Openings at Christian Health Association of Kenya

Reporting to the Service Delivery Advisor, clinical services key Responsibilities

• Design and supervise implementation of eMTCT, and Paediatric HIV identification and treatment
  strategies across the four counties supported by JTP in line with the national guidelines
• Provide on-going technical support and supervision for Paediatric HIV treatment and PMTCT program leading to integration of PMTCT with appropriate program areas like OVC, & Key population program
• Design and oversee implementation of child-friendly interventions that promotes identification
  of HIV-infected children, initiation of treatment, retention and viral suppression leading to overall
  improved quality of life
• Oversee the training of program staff and MOH health care workers at JTP-supported facilities on
  national PMTCT guidelines and protocols
• Strengthen referrals and linkages between the MCH where PMTCT activities are provided and the
  HIV clinics at JTP supported facilities
• Spearhead integration of PrEP in MCH across all JTP-supported facilities
• Strengthen collaboration and linkages between PMTCT and HIV-Exposed Infants (HEI) activities at
  the MCH, and coordination of HEI audits
• Assist in the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation systems for PMTCT
• Liaise with MOH and partners to support delivery of PMTCT services as needed
• To participate in the PMTCT technical working group in the Ministry of Health, National AIDS and
  STI Control Program (NASCOP)
• Any other duties as assigned by the Service Delivery Advisor

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or clinical medicine
• Candidates with diploma in clinical medicine with advanced degree will be considered
• A master’s degree in health-related discipline or project management will be an added advantage
• Trainer of Trainers in PMTCT/Early Infant Diagnosis and/or Paediatric HIV
• At least 5 years’ experience in the implementation of PMTCT & paediatric HIV programs
• Experience in training and mentorship of health care workers on PMTCT & Paediatric HIV
• Proficiency on MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with staff and partners
• Experience in design of programs

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Reporting to the MEL Officer, the key duties and responsibilities include:

• Assist in collection, verification, collation, cleaning and uploading of data to CHAK/JTP DHIS2 instance, DATIM, CPMIS and Partner portal on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Assist Sub County Health Management Teams (SCHMTs) and Sub County Department of Children Services (sCDCS) to conduct routine data quality audit (DQA), provide targeted feedback and
  follow up on data quality improvement plans (DQIP) in the supported sites.
• Assist in basic EMR trouble shooting, data cleaning, scale up of Point of Care (POC) model and
  routine database backup, uploading and tracking in national data warehouse
• Conduct routine assessment of availability, distribution, and redistribution of M&E tools in
  supported facilities to forestall any shortage
• Assist in data mining from KHIS and other reporting platforms for use at facility level for generation and updating of site level dashboards to track target achievement
• Support feedback and follow up of M&E issues at facilities and sub county levels
• Assist in planning, organization and documentation of sub county, facility, and case-based
  management data review
• Maintain positive relations with Ministry of Health officials, program partners and other relevant
  stakeholders at sub county and facility levels
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Diploma in Health records and Information science, IT
• Bachelors’ degree in biostatistics, Epidemiology or health informatics will be an added advantage
• Experience of at least two (2) years in M and E of HIV and OVC Programs using both quantitative
  and qualitative approaches
• Proficient with both MoH and USAID reporting tools and databases (DATIM, KHIS2 and KenyaEMR)
• Proficient with Microsoft Tools, including Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

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Reporting to the MEL Manager, the key duties and responsibilities include:

• Collect, verify, collate, and report all data required for USAID, MOH and CHAK reports. This encompasses data cleaning and upload to CHAK/JTP DHIS2 instance, DATIM, CPMIS and Partner portal on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
• 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.
• Take lead in promotion and scale up of EMR Point of Care (POC) model at county level
• Support the CHMTs in roll out and implementation of case-based surveillance (CBS) activities in
  priority facilities
• Work with beneficiaries and Consortium partners to develop a beneficiary feedback mechanism
  for timely decision making, and improvements to programming through collaborative, adaptation
  and learning approaches
• Take part in county/sub county/facility data review and data consumption meetings and
  accompanying narratives are reliable and accurate
• Capacity building of project, partners, MOH and grantees 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.
• Ensure county project activities are compliant with the approved work plan and that project
  results are aligned with the project monitoring plan; will also contribute to development of
  project strategies; work plans and budgets
• Maintain positive relations with government counterparts, program partners and other relevant
  stakeholder.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics or Epidemiology, health informatics, Information Science, or
  other relevant health-related or 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

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Reporting to the OVC program Coordinator the key duties and Responsibilities:

Project implementation and technical support – 45%

• Provide effective field level coordination and technical support in planning and implementation of case management approach in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet project objectives.
• Provide mentorship and technical support to LIP on Case Management Process, ensuring that OVC achieve benchmarks for graduation and transition
• Support in the development and operationalization of Case Management SOPs and SOW with the LIPs, Communities and OVC households
• Operationalize case management at the point of service delivery by ensuring there is a robust capacity building plan for LIP, Community Case workers and Households
• Ensure integration of all components into Case Plans (Healthy, Schooled, Stable, Safe) informed by existing case management programming protocols and tools
• Effectively coordinate LIPs to ensure adequate work force of case workers and household participation in case management
• Ensure the development, implementation and monitoring of case household level case plan achievement and interventions to address the gaps
• Ensure timely benchmark assessments for children, and their families to inform reporting and graduation of households that meet their benchmarks.
• In liaison with the OVC project Coordinator and the HES officer support the continuous assessment of capacity gaps and ensure capacity building activities to LIP is conducted in accordance with the action plans
• Coordinate with other project teams to ensure that the LIPs have the capacity to develop and
  monitor individual case plans for OVC.
• Work closely with the HES program officer to ensure that all services provided in the different
  domains are captured in the case plans and monitoring done towards benchmark achievements.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Learning – 30%

• Work with the Monitoring Evaluation & Learning (MEL) unit and LIP to Improve data management
  for OVC and their caregivers; ensure availability of case management data tools, timely data entry
  to CPMIS, DATIM
• Mentor/work with LIP to provide timely age appropriate and quality services to OVC and their
  households
• Support in the development of capacity building package for LIP/community workforce (VCO,
  CHVs,)
• Work with LIP to ensure case management documentation and reporting (including tracking and
  monitoring services provided to OVC on monthly basis)
• Work with LIP to strengthen the use of service directory at the LIP level to ensure OVC access
  required services.
• Support the development of key project documents, including timely annual work plan, periodic
  and adhoc donor and organization progress reports
• Provide technical support & oversight to LIP to ensure that they submit timely and high-quality
  periodic reports to aid internal reflections that inform identification of emerging priorities, risks
  and for decision making.
• Collate and synthesize relevant project information and provide timely feedback. Regularly check
  quality of data generated from the LIP.
• Collaborate with the M&E officer to ensure accuracy and timeliness of reports using CPIMS
• Work with LIP to identify best practices, success stories etc. for documentation and learning.

Advocacy, Networking & partnerships – 20%

• Identify specific stakeholders and guide County /sub county and Ward engagement, including
  keeping an updated directory of stakeholders/services in respective Counties
• Provide oversight support to LIP to ensure meaningful engagement and participation in
  stakeholder forums
• Participate in relevant stakeholder forums to ensure visibility of the project.
• Support LIPs to coordinate with other service providers in the community for complementarity.
• Establish a referral tracking platform for all stakeholders working with vulnerable children
• Participate in county and sub county OVC technical working groups and advocacy working groups

Other – 5%

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee from time to time
• Attend weekly devotions.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, public health, community development, project planning and
  management or relevant field or Diploma in Social sciences, public health, Community
  Development, project planning and management or relevant field with over 5 years work
  experience.
• Certificates in related training courses including; HIV/AIDS management, OVC care and
  programming, psychology and counselling, case management and behavior change
  communication.
• At least 5 years’ experience in implementation of case management in OVC Program in HIV/AIDS
  project.
• Computer literate, good use of MS office packages (MS Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Outlook, Internet)
• Extensive knowledge of generally acceptable professional social and community work principles and practices.
• Experience and proficiency in working with the government including MOH, DCS and other partners in the community in an effective and culturally competent manner.
• Ability to anticipate, prioritize and manage multiple tasks with keen attention to details and follow through to meet firm timelines
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of personal integrity and confidentiality
• Conversant and adherence to child safeguarding policy
• Proven decision making and advocacy skills
• A team player and ability to work under minimum supervision.

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Reporting to the county program officer lead the key duties and Responsibilities:

• Offer mentorship in supported facilities to ensure quality HIVS Testing Services (HTS) are provided
  as per the National Algorithm
• Design and implement efficient HIV identification strategies in the supported facilities
• Set facility and community systems that promote linkage to treatment for all patients diagnosed
  with HIV.
• Support the structuring of adherence support systems for improved patient retention in care
  including patient appointment management
• Ensure monthly forecasting, quantification and reporting of Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) and HIV self-
  testing kits is done according to the national guidelines
• Strengthen participation in EQA activities (proficiency testing and observed practice) and
  documented at facility and sub-County level
• Promote structures and implement systems to deliver age-appropriate counseling and
  psychosocial support for patients
• Strengthen linkage between facilities and communities through supporting the implementation
  of community health strategy including overseeing the activities of community health workers as
  relates to HIV service support
• Ensure that structured treatment literacy is provided to enrolled clients
• Assist in developing HIV prevention and care components, processes and SOPs for the adherence,
  health facility and community

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A Diploma in Social Sciences, Public health, Anthropology, Nursing, Clinical medicine, or Community Development/Social Work.
• A degree in the above fields will be an added advantage
• Training in HIV/AIDS care & treatment including HTC (NASCOP Certified)
• Three (3) years’ experience in a busy HIV Comprehensive Care Centre and/or in the provision of HTS services
• Demonstrable knowledge of HIV/ART management, diagnosis and treatment procedures of conditions associated with HIV, adherence support and HTC service delivery.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, report writing and presentation skills.

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Reporting to the M&E Manager the key duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributes to development and design of methods and procedures for collecting, organizing, interpreting, and classifying information for input into CHAK database.
• Monitor and validate data quality in all EMR systems deployed within supported facilities
• Review and verify accuracy of the MoH and program data for NASCOP, PEPFAR and other relevant stakeholders
• Supports needs assessment activities and works with other MEL staff to determine feasibility of new databases and/or enhancements or modifications to existing databases.
• Contributes to development of specifications for data capture and entry; supervises data entry and cleaning activities ensure consistency, quality, and integrity of data.
• Programs, debugs, and runs a variety of scheduled and ad hoc listings, summaries, statistics, labels, and other electronic and/or presentation reports.
• Provides technical assistance and training to both Program and MOH in the use of personal computers, standard software packages, and relevant information systems.
• Coordinates collation of adhoc data requests by CHAK and PEPFAR
• Consults with and advises program officers and CHMTs on the use and interpretation of MOH data
• Ensures strict adhere to data protection protocols and policies

Minimum Job Requirements

• Diploma in statistics, computer Science/IT studies, epidemiology, or mathematics from a recognized institution
• A Bachelor’s Degree is an added advantage
• Experience in design of DHIS2 Instance for complex integrated USAID projects
• Expert skill level in the use of health aggregate databases (MoH KHIS, CPIMS & DATIM), KenyaEMR and National Data Warehouse
• At least two years of relevant experience in a PEPFAR funded program and familiar with USAID/PEPFAR reporting guidelines
• Demonstrated experience in development of web-based data visualizers and dash boards
• Proficient in at least one statistical analysis package (Epi-Info, R, SPSS and STATA)
• Strong data management and analysis skills.