Kenya: VMMC Programme Job Opportunities

Organization: Partners for Health and Development in Africa

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 15 Jan 2016

[The University of Manitoba – Centre for Global Public Health (UoM-CGPH), with funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and through Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA), has been contracted to provide technical assistance to the National STI & AIDS Control Programme (NASCOP) to Support the Transition of Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) Scale-up in Kenya to an Integrated, Sustainable Phase.

The overall goal of the project is to assist the Government of Kenya in implementing the second phase of its Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programme, which aims to sustain the gains achieved in the first phase of the programme, through improved governance, capacity strengthening and resource mobilization. The expected project results are: sustainable coordination mechanisms at national and subnational levels to enhance VMMC programming; a system of VMMC data management that will facilitate data analysis to assess service safety and quality; enhanced program management; strengthened in-country systems to deliver safe and integrated VMMC services; improved documentation and dissemination of VMMC programming to inform and influence other VMMC program nationally and internationally; and improved resource mobilisation for VMMC programming, based on the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework, 2015-2019. The support will specifically focus in the five priority counties of Nairobi, Kisumu, HomaBay, Migori and Siaya.

Applications are invited from qualified Kenyan nationals for the below positions

1 VMMC Program Coordinator (Ref. TSU 01/16): One Position

2 VMMC Program Officer – Coordination (Ref. TSU 02/16): One Position

3 VMMC Program Officer – Capacity Building (Ref. TSU 03/16): One Position

4 VMMC Program Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation (Ref. TSU 04/16): One Position

5 VMMC Communication Officer (Nairobi) (Ref. TSU 05/16): One Position

6 VMMC Regional Field Coordinator, Coordination (Ref. TSU 06/16): One Position

7 VMMC Regional Field Coordinator, Capacity Building (Ref. TSU 07/16): One Position For more information, visit the below link

http://http://www.phdaf.org/careers/jobs.php

All positions will report to the Program Coordinator – Technical Support Unit. All positions will require extensive field travel, strong interpersonal communication skills, computer literacy with good analytical and presentation skills. All positions will be closely supervised by NASCOP.

How to apply:

Applications from qualified and interested candidates should be sent by e-mail to ntsukenya@gmail.com . If email is not possible, a hard copy can be sent via post to the following address: HR: Technical Support Unit, PO Box 3737 – 00506, Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications should consist of an updated CV with current daytime telephone contact and a cover letter indicating the reference number of the position applied for in the subject header and stating the current salary and expected salary. All applications must be received no later than January 15th, 2016. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.