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Organization: Evidence Action
Position Title: Associate, Community Liaison
Department / Section: TUMIKIA Study
Duty Station: Kwale County, Kenya
Reports To: Senior Associate
Application Deadline: On a rolling basis
Start Date: Immediate
About Evidence Action: Evidence Action scales proven interventions to improve the lives of the poor in Africa and Asia. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence.
We identify innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms and build best practice operational models.
We voraciously self-evaluate, learn, and improve our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on progress, impact, and value for money.
About Deworm the World Initiative: The Deworm the World Initiative enables governments to eliminate the public health threat of worms through school-based mass deworming programs.
We advocate for school-based deworming to policymakers and provide technical assistance to launch, strengthen and sustain school-based deworming programs.
We work directly with governments to rapidly scale programs targeting all at-risk school-age children. Currently, we provide technical assistance for school-based deworming in Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.
About the National School-Based Deworming Programme (NSBDP): The National School-Based Deworming Programme is a government programme implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) with the goal of removing parasitic worms as a public health problem among children in Kenya.
The Programme aims to treat at least 5 million children aged 2-14 years in over 10,000 primary schools across Kenya for at least five years.
The programme is in its third year covering all areas where there is evidence of worm burden that is high enough to warrant mass drug administration according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. In its first and second years the programme dewormed 5.9 and 6.4 million children respectively.
About the TUMIKIA Study: Building on the success of the National School-based Deworming Programme (NSBDP), the Government of Kenya (GoK) is keen to reach other members of the community also infected with worms.
GoK wants to learn whether combining school- and community-based deworming is a more effective method of controlling and ultimately eliminating intestinal worms in Kenya compared to school-based deworming alone.
This hypothesis is being investigated through the TUMIKIA (Tuangamize Minyoo Kenya Imarisha Afya) project, a trial conducted by The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) alongside Deworm the World Initiative at Evidence Action.
This is a two-year study nested within the NSBDP and implemented in coastal and western Kenya.
About the Position: We are looking for a dynamic, engaged individual to join our team as an Associate who will be responsible for field engagements for the TUMIKIA study in Kwale County.
The successful candidate will have a passion for field operations and implementation, and should be driven by a mission to continually improve the quality of implementation and outcomes.
The Associate will support in implementation of TUMIKIA study activities in Kwale County.
The position holder will report to the Senior Associate, who is responsible for overseeing TUMIKIA implementation at Evidence Action.
Responsibilities & Description of Duties:
Field operations: Planning and implementation
- Develop community health extension worker (CHEW) and community health volunteer (CHV) lists by cluster in consultation with LSHTM
- Participate in the development of training tools for community deworming
- Mobilize CHEWs and CHVs to trainings
- Mobilize CHVs to administer drugs in the community
- Facilitate trainings as assigned by the supervisor
- Ensure CHEWs and CHVs have received the required materials and drugs in time for treatment
- Ensure the county government of Kwale and LSHTM are adequately informed and represented at trainings and supervision activities.
- Ensure the target CHEWs, CHVs and schools receive timely communication on project delivery through available channels of communication including Echo Mobile (mass SMS software)
- Work with the LSHTM team to monitor treatment outcomes including availability of treatment data for other needs within Evidence Action
- Coordinate field officers provided by LSHTM to support delivery of community treatment at different timelines of the cascade
- Advise the project manager on any conflicts or challenges arising from communities or among CHVs that can compromise treatment outcomes
- Ensure community mobilization activities are optimally implemented ahead of community deworming days
- Attend NSBDP activities in Kwale county as may be assigned by the supervisor
Reporting
- Write progress reports on community deworming as instructed by the supervisor
- Document lessons learnt, successes, challenges and recommendations
Qualifications:
Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Health management, Public health, Economics or any other relevant social sciences from a recognized University
Relevant experience and key skills
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in coordinating and implementation of community health projects and working with communities
- Experience working with county and sub-county government officials in planning and implementing programmes
- Experience in working with the Ministry of Health in community public health interventions
- Experience in monitoring programme work plans and budgets
- Experience in development of training materials
- Past experience in working with volunteers
- Excellent report writing skills
Personal Attributes
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work as a part of a team and across multiple groups
- Strategic thinker with a passion for innovations
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast paced working environment
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Proven skill in negotiation and managing complex relationships
- Excellent networking skills
- Strong organizational skills
How to Apply
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