Training Coordinator HIV/AIDS Service Delivery Support Activity (HSDSA) at Initiatives Inc

Background: The HIV/AIDS Service Delivery Support Activity (HSDSA) is a five-year USAID- funded project led by PATH with consortium partners Initiatives Inc., Data Blink, AMREF, NOPE, ICL, KRCS and HFG. The program is implemented in five counties of Nyanza region: Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, Nyamira and Kisii. The Training Coordinator will be an Initiatives Inc. employee working as an integral member of the PATH-led project team.

Location: Kisumu, Kenya

Job Summary: The Training Coordinator contributes to the project’s achievements related to ensuring a skilled and high-performing workforce through the coordination and provision of service delivery and service management training. Working under the Health Systems Strengthening Advisor, s/he will coordinate with project service delivery experts, county and sub-county health managers and nationally recognized local training institutions to ensure staff are trained to provide essential HIV prevention, care and treatment services.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead coordination and implementation of training for clinical and non-clinical service delivery staff and health service managers at county, sub-county, facility and community levels.
• Ensure project workplan activities are carried out and that staff training targets are achieved.
• Work with project technical leadership and S/CHMT staff to agree conduct training needs assessments and prioritize training topics and cadres.
• Liaise with nationally recognized local training institutions to coordinate provision of key trainings.
• Coordinate practical and innovative training approaches such as distance learning, on-the-job training, and preceptorship as well as traditional residential training programs.
• Work with the Technical Advisor for Human Resources for Health and county and sub-county managers to ensure appropriate training selection and tracking through iHRIS systems.
• Contribute to project workplanning, reporting and other project technical program administration and management activities as required

Desired Qualifications

• Degree in clinical medicine or nursing, with prior experience in health education or training
• Masters of Public Health or other related graduate or professional degree
• A minimum of five years managing health provider and health manager training
• Experience working with Kenyan health training institutions and management structures (CHMTs, SCHMTs and facilities)
• Highly professional comportment and ability to provide high-quality technical assistance to regional, county, and sub-county leaders and represent the project among other government and donor stakeholders
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other common software
• Ability to travel 50% of the time
• Professional fluency in English and Swahili