Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 14, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Gold Star Kenya (GS Kenya) was established in 2010 as a local Non-Governmental Organization; GS Kenya was born out of the success of the Gold Star Network, a social franchise program initiative established in 2006 to promote comprehensive quality HIV care amongst a network of private health providers in Kenya. GS Kenya implements health related projects in Kenya. GSK is seeking to fill various positions under the 5-year USAID funded service delivery project- the USAID Tujenge Jamii project, providing HIV care and treatment, as well as family planning/reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health (FP/RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The project is focused on increasing the use of county-led health and social services in four counties in Kenya, namely Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu and Nakuru.

Position Title: Technical Officer, RMNCAH
Location: Nakuru

Position Summary:
Provide technical leadership in the implementation of RMNCH/FP activities. The Family Planning/ Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health FP/RMNCAH) Officer will be based at the county level and provide hands on support and technical assistance to the County/Sub County Health Management Team (C/SCHMT) to strengthen the quality and utilization of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health services.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Provide overall technical guidance and leadership for implementation of activities within the FP/RMNCAH technical area including joint support supervision on MNCAH/RH/FP services to the health facilities together with County and Sub County health management teams.
• Contribute to the capacity building of the project staff and MOH competences in FP/RMNCAH knowledge and skills including mentorship, coaching, OJT, and regular updates.
• Support the implementation, assessment, and monitoring of the clinical mentorship framework, with a focus on: EmONC, IMNCI, ETAT, Family Planning, and Nutrition.
• Work with Division of Family Health to develop and review policies, tools, and strategies to improve access to FP/MNH interventions.
• Coordinating nutrition activities in collaboration with nutrition expert for women and children aged below 5years. These include HiNi assessments and follow up on action plans, nutrition assessments and counselling (NACs) and community BFCI.
• Review and analyze data for performance monitoring of the FP/MNCAH program and utilize the data to take corrective actions through monthly and quarterly data review meetings at the sub counties and facility levels.
• In collaboration with other team members, preparation of quarterly and annual reports as expected by the funding agency.
• Provide leadership in documenting best practices, writing of abstracts for conferences and manuscripts for publication.
• Planning, Conducting, evaluation and follow up of trainings, sensitizing and orientation in County on EmONC, AYSRH and FP among other trainings.
• Capacity building in Emergency Obstetric Care in both Basic and Comprehensive care facilities.
• In collaboration with staff, prepare and track the progress of program and activity budgets.
• Supporting facilities to improve quality of service delivery through QA/QI approaches by monitoring and tracking key indicators in RMNCAH.
• Jointly with SCHMTs, plan and coordinate community mobilization for RMNCAH services demand creation as well as implementation of the integrated outreaches in hard-to-reach areas.
• Identification and tracking of pregnant women in the community through National Government Administrative structures (NGAO) with the aim of improving demand creation and uptake of maternal Health services (ANC uptake and Skilled Birth Attendance) to reduce maternal and perinatal mortalities.
• Provide technical guidance in QA/QI in RMNCAH service delivery. This includes identification, tracking and evaluation of sub-optimally performing indicators in maternal and newborn health.
• Support formation and operationalization of MPDSR committees at facility and Community levels.
• Provide guidance and support to county staff to coordinate and link initiatives of other partners in supporting health facilities in service delivery.
• Represent the project in national and county technical committees including TWGs and stakeholders’ meetings in relation to RMNCAH programming.
• Coordinate integration of PMTCT into routine RMNCAH/FP activities.
• Contribute in capacity building of MoH & project staff integration of PMTCT into routine RMNCAH/FP activities.

Knowledge and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with 5 years’ relevant experience in successful field implementation of RH/FP/MNCH programs in Kenya.
• Must be a Registered Nurse with valid practice license.
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in successful field implementation of RH/FP/ MNCAH programs in Kenya. (Experience in Long acting contraceptives reversible and permanent, added advantage).
• Demonstrated skills in integration of RH/FP/MNCAH with other health areas such as HIV and TB
• Demonstrated skills in designing and rolling out GoK-endorsed approaches that result in improved uptake of services for family planning, reproductive health and maternal health.
• Strong writing skills, including writing of reports.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform; ability to manage several major multidimensional activities simultaneously.
• Ability to travel extensively to supported sites.
• Ability to recognize limitations and seek appropriate intervention.
• Experience conducting training and capacity building related to data quality, data dissemination and information use (DDIU), and other M&E related issues for health facility staff, community projects and others.
• Skills in conducting data quality audits and coaching for improved data performance.
• Knowledge of different data collection approaches for facility- and community-based health project work.
• Experience working on U.S. government or other large donor-funded projects preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, advanced Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge and skills in online reporting platforms and/or statistical packages.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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Job application procedure
Gold Star Kenya has a competitive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via email to: gskenya-hr@goldstarkenya.org. Please quote the Job Title provided on the subject line while sending your application & CV in one folder (pdf format) including salary requirements and availability

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