NGO Jobs in Kenya – ICAP

ICAP

of Columbia University is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health,

Kenya to strengthen HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment services at County and

Sub County health facilities. 

This

program is part of a US Government initiative against HIV in Kenya that

receives funding from PEPFAR through the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC). 

Applications

are invited for the following positions:
 

1.

Position: Prevention

Officer
 

Location: Kisumu with travel to

ICAP sites in Nyanza
 

Overall Job Function: Working

under the guidance of the Regional Director, the Prevention Officer will report

to the Regional Prevention Advisor in Nyanza on a day-to-day basis to ensure

quality HIV testing and counseling and support for adherence and psychosocial

activities

• Ensure
  
  provision of quality HTC services in line with National protocols and
  
  guidelines


• Ensure
  
  100% linkage for HIV positive clients to HIV Prevention, Care and
  
  Treatment


• Establish
  
  and support psychosocial support groups


• Supervise
  
  peer educators and HTC officers


• Streamline
  
  appointment and defaulter tracing systems


• Support
  
  retention strategies in facilities


• Ensure
  
  treatment literacy is provided to enrolled clients


• Provide
  
  quality mentorship and supportive supervision to MoH staff

• Diploma
  
  in Clinical Medicine or Nursing


• Experience
  
  in HIV programming specifically in running HIV prevention programs for at
  
  least 3 years


• Psychological
  
  counseling training will be an added advantage

2. Position: Monitoring

& Evaluation Officer
 

Location: Kisumu with travel to

ICAP sites in Nyanza
 

Overall

Job Function: The

incumbent will work under the overall guidance of the Director of Monitoring

and Evaluation to provide technical support in the planning and implementation

of monitoring and evaluation (ME) activities within the ICAP HIV prevention,

care and treatment program. 

The

appointee will work under the supervision of the Regional Senior Monitoring and

Evaluation Officer.

• Support
  
  routine and cohort data collection


• Provide
  
  technical support to facility and district health records personnel


• Together
  
  with program teams, develop and operationalize a schedule for monthly
  
  facility and district level monitoring visits to review HIV service
  
  delivery and programs and data with a view to identifying gaps for support
  
  and mentorship.


• Lead
  
  in the active audit of both paper M&E tools and electronic medical
  
  records for data quality assurance

• Degree
  
  in a Health Records Information, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or related
  
  field


• At
  
  least 2 years experience in HIV program


• Ability
  
  to plan and manage simultaneous competing priorities with little
  
  supervision

All applications including a current CV, telephone number and

referees (either current or former supervisor) should be sent to the 

Director-

Human Resources, 

on or

before March 31, 2016. 

Do not

send certificates. 

Only

shortlisted candidates will be contacted

ICAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer