Current Opportunities at Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK)

Job Profile

• CHAK is seeking to hire an experienced Regional Medical Officer to be based in Nairobi supporting the CDC- funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.
• The Regional Medical Officer will provide technical oversight for HIV/TB prevention as well as care and treatment interventions for supported Faith-based facilities in the CHAP Stawisha Program.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• This will include provision of oversight for the CHAP Stawisha staff supporting the cluster, county engagement, mentorship and capacity building of facility staff and the regional team.
• Key duties and Responsibilities will include but not limited to:
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the regional team and supported facilities.
• Planning and implementation of HIV Prevention Care and Treatment and TB services at supported facilities
• Participate in quality assurance/quality improvement of TB and HIV services at the facility level including TB Infection Prevention and Control interventions.
• Support Site Improvement and Monitoring Systems at facility level through onsite mentorship
• Provide onsite clinical systems mentorship to facility staff.
• Preparation of work plans, technical reports and contribution to budget preparations.
• Support review of regional program performance data and assist in the development of quarterly review slides and quarterly presentations.
• Assist in monitoring and evaluation of activities relating to HIV care and participate in program performance review meetings. Utilize data to inform quality of care and performance in supported facilities and provide requisite mentorship on use of data to improve patient management.
• Participate in regional, county, and sub-county level HIV and TB technical working groups and serve as the liaison between CHAP Stawisha and the county health teams.
• Perform joint supervision of HIV care and treatment TB and HIV services with the County and Sub-County Health Management Teams (C/ SHMTs)
• Actively participate in program operational Research
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by the Senior Clinical Technical Advisor within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor with a bachelor’s degree in medicine from a reputable University and duly registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
• At least 3 years progressive HIV-related clinical experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience working in a HIV donor funded program.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Ms. Word, Ms. Excel, and Ms. PowerPoint with excellent presentation skills.
• Self-driven, innovative, a team player and have strong interpersonal skills.

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Job Profile

• CHAK is seeking to hire an experienced Driver to be based in Nairobi supporting the CDC- funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.
• The job holder will be responsible for providing reliable transportation service to CHAK employees and visitors; to operate and carry out routine maintenance to assigned vehicle; and keep up to date vehicle records.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain defensive driving and operate assigned vehicle in a safe and courteous manner.
• Provide a communication link between customers and staff.
• Assist passengers including persons with disabilities in and out of the vehicle.
• Operate ramps, lifts and securement devices as required.
• Read and interpret maps and driving directions to plan the most efficient route service.
• Present safety briefing to passengers prior to each trip departure.
• Keep the assigned vehicle(s) clean inside and outside.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records on trip sheets, vehicle maintenance, incident reports, accident reports, vehicle condition reports and other records.
• Fuel assigned vehicle as well as undertake minor maintenance tasks on assigned vehicle(s) as required/before travel.
• Coordinate the schedule for vehicle maintenance with staff to minimize service interruptions.
• Respond to accident or medical emergencies by notifying emergency, response providers, and carrying out First Aid pending arrival of emergency personnel.
• Observe all traffic rules and signs.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by your supervisor within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• High School Certificate
• Clean Driver’s License
• Defensive Driving
• First Aid Certificate
• Certificate in motor vehicle mechanics
• 4 years prior driving work experience
• Extensive knowledge of the operations and features of assigned vehicle(s)
• Automobile mechanical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Report writing skills and ability to read maps.
• Computer literacy
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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Job Profile

• CHAK is seeking to hire an experienced Finance Officer with expertise in finance and grants management to be based in Nairobi supporting the CDC-funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Administering routine finance functions by ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with established procedures and systems.
• Ensure timely remittance of PAYE, WHT, NITA, HELB and VAT.
• Ensuring compliance with financial management rules, regulations, and policies.
• Accurately processing payments including uploading transfers in accordance with regulations and procedures and upload them on the online bank payment portal for further approvals.
• Post payments in accordance with accepted standards and update the cashbook.
• Reconcile supplier statements with the supplier ledger on a timely basis.
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end closing tasks that include, account analysis, reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, actual to forecast variance analysis etc
• Prepare and submit timely bank reconciliations.
• Participate in planning and implementing risk assessments activities.
• Guide partners in funding application (RFA), continuation application and sub-grant processing.
• Support preparation of monthly payroll
• Plan and facilitate continuous external audits, reviewing findings and planning corrective actions, as well as close out procedures for CHAK and implementing partners.
• Participate in proposal and budget development for ongoing and upcoming project.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely submission of financial reporting by implementing partners.
• Provide capacity strengthening to CHAK staff and partners on resources planning, management, audits, and compliance in line with institutional policies, statutory regulations, donor/funder rules and regulations.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by your supervisor within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related disciplines.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent current certification required.
• 3 years of experience in a busy finance and grants office handling multiple projects.
• Knowledge of financial software applications. Knowledge in Nav 365 will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of USAID rules and regulation will be added advantage.
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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Job Profile

• CHAK is seeking to hire an experienced Grants Officer with expertise in finance and grants management to be based in Nairobi supporting the CDC-funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Administering routine finance functions by ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with established procedures and systems.
• Ensure timely remittance of PAYE, WHT, NITA, HELB and VAT.
• Ensuring compliance with financial management rules, regulations, and policies.
• Accurately processing payments including uploading transfers in accordance with regulations and procedures and upload them on the online bank payment portal for further approvals.
• Post payments in accordance with accepted standards and update the cashbook.
• Reconcile supplier statements with the supplier ledger on a timely basis.
• Ensure accurate and timely month-end closing tasks that include, account analysis, reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, actual to forecast variance analysis etc
• Prepare and submit timely bank reconciliations.
• Participate in planning and implementing risk assessments activities.
• Guide partners in funding application (RFA), continuation application and sub-grant processing.
• Support preparation of monthly payroll
• Plan and facilitate continuous external audits, reviewing findings and planning corrective actions, as well as close out procedures for CHAK and implementing partners.
• Participate in proposal and budget development for ongoing and upcoming project.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely submission of financial reporting by implementing partners.
• Provide capacity strengthening to CHAK staff and partners on resources planning, management, audits, and compliance in line with institutional policies, statutory regulations, donor/funder rules and regulations.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by your supervisor within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related disciplines.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent current certification required.
• 3 years of experience in a busy finance and grants office handling multiple projects.
• Knowledge of financial software applications. Knowledge in Nav 365 will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of USAID rules and regulation will be added advantage.
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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Job Profile

• Christian Health Association of Kenya is seeking to hire an experienced Program Officer OVC to be based in Nairobi supporting Kajiado and Machakos Counties in the CDC- funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.
• The job holder shall support the provision of services to OVC (orphans and vulnerable children) in supported HIV care and treatment facilities and local implementing partners for the CHAP Stawisha Project.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensure implementation of minimum OVC packages according to the recommended National Guidelines and case management approach.
• Ensure preparation of work-plans and timely technical reports for OVC as required.
• Represent CHAP Stawisha in stakeholder meetings at both County and National levels
• Provide technical assistance to Local Implementing partners LIPs and facilities in key areas of OVC programming, HIV/AIDS prevention, family approach to Resilience and GBV post- violence care.
• Ensure that the referral systems for OVC Project Beneficiaries are efficient and effective.
• Work with LIPs to identify OVCs, assess the OVCs identified and provide basic package of services to OVCs and the households.
• Monitor, mentor and provide supportive supervision to Local implementing partners for the services provided to OVC and their caretakers and service quality improvement at facility level
• Participate in the planning and facilitation of technical workshops and training for capacity building in OVC programming for CHAP Stawisha.
• Ensuring provision of high-quality care for caregivers with HIV (PLWHIV) using a family approach, targeting both PLWHIV and OVCs.
• Ensuring appropriate referrals to care and treatment, points of referral for prevention and other OVC activities.
• Leading implementation of prevention evidence – based interventions targeted at youth and OVC through CBIM, FMP, HCBF.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of OVC services in CHAP Stawisha.
• Conduct DQAs with LIPs as part of regular OVC monitoring.
• Ensure timely and correct reporting for OVC programming in the required platforms.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by the supervisor within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Gender, International Development, Development Economics, or a related field
• At least five (5) years of work experience in OVC Programming
• Experience in supporting Household Economic Strengthening
• Experience in OVC Case Management approach aimed at increasing resiliency of the child and the family.
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with stakeholders e.g., DREAMS, Department of Children Services and Department of Health in identifying, enrolling, and cross-referring OVC.
• Working knowledge of the Children Protection Information Management System (CPIMS).
• In-depth understanding of donor expectations for program results, outcomes, impact, and reporting.
• Ability to implement participatory action planning approaches and engage County, Sub- County and Ward-level stakeholders.
• Experience monitoring Programs and collecting relevant data preferred.
• Excellent understanding of the Department of Children Services and County Department of Health’s structures and services.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Observation, active listening, and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members and inspire teamwork among diverse partners without direct supervisory responsibilities.
• Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

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Job Profile

• Christian Health Association of Kenya is seeking to hire an experienced Program Officer to be based in Nairobi supporting Narok, Nyandarua and Nakuru Counties in the CDC- funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.
• The job holder will be responsible for implementation of program work plans by offering mentorship and guidance to strengthen HIV Prevention, HIV Testing, PrEP, Care and Treatment services, treatment adherence, psychosocial support, gender – based violence prevention and care, and quality improvement approaches.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Conduct frequent site visits to program health facilities to provide mentorship, support, and supervision with focus on high impact strategies for improving service delivery.
• Participate in planning and preparation of relevant tools and guidelines for the project in support service delivery.
• Organize and facilitate trainings and other capacity strengthening activities for project staff, healthcare workers and implementing partners, as necessary.
• Conduct data reviews, report writing and participate in project review meetings, proposal development, stakeholder engagement and any other requirements as outlined by CHAK or the donor.
• Build and maintain good relationships with CDC, Ministry of Health, County Health Management Teams, Implementing partners and other stakeholders.
• Provide training, mentorship and supervision to health facilities treatment adherence support (TAS) teams and HIV Testing Services (HTS) counsellors on, HIV testing, PrEP , GBV, retention and treatment adherence strategies both in clinic and targeted home-based activities.
• Provide guidance to health facility HTS counsellors on index testing, targeted HIV testing and assisted Partner Notification Services (aPNS) to improve on positivity yield.
• Assist health facilities to develop and implement strategies for HIV testing and Linkage, HIV treatment support, GBV prevention, stigma reduction, home-based care, support groups and peer education.
• Co-ordinate and supervise the health facility treatment and adherence support and HTS teams on adherence monitoring and HIV testing activities at the clinic and at household levels, with appropriate feedback and documentation done in registers and client’s files.
• Assist with implementation of successful differentiated care models.
• Coordinate and supervise implementation of continuous quality improvement activities within the PrEP , GBV, treatment adherence support team and HIV testing services.
• Coordinate client education sessions including treatment preparation sessions, treatment preparation for second line regimen switch and other ongoing counselling sessions within the facility.
• Formulates key client adherence and HIV testing messages.
• Help prepare PrEP, GBV, TAS and HTS reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing results and trends.
• Submit timely reports of activities to the Regional Lead and Senior Technical Advisor
• Improve and ensure quality outcomes by studying, evaluating, and re-designing treatment support procedures and patient progress; recommend changes and develop innovations in clients’ follow-up in consultation with the CHAP Stawisha TA team.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by the supervisor that is within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or Bachelor’s degree in clinical medicine/ Nursing
• Master’s degree in a relevant health-related field will be an added advantage.
• At least five (5) years of HIV program implementation experience is required.
• Registration with the relevant professional bodies and an active practice license.
• Should have training in HIV/AIDS, TB comprehensive care and support, preferably a trainer of trainers in HIV management.
• Advanced training in antiretroviral management is an added advantage
• Good understanding of HIV/AIDS clinical care and antiretroviral therapy (ART), including patient-centered management and family support.
• Excellent management abilities within a multi-disciplinary team, with capability to support, train, and mentor others.
• Understanding of the Kenya Health system and experience working with government institutions, counties, and local partners.
• Ability to anticipate, prioritize and manage multiple tasks with keen attention to detail and capability to follow through and meet deadlines.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good use of MS Office packages and office automation solutions

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Job Profile

• CHAK is seeking to hire an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to be based in Kitui supporting the CDC- funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.
• The job holder will support strengthening of HIS, data management and timely reporting and provide support for Assigned in CHAP Stawisha.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Support information technology infrastructure and data management tools in implementing facilities.
• Overall responsible for program point of care and EMR support.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for all IT programming-related inquiries and troubleshooting.
• Conduct ICT needs assessment of CHAP Stawisha Program to develop tailor-made software solutions.
• Create and maintain data validation rules, queries/scripts and other data quality checks to improve data quality.
• Support in timely monthly/Quarterly and Adhoc program reporting to the donor through DATIM and 3PM; to MOH/County through KHIS2 and to NASCOP through submission of data through national data warehouse (NDW).
• To provide support in the development and application of M&E Tools in the project.
• Facilitate implementation of EMR and HIS products at implementing sites as approved by the Project and MOH and ensure technical support is provided as needed.
• Support technical M&E needs at implementing facilities and at program level.
• Conduct routine and periodic data quality audits for data quality assurance at facility, sub-county, and county levels.
• Provide mentorship to facility staff on the appropriate use of HIV-related M&E data collection and reporting tools.
• Provide solution by programming/developing relevant software and customizing open-source platforms.
• Support regular M&E capacity building activities in the project.
• Increase Health Facilities demand for quality information, methods, and tools, and facilitation of information use in decision making.
• Develop data collection tools for disease surveillance using ODK and RedCap.
• Support operational research activities in CHAK.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by the supervisor within the scope and nature of the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or related field or relevant experience.
• Knowledge of computer hardware, software, and programming.
• Experience with SQL statistical analysis programs such as SAS, R or STATA
• Any programming language PL/SQL, python is a plus
• Skills in the use of web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Web trends, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with relational databases (schemas, design) and XML is highly desirable.
• At least two years’ demonstrated experience including developing and designing data sets, indicators, data elements and designing custom data entry screens for DHIS2.
• Experience in developing health information systems, databases and reports.
• An understanding of popular tools currently in the health sector such as ODK, REDcap, KenyaEMR, an advantage.

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Job Profile

• CHAK is seeking to hire an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Analysis to be based in Embu supporting the CDC- funded CHAP Stawisha project. The project supports HIV/TB/OVC services in faith based and county health facilities across 15 counties in the country, with offices in Meru, Embu, Kitui and Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Collect, verify, collate, and report all data required for PEPFAR/ CDC, MOH and CHAK reports. This encompasses data cleaning and upload to DATIM, CPMIS and 3 PM on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Support in roll out and implementation of case-based surveillance (CBS) activities in facilities
• Take part in county/sub county/facility data review and data consumption meetings and accompanying narratives are reliable and accurate.
• Capacity building of project, MOH and facility staff in quality data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of health information at county and health facility levels for program planning and management
• Support the identification of case studies and human-interest stories for inclusion in periodic progress reports to the donor, CHAK, and stakeholders.
• Instill a culture of data demand and use, including the provision of routine high-level statistical analyses for program evidence-based decision making and adaptability.
• Strengthen use of visualization and analytics, at program county and facility level to improve program performance, data quality and use.
• To provide support in the development and application of M&E Tools in the project.
• Facilitate implementation of EMR and HIS products at implementing sites as approved by the Project and MOH and ensure technical support is provided as needed.
• Support technical M&E needs at implementing facilities and at program level.
• Collaborate with County Health Management Teams (CHMTs) and County Department of Children Services (CDCS) to conduct routine data quality audit (DQA)/validation, provide targeted feedback to improve data quality and follow up on data quality improvement plans (DQIP) in all the supported sites.
• Ensure DDIU Trend analysis are routinely disseminated and encourage use of them at both central, regional and health facilities’ levels.
• Conduct data analysis for patient level data for abstract and manuscript development for presentation in local and international conferences, publications
• Provide inputs and technical support in design and deployment of HMIS and M&E Tools.
• Any other lawful duties as assigned by your supervisor within the scope and nature of this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics or Epidemiology, health informatics, Information Science, or other relevant health-related degree from an accredited university.
• A Masters’ degree in epidemiology or biostatistics will be an added advantage.
• Experience of at least five (5) years in Monitoring and Evaluation in PEPFAR programs
• Proven experience in survey and research tool design, data collection, statistical analysis, qualitative research, and dissemination of results
• Experience in the use of PEPFAR programs M&E systems and platforms like DATIM, KHIS2 and KenyaEMR, to support a learning agenda and evolve a theory of change to maximize impact.
• Experience in planning, implementing, and monitoring of M&E activities with CHMTs.
• Understanding of Kenya Health Systems
• Expertise in MS office suite – Excel, Access & PowerPoint), Data visualisation tools like Power-BI
• Expertise in the use of Statistical tools like SAS, Stata, R or SPSS
• Strong knowledge and experience in supporting Collaborative, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) processes.