Current Opportunities at Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)

• KANCO is seeking to recruit a Program Officer in Kakamega County. The Project Coordinator will support the day-to-day implementation of the USAID Nuru ya Mtoto Project Coordinator Key Populations intervention activities at an estimated 820 hotspots in Kakamega County while working with the implementation team to achieve set targets across HIV prevention, care and treatment continuum with a clear focus on field staff coordination program quality, documentation, timely reporting and submission. The Project Coordinator will also engage with county key stakeholders under the leadership, support, and guidance of the Regional Coordinator.
• KANCO’s KP Project Coordinator based in the Kakamega County office will be responsible for planning, overall activities implementation, target achievement, delivery, networking and financial accountability. He/she will be responsible for the management, activities implementation, monitoring, target achievement, evaluation, documentation of best practices, report writing, and timely submission. He/she will also provide supervisory role, and technical guidance to the team at the DICE.

Duties and Responsibility

• Will report to the Regional coordinator on a day-to-day basis;
• Overall coordination and the implementation of planned non-clinical KP project activities targeting female sex workers (FSW) and men having sex with men (MSM) at hotspots;
• Coordination of peer education activities, EBIs sessions, PHDP activities, and targeted outreaches.
• Specifically, the holder of this position will supervise peer educators, outreach workers, peer navigators and any KP volunteers engaged in PHDP activities;
• Will work in collaboration with the DICE Coordinator/DICE in charge and offsite facilities to ensure escorted referrals and linkage are complete.
• Oversee mobilization of KPs for clinical integrated outreaches.
• Develop and submit monthly work plans based on approved quarterly project work plans with clear objectives/deliverables and targets.
• Work in close collaboration with the CASCOs office KP focal person
• Liaise with M&E officer in field report collection, data and performance reviews;
• Attend USAID Nuru Ya Mtoto Project meetings, county KP program meetings and KP TWG.
• Conduct program reviews, prepare progress reports and timely submit.
• In consultation with DICE Coordinator and MEO prepare joint weekly briefings;
• Developing and maintaining strong collaborative working relationships with the County Department of Health, Police, and stakeholders;
• Developing and submitting quality, accurate and timely monthly, bi-annual and annual reports to the donor in accordance with donor guidelines.
• Document and share best practices; and
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

Education:

• Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Project Management or other related disciplines from recognized institutions of higher learning.
• Excellent computer skills

Preferred professional training in :

• Program planning, development, implementation, and Management
• EBIs including SIO, S2S, PHDP and RESPECT Kenya among others
• Project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Community organizing, mobilization and development.
• Participatory training methodologies and techniques
• Resource development (mobilization and utilization)

Other competencies:

• Strong leadership, managerial and reporting skills
• Skills in project management
• Good communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Proven team player-good in team building and analytical skills;
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Proven partnership and collaboration experience.

Job experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in KP implementation and reporting
• Demonstrated experience working with staff and beneficiaries of diverse orientations.

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• KANCO is seeking to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in Kakamega County. The M and E Officer will support the day-to-day implementation of the USAID Nuru ya Mtoto Key Populations Project activities towards realizing deliverables geared to ensure program quality, documentation and reporting. The M and E officer will also support engagements in the county with key stakeholders with the overall support and guidance of the Project Officer/ Regional Coordinator
• The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of the Project. He/she will develop a systematic monitoring framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the Project. He/she will also provide technical assistance to the implementing agencies, particularly in relation to monitoring, reporting and governance issues.

Duties and Responsibility

• Develop the project Monitoring and Evaluation framework, project performance monitoring plan and relevant data collection systems
• Database Management – ensure data tools development, collection, proper entry, analysis and report on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Assist in the review of the project Work plan and log frame matrix, particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their timeframes
• Review the quality of existing data in the project areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
• Develop baseline data for each project component and for all project indicators.
• With collaborating partners, review their existing approaches and management information systems and agree on any required changes, support and resources.
• Develop a plan for project-related capacity-building on M&E and for any computer-based support that may be required.
• Organize and undertake training with collaborating partners on M&E as required.
• Support project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation.
• Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentations based on M&E data as required.
• Provide the Project Manager with management information she/he may require.
• Check that monitoring data are discussed in appropriate forums and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Manager.
• Data analysis and visualization using Excel, Powerpoint and at least one statistical package.
• Understanding of KHIS, Pivots and tracking KeyPOP reports in the system
• Implementation of KeyPOP module in Kenya EMR

Level of education

• Diploma in Statistics, Social Science international development, economics, or related field or other related discipline from a recognized Institution. A degree is an added advantage.
• Advanced certificate in M&E, statistics or economics preferred
• Excellent computer skills

Special training:

• Program Development and Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Community mobilization and development.
• A practitioner of participatory methodologies
• Resource development (mobilization and utilization)
• Training in Nascop KeyPOP M&E Tools and Manual

Other competencies:

• Strong leadership and managerial skills
• Skills in the management of Programs
• Good communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Good Team builder member and analytical skills
• Good public relations and negotiation skills
• Partnership building and collaboration

Job experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a similar position. Preferably having managed KP Program.