Ward Case Manager at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

CHS/HR/STP/WCM/001/2024

Overall Job Function

The Ward Case Manager is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the DREAMS core package of interventions at the ward level. S/he will be responsible for the achievement of dreams targets and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Program Implementation and Training

• Roll out and implement evidence based Interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women
• Lead the identification of AGYW eligible for DREAMS from health facilities, child and community welfare settings
• Responsible for overall management of the DREAMS program and adolescent safe spaces at the ward level
• Lead the identification of safe spaces in collaboration with AGYW and other stakeholders and ensure that the safe spaces are equipped and stocked with commodities, safe and well branded.
• Work with service providers to ensure that AGYW receive age appropriate service layering
• Ensuring that the EBIs of Healthy Choices for a Better Future, My Health My Choice, SHUGA, SASA, FMP, Sinovuyo are implemented to reach the targeted AGYW
• Liaise with link health facilities to facilitate referrals and outreaches for biomedical services and commodities availability and that AGYW are receiving youth friendly adolescent services
• Facilitate male sexual partners mapping and outreach services to reduce risk of male sexual partners of AGYW
• Facilitate mentorship session for AGYW and high achiever mentors
• Support in the identification of mentors
• Coordinating the work of mentors and facilitators in the ward, keeping records of their activities and work plans
• Represent the program in meetings at the ward or sub county level
• Producing monthly ward narrative and data reports
• Facilitating monthly review meeting with mentors and facilitators
• Assist in office administrative issues, including records keeping, payments, and other key issues
• Ensure provision of economic strengthening interventions to all AGYW aged 18 – 24 yrs including entrepreneurship training, business startup kit support, youth saving and loaning, and linkage to Microfinance
• Coordinate provision of social asset building services at the Safe spaces by the assigned mentors
• Ensure that all enrolled AGYW are provided with age appropriate financial literacy training.

Communication

• Identify and develop Program human success stories to share on the organisation’s social media platform and with partners
• Work with the Program’s communication officer to develop program communication materials and organisation’s brand enhancement
• Program Monitoring & Evaluation
• Ensure that all activities are reported as per the M&E SOP
• Orient mentors and facilitators on enrolment and service uptake documentation on ODK
• Ensure that the activity registers and AGYW files are well documented and secured at the safe space
• Work with the Program M&E to track the layering of services
• Track and implement graduation readiness for AGYW in the program
• Assisting in data keying, preparing activity reports and monthly reports in time for team reflection
• Responsible for all safeguarding issues in the safe spaces
• Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor from time to time

Program Monitoring & Evaluation

• Ensure that all activities are reported as per the M&E SOP
• Orient mentors and facilitators on enrolment and service uptake documentation on ODK
• Ensure that the activity registers and AGYW files are well documented and secured at the safe space
• Work with the Program M&E to track the layering of services
• Track and implement graduation readiness for AGYW in the Program
• Assisting in data keying in, preparing activity reports and monthly reports in time for team reflection
•  Responsible for all safeguarding issues in the safe spaces
• Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor from time to time.

Person Specifications

• A minimum of a Diploma in Social Sciences, Community Development, or related field. Bachelor’s Degree is an added advantage
• Must be a Trained Facilitator or Trainer of Trainers in an EBI
• A minimum of one (1) year experience implementing adolescent focused programs is required
• Should be a computer literate, work well with MS Word and MS Excel, and internet research methods
• Highly motivated to learn and work in a high-performance environment
• Willingness to learn, tackle challenges and seek creative solutions in everyday assignments
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must be able to meet urgent and last-minute deadlines, work with grace under pressure, and function well in a high-performance team
• Able to clearly communicate in written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

Deadline: January  18, 2024 at 5.00pm.