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Food for the Hungry – Kenya is a
Christian relief and development agency seeks to fill the following vacant
position:
Christian relief and development agency seeks to fill the following vacant
position:
Job Title: HIV
/ AIDs Project Officer
/ AIDs Project Officer
Department: Programs
Department
Department
Reports To: Cluster
Manager
Manager
Application deadline: 11th
January 2019
January 2019
VALUES, VISION, AND PURPOSE
At Food for the Hungry, we operate
under a set of guiding principles we call “The Heartbeat.” This includes our
Values, Vision, and Purpose, which serve as the explanation of who we are and
how we work as an organization. Together we follow God’s call responding to
human suffering and graduating communities from extreme poverty.
under a set of guiding principles we call “The Heartbeat.” This includes our
Values, Vision, and Purpose, which serve as the explanation of who we are and
how we work as an organization. Together we follow God’s call responding to
human suffering and graduating communities from extreme poverty.
To spearhead achievement of project
goals by working with the government and relevant stakeholders, leading in
planning, coordination, implementation, reporting, and supervising of HIV care
and treatment within the provided guidelines.
goals by working with the government and relevant stakeholders, leading in
planning, coordination, implementation, reporting, and supervising of HIV care
and treatment within the provided guidelines.
ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Result #1: Project
Implementation
Implementation
1. Review and update detailed
implementation work plan
2. Increase CHVs, peer educators and community awareness on HIV prevention, HIV
testing and care services
3. Engage community to enhance disclosure, psychosocial support and adherence
and defaulter tracing in the community
4. Conduct support group meetings for PLWHA, children care givers, women and
men
5. Capacity build CHVs on HCBC and support them to provide adherence
counseling, defaulter tracing and treatment literacy to PLWHA
implementation work plan
2. Increase CHVs, peer educators and community awareness on HIV prevention, HIV
testing and care services
3. Engage community to enhance disclosure, psychosocial support and adherence
and defaulter tracing in the community
4. Conduct support group meetings for PLWHA, children care givers, women and
men
5. Capacity build CHVs on HCBC and support them to provide adherence
counseling, defaulter tracing and treatment literacy to PLWHA
Key Result#2: Project
Monitoring and Reporting
Monitoring and Reporting
1. Coordinate data collection in line
with project needs
2. Prepare and submit quality reports in line with donor and FH guidelines
3. Plan and prepare monitoring visits to health facilities and community units
4. Coordinate and participate in data quality assessments
with project needs
2. Prepare and submit quality reports in line with donor and FH guidelines
3. Plan and prepare monitoring visits to health facilities and community units
4. Coordinate and participate in data quality assessments
Key Result #3: collaboration
& program budget
& program budget
1. Hold sensitization, quarterly and
semester review meetings with health facilities County officials and other
stakeholders
2. Develop and maintain collaboration, networking and partnership with other
stakeholders and government line ministries
3. Work with the Cluster manager to oversee correct budget expenditure
semester review meetings with health facilities County officials and other
stakeholders
2. Develop and maintain collaboration, networking and partnership with other
stakeholders and government line ministries
3. Work with the Cluster manager to oversee correct budget expenditure
·
Vibrant personal relationship with
Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian
foundation and beliefs
Vibrant personal relationship with
Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian
foundation and beliefs
·
should be a strong team player and
have ability to work with teams
should be a strong team player and
have ability to work with teams
·
Excellent interpersonal skills and
ability to build strong relationships with local communities, partners and
government authorities.
Excellent interpersonal skills and
ability to build strong relationships with local communities, partners and
government authorities.
·
Excellent communications skills –
both oral and written
Excellent communications skills –
both oral and written
·
Highly motivated, self-starter able
to work on own initiative in difficult conditions
Highly motivated, self-starter able
to work on own initiative in difficult conditions
·
Proficiency in computer skills is a
must
Proficiency in computer skills is a
must
·
Proven field based knowledge and
experience in HIV and AIDS related program
Proven field based knowledge and
experience in HIV and AIDS related program
·
Knowledge of Management of
HIV&AIDS
Knowledge of Management of
HIV&AIDS
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
·
First Degree (Bachelors) in Sociology,
Social Work, Community Work, Counseling, Public health or equivalent plus 3
years of NGO Project in HIV field implementation
First Degree (Bachelors) in Sociology,
Social Work, Community Work, Counseling, Public health or equivalent plus 3
years of NGO Project in HIV field implementation
·
Proficiency in spoken and written
English and Kiswahili.
Proficiency in spoken and written
English and Kiswahili.
Job
Title: Monitoring &
Evaluation Assistant
Title: Monitoring &
Evaluation Assistant
Department: Programs & M&E
Reports
To: HIV Project officer
To: HIV Project officer
Application
closing date: 11th January 2019
closing date: 11th January 2019
VALUES,
VISION, AND PURPOSE
VISION, AND PURPOSE
At Food
for the Hungry, we operate under a set of guiding principles we call “The
Heartbeat.” This includes our Values, Vision, and Purpose, which serve as the
explanation of who we are and how we work as an organization. Together we
follow God’s call responding to human suffering and graduating communities from
extreme poverty.
for the Hungry, we operate under a set of guiding principles we call “The
Heartbeat.” This includes our Values, Vision, and Purpose, which serve as the
explanation of who we are and how we work as an organization. Together we
follow God’s call responding to human suffering and graduating communities from
extreme poverty.
To
support HIV project in FH Kenya through development of relevant tools,
implementation and monitoring to provide information relating to progress
towards achieving the set program goals.
support HIV project in FH Kenya through development of relevant tools,
implementation and monitoring to provide information relating to progress
towards achieving the set program goals.
ESSENTIAL
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key result # 1 –
Monitoring and evaluation needs assessment
Monitoring and evaluation needs assessment
1.
Determine information needs of the project
2. Identify M&E project needs for support.
3. Identify and design performance questions, key indicators and targets for
the project component.
Determine information needs of the project
2. Identify M&E project needs for support.
3. Identify and design performance questions, key indicators and targets for
the project component.
Key result # 2 – Data
management and reporting
management and reporting
1. Collect,
compile and analyze data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
2. Support establishment of data collection systems within programs when
requested and review existing data collection tools on a regular basis.
3. Review monitoring reports and assess interim impacts and causes of potential
bottlenecks in implementation.
4. Support teams review and reflect on project implementation processes to
enhance learning and replication of best practices
5. Support staffs to comply with set M&E systems.
compile and analyze data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
2. Support establishment of data collection systems within programs when
requested and review existing data collection tools on a regular basis.
3. Review monitoring reports and assess interim impacts and causes of potential
bottlenecks in implementation.
4. Support teams review and reflect on project implementation processes to
enhance learning and replication of best practices
5. Support staffs to comply with set M&E systems.
Key result # 3: M&E
information sharing
information sharing
1.
Provide training on M&E and facilitate M&E design and implementation
processes with implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
2. Provide support to implement the M&E plan, revise and update performance
questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
3. Verify performance information provided by program teams to ensure accuracy
4. Enhance community M&E mechanisms/structures through participatory
processes
5. Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field
visits
Provide training on M&E and facilitate M&E design and implementation
processes with implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
2. Provide support to implement the M&E plan, revise and update performance
questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
3. Verify performance information provided by program teams to ensure accuracy
4. Enhance community M&E mechanisms/structures through participatory
processes
5. Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field
visits
·
Vibrant personal relationship with
Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian
foundation and beliefs
Vibrant personal relationship with
Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian
foundation and beliefs
·
Experience in research and community
participatory methodologies especially in HIV
Experience in research and community
participatory methodologies especially in HIV
·
Strong facilitation skills
Strong facilitation skills
·
Strong analytical and report writing
skills
Strong analytical and report writing
skills
·
Good understanding of project
planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
Good understanding of project
planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
·
Good contextual knowledge of local
issues, community priorities, organizational relationships, social and cultural
constraints and realities, and environmental condition.
Good contextual knowledge of local
issues, community priorities, organizational relationships, social and cultural
constraints and realities, and environmental condition.
·
Knowledge of statistical computer
packages e.g. SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO etc.
Knowledge of statistical computer
packages e.g. SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO etc.
·
Knowledge on GIS is an added
advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
Knowledge on GIS is an added
advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
·
Proficient in MS Office Suite and
highly organized and able to multitask.
Proficient in MS Office Suite and
highly organized and able to multitask.
A
Diploma – in Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Records, Social Science,
Statistics, project management, community development or a related field, and
at least two years, experience in an NGO set up.
Diploma – in Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Records, Social Science,
Statistics, project management, community development or a related field, and
at least two years, experience in an NGO set up.
Proficiency
in spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
in spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
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 Resource Manager Email address: hr-fhkenya@fh.org
by close of business on 11th January 2019.
and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating
their current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day
telephone contacts to: Human Resource Manager Email address: hr-fhkenya@fh.org
by close of business on 11th January 2019.
This is
an urgent position and shortlisting will be done as applications are received.
an urgent position and shortlisting will be done as applications are received.
NB:
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY (FH KENYA) DOES NOT SOLICIT ANY TYPE OF PAYMENT FOR JOB
APPLICATIONS OR HIRING PROCESSES.
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY (FH KENYA) DOES NOT SOLICIT ANY TYPE OF PAYMENT FOR JOB
APPLICATIONS OR HIRING PROCESSES.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted
