Openings at Living Goods

The opportunity

USAID’s Health System Strengthening (HSS) Vision 2030 draws upon the progress over the past decade and the new challenges that have arisen, while reaffirming USAID’s longer-term goal of worldwide resilient health systems. The vision recognizes that integrated, systems-based approaches for strengthening health systems are now more critical than ever due to COVID-19 and other pandemics and asserts that:

• All people and institutions including communities, health workers, leaders and policy makers should be engaged in HSS efforts.
• Reliable links between the public and private sectors, including communities, lead to stronger health systems.
• Health systems are resilient when they are able to adjust resources, policy and focus to varying degrees to respond to challenges.
• Locally led, inclusive HSS efforts that account for social and behavior change lead to more sustainable results and greater self-reliance.
• Locally designed approaches take into account the unique conditions of country conditions and often result in higher quality health care reaching the most disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Living Goods is undertaking a USAID HSS project, and is seeking to fill the position of Community Health Services Technical Officers (2)

Community Health Services Technical Officer

Available Positions: 2 (Full-time)

Summary of the Position

Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, the incumbent will drive implementation of community health system strengthening operations. S/He will provide technical assistance and capacity-building of the county health management team on service delivery, supply chain management, quality improvement and management of community health workforce.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure execution of community health component of the Afya Imara project at allocated clusters
• Advocate for adoption of DESC
• Ensure community health systems strengthening blocks is fully deployed in partnership with the county and other community health implementing partners.
• Implement the Afya Imara project workplan and collaborate with the CHMT to develop project cascade workplan.
• Ensure dissemination of the CHS polices strategies and guidelines to the CHMT.
• Advocate for the adoption and implementation of the CHS polices, strategies and guidelines at the county.
• Ensure community health supportive supervision is conducted.
• Organise and coordinate meeting with CHMT and key stakeholders.
• Advocate for CH health financing and frameworks at county level
• Advocate for set and operalization of Community Health Committees and County Budget Economic Forums
• Collaborate with CHMTs to ensure project targets are delivered against set KPIs
• Ensure quarterly performance review meetings are held in every county
• Work closely with the county pharmacist to strengthen and advocate for community commodity allocation – forecasting.
• Ensure establishment/ strengthened CHS governance structures – TWGs and CHCs.
• Represent the project at the county TWGs.
• Work with relevant National MoH Health Programs to build the capacity of the county ToTs on community technical modules based on needs.
• Advocate use of data for decision making
• Support in the implementation of KQMH and the development of QIPs
• Advocate and support uptake of e-learning platform by counties
• Support sensitization of CHMTs on CHV training and certification guidelines
• Document project learnings and activity progress reports

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Community Health, Public Health, Nursing, Health Systems Strengthening, Social Sciences or related field. Advanced degree will be considered an advantage.

Key Requirements

• Minimum of Five (5) years’ relevant experience in implementation of community health program
• Exposure to community health policies, strategies, and guidelines
• Project management skills
• Solid grasp of DESC
• Relationship building skills and day to day alignment with key stakeholders at the county MOH teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Ability and willingness to travel (at least 70%) across counties
• Ability to analyse, comprehend and articulate operational goals
• Ability to synthesise community health data and use to inform decision making
• Good grasp of government operations, especially under the devolved system of governance
• Stakeholder management and engagement
• Conversant with USAID rules and regulations, including project implementation guidelines
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• A sound understanding of the Kenya Health System and prior technical assistance work experience with and/or involving close association with county governments is a definite plus.
• Experience working with community health workers and driving performance.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills
• Good computer and analytical skills a must
• Able to manage priorities, take initiative, and work without constant supervision.
• Collaborative team player.

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The opportunity

USAID’s Health System Strengthening (HSS) Vision 2030 draws upon the progress over the past decade and the new challenges that have arisen, while reaffirming USAID’s longer-term goal of worldwide resilient health systems. The vision recognizes that integrated, systems-based approaches for strengthening health systems are now more critical than ever due to COVID-19 and other pandemics and asserts that:

• All people and institutions including communities, health workers, leaders and policy makers should be engaged in HSS efforts.
• Reliable links between the public and private sectors, including communities, lead to stronger health systems.
• Health systems are resilient when they are able to adjust resources, policy and focus to varying degrees to respond to challenges.
• Locally led, inclusive HSS efforts that account for social and behavior change lead to more sustainable results and greater self-reliance.
• Locally designed approaches take into account the unique conditions of country conditions and often result in higher quality health care reaching the most disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Living Goods is undertaking a USAID HSS project, and is seeking to fill the position of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Summary of the Position

Reporting to the MEL Advisor the incumbent will be responsible for driving implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation framework and information system to track delivery against targets, outcomes, and impacts.

Duties & Responsibilities

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop and implement the Project M&E framework
• Provide comprehensive progress reports on the project in collaboration with data specialist
• Collaborate with the MoH and project teams to develop and implement project specific MEL plans
• Collaborate with the MEL advisor team in designing KPIs and targets for the project
• Conduct baseline, midline, and final project evaluation
• Operationalise project research and learning agenda and ensure dissemination of generated research findings
• Conduct data quality assessments and audits
• Conduct regular visits to project sites to provide technical assistance and ensure proper monitoring of project activities
• Provide timely reports for the project review meetings
• Provide direct coaching and reinforcing capacity of all project staff on documentation of key lessons
• Document key lessons learned and best practices
• Ensure gender transformative approaches are incorporated in the project
• Represent the project at national and county including technical working groups, communities of practice, conferences, workshops, and meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• A first degree in M&E, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or a related field.
• A postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline would be an added advantage and/or professional certification in MEL or project management.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience
• Professional Certifications/Qualifications: Specialization and/or professional certification in Monitoring and Evaluation

Key Competency Requirements

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to provide guidance on MEL solutions
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical support, setting up and managing M&E systems that track performance as per the objectives of this activity (e.g., performance against each result area) and in the application of statistical methods and database management.
• Demonstrated experience developing performance indicators, assessing, and tracking data quality, data management, and/or training in performance management topics.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops with different stakeholders with proven ability to distil complex information down to useable and understandable information for stakeholders.
• Experience developing and implementing performance monitoring plans.
• Strong knowledge of USAID rules and regulations around M&E and familiarity with USAID’s approach to project management.
• Exceptional technical skills in data management, MEL, survey design, mapping and/or assessment required.
• Exceptional skills in Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office software and data analysis software, such as SPSS or Stata.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills and ability.
• Must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English
• Nationals of Kenya and especially women are strongly encouraged to apply