Position: Re-Advertisement: Health Systems Strengthening Officer
Background
Duties and responsibilities
Background
Duties and responsibilities
- Capacity-Building of LPTFs
- Monitor performance of health systems strengthening workplans at facilities.
- Travel to facilities to provide on-site technical assistance specifically in health systems strengthening and program management skills-building.
- Build capacity of facility staff in the areas of program management and health systems.
- Work with AIDSRelief team to assist facilities in developing a plan for integration of HIV clinic services and systems into the wider health system structure of the health facility.
- Participate in the planning and facilitation of technical workshops for capacity-building and experience-strengthening in health systems.
- Assess new facilities for readiness to initiate ART programs.
- Ensure that project activities comply with national guidelines and policies.
- With AR team (including CCT), ensure high quality clinical/programmatic results – patient/clinical management, community mobilization, adherence, etc.
Program management
- Ensure proper financial management, reporting, and administration of projects.
- Collect, review, and disseminate reports from AIDSRelief on technical assistance activities in a timely manner.
- Maintain open lines of communication with facilities.
- Monitor and report on the implementation of projects.
- Travel to project sites regularly to provide on-site programming reviews and performance monitoring.
- Participate in project evaluations and assessments.
- Identify gaps in knowledge and skills in facility administration staff and advise the Catholic Health Commission on identified training needs.
- ommunicate needs, challenges, successes, etc. of the facilities
- Catholic Health Network capacity-building
- Ensure proper financial management, reporting, and administration of projects.
- Share lessons learned and best practices.
Expertise Required
- Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training,
- Ability to work both independently, and as member of diverse task teams.
- Proven interpersonal, leadership, and training/mentoring skills.
- Proven effective representation skills to varied stakeholders.
- Experience in building the capacity of a team through both supervisory and non-supervisory relationships.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
- Willingness to travel 50% of the time within Kenya, often under difficult circumstances.
- Professional proficiency in English, Kiswahili, and other Kenyan languages
Performance Indicators
- Extent of carrying out duties and responsibility indicated above.
Personal Traits
- Is a committed Catholic, with good recommendation from own Parish Priest
- Is a person of attested integrity, with high degree of stewardship of resources
- Is innovative and assertive
- Able to work with minimal supervision
Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Public Health, Health Systems Management, Hospital Administration or other related fields.
- Demonstrated work experience in the following areas: organizational policy development; strategic planning; budget planning and monitoring; proposal-writing.
- Minimum five years HIV/AIDS health systems strengthening experience.
- Computer literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and general computer proficiency). Knowledge of HMIS systems a strong advantage.
- Experience in implementing US Government-funded projects.
Applications should be addresed to:-
Secretary General
Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.
Our recruitment procedures shall apply
Send in your application by: Fri, Oct 30, 2009
