Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 18, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About Goldstar Kenya
Goldstar Kenya is a National Non-Governmental Health Organization established in Kenya in 2010 under the Non-Governmental Organizations Co-ordination Act (Cap 19) of 1990. It focuses on empowering communities for better health and drawing its expertise from being involved in various projects in Kenya and collaborating with diverse public and private sector partners. Goldstar Kenya aims at improving health outcomes of the communities as well as being positioned as an institution that stands for quality and results driven interventions.
Through Public-Private Partnerships, Goldstar Kenya is driving the path in new approaches for health care providers to offer in sustainable ways, high quality integrated HIV/TB prevention, care, treatment and support services. Goldstar Kenya is also contributing to improving the management of priority health conditions including Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Maternal and Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (FP/RMNCAH), Nutrition services as well as malaria management and addressing the growing burden of Diabetes and other non-communicable diseases.

Working Here
We value our employees and we believe our organization offers friendly working environment and a balanced work culture that inspires self-growth and professional excellence where individuals are inspired to live and driven by our core values:
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Community engagements
• Quality
• Innovation

Where we work
Driven by our mission of Empowering communities to achieve better health our current team is spread across Kenya.
We are seeking to fill the Position of PMTCT Technical Officer for USAID Tujenge Jamii Project to be based in Nakuru.

About USAID Tujenge Jamii Project
Tujenge Jamii is a five-year USAID funded project that brings about well-tailored interventions in the select high priority counties in Kenya; Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu and Nakuru to build the capacity of the county governments health departments to manage high-quality HIV care and treatment, family planning/reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health (FP/RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services and make them accessible to those in need.

Position Summary:
The PMTCT Technical Officer is responsible for providing coordination, technical, leadership and management in the implementation of high quality PMTCT among pregnant and breastfeeding women and their HIV exposed Infants with special focus on adolescent girls and young women and their infants across USAID Tujenge Jamii supported counties (Baringo, Laikipia, Nakuru and Samburu). S/he will ensure all technical staffs have capacity/skills to manage, deliver and sustain provision of comprehensive HIV care, treatment and prevention services for pregnant and lactating women, HEI, HII and older children. S/he will support the DCOP and Service Delivery Advisor to standardize quality by taking lead in continuous quality improvement, tracking key performance indicators and strategies to determine progress and innovations across counties, will take lead in the planning of health systems support and health systems strengthening activities designed to increase quality PMTCT services while providing technical mentorship among other technical teams and MOH counterparts s with an aim of building sustainable competencies and skills.

Scope:
Reporting to the DCOP and shall provide tactical direction and mentorship for PMTCT, HEI and AGYW with deliberate effort to link with the OVC program. S/he is responsible for providing day to day contact with each project mentorship teams, providing technical assistance to strengthen implementation of integrated and comprehensive PMTCT, HEI and PrEP among MCH clients especially AGYW services at each supported site, working closely with the Health Systems Strengthening TO and the RMNCAH Team to, support program expansion, improve quality of services and monitor progress towards achievement of UJT goals and objectives. As a key member of the Senior Technical Team (STT), S/he will be UTJ’s Champion for PMTCT, HEI and Pregnant and breastfeeding AGYW S/he will work closely with the other STT members and other technical leads for comprehensive HIV programming across all sites.

Reporting Lines:
The incumbent reports to the Deputy Chief of Party and Service Delivery Advisor (Technical supervision).

Budget Responsibility
Prepare and participate in the development of budget for PMTCT and HEI interventions to ensure activities are implemented in a cost-efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities:
• Participate in the design, development and implementation of integrated PMTCT and HEI work plans and oversee the implementation the key interventions.
• Work with UTJ mentorship teams and STT to provide overall tactical leadership of the PMTCT ensuring effective collaboration and teamwork across sites and counties geared towards the achievement of quality results.
• Oversee the integration of the project’s PMTCT/HEI PrEP in MCH settings technical approaches for successful project implementation using evidence informed, innovative and best practices.
• Provide leadership in creating and strengthening linkages and synergies across various interventions outside UTJ especially with the OVC program, child and social services.
• Take lead in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and other reports as required and submit these to the DCOP for incorporation into broader project reports in a timely manner.
• Participate in the annual work-plan development, development of joint work-plans to incorporate PMTCT/HEI interventions.
• Provide leadership in quality improvement efforts within PMTCT settings, participate and take lead in PMTCT TWG and other meetings as determined from time to time.
• Identify innovations and best practices and mentor the site level staffs on PMTCT and care for the HEI.
• Represent UTJ in technical forums at field/County level, Regional, national level and any other relevant forum. Specifically, represent UTJ in the PMTCT-OVC collaborative forums.
• Provide leadership in identifying relevant changes in PMTCT programming efforts globally and nationally and translate these changes to programmatic efforts at site level.
• Oversee the implementation of indicator-based performance monitoring plan that covers project and patient clinical outcomes.
• Provide leadership in strengthening of psychosocial support platforms for the clients PMTCT including but not limited to creation and maintaining PSSG groups, training of mentor mothers and facilitating retention virological outcomes as a result of these activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirement Standards
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Nursing or Medicine with 3-5 years’ working experience in RMNCAH/PMTCT in a technical capacity, three years of which must be in working with integrated health programs or Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Nursing or Community Health and Development with 5-7 years’ experience. Postgraduate training will be an added advantage.
• Experience in training and supervision of large PMTCT/RMNCAH programs and familiarity with the relevant MOH Policies/Strategy & guidelines and procedures.
• In depth understanding of US Government or other Donor Funded programs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and excellent computer skills in MS Office Suite.
• Demonstrated leadership in facilitating multi-sectoral alliances and partnerships at local, national, and international levels in RMNCAH/PMTCT.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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 to be received not later than Monday 24th February 2022 at 1700hrs EAT.
Please note that only shortlisted persons will be contacted

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