County Lead Community Health, Baringo at Lwala Community Alliance (LCA)

Role and Responsibilities

County Leadership and Governance (R1):

• Coordination of Lwala County engagement.
• Represent Lwala at the County Health Management Team.
• Act as a liaison person between the County and Lwala Community Alliance.
• Convene weekly, monthly, quarterly meetings to review County progress and plan for County activities.
• Support integration of Lwala's model into county plans, policy, and strategy.
• Periodically review program detailed implementation plans and budgets.
• Ensure escalation documented action areas

Implementation of Community Health Activities (R2):

• Provide technical support to Dandelion Africa in implementing the four pillars of Lwala’s model:
• Professionalized CHWs, CHCs, Health Facility Strengthening, and Data Systems.
• Oversee CHW recruitment, training, and performance aligned with ProCHW standards.
• Strengthen CHC functionality to support local health planning, governance, and accountability.
• Champion CHC functionality and ensure CHW and facility integration.
• Support onsite mentorship, simulation sessions, and skills-based capacity building for frontline health workers in partnership with Dandelion and county mentors.
• Promote the use of data for clinical decision-making and service improvement.
• Champion integrated referrals and community–facility linkages supported by CHWs and facilities.

Program Management and Implementation (R3):

• Lead implementation of the MIHA work plan and ensure activity execution aligns with goals.
• Develop monthly, quarterly, annual plans and progress review in collaboration with Dandelion Africa.
• Uphold programmatic quality and ensure use of updated SOPs.
• Coordinate planning, delivery, and tracking of community health activities.
• Lead collaborative review and refinement of SOPs and technical protocols across both community and facility platforms.
• Work closely with Dandelion’s team to troubleshoot implementation bottlenecks and ensure real-time adaptations.
• Foster integration across all four program pillars—ensuring CHWs, CHCs, and clinical teams work as a cohesive system.
• Prepare and submit program and donor reports as per schedules
• Participate in program staff hiring, training, motivation and appraisals.
• Collaborate with other departments on fundraising and resource mobilisation initiatives.

Financial Management and Reporting (R4):

• Oversee Baringo program budgets jointly with Dandelion Africa.
• Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to financial policies.
• Approve activity requisitions within delegation authority.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Promote cost-efficiency and accountability for donor funds.

Documentation and Record Keeping (R5):

• Ensure consistent documentation of activities, training, and meetings.
• Support Dandelion to maintain accurate CHW, CHC, and facility records.
• Document lessons learned and promising practices.
• Maintain adequate documentation and records.
• Develop knowledge products for internal and external sharing.

Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Learning (R6):

• Maintain quality standards and promote initiatives for high-quality services.
• Collaborate with the Research and Learning team to track and report KPIs.
• Conduct supervision visits and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Organize learning sessions and quarterly reviews.
• Champion data-driven decision making and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support documentation and dissemination of case studies and best practices.
• Participate in sharing learning and experiences

Relationship Management (R7):

• Foster collaborative partnership with Dandelion Africa teams, County Department of health and other partners/stakeholders.
• Coordinate donor and leadership field visits.
• Represent Lwala in external forums.
• Maintain good public relations and promote visibility for Lwala Community Alliance work.
• Provide regular updates to Lwala’s Senior Managers, PHC Director and leadership team.

Education and Experience Profile

• Master/Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Nursing, or Community Health Development.
• Diploma in Project Planning and Management, Development Studies, or Community Development is an added advantage