Urgent
Vacancies
Health / Nutrition Department
FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Relief and Development agency seeks to fill the following vacant positions:
Health / Nutrition Department
FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Relief and Development agency seeks to fill the following vacant positions:
Position Title: Health Coordinator
Duty Station: Marsabit
Contract
Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
* Responsible for overall smooth functioning and running of the health activities under the DFID funding
* Conduct OJT and mentor health workers on primary health conceptReporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
* Responsible for overall smooth functioning and running of the health activities under the DFID funding
* Supervises staff activities on a daily basis and report performance.
* Provides leadership, problem-identification, problem-solving, and encourages team efforts by modeling desired behavior and interaction
* Compile project reports on timely and accurate manner
* Assesses program effectiveness in reaching established goals
Qualifications / Experience (Minimum)
*
Possession of a BSC degree in public health/nursing/community health from an
accredited college or university; or Higher Diploma in epidemiology with three
years experience in management of primary health care programs AND
* Three (3) years of administrative or management experience with primary responsibility for overseeing, monitoring, or coordinating a program providing health services
* Three years experience in primary health care program management in ASAL districts of Kenya
* Experience and responsibility for the oversight of large-scale public health programs, including program planning and implementation, development and monitoring of budgets, supervision of staff, and program evaluation.
* Experience with day-to-day management, training, and supervision of staff
* Ability to facilitate participatory meetings, training sessions, and planning activities with diverse community members and stakeholders.
* Good working knowledge of MOH protocol.
* Ability to conduct mentoring session with health workers at the health facilities.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, good report writing skills.
* Knowledge of epidemiological principles and analytical skills
* Three (3) years of administrative or management experience with primary responsibility for overseeing, monitoring, or coordinating a program providing health services
* Three years experience in primary health care program management in ASAL districts of Kenya
* Experience and responsibility for the oversight of large-scale public health programs, including program planning and implementation, development and monitoring of budgets, supervision of staff, and program evaluation.
* Experience with day-to-day management, training, and supervision of staff
* Ability to facilitate participatory meetings, training sessions, and planning activities with diverse community members and stakeholders.
* Good working knowledge of MOH protocol.
* Ability to conduct mentoring session with health workers at the health facilities.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, good report writing skills.
* Knowledge of epidemiological principles and analytical skills
Position Title: Health Field Officer
4 Positions
Duty
Station: (Marsabit South, Marsabit North, Marsabit Central and Sololo)
Contract Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Contract Period: 6 Months
Reporting Date: 1st October, 2011
Duties and Responsibilities
*
Prepare work plan including all key health activities for the Districts/health
facilities in consultation with MOPHS staffs
* Develop key messages in health to the targeted beneficiaries, and ensure it is delivered appropriately.
* Conduct on-job trainings to the facility health workers and community health workers at their respective place of work.
* Monitor supplies stock levels and report to the supervisor for timely replenishment.
* Organise and deliver supplies to the health facilities based on the stock levels.
* Monitor the implementation of the activities and prepare regular progress reports, and other reporting requirements.
* Work closely with other agencies with health and nutrition programs in Districts.
* Develop key messages in health to the targeted beneficiaries, and ensure it is delivered appropriately.
* Conduct on-job trainings to the facility health workers and community health workers at their respective place of work.
* Monitor supplies stock levels and report to the supervisor for timely replenishment.
* Organise and deliver supplies to the health facilities based on the stock levels.
* Monitor the implementation of the activities and prepare regular progress reports, and other reporting requirements.
* Work closely with other agencies with health and nutrition programs in Districts.
Qualifications / Experience (Minimum)
*
Possession of a Diploma in public health / nursing / community health from an
accredited college or university;
* Three years experience in primary health care program implementation in ASAL districts of Kenya.
* Experience in on- job training of health workers, and supervision of health activities.
* Good working knowledge of MOH protocol.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, good report writing skills.
* Strong co-ordination and negotiation skills with stakeholders
* Good computer knowledge
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating their current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to:
Human Resources Manager,
FH Kenya.
P O Box 14978 -00800
Nairobi
Email address: hr_fhkenya@fh.org
or drop them at our Nairobi Office.(Life Ministry Centre, 3rd Floor Jabavu
Road, Kilimani. Next to Kilimani Police station) latest by September 28th,
2011.* Three years experience in primary health care program implementation in ASAL districts of Kenya.
* Experience in on- job training of health workers, and supervision of health activities.
* Good working knowledge of MOH protocol.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, good report writing skills.
* Strong co-ordination and negotiation skills with stakeholders
* Good computer knowledge
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating their current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to:
Human Resources Manager,
FH Kenya.
P O Box 14978 -00800
Nairobi
Email address: hr_fhkenya@fh.org
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