Senior Social Protection Officer job at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
The Senior Social Protection Officer is expected to:
• Build on the recent mapping and analysis of existing and planned government social protection systems and programmes in the region and the key actors supporting this and work with Country Operations to refine and make progress on the key recommendations of the regional study (produced in 2021).
• Support selected Country Operations to develop roadmaps/country level plans towards the inclusion of UNHCR's Persons of Concern (PoCs) to social protection programmes, including how to align UNHCR assistance to these programmes within the Area of Responsibility (AOR), working with Multi-Functional Teams to transform this into planning (including resourcing) in accordance with UNHCR procedures.
• Support Country Operations in host countries accessing IDA-19 and IDA-20 WHR funding for social protection projects to engage in project design and implementation, including potential ----transition action plans---- for PoC inclusion.
• Contribute to policy development and advocacy, providing operational and best-practice briefs to senior management and other technical staff engaged in external processes and partnerships linked to social protection.
• Leverage external partnerships to influence government and donor policy dialogue.
• Represent UNHCR and support advocacy and funding partnerships with host Governments, key bilateral donors and international financial institutions working to strengthen social protection systems and COVID-19 responses in forced displacement contexts.
• Continue to organize and co-chair with ILO and the World Bank quarterly meetings of the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Social Protection and Forced Displacement (revived in 2021) which includes UNHCR, World Bank, ILO, UNDP, FCDO, UNICEF, WFP, GIZ, ECHO, EC Delegation, REDSS, NRC, Oxfam, Concern, CALP etc. Ensure the data portal for this group is kept up to date.
• Promote and support applied research to build the knowledge base for UNHCR and other external actors for the inclusion of refugees and other PoCs to social protection and economic inclusion programmes.
• Support the capacity building of regional and country operations staff through training sessions, sharing of internal and external best practices and relevant research and experience.
• Further develop relationships with key social protection stakeholders at a regional level to further the inclusion agenda.
• Perform other related duties as required.
Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
The ideal candidate will have:
• At least a master's degree in Socio-Economic Development; Social Sciences; Development studies; Community Development; International Relations; Law; Political Science; Disaster Risk Management/Emergency Management/related Environmental/Earth science or other relevant field.
• At least 9 years of demonstrated experience in field programming and support related government social protection systems, particularly in contexts of fragility and/or forced displacement.
• Proven knowledge and technical skills in implementing and monitoring of social protection programmes.
• Relevant field experience in working with humanitarian and/or forcibly displaced caseloads.
• Preferably, a good knowledge of UNHCR and/or other institutions working with displaced populations. Experience in poverty reduction and/or graduation programmes is a bonus.
• Excellent English skills and additional language skills relevant in the region a bonus.
The Grants Manager (GM) will work under the supervision of Country Director (CD) and in close coordination with the Programme Director and Regional Grants Manager.
The GM will be responsible for ensuring:
• Efficient and timely support, monitoring and follow-up is provided to the country office on grants management.
• Support external relations with AAH International network and institutional donors on mission.
• Timely communication / information sharing with the country, regional, and different HQ Departments.
• Ensuring an appropriate knowledge management system is in place and maintained.
• Well-organized information management system is developed and current.
• Additional ad-hoc responsibilities set by the CD.
Essential job functions
Country funding and Strategy
• In consultation with the Country Director and Programme Director, shape the development of a Country Office strategy including a communication and funding plan and position papers.
• Ensure the regular update of the funding plan and work plan to reflect AAH priorities and direction.
• Lead on the development and maintenance of a pipeline and funding plan in line with the country and international strategy to ensure sufficient funds are generated to underpin on-going activities and ensure the diversification of funding and sustainability of the country office with appropriate funding.
• Support capacity development of partner organizations on resource mobilization and develop their linkages with donors/potential funding opportunities.
• Ensure that Project Tracker/Funding Grid/pipeline is updated regularly and shared with management and relevant teams in the Country Office.
Donor Management
• Develop donor engagement strategies for prioritised institutional donors (such as USAID/BHA, EU/ECHO, FCDO, SIDA, UN, etc…) and design and update a donor mapping database.
• Cultivate, maintain and develop strategic relationships with potential and existing donors, agencies, business contacts and other INGO partners to advance AAH’s new programme development and raise our profile.
• Act as focal person in the Country Office for coordination and communication with donors for sending appropriate and timely reports and updates, meetings and forums, following up of queries, information requests, informal reporting, and progress updates.
• Attend coordination and/or donor meetings and teleconferences when necessary, as assigned or requested by the CD;
• Organize events for partnership building with donors, stakeholders, NGOs and potential partners and conduct fundraising activities for AAH developmental activities, programmes and related priorities.
• Disseminate information and research on donors and funding opportunities internally to respective teams to increase awareness and knowledge and build capacity for in-country funding opportunities.
• Provide training and orientation to AAH staff on fundraising, donor requirements, expected outcomes and AAH internal procedures regarding institutional funding.
• Oversee and manage all country based donor online submission accounts – ensure all login details are documented and ensure confidentiality of these details;
Programme Development & Grants Management
• Lead on researching and identifying funding opportunities from new and existing donors by monitoring calls for proposals and funding updates, for solicited and unsolicited opportunities.
• Follow and closely monitor funding trends, policies and positions from new and existing donors.
• Lead on the design and development of concept notes, proposals and situation analyses in support of AAH strategies and core values, based on programme priorities and donors’ interests. Coordinate the development process with all relevant departments, including designing logical frameworks, setting realistic and measureable targets, and developing narrative proposals & budgets.
• Provide support in the technical and logistics review, accounting principles, financial systems, and budgeting for grant proposals as able and when necessary; and
• Provide trainings for the preparation of donor proposals and reports, budgets, recording and charging of expenditures, management of budgets etc.
• Lead and coordinate the development, quality control and submission of quality reports and project amendments as required to donors, coordination and internal reporting by following AAH processes and liaising with Country Office Programme Team and all functional departments for submission to donors and respective stakeholders.
• Work with Finance Department on maintaining up-to-date records of proposals and grants for documentation on ongoing grants.
• Undertake final language and formatting reviews, when not possible to be done at the mission level, before all official submissions to donor and external actors, from a quality assurance point of view.
External Communications
• Identify and document success stories on key sectors for internal and external audiences to illustrate impact of the programming.
• Develop and design communication and marketing materials, including sector profiles, impact reports, programme briefings and information updates as required for internal and external use.
• Maintain regular communications with external stakeholders (i.e. donors and Action Against Hunger network) to share programmatic updates, and grant-related issues including amendments, submissions, and other ad hoc requests;
Other
• Oversee all External Evaluation and Consultant requests from mission related to working with ACF MEAL team for TOR development, recruitment and contract; focal point for all external and internal stakeholders; manage the review of the inception and final reports.
• To maintain constructive, purposeful, trust based and sincere relations with all colleagues working above or under whether directly or indirectly associated.
• To update management and other concerned with any development, internal or external, which can be of help to improve quality, provide better services and effective working.
• To participate in all meetings, committees, forums, projects and assignments as required and expected.
• Ensure AAH is compliant with the Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere Standards, HAP etc.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Fiscal Responsibility
None
Physical Demands
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.
• To travel to the field, the employee must attest to a level of physical fitness capable of enduring physically difficult, highly stressful situations which may include the necessity to walk long distances, to eat a limited diet and/or to reside in potentially uncomfortable housing or tents.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
• The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required by contact with the missions, mission security, or other obligations.
• Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business travel as well as to the missions if appropriate. While visiting the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well is to infectious diseases.
Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse
• Foster an environment that reinforces values of women and men, and equal access to information.
• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
• Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all stakeholders, particularly for children, beneficiaries, and members of staff.
• Help to prevent any type of abuse including workplace harassment and sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.
• Value and respect all cultures.
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Four (4) years of experience as a humanitarian generalist or similar experience
• Previous experience with an international NGO advantageous
Required Skills & Competencies
• Fluent written and spoken English is required
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staff at all levels
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite (high proficiency in Excel); comfortable working with computers with minimal IT support
• Ability to work in a stressful environment, respect and enforce deadlines, take initiative, and prioritize multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills, extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must. Experience communicating in different cultural work environments preferred
• Genuine interest in and commitment to the humanitarian principles of Action Against Hunger
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and as a flexible and supportive member of a team
Job Description
Under the supervision of the Medial Officer in Charge, the Locum Medical Officer will offer quality health care to all patients and work closely with other staff in all departments providing support and mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
Program management:
• In coordination with the Medical Officer - in Charge, formulate program goals, objectives and intervention strategies and participate in the budgeting process.
• Ensure that all health activities are implemented as outlined in the project documents.
• Review the program activities and priorities on a regular basis updating the clinical services manager on gaps and/or provide recommendations on how to improve services.
Human Resource:
• Leader in patient health protection in all hospital departments.
• Handle the Health Program in acting capacity when the Health Officer is not in office.
• Provide technical and administration work guidelines that are within the IRC policy.
Program activities:
• Conduct daily ward rounds.
• Ensure patient management is in line with the set MOH, WHO and UNHCR guidelines and protocols.
• Take care of all emergencies, both medical and surgical within 15 minutes.
• Ensure proper and accurate corroboration of patient management in patient files.
• Conduct all elective and emergency surgical cases in theatre, both surgical and obstetric/gynecological.
• Conduct special outpatient clinics in the health center on the allocated days every week i.e. SOPC, GOPC, HRC, HOPC, DOPC, and MOPC.
• Attend to all medical legal cases, including filling of P3 forms and attend court sessions as the need arises.
• Attend to sexual assault survivors on a timely basis in the GBV Support Centre.
• Ensure timely referrals both Emergency and Elective cases to secondary and tertiary care centers.
• Cooperate and be a party to the weekly Continuous Medical Education (CME) sessions at the hospital.
• Attend and share in the daily morning hospital handover meetings.
• Ensure adequate night coverage by developing a call list on a weekly basis with other Medical Officers
• Lead in mortality audits to improve hospital quality indicators for patients.
• Be a participant in the Quality of Care Assessments done on a quarterly basis.
Reporting and Coordination:
• Attend inter-agency coordination meetings and case conferences as asked for by the Health Manager.
• Assist in preparing donor reports as requested by the HM.
• Monitor closely the morbidity and mortality trends together with all the other health indicators to ensure that timely actions are taken.
Others:
• Carry out other relevant duties as may be required or assigned by your supervisor.
Key Result Areas
• Ensure health care quality in the hospital.
• Ensure quality emergency obstetric and neonatal care in parental ward.
• Timely referral of patients.
• Accurate documentation of patient care.
• Identification and timely management of outbreaks.
Qualifications
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution (MBChB).
• Registered with Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Minimum 2 yrs. of working experience in a busy hospital setting.
Required Experience & Proficiencies:
• Good knowledge and skills in clinical medicine and surgery.
• Ability to write clear, concise reports and well developed communication skills.
• Good digital literacy. (Complete MS Office package and any database management and analysis)
• Encouraged to be a standout colleague, flexible and culturally conscious.
• Ready to work in difficult environmental conditions.
• Ability to accept the possibility of insecurity in the locality and obey security rules and standard operating procedures.
Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Disclaimer:
Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.
Working under the direct supervision of the Health Manager, The Liaison Officer shall coordinate CDC projects implementation at IRC Dadaab and Kakuma field site and implementation of SARI surveillance activities, Covid 19 vaccination activities and the role out of EMR activities supported by CDC. He/ She will act as the liaison person to streamline operations, resolve issues, improve communications, support health program activities, and generally ensure that the relationship is as beneficial as possible to IRC, CDC, and the community.
Key Responsibilities
Program management:
• Coordinate with CDC funded staff to IRC field site, ensuring supplies availability for their operations; continuous collaboration to understand progress and challenges in the field, reporting and troubleshooting challenges with KEMRI and CDC in Nairobi.
• Ensure cold-chain management for medical supplies including vaccines and lab supplies.
• Establish and own an inter-program supplies and logistic team to identify cross-cutting issues around the programs’ health services supply chain.
• Develop and champion relationships with the community, stakeholders, and other partners.
• Find opportunities to improve the relationship Coordinated program operations serving in general management and programmatic roles including program monitoring and reporting between the CDC and IRC.
• Compile reports about incidents, events of public health concern, or updates about SARI surveillance, Covid 19 Vaccination activities. Proactively work with field management and resolve concerns and address issues that could occur between the IRC and CDC.
• promptly respond to program demands and other needs as vital during the grant implementation.
• Organize for supplies swap, donation to partners or disposal based on management’s approvals.
• Act as a positive representation of the CDC project, IRC, and the community.
• Prepare reports, presentations and ensure reporting requirements and time limits are met. Ensure efficient data quality.
• Work with program managers and grants in reviewing and modifying the CDC-funded projects/proposals as needed.
• Work on vital partner reporting (e.g. outbreak response, surveillance data, etc.)
• To provide clear and effective communication within IRC and with CDC on status of activities and expectations. Act as focal field contact person for both organizations' personnel regarding CDC funded projects.
• Participate in site visits to Dada and Kakuma to monitor surveillance projects funded through the CDC/KEMRI/IRC contract.
• Proactively lead and/or participate in meetings with CDC and other stakeholders to ensure the project activities are given due attention and is reflected within inter-organizational fora.
• Provide capacity strengthening to project staff through trainings/CMEs, workshops, facilitated group interactions as well as accompaniment through regular communication and site visits.
• Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy.
• Serve as the communication’s focal person for the project and oversee the implementation of the project communication strategy.
• Any other roles as assigned by his/her supervisor
Key Result Areas
• Timely implementation of CDC-funded activities.
• Ensuring quality of activities implemented.
• Prompt management and response to disease outbreaks.
• Accurate data collection and reporting of disease surveillance and outbreaks.
• Clear communication strategy between the IRC and CDC.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent is preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years' experience.
• Strong in either quantitative or qualitative analytical skills with a good working knowledge.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Experience in developing proposals and/or reports. Evidence of previous successful grants will be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
• Must be proficient in English and Kiswahili.
Desirable:
• Demonstrated experience in health research and/or working in a CDC-funded project and/or international NGO will be an added advantage.
Required Experience & Proficiencies:
• Be flexible, a teammate and result oriented.
• Be ready for challenging and multitasking environment.
• Previous experience in similar position is added advantage.
• Digital literacy in MS Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, is desired.
Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implements policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other encouraging benefits and allowance.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
DISCLAIMER:
Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.
Other Vacancies
Deadline of this Job: 01 August 2022
Duties and responsibilitiesThe Senior Social Protection Officer is expected to:
• Build on the recent mapping and analysis of existing and planned government social protection systems and programmes in the region and the key actors supporting this and work with Country Operations to refine and make progress on the key recommendations of the regional study (produced in 2021).
• Support selected Country Operations to develop roadmaps/country level plans towards the inclusion of UNHCR's Persons of Concern (PoCs) to social protection programmes, including how to align UNHCR assistance to these programmes within the Area of Responsibility (AOR), working with Multi-Functional Teams to transform this into planning (including resourcing) in accordance with UNHCR procedures.
• Support Country Operations in host countries accessing IDA-19 and IDA-20 WHR funding for social protection projects to engage in project design and implementation, including potential ----transition action plans---- for PoC inclusion.
• Contribute to policy development and advocacy, providing operational and best-practice briefs to senior management and other technical staff engaged in external processes and partnerships linked to social protection.
• Leverage external partnerships to influence government and donor policy dialogue.
• Represent UNHCR and support advocacy and funding partnerships with host Governments, key bilateral donors and international financial institutions working to strengthen social protection systems and COVID-19 responses in forced displacement contexts.
• Continue to organize and co-chair with ILO and the World Bank quarterly meetings of the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Social Protection and Forced Displacement (revived in 2021) which includes UNHCR, World Bank, ILO, UNDP, FCDO, UNICEF, WFP, GIZ, ECHO, EC Delegation, REDSS, NRC, Oxfam, Concern, CALP etc. Ensure the data portal for this group is kept up to date.
• Promote and support applied research to build the knowledge base for UNHCR and other external actors for the inclusion of refugees and other PoCs to social protection and economic inclusion programmes.
• Support the capacity building of regional and country operations staff through training sessions, sharing of internal and external best practices and relevant research and experience.
• Further develop relationships with key social protection stakeholders at a regional level to further the inclusion agenda.
• Perform other related duties as required.
Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
The ideal candidate will have:
• At least a master's degree in Socio-Economic Development; Social Sciences; Development studies; Community Development; International Relations; Law; Political Science; Disaster Risk Management/Emergency Management/related Environmental/Earth science or other relevant field.
• At least 9 years of demonstrated experience in field programming and support related government social protection systems, particularly in contexts of fragility and/or forced displacement.
• Proven knowledge and technical skills in implementing and monitoring of social protection programmes.
• Relevant field experience in working with humanitarian and/or forcibly displaced caseloads.
• Preferably, a good knowledge of UNHCR and/or other institutions working with displaced populations. Experience in poverty reduction and/or graduation programmes is a bonus.
• Excellent English skills and additional language skills relevant in the region a bonus.
Deadline of this Job: 28 July 2022
Summary of position The Grants Manager (GM) will work under the supervision of Country Director (CD) and in close coordination with the Programme Director and Regional Grants Manager.
The GM will be responsible for ensuring:
• Efficient and timely support, monitoring and follow-up is provided to the country office on grants management.
• Support external relations with AAH International network and institutional donors on mission.
• Timely communication / information sharing with the country, regional, and different HQ Departments.
• Ensuring an appropriate knowledge management system is in place and maintained.
• Well-organized information management system is developed and current.
• Additional ad-hoc responsibilities set by the CD.
Essential job functions
Country funding and Strategy
• In consultation with the Country Director and Programme Director, shape the development of a Country Office strategy including a communication and funding plan and position papers.
• Ensure the regular update of the funding plan and work plan to reflect AAH priorities and direction.
• Lead on the development and maintenance of a pipeline and funding plan in line with the country and international strategy to ensure sufficient funds are generated to underpin on-going activities and ensure the diversification of funding and sustainability of the country office with appropriate funding.
• Support capacity development of partner organizations on resource mobilization and develop their linkages with donors/potential funding opportunities.
• Ensure that Project Tracker/Funding Grid/pipeline is updated regularly and shared with management and relevant teams in the Country Office.
Donor Management
• Develop donor engagement strategies for prioritised institutional donors (such as USAID/BHA, EU/ECHO, FCDO, SIDA, UN, etc…) and design and update a donor mapping database.
• Cultivate, maintain and develop strategic relationships with potential and existing donors, agencies, business contacts and other INGO partners to advance AAH’s new programme development and raise our profile.
• Act as focal person in the Country Office for coordination and communication with donors for sending appropriate and timely reports and updates, meetings and forums, following up of queries, information requests, informal reporting, and progress updates.
• Attend coordination and/or donor meetings and teleconferences when necessary, as assigned or requested by the CD;
• Organize events for partnership building with donors, stakeholders, NGOs and potential partners and conduct fundraising activities for AAH developmental activities, programmes and related priorities.
• Disseminate information and research on donors and funding opportunities internally to respective teams to increase awareness and knowledge and build capacity for in-country funding opportunities.
• Provide training and orientation to AAH staff on fundraising, donor requirements, expected outcomes and AAH internal procedures regarding institutional funding.
• Oversee and manage all country based donor online submission accounts – ensure all login details are documented and ensure confidentiality of these details;
Programme Development & Grants Management
• Lead on researching and identifying funding opportunities from new and existing donors by monitoring calls for proposals and funding updates, for solicited and unsolicited opportunities.
• Follow and closely monitor funding trends, policies and positions from new and existing donors.
• Lead on the design and development of concept notes, proposals and situation analyses in support of AAH strategies and core values, based on programme priorities and donors’ interests. Coordinate the development process with all relevant departments, including designing logical frameworks, setting realistic and measureable targets, and developing narrative proposals & budgets.
• Provide support in the technical and logistics review, accounting principles, financial systems, and budgeting for grant proposals as able and when necessary; and
• Provide trainings for the preparation of donor proposals and reports, budgets, recording and charging of expenditures, management of budgets etc.
• Lead and coordinate the development, quality control and submission of quality reports and project amendments as required to donors, coordination and internal reporting by following AAH processes and liaising with Country Office Programme Team and all functional departments for submission to donors and respective stakeholders.
• Work with Finance Department on maintaining up-to-date records of proposals and grants for documentation on ongoing grants.
• Undertake final language and formatting reviews, when not possible to be done at the mission level, before all official submissions to donor and external actors, from a quality assurance point of view.
External Communications
• Identify and document success stories on key sectors for internal and external audiences to illustrate impact of the programming.
• Develop and design communication and marketing materials, including sector profiles, impact reports, programme briefings and information updates as required for internal and external use.
• Maintain regular communications with external stakeholders (i.e. donors and Action Against Hunger network) to share programmatic updates, and grant-related issues including amendments, submissions, and other ad hoc requests;
Other
• Oversee all External Evaluation and Consultant requests from mission related to working with ACF MEAL team for TOR development, recruitment and contract; focal point for all external and internal stakeholders; manage the review of the inception and final reports.
• To maintain constructive, purposeful, trust based and sincere relations with all colleagues working above or under whether directly or indirectly associated.
• To update management and other concerned with any development, internal or external, which can be of help to improve quality, provide better services and effective working.
• To participate in all meetings, committees, forums, projects and assignments as required and expected.
• Ensure AAH is compliant with the Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere Standards, HAP etc.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Fiscal Responsibility
None
Physical Demands
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.
• To travel to the field, the employee must attest to a level of physical fitness capable of enduring physically difficult, highly stressful situations which may include the necessity to walk long distances, to eat a limited diet and/or to reside in potentially uncomfortable housing or tents.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
• The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required by contact with the missions, mission security, or other obligations.
• Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business travel as well as to the missions if appropriate. While visiting the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well is to infectious diseases.
Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse
• Foster an environment that reinforces values of women and men, and equal access to information.
• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
• Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all stakeholders, particularly for children, beneficiaries, and members of staff.
• Help to prevent any type of abuse including workplace harassment and sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.
• Value and respect all cultures.
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Four (4) years of experience as a humanitarian generalist or similar experience
• Previous experience with an international NGO advantageous
Required Skills & Competencies
• Fluent written and spoken English is required
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staff at all levels
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite (high proficiency in Excel); comfortable working with computers with minimal IT support
• Ability to work in a stressful environment, respect and enforce deadlines, take initiative, and prioritize multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills, extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must. Experience communicating in different cultural work environments preferred
• Genuine interest in and commitment to the humanitarian principles of Action Against Hunger
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and as a flexible and supportive member of a team
Deadline of this Job: 29 July 2022
Job Description
Under the supervision of the Medial Officer in Charge, the Locum Medical Officer will offer quality health care to all patients and work closely with other staff in all departments providing support and mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
Program management:
• In coordination with the Medical Officer - in Charge, formulate program goals, objectives and intervention strategies and participate in the budgeting process.
• Ensure that all health activities are implemented as outlined in the project documents.
• Review the program activities and priorities on a regular basis updating the clinical services manager on gaps and/or provide recommendations on how to improve services.
Human Resource:
• Leader in patient health protection in all hospital departments.
• Handle the Health Program in acting capacity when the Health Officer is not in office.
• Provide technical and administration work guidelines that are within the IRC policy.
Program activities:
• Conduct daily ward rounds.
• Ensure patient management is in line with the set MOH, WHO and UNHCR guidelines and protocols.
• Take care of all emergencies, both medical and surgical within 15 minutes.
• Ensure proper and accurate corroboration of patient management in patient files.
• Conduct all elective and emergency surgical cases in theatre, both surgical and obstetric/gynecological.
• Conduct special outpatient clinics in the health center on the allocated days every week i.e. SOPC, GOPC, HRC, HOPC, DOPC, and MOPC.
• Attend to all medical legal cases, including filling of P3 forms and attend court sessions as the need arises.
• Attend to sexual assault survivors on a timely basis in the GBV Support Centre.
• Ensure timely referrals both Emergency and Elective cases to secondary and tertiary care centers.
• Cooperate and be a party to the weekly Continuous Medical Education (CME) sessions at the hospital.
• Attend and share in the daily morning hospital handover meetings.
• Ensure adequate night coverage by developing a call list on a weekly basis with other Medical Officers
• Lead in mortality audits to improve hospital quality indicators for patients.
• Be a participant in the Quality of Care Assessments done on a quarterly basis.
Reporting and Coordination:
• Attend inter-agency coordination meetings and case conferences as asked for by the Health Manager.
• Assist in preparing donor reports as requested by the HM.
• Monitor closely the morbidity and mortality trends together with all the other health indicators to ensure that timely actions are taken.
Others:
• Carry out other relevant duties as may be required or assigned by your supervisor.
Key Result Areas
• Ensure health care quality in the hospital.
• Ensure quality emergency obstetric and neonatal care in parental ward.
• Timely referral of patients.
• Accurate documentation of patient care.
• Identification and timely management of outbreaks.
Qualifications
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution (MBChB).
• Registered with Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Minimum 2 yrs. of working experience in a busy hospital setting.
Required Experience & Proficiencies:
• Good knowledge and skills in clinical medicine and surgery.
• Ability to write clear, concise reports and well developed communication skills.
• Good digital literacy. (Complete MS Office package and any database management and analysis)
• Encouraged to be a standout colleague, flexible and culturally conscious.
• Ready to work in difficult environmental conditions.
• Ability to accept the possibility of insecurity in the locality and obey security rules and standard operating procedures.
Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Disclaimer:
Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.
Deadline of this Job: 29 July 2022
Job Description Working under the direct supervision of the Health Manager, The Liaison Officer shall coordinate CDC projects implementation at IRC Dadaab and Kakuma field site and implementation of SARI surveillance activities, Covid 19 vaccination activities and the role out of EMR activities supported by CDC. He/ She will act as the liaison person to streamline operations, resolve issues, improve communications, support health program activities, and generally ensure that the relationship is as beneficial as possible to IRC, CDC, and the community.
Key Responsibilities
Program management:
• Coordinate with CDC funded staff to IRC field site, ensuring supplies availability for their operations; continuous collaboration to understand progress and challenges in the field, reporting and troubleshooting challenges with KEMRI and CDC in Nairobi.
• Ensure cold-chain management for medical supplies including vaccines and lab supplies.
• Establish and own an inter-program supplies and logistic team to identify cross-cutting issues around the programs’ health services supply chain.
• Develop and champion relationships with the community, stakeholders, and other partners.
• Find opportunities to improve the relationship Coordinated program operations serving in general management and programmatic roles including program monitoring and reporting between the CDC and IRC.
• Compile reports about incidents, events of public health concern, or updates about SARI surveillance, Covid 19 Vaccination activities. Proactively work with field management and resolve concerns and address issues that could occur between the IRC and CDC.
• promptly respond to program demands and other needs as vital during the grant implementation.
• Organize for supplies swap, donation to partners or disposal based on management’s approvals.
• Act as a positive representation of the CDC project, IRC, and the community.
• Prepare reports, presentations and ensure reporting requirements and time limits are met. Ensure efficient data quality.
• Work with program managers and grants in reviewing and modifying the CDC-funded projects/proposals as needed.
• Work on vital partner reporting (e.g. outbreak response, surveillance data, etc.)
• To provide clear and effective communication within IRC and with CDC on status of activities and expectations. Act as focal field contact person for both organizations' personnel regarding CDC funded projects.
• Participate in site visits to Dada and Kakuma to monitor surveillance projects funded through the CDC/KEMRI/IRC contract.
• Proactively lead and/or participate in meetings with CDC and other stakeholders to ensure the project activities are given due attention and is reflected within inter-organizational fora.
• Provide capacity strengthening to project staff through trainings/CMEs, workshops, facilitated group interactions as well as accompaniment through regular communication and site visits.
• Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy.
• Serve as the communication’s focal person for the project and oversee the implementation of the project communication strategy.
• Any other roles as assigned by his/her supervisor
Key Result Areas
• Timely implementation of CDC-funded activities.
• Ensuring quality of activities implemented.
• Prompt management and response to disease outbreaks.
• Accurate data collection and reporting of disease surveillance and outbreaks.
• Clear communication strategy between the IRC and CDC.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent is preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years' experience.
• Strong in either quantitative or qualitative analytical skills with a good working knowledge.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Experience in developing proposals and/or reports. Evidence of previous successful grants will be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
• Must be proficient in English and Kiswahili.
Desirable:
• Demonstrated experience in health research and/or working in a CDC-funded project and/or international NGO will be an added advantage.
Required Experience & Proficiencies:
• Be flexible, a teammate and result oriented.
• Be ready for challenging and multitasking environment.
• Previous experience in similar position is added advantage.
• Digital literacy in MS Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, is desired.
Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implements policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other encouraging benefits and allowance.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
DISCLAIMER:
Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.
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