Job Opportunities at The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops - KCCB

Duties and Responsibilities

• Course and curriculum organisation, implementation, development and evaluation for students and others participating in continuing education.
• Organisation of lectures, seminars and tutorials of the course modules in consultation with the  dean of studies
• Organisation of internal examinations
• Teach all assigned subjects to all groups of students,
• Utilise a variety of teaching methods to meet the individual learning needs nurses.
• Evaluate academic progress of students, record findings and devise action plans where necessary.
• Act as an examiner/assessor for  students
• Promotion of a research ethos.
• Participate in clinical teaching in the clinical areas to trainee
• Maintains clinical capability via regular clinical practice
• Take responsibility for own professional development.
• Participate in quality programmes, clinical audit and research.

Qualifications

Bachelor in Nursing (BSN) in any field of Nursing and not less than five (3) years’ experience in teaching.

Personal Qualities

• Has good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
• A good knowledge of social teachings of the Church, and Ethical principles
• Group facilitation skills an added advantage

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and mobilize Catholic health facilities for educational activities for health care providers at health facilities in collaboration with the project partners.
• Coordinate identification and trainings of health workers
• Support activities of patient support groups.
• Facilitate distribution of IEC materials and data collection tools.
• Coordinate and facilitate identification of community based organizations within project areas.
• Coordinate mobilization and training of Community Health Volunteers.
• Promoting networking and referral for care and management.
• Coordinate community outreach activities and reporting for the same.
• Identify additional facilities for inclusion in the project.
• In consultation with the National Executive Secretary and Project Manager, undertake sensitization of Hospital
• Boards and Health Facility Committees on the project objectives.
• In consultation with the National Executive Secretary and the project Manager, coordinate regular forums for experiences sharing and networking.
• Undertake supportive supervision and monitoring and evaluation in participating facilities in collaboration with the relevant County health teams and diocesan health coordinators to ensure implementation of project activities and adherence to project guidelines.
• Prepare monthly reports on project implementation and recommendations.
• Participate in the monthly and other Project steering committee

Required Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree level training in Nursing or Clinical Medicine; or Bachelor’s Degree training in a Public Health related field
• Post qualification training in Public Health, Health Systems Management.
• Minimum three years public health project management experience
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.
• Proven interpersonal, leadership, training and mentoring skills.
• Proven effective representation skills to varied stakeholders.
• Experience in building the capacity of a team through both supervisory and non-supervisory relationships.
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time within Kenya, often under difficult circumstances.

Personal Qualities

• Excellent computer skills – General Computer Proficiency
  (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint)
• A team player
• Excellent interpersonal
• Able to work under minimum supervision
• A good knowledge of social teachings of the Church, and Ethical principles