Community Engagement Officer at Amref Kenya

Found in: beBee S KE - 4 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.

JOB PURPOSE
Under the Transcend Project, the Community Engagement Officer will strengthen community health at the county level to facilitate acceptance for health services among the community members, including adolescent and youth. The Community Engagement Officer will be based at the County level and will support demand creation activities around targeted health facilities.
KEY AREA ACTIVITIES

Community Engagement for FP/RMNCAH & NCD Services

 Work with the County Government to ensure that community health services are strengthened
 Cascade community health strengthening activities in Turkana county based on national community health strategy and guidelines
 Offer leadership to county community health TWG and stakeholders’ meetings to implement community health strategies and policies
 Work with CHMT, SCHMT and the Quality Improvement (QI) committee to identify QI gaps and develop and deploy innovative approaches to advance quality improvement at community level
 Support the deployment and operationalization of electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) and enhance quality of data at community level, DHIS as well as into project reports
 Organize targeted community mobilization and awareness sessions to ensure uptake of targeted health services and ensure program reproductive maternal neonatal and child health (RMNCAH) and FP and NCD targets are met in the targeted facilities
 Engage community members, adolescents and youths and ensure their health service delivery gaps/challenges are identified and addressed to increase uptake including dialogues, health action daysand community scorecards deployment
  Develop and deploy social behaviour change interventions using CHPs, radio programmes and other specialized delivery channels for health promotion and prevention initiatives
 Work with identified community resource persons to promote RMNCAH/ FP services uptake among the youth using peer led approaches
 Coordinate with and facilitate targeted health facilities and multidisciplinary teams to provide quality integrated health services
 Organize and facilitate trainings for various community groups

Partnership and Networking  

Strengthen networks and linkages with public, faith-based and private sectors involved in community health programming
 Position Amref Health Africa as a leader nationally and at county level as regards community programming through meaningful engagement with the county and partners
 Maintain a good working relationship between Amref, Ministry of Health and other partners/stakeholders

Monitoring and Evaluation  

Prepare and submit project activity reports as required, including monthly, quarterly and annual reports
 Support in health data monitoring and audit as required by ensuring reporting in the eCHIS, Kenya Health Information System (KHIS) and project-based tools
 Update the community health workers registry and analyse the data for CHP career progression
 Identify areas for operation research in Community Based Health Care, responsive to Country and Global knowledge needs, working closely with other relevant departments
 Support/document successes, lesson learnt and challenges in implementation

Advocacy

 Advocate for community interest in programs and resource allocation at the county level
 Conduct assessments to identify the needs and priorities of the community and advocate for their inclusion into programs and county priorities
 Support advocacy for community health services Act implementation

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 Public Health, Community Health, Sociology or any other relevant field. Master’s degree is an added advantage.

Required Qualifications and Experience

 Minimum of five (5) years’ in the implementation of public health, community development programmes or behaviour change programmes at community level
 Experience in demand creation activities for donor-funded health programmes is desirable

Skills

 Target oriented
 Strong organization, planning and problem-solving skills
 ICT proficient
 Good communications skills, oral and written
 Negotiation skills
 Presentation skills
 Good interpersonal skills

Competences

 Proactive
 High level of integrity and honesty
 Detailed oriented
 Team player
 Flexible
 Ability to work under minimal supervision
 Ability to work long hours

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