Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Background Information
TINADA Youth Organization (TiYO) continues to support evidenced based interventions aimed at addressing the needs of Mental health services, ending stigma and Discrimination among people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities and advocacy on mental health Financing and Rights within Western Kenya. TiYO has been implementing her programs in collaboration with Communities, CSOs, conventional and non-conventional healers, County and National Government, private sectors and relevant stakeholders with support from; Open Society Initiatives for Eastern Africa, On The Move Ev, Access to Medicine Platform and VOICE (executed by a consortium between HIVOS and Oxfam).
Mental Health conditions and psychological disorders are a significant concern and contributors to the public health burden in Kenya. The stigma associated to mental illness has caused many people to suffer in silence. Less attention has been taken to tackle stigma and discrimination and to enhance access to quality mental health awareness and services in line with human rights approaches for people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities.
Mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities impede the achievement of other health and development outcomes and exacerbates to poverty; placing economic and social burdens on an individual, their family, the community and society at large. Preventing and Treating mental disorders is affordable and cost effective when integrated into primary care , complemented by secondary care; and linked to informal community-based services and self-care. Reducing the treatment gap for mental health means that more families will be able to lead healthy, productive lives; a significant step towards overcoming social inequalities in the targeted counties and Kenya as a whole.
TINADA implements Mental Health Financing and Rights Advocacy Project with focus to Community based Mental Health prevention and care, Mental Health Financing and Rights advocacy in collaboration with Communities, CSOs and GoK (align ministries / departments) within Kisumu, Vihiga, Kakamenga and Bungoma Counties with funding from The Foundation Open Society Institute in cooperation with the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa of the Open Society Foundation.
Currently, TINADA received additional funding Commitment and in the initial stages of rolling out an Integrated mental health intervention “Imarisha Mental Health Integrated Initiative” targeting Kisumu County. This is a three and half year project with funding from Comic Relief (The funding is co-funded by a partnership between Comic Relief and the UK Government Development for International Development through UK Aid). The project aimed at; 1) Ending stigma and discrimination, 2) Strengthening Systems for Mental Health and wellbeing in Kenya and 3) Enhancing partnerships and capacity building to ensure rights of people with mental health and psychosocial disabilities are respected & receive quality Health services within Kisumu County.
Job Summary
The officer will support the development and co-ordination of policy knowledge and insights in order to inform and influence government agencies and other stakeholders through policy research, policy evidence, advocacy messaging, stakeholder involvement, ICT management, networking and environment scanning for positive progress and visibility of TiYO. .

Specific Roles / responsibilities
• Ensure consistent and timely data collection and entry in the right tools or source documents
• In collaboration with MEL Officer, ensure that all data tools or source documents and reporting tools are available in readiness for use.
• Support the MEL Officer in the process of data entry work and in doing so comply with data integrity and security policies.
• Reviewing data for errors and correcting any inconsistencies, incompatibilities, obtaining further information and ensuring complete entries.
• Support in updating client files with field monitoring reports, committed targets, quarterly results against targets, completed data forms etc.
• Respond to queries for information and access relevant files.
• Support in recording and managing accurate data.
• Assist with compilation of timely, accurate and complete data reports.
• Assist in supportive supervision for data collection and entry in the field.
• Support on-site training on data entry and reporting for staff and partners.
• Conduct site visits as required, for troubleshooting data issues.
• Assist with routine data quality audit (RDQA)
• Support in Managing and updating Organization Social Media including Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blog etc.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Requirement and Qualifications
• A minimum of Diploma in information technology, economics, statistics, mathematics, epidemiology, community health or any other social or health sciences.
• Above-average knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite especially Excel.
• Good command of English, Kiswahili and fluency in one or more local languages.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills with good strategic and analytical thinking.
• At least two years’ experience working in a similar position.
• Technical knowledge and experience in Data, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
• Attention to detail and patience to double check data entry is essential
• Field or staff supervision experience
• Must have done Mental Health WHO quality Rights online course

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
If you are a professional with a passion to make a difference in mental health and improving lives of those with mental conditions and psychosocial disabilities, send your application letter and resume via Apply Now Button, deadline for submitting applications is 30th April 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please indicate the position you are applying for as the subject of your email.

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