, you should be a Diploma holder in Clinical Medicine (RCO) or Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

You should be registered by the relevant Professional Board.

You will be trained in provision of comprehensive care for HIV AIDs and PMTCT with hands on experience in managing HIV AIDS patients. NGO or project implementation experience will be an added advantage.

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application attaching current resume’ to: kenyarecruitment@pedaids.org.

The closing date is 5th January, 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Site Agent, Site Engineer, Land Surveyor and Foremen Jobs in Kenya

We are a construction firm looking to recruit for the following positions:

1. Site Agent

B.Sc. (Civil). ERB. General Experience 10 yrs and Specific Experience 5yrs.

2. Deputy Site Agent / Site Engineer

B.Sc. Civil Eng. General Experience 5 yrs and Specific Experience 3yrs.

3. Land Surveyor

B.Sc. (Civil). / OND/HND General Experience 7 yrs and Specific Experience 4yrs.

4. Foremen

Specialization (Earthwork, Stabilization, Concrete works, Asphalt Concrete/ Wearing course)
Diploma/Certificate in Civil Engineering or site experience General Experience 5 yrs and Specific Experience 3yrs.

Certificate of Attendance Road 2000 labour based.

Send your application stating current salary package, updated CV and copies of testimonials by 5th January 2012 to:

P.O.Box 81788 – 80100
Mombasa

Or Email: hrmresume9@gmail.com

Accountant Career in Kenya - Savings and Credit Society (SACCO) Based in Nairobi

A medium sized Savings and Credit Society (SACCO) based in Nairobi is looking for an outstanding, committed, self driven and results oriented person to fill the following position:-

Accountant

Qualifications

K.C.S.E aggregate C+ and above or its equivalent
Business Related Degree
CPA finalist
Proficiency in computer skills
3 years relevant work experience in a busy organization
At least 26 years old and above

Interested candidates should forward a cover letter, CV together with 3 referees and their contacts, certificates and testimonials on or before 30th December,2011.

Apply to DN.A/1196

P.O. Box 49010 - 00100, Nairobi

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted

Kahuhia Girls’High School Bursar Career in Kenya

Applications are invited for the position of a School Bursar (Job Group H)

Requirements

Age: 35 years and above.
Education: Degree / Diploma in related field from recognized institution KCSE mean grade C and above CPA II / ACCA II or its equivalent, Computer Literate.
Experience: 5 years and above hands on experience preferably in a learning Institution.

Interested candidates who meet the specified minimum qualifications should apply and attach their CV and copies of relevant certificates and Testimonials and details of at least two referees.

Applications in applicants own handwriting should be addressed to the undersigned to be received not later than 4th January, 2012.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

The Secretary B.O.G
Kahuhia Girls’ High School
P.O Box 66 - 10206, Kahuhia

PATH Procurement, Nutrition, M&E, Community Development, Gender, Health and Grants Officer Job Vacancies in Kenya

PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.

The PATH Kenya Country Program seeks to fill the following positions:

Procurement Officer:

The position holder will handle, coordinate and manage procurement of goods and services for the PATH Kenya Country Program activities in a timely and efficient manner while maintaining high standards of accountability.

He will ensure that procurement documentation is used in accordance with USAID and PATH guidelines and procedures.

Nutrition Associate:

The Nutrition Associate will be an integral member of the MCHIP Kenya team. The primary focus will be to support the DON in developing and implementing its strategic approach for improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and reducing malnutrition in Kenya.

This will include policy formulation and dissemination, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and multi-partner coordination. S/he will promote implementation of MCHIP activities at the national level and coordinate implementation through APHIAplus projects.

In addition, we seek to fill the positions below for the APHIAplus Western Kenya project. The successful applicants will be based in either Nyanza or Western provinces.

The APHIAplus Western Kenya project is a comprehensive health service delivery project that aims to improve the health of Kenyans in the western region of the country from Jan 2011 to Dec 2015.

PATH and its partners will work closely with the Government of Kenya and a wide variety of non-government agencies to strengthen health care services, support the involvement of civil society and address the social determinants of health.

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist:

The M&E Specialist must have executive authority to provide strategic direction, technical leadership and performance accountability to the M&E team for the project. S/he will oversee the design, development and implementation of the M&E strategy for the project, offer technical assistance and help build capacity of the project stakeholders on data for decision-making.

S/he will lead the M&E and implementation teams to carry out monitoring in a timely manner, ensuring accurate data collection, analysis, reporting of project activities and outputs and use
of data for decision-making.

Mentoring Team Leader:

The successful candidate will lead and manage the county-based project mentoring team and as such, work actively to ensure that all service delivery, community and social determinants activities are well-coordinated and working together to achieve a meaningful impact on the county’s health, economic and social indicators.

S/he will serve as the project’s primary liaison with the county’s key stakeholders, including GOK officials, local leaders and representatives of other local implementing partners and oversee the development and implementation of the project’s workplan.

Senior Youth Technical Advisor:

The position holder will provide technical guidance to support the integration of youth-oriented activities with other community interventions in the project, and will serve as the project’s focal person for the Partnership for a HIV Free Generation project. S/he will work with the project’s service delivery team to ensure that health services are youthfriendly.

Collaborating with the project team, s/he will conduct a baseline assessment to ascertain the prevailing youth situation/needs at each province, county or district and work with communities/facilities to develop action plans and to build referral linkages.

Community Advisor:

The Community Advisor, a member of a county-based project mentoring team, will work actively to ensure that all community-oriented project activities are well coordinated with efforts by service delivery and social determinants advisors.

S/he will coordinate the initiation of the MOH’s community unit activities, build the capacity of CBOs, ensure effective networking and referrals across project interventions and links these activities with other key stakeholders within the county.

S/he will monitor all ongoing community activities to ensure that they are on schedule, and meet program quality criteria to yield expected results.

Gender Officer:

The successful applicant will work closely with the Gender Advisor to provide technical guidance to the project’s technical and mentoring teams to support the mainstreaming of gender activities into the range of community interventions.

S/he will support to provide leadership for implementation of gender equity and quality intervention with an aim to improve socio-economic status and civil rights of women, men, girls and boys.

S/he will work with the project’s service delivery team to ensure that health services are gender sensitive and help to adapt and develop a range of gender-related messages, job aides and intervention strategies.

Nutrition Officer:

The successful candidate will work closely with the Nutrition Advisor to provide technical guidance to the project’s technical and mentoring teams to support the mainstreaming of interventions and activities aimed at improving infant and young child feeding and reducing malnutrition.

Child Survival Officer:

The position holder will work closely with the Child Survival Advisor to provide technical guidance to support the integration of child survival services with other services in the provinces, counties and districts.

Collaborating with the project teams, the Officer will conduct a baseline assessment to ascertain the prevailing child health situations/needs and work with communities/facilities to develop action plans and to build referral linkages.

TB Officer:

The Tuberculosis (TB) Officer will work closely with the TB Advisor to support the project’s mentoring teams in the area of TB/HIV integration and help build capacity of MOH to strengthen community and facility-based TB prevention, detection and treatment.

S/he will conduct baseline assessments to ascertain the prevailing situation / needs at each province, county or district and work with communities / facilities to develop action plans and build referral linkages.

Grants Officer:

The Grants Officer will oversee grant making to local organizations. S/he will provide support in designing and overseeing the grant management systems, provide technical advice and take the lead role in management of contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. S/he will provide sound management control ensuring full compliance with PATH and USAID procedures.

For detailed job descriptions and position requirements for these and other vacant positions, please log on to the PATH website.

Please apply online for any of the above positions by uploading your application letter, a detailed updated CV and details of at least 3 referees on the PATH website below against the
position you are applying for.:

www.path.org/employment.php

Closing date: January 6, 2012

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

PATH is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

IUCN Project Officer (Garissa / Lower Tana Region) Job in Kenya - Readvertisement

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources, was founded in 1948 and brings together nearly 1,100 members (States, government agencies, NGOs and affiliates) and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 1 81 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.

IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) have thematic programmes (and Water and Wetlands is one of them) with projects spreading across twenty three countries in the Horn of Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.

IUCN is implementing (within its Water and Wetlands Programme) projects in the Lower Tana, Kenya.

The projects aim to strengthen community, catchment and local stakeholder capacity to manage water resources and adapt to the impacts of increasingly severe and frequent drought in the region.

IUCN is therefore inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position:

Project Officer, Garissa / Lower Tana Region

Overall Responsibilities

The Project Officer will provide technical, managerial and administrative support to the IUCN projects.

Specifically the Project Officer will:-

Coordinate and support the implementation of a strategy for policy influencing and advocacy for project partners on IWRM and development for improved livelihoods of local communities;
Document, package and disseminate the information and or lessons from the project to a wider audience for awareness, advocacy and policy influencing;
Manage the production of the project outputs (studies, reports, policy briefs, etc), including coordinating layout and design appropriately for specific audiences;
Assist with the development and administration of annual work-plans, budgets, internal agreements, contracts and production of progress reports as required by IUCN and collaborating partners;
Ensure due diligence in the planning, monitoring and evaluation and reporting of assigned project activities;
Ensure the collection, collation, reporting, organization, and keeping records of all project data and documents;

Competencies

Minimum of a first degree in Social Sciences, Natural Resource Management or related field;
Master’s degree is an asset
At least three years working experience in the area of water resource management and governance;
Strong knowledge and experience on governance, advocacy and policy influencing of natural resources management;
Excellent IT and communication skills (outlook, spreadsheet, word processing, database, website management etc);
Knowledge of Lower Tana area and familiarity with local culture and languages ¡s considered a strong asset.
Excellent written and spoken English and Somali.

The detailed terms of reference for the above vacancy is available at:

http://www.iucn.org/involved/jobs/

Personal Attributes

Strong inter personal skills, cultural sensitivity, and a very good communicator
Innovative and dynamic, with ability to take initiative and provide creative solutions to project management problems
A proactive and self-motivated individual with good interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to work in a team and capacity to pay attention to detail.
Excellent analytical skills and ability to work with little supervision and function in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.

Applications

Applicants are asked to submit their CV and a supporting letter of motivation and provide the names and contact details (including e-mail addresses) of three referees.

The letter must be submitted on or before 11th January, 2012 to: Email: earohr@iucn.org

IUCN is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from qualified men and women.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted