Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Program Manager will be responsible for providing leadership, technical oversight, and strategic direction for Type 1 diabetes management agenda. The candidate will provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans using participatory community methods, in order to improve performance standards and organizational effectiveness. They will be responsible for working closely with the project technical team and service providers to ensure that the quality of care is sustained across the program as defined by the MOH quality standards.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.
• The candidate will establish and foster partnerships with the county department of Health and NCD stakeholders to advance Type 1 diabetes management agenda.
• Coordination of all project activities, monitoring and evaluation, project reporting, and dissemination of reports as necessary.
• Lead in documentation and dissemination of best practices and innovations deduced from project implementation, research and learning.
• Ensure proper budgeting, timely budget tracking and check compliance to financial management policies and donor requirements throughout project period.
• Support establishment of Type 1 diabetes peer support groups to foster household & community management of the condition.
• Provide technical support in the contextualization, dissemination and utilization of Type 1 diabetes MOH tools in the county.
• Promote timely linkage to care, initiation on treatment, retention and active follow up to
• achieve glycaemic control.
• Carry out regular support supervision to all assigned facilities in all health areas including family planning, TB/HIV case management, NCDS and prepare monthly progress reports.
• Support in the development of project work plans, track project progress, and prepare reports on deliverables. Support the project manager in Planning, implement, monitor and evaluate project activities
• Actively participate in data management in liaison with facility health workers, monitoring and evaluation officer, data clerks and community health volunteers (CHVs) in ensuring screening and treatment registers and patient forms are correctly filled hence high-quality data generated for program utilization.
• Contribute to the strengthening of the health management systems from the community to county level through improved data collection, its management and reporting
• Through advocacy, promote policy shift for community systems that support children living with diabetes.
• Participate in the development of information, education and communication (IEC) materials for the project and the organization, in liaison with other relevant partners.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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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  

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