Program Officer-DREAMS at IMA World Health

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing leadership in the program through co-ordination and supervision of program activities and staff in the program

• Planing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating program activities including writing technical reports for donors

• Managing activity budgets including processing relevant financial transactions

• Developing and promoting partnerships and networking with relevant stakeholders including and not limited to County government, relevant government of Kenya ministries and NGOs

• Facilitating capacity building activities for the program implementation team, community structures, CHMT/SCHMT and other stakeholders.

• Representing the program in technical committees at provincial, district/county level in relation to program technical areas.

• Coordinating sensitization workshops and advocacy sessions for community leaders and other stakeholders in collaboration with partners

• Reviewing the routine monitoring and evaluation data of the implementing partners in priority communities

• Conducting hot spot mapping and size estimation of Adolescents Girls and young Women in Mukuru Kwa Njenga

• Leading the development/adoption of relevant SBC materials to support DREAMS field activities

• Providing leadership to program staff in documentation and dissemination of best practices and lessons learnt

• Providing regular follow-up and supervisory support to ensure quality of program in priority communities

• Participating in the relevant Afya Jijini technical team meetings within Nairobi

• Any other duty as assigned by supervisor.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK –RELATED EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences.

• Five Years of experience working in HIV/AIDS programs with focus on Adolescent sexual reproductive health and youth programs

• Proven project management experience in; community mobilization, Trainer of Trainers/Facilitators-ToT/F, program administration, management and implementation of HIV Prevention and related Programs including supervision and reporting

• Thorough knowledge and experience in operational activities in local and County government structures

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of HIV prevention, adoelsent sexual reproductive health, gender mainstreaming into HV and AIDS programming

• High degree of resilience to accommodate rapidly changing expectations, plans and deliverables

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects

• Can work independently and self motivated

• Good knowledge of basic IT skills (poer point, e-mail, Internet, Word, etc.)

• Fluent in both Kiswahili and English.