Background:
Anglican Development Services-Mt Kenya (ADS-MK) formerly Mount Kenya Christian Community Services, a Christian development organization with strong local and international linkages wishes to recruit self motivated and performance driven individuals for her project in Kajiado County.
Project Officer
(Health) - to be stationed in Kiserian-Kajiado
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing
training and technical backstopping to Community Health Workers in
collaboration with Ministry of Health.
- Steering the
implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the project.
- Track project
activities to ensure they are progressing as per the schedule.
- Maintain project
Calendar, budget and ensure deadlines are met.
Key Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:
- Diploma in
Public Health, Community Health or Environmental Health.
- A minimum of 3
years work experience in community health and collaboration with the GoK.
- Understanding
and experience in the implementation of community health strategy.
- Excellent
computer knowledge (Ms-Office a MUST).
WASH Technician
to be stationed in Kiserian-Kajiado
Key Responsibilities:
- To carry out a
rapid WASH needs assessment to identify new needs and harmonize with the
proposed WASH activities.
- To work closely
with the Project Manager and Ministries of Public Works and Public Health
and Sanitation to design the most appropriate water systems including
storage, treatment and distribution for new systems or rehabilitation of
existing systems as highlighted in the proposal.
- To liaise
closely with the Government of Kenya line Ministries throughout the
planning, design and implementation stages of water and sanitation
activities.
- To provide close
supervision of all construction works in the field.
- Conduct field
measurements and prepare and maintain detailed works reports on a regular
basis or upon request from the Project Manager.
- the Water and
Sanitation activities.
Key Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:
- A minimum of a
Higher National Diploma in any discipline relating to Water and Sanitation
Engineering.
- A minimum of two
years practical experience in appropriate water supplies, sanitation and
hygiene promotion in the NGO set up preferably in ASAL districts.
- The ability to
present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the
problems and possible solutions for particular situations.
- Proven capacity
to supervise, train and coach staff, Ministry of Health and community
volunteers
- Good
understanding of the public health needs of poor rural communities and of
appropriate ways of tackling them.
Project Officer
(Food Security) - to be stationed in Kiserian-Kajiado
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake the elaboration
of Work Plans and Timelines.
- Coordinating
Farmers Field Schools.
- Train project
beneficiaries and follow up on implemented activities.
- Maintain project
Calendar, budget and ensure deadlines are met.
Key Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:
- Diploma in
General Agriculture, Conservation/organic Agriculture, Agribusiness or
Agricultural Economics.
- Field experience
in community training on VSL scheme.
- A minimum of 3
years work experience consistent with the types of duties above in Rural
or Community Development Projects.
- Excellent
computer knowledge (Ms-Office a MUST).
- Good community
mobilization skills.
Qualified and interested candidates send a detailed updated CV
(indicating expected salary) and copies of relevant certificates and contacts
of three referees to the undersigned by COB April 19th, 2013.
The Regional Development Coordinator
P. O. Box 2376-10140 Nyeri, Kenya
Email: adsmtkenya@gmail.com
