Primary Health Care

Found in: beBee S KE - 3 weeks ago

Nairobi, Kenya Amref Kenya Full time

Amref Health Africa in Kenya is the country programme office of Amref Health Africa, Africa’s largest International Health NGO. This is the largest and oldest country programme in Africa with an average annual budget of USD 40million.
SUMMARY


l Officer will provide hands on technical support to County and Sub County Health Management Teams (C/SCHMT) to use a contextualized Primary Health Care approach to strengthen the demand and utilization of quality health services by implementing sustainable and evidence-based high impact interventions. The Technical Officer will also strengthen the county capacity to deliver quality health services for the host community.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY AREA ACTIVITIES


RMNCAH and NCDs Service Delivery

 Provide technical expertise, coordination and supervision of the Transcend programme activities
 Participate in strategic programme discussions on the implementation of Inclusive Refugee Response Plan (IRRP) health programme
 Support the C/SCHMT to establish and operationalize the contextualized Turkana Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
 Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of Transcend programme processes to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of the project to other Amref and IRRP programs
 Work with C/SCHMTs to institute continuous quality improvement initiatives to enhance quality service delivery
 Support capacity development for healthcare workers through trainings, one-on-one mentorship and on-the-job training, and supportive supervision
 Provide technical support to C/SCHMT on supply chain management to ensure availability of essential commodities, including immunization commodities
 Work with the CHMT/SCHMT to disseminate up-to-date health related guidelines, protocols and standards and relevant job aids among others
 Strengthen inter-facility and community-facility referral for health services
 Work with C/SCHMTs in the development of joint work plan and ensure its implementation

Demand Creation  

Support the development and deployment of community led SBCC interventions for the programme, in collaboration with the CHMT and other stakeholders
 Lead in the design of community engagement interventions to promote community acceptance of health services.
 Support the deployment and utilization of electronic Community Health Information System
 Provide support in the identification of key gaps/challenges/ barriers to health services uptake among target beneficiaries and identify strategies for addressing them
 Support peer led approaches, including technological innovations with youth champions to promote youth-friendly services uptake among the youth

Research and Advocacy

 Keep abreast and conduct research to provide evidence for implementation of best and cutting-edge practices in health
 Support advocacy for increased health budgetary allocation and utilization
 Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects

Monitoring and Evaluation and Documentation

 Support monitoring and evaluation of programmes in order to assessprogress, ensure accountability, determine impact and report significant achievements to ensure organizational learning
 Support in health data monitoring and audit as required by ensuring reporting in the eCHIS, Kenya Health Information System (KHIS) and project-based tools
 Lead in documentation, institutionalization and dissemination of achievements, best practices and lessons learnt in implementation of health activities

Partnership and Networking

 Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with health sector, government counterparts, and county stakeholders
 Working with other Amref Projects, represent the project at County and Sub County technical meetings, conferences and workshops to support co-design and institutionalization of project interventions
 Represent Transcend programme in relevant partners and collaborators consultative meetings at the county level as delegated by the supervisor

Admin and Financial Management

 Support in day-to-day management of activity budgets including processing field imprests and other financial transactions
 Ensure timely accounting for the use of project resources by stakeholders and communities in liaison with finance teams

Program Development

 Participate in concepts development and writing of new concepts and proposals for fundraising
 Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Professional Qualifications

 Bachelor’s degree in the Health Sciences, and related RMNCAH/ FP clinical training. Master’s degree is an added advantage.
 Training, knowledge and experience in the implementation of RMNCAH/FP and NCDs service delivery programs.

Required Qualifications and Experience

 Minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience in RMNCAH and NCDs service delivery
 Up-to-date knowledge in PHC, RMNCAH and NCDs, including EmONC, essential newborn care, MPDSR, IMNCI, ANC, MIP, PNC, immunization, supportive supervision and quality improvement systems
 Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at County and Sub County levels, preferably including demonstrated experience in building service delivery quality and utilization
 Experience in working both with health care workers at health facilities, and community levels
 Experience in working with project funded by large donors

Skills and Competencies

 Excellent oral and written communication skills
 Good coordination, problem solving and networking skills
 Excellent report writing skills
 Ability to work independently and in isolation
 Decision making and problem-solving skills
 Ability to work under pressure, and within strict time limits
 The ability to plan, organize and prioritize work

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