Job Vacancies at Concern

Job Location: Nairobi County (Korogocho, Mukuru)

(Seconded to the Nairobi City County Health Department)

Reports to: Project Officer Health and Nutrition

Direct Reports: None

Contract Details: 6 months contract

• Group Medical Cover (Principal and 2 dependants)
• Group Life Assurance Cover
• WIBA Plus/Personal Accident Cover
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided as guided in accordance with Covid- 19 precautionary measures)

Job Summary:

To provide field level support to the Sub County Health Management Team to implement key COVID-19 preparedness and response actions in Health and WASH and ensure continuity of health services during the COVID 19 pandemic.

This will include technical support to the improved functionality of the Community health workforce towards creating awareness on COVID -19 as well as where to where and how to seek services if ill, for dissemination by community-level health services and workers.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to Sub County Health Management teams on the implementation of field level COVID 19 response and preparedness actions including awareness creation on precautionary measures against COVID -19 as well as utilization of essential health services.
• Assist the Project officer to provide technical support to partners in the implementation of the project at the field level.
• Work with sub county team to implement work plans as agreed;
• Liaise with the sub county public health officer and the sub county community strategy focal person to implement COVID -19 specific response actions in health and WASH respectively as per agreed work plan
• Provide monthly reports on the functionality of the CHS in target counties on COVID -19 response actions in Health and WASH.
• Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E;
• Work closely with the Project officer in monitoring the health situation in target sub counties;
• Support with operationalizing of community Units and community mobilization activities; plan for trainings, routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants;
• Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies;
• Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s emergency response as and when necessary and comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
• Responding to Emergencies:
• Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency response as and when necessary
• Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
• Concern Code of Conduct & Associated Policies
• To adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct & Associated Policies
• To support and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct & Associated Policies to their team, partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment.
• To contribute to the establishment of preventive measures to reduce the potential for abuse in Concern programme

Job Specification:

• A Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Community Development, Social Sciences or any other relevant field
• At least one (1) years’ experience in implementing community projects in a similar role
• Must be a resident of Korogocho, Mukuru, Soweto or Mathare
• The staff will be seconded to the City County of Nairobi and will be stationed in a health facility within the areas listed above and should be willing to engage with the communities on a regular basis during his/her daily routine activities in the context of COVID 19.
• Strong written and oral communication, good computing and report writing skills
• Be able to work independently, as well as in a team
• Be willing to accept responsibility and to show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness
• Fluency in both spoken and written language in English and Kiswahili.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be revised by the line manager from time to time. This position is subject to Concern getting funding

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.

Concern’ is the trading name of ‘Concern Worldwide’, a company limited by guarantee, registered number 39647; registered charity number CHY 5745, registered in Ireland, registered address is 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Follow Concern online: www.concern.net

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Job Location: Senior programme Manager – Turkana County

Reports to: Manager - Community Empowerment

Direct Reports: Lodwar, Turkana County

Contract Details:

One (1) Year Fixed Term Renewable Contract Subject to Performance and Availability of Funds

• Group Pension
• Group Medical Cover (Principal and 2 dependants)
• Group Life Assurance Cover
• WIBA Plus/Personal Accident Cover

Job Summary:

To provide technical leadership in community engagement for Concern programmes and citizen participation in Turkana County

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop technical capacity for community conversations to Concern Programme staff and County Officials including training and mentorship
• Foster linkages between target communities and organized groups with Concern Programmes for implementation of annual work plans
• Foster linkages between target communities and organized groups with the County Government for citizen participation in county planning and budget processes
• Advice the line manager on necessary changes as observed on the ground in order to improve implementation of planned interventions
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor Programme implementation and quality
• Document progress made in the implementation of the Turkana County Community Empowerment/Governance program on a monthly, quarterly and annual basisThis will include but not limited to: document case studies and change stories, monthly and quarterly progress reports which should be clearly linked to the annual program work plan, monthly and quarterly indicator tracker clearly showing progress made against the targets set out in the M&E plan/Logframe, pictorial and audiovisual recordings of project implementation and as will be defined by the line manager or Manager- Community Empowerment
• Represent Concern Worldwide at County, Sub County and Ward level coordination and technical forums for citizen participation and others as will be specified by the Line Manager
• Responding to Emergencies:
• .Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency response as and when necessary
• .Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
• Code of Conduct and Associated Policies:
• To adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Code of Conduct and associated policies
• To contribute to establishing preventative measures to reduce the potential for abuse in Concern programme
• To support and promote the standards outlined in the CoC and associated policies to their team, partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment.

Job Specification: Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, social sciences or any other relevant field or
• At least three years’ experience in utilizing participatory approaches for community engagement in ASAL contextExperience in Community Conversations (CC) approach will be an added advantage.
• Must have a working knowledge of Project Cycle Management
• Fluency in spoken and written language in English, SwahiliKnowledge of at least one of the local languages spoken in Turkana County is an added advantage
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Good computing and report writing skills
• Be able to work independently, as well as in a team
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Be willing to accept responsibility and to show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness.

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons PolicyThese have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of themIn this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission.