KCCB-ACTS/9/2022/14

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate, planning and implementation of TB prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment services and activities at supported health facilities;
• Provide on-going supervision of TB/HIV care and treatment programs at Health facilities;
• Co-ordinate mentorship of facility staff through KCCB ACTS regional mentors and SCTLs;
• Provide mentorship to facility staff and preparation of monthly programmatic reports;
• Preparation and review of TB related budgets, work plans, reports and other technical papers;
• Liaising and consulting with all stakeholders to ensure timely problems solving and provision of efficient and effective service;
• Facilitating TB program reviews including administering and analyzing site environmental and client assessment surveys;
• Ensure timely collection and submission of information requested from the sites for the quarterly and annual progress reports to the donor;
• Liaise with National, County and Sub-county health teams in HIV and TB management
• Engage and facilitate Sub-County, County & National TB technical working groups meeting;
• Performs related work as required and carries out any other essential tasks related to the KCCB ACTS and General Secretariat’s goals that may reasonably be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery or Diploma in Nursing from Kenya Medical Training College or any recognized institution.
• Higher Diploma Training or Degree (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), Clinical Medicine, Bachelor of Science in Nursing) from a recognized College/University
• ART Management training and 3 years experience in HIV Programming.
• Must be Registered and Licensed with the Clinical Officers Council or Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Working in a US Grants environment will be an added advantage.
• Analytical
• Interpersonal
• Presentation
• Negotiation
• Proposal/report writing skill

KCCB-ACTS/9/2022/15 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the development and implementation of PMTCT services and activities across all supported health facilities;
• Support program staff and supported health facilities to strengthen integrated PMTCT facility interventions including for AYP and OVC;
• Provide support in strengthening the EID, CD4 and VL lab-networks with networked facilities;
• Collaborate with other technical teams to support program and site teams in implementation of community PMTCT activities including pregnant women mapping;
• Provide support in implementation of differentiated service delivery models for PMTCT in KCCB ACTS supported sites;
• Work closely with the S/CHMT and HMTs in identifying training needs in CALHIV, PMTCT, AYP, OVC as well as execution of trainings;
• Support health facilities in improving quality of services offered through participation in clinical review/switch meetings;
• Collaborate with facility and project technical teams to monitors on a regular basis the availability of supplies necessary to accomplish project objectives; Performs related work as required and carries out any other essential tasks related to the KCCB ACTS and General Secretariat’s goals that may reasonably be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery or Diploma in Nursing from Kenya Medical Training College or any recognized institution.
• Higher Diploma Training or Degree (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), Clinical Medicine, Bachelor of Science in Nursing) 
• ART Management training and 3 years experience in HIV Programming and PMTCT.
• Must be Registered and Licensed with the Clinical Officers Council or Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Working in a US Grants environment will be an added advantage.
• Strong leadership skills 
• Excellent writing skills
• Analytical/problem-solving skills
• Curriculum development
• Facilitation skills
• Basic computer skills.

KCCB-ACTS/9/2022/16 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing technical support in the development and implementation of work plans.
• Providing program-wide technical support in the design and implementation of paediatric and adolescent HIV programs, including training, mentorship and didactic learning.
• Capacity building of clinical teams on paediatric and adolescent matters through CMEs, mentorship and dissemination of new knowledge.
• Liaising with MOH teams and other stakeholders in the implementation of paediatric and adolescent program activities in line with Donor and Ministry of Health guidelines and priorities.
• Initiate and strengthen interventions for co-occurring diseases impacting HIVinfected paediatric and adolescent patients including TB.
• Take part in drafting KCCB ACTS quarterly and annual reports and other written materials such as lessons learned, case studies and other materials as required.
• Development of job aids, tools and materials as needed including CMEs for use at facility level to support health care workers to provide paediatric and adolescent HIV services.
• Assisting in program monitoring and evaluation and use of data to inform program planning and continuous improvement as well as research as needed.
• Represent ACTS in various forums including technical working groups.
• Promoting innovative evidence-based programming in paediatric and adolescent activities across all KCCB ACTS sites.
• Provide regular feedback to senior technical managers, program and technical staff, on successes, challenges and lessons learned in implementation related to areas of technical expertise.
• Author and co-author abstracts and presentations for journals and conferences.
• Any other duties that may be reasonably assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) / Nursing from a recognized College/University
• Minimum of three years working experience in development programs with significant TA experience in public health programs; HIV/AIDS program experience preferred
• Working experience in donor funded public health program is an added advantage.
• Demonstrable knowledge of HIV/ART management, diagnosis and treatment procedures of conditions associated with HIV and direct service delivery.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infection.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain relationships with project staff, donors, other partners and site teams.
• Ability to identify problems, design interventions and oversee their implementation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Basic computing skills
• Analytical 
• Interpersonal 
• Conceptual 
• Presentation
• Negotiation
• Proposal/report writing skills

KCCB-ACTS/9/2022/17

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take the lead in planning, implementation and supervision of all planned HIV prevention project activities within the project area, and ensure these activities are implemented to the highest degree of quality possible;
• Ensure HIV prevention strategies are soundly implemented through supportive supervision and capacity building modalities, dissemination of guidelines and standards and implementing quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives;
• Provide overall technical leadership in the implementation of HIV prevention service delivery component of the project;
• Coordinate the development, implementation and monitoring of costed project workplans;
• Oversee the integration of the project’s HIV prevention technical approaches for the achievement of successful project implementation using evidence informed, innovative and best practices;
• Provide leadership in creating and strengthening community demand creation and referral networks between facility and community ensuring there is seamless implementation of VMMC activities;
• Take lead in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and other reports as may be required and submit these to the Senior Technical Advisor in a timely manner;
• Provide leadership on weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual project performance reviews, assessing progress in an objective manner in collaboration with C (SC) HMT, and Program officers; 
• Provide leadership for the VMMC component on Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance interventions at facility level in collaboration with C (SC) HMT;
• Participate in the donor progress report writing, continuation application and quarterly review report writing and presentation;
• Take lead in site preparation for supportive supervision and SIMS assessments and ensure recommendations are implemented at facility level by project team in collaboration with C (SC) HMT;
• Represent the project in technical forums including VMMC taskforce meetings, and at sub-county, county and national level
• Provide regular feedback to senior technical managers, program and technical staff, on successes, challenges and lessons learned in implementation related to areas of technical expertise.
• Author and co-author abstracts and presentations for journals and conferences.
• Any other duties that may be reasonably assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) / Nursing from a recognized College/University
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in development programs with significant TA experience in public health programs; HIV/AIDS program experience preferred
• Working experience in donor funded public health program is an added advantage.
• Trainings in VMMC service provision will be an advantage.
• Demonstrable knowledge of HIV/ART management, diagnosis and treatment 
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding HIV infection.
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain relationships with project staff, donors, other partners and site teams.
• Ability to identify problems, design interventions and oversee their implementation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Basic computing skills
• Analytical 
• Interpersonal 
• Conceptual 
• Presentation
• Negotiation
• Proposal/report writing skills.