International NGO Field Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya

Field Coordinator

Location: Nairobi

Industry: Health

Our Client, an International NGO whose core business is reproductive health and family planning to millions of the world’s poorest and vulnerable women is seeking to recruit a Field Coordinator. 

The primary responsibility of this role is to further our Client’s Goal: THE PREVENTION OF UNWANTED BIRTHS and its mission of ensuring the individual’s right to: CHILDREN BY CHOICE NOT CHANCE

 

Key Responsibilities

• Developing activities which will create platforms for disseminating ASRH info such as health talks, meet up sessions with youth and parents / gate keepers


• Identifying community outposts who’ll be key influence points to the adolescents, passive mothers, aspiring pre-children


• Recruitment of influential youth groups and community groups to disseminate ASRH info


• Engagement and liaison with community organisations and associations targeting youth


• Provision / distribution of IEC materials


• Maintain records of all the CHVs and YPEs appointed and working with respective CHV supervisor and Youth Activation Officer


• Organize recruitment and training of the YPEs and CHVs on ASRH on need basis


• Identifying the YPEs and CHVs who empathize with the adolescents


• Ensure that the Youth Activation Officers and CHV supervisors are motivated to carry out the tasks In collaboration with Marketing Officers and Regional Coordinators, organize briefings to relevant County authorities on the C4C activities


• Involvement of CHMT in supervising trainings and other activities for Activation Officers, YPEs and CHVs


• Monitoring service uptake by the adolescents at the provided service points Client’s clinics, Outreach and selected AMUA clinics


• Continuous needs assessment of the service provider on provision of youth friendly services


• Creation and maintenance of Diva Zones or Youth related space within the clinics


• In collaboration with the Outreach team, organize for youth pop up events for service uptake

Education Background and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Marketing


• Basic computer skills


• Excellent communication and networking skills


• Good understanding of local context and networks


• Experience working with community and youth groups highly advantageous


• Experience in coordinating events


• Understanding of sexual reproductive health will be added advantage


• Able to work independently


• Flexible and adaptable


• Confident in public speaking

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