KOICA Project Officer (Maternal and Child Health Project) Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Aug 1, 2017

Korea International Corporation Agency (KOICA) is a bilateral grant aid agency for the South Korean Government. 

We are recruiting a Project Officer for the Maternal and Child Health Project (MCHOP) in Kenya

Terms of engagement: Contract
 

Reports to: Country and Program directors 


This role is project based working from KOICA office in Nairobi. There might be occasional business trips to Kajiado county.
 

Directs reports to: Program Manager and coordinator
 

Who to collaborate with

• Internally- all KOICA staffs


• Externally- the County and sub-county staffs and the county administration

Context
 

Project 1: 

• Increasing service accessibility and availability  


• Conduct outreach medical services


• Strengthening the referral system through provision of ambulances

Project 2: 

• Raising awareness


• Revitalizing the non-functioning community units


• Creating new Community units in communities with no CU

Project 3: 

• Improving service readiness


• Capacity building for medical staffs


• Provision of basic essential equipment to health centers and dispensaries  


• Covering all projects: Monitoring and evaluation


• Project M&E, monthly, quarterly and semiannual meetings

Main Duties

• Provide secretarial and accounting support for office and MCHOP project


• Follow up on payment requests and other financial matters related to the office and MCHOP program


• Compose and type routine correspondence (letters, faxes, memos, e-mail, etc.).


• Build and maintain positive working relations with governments (County and central) and other partners in support of or relating to MCHOP project in the project area


• Compile, store, and retrieve team operations’ data, using computer.


• Attend meetings, type agendas, record, and type and distribute minutes of meetings.


• Collect and collate/compile monthly, quarterly or any reports and data required information relating to the project and submit this to the program manager/Director in time


• Liaise with ward PHO to plan for  community mobilisation and sensitisation programmes, to ensure maximum participation of women and children in the outreaches


• Sensitise the stakeholders and the target communities about MCHOP project and scope of activities


• Organise medical team and other logistics for the medical outreaches


• Perform M&E for the MCHOP program and activate the sustainability plan

M&E / Program Quality and Reporting
 

Expected standards

• Collect and compile M&E data, & compile and submit reports as necessary


• Maintain records of all sessions, events, minutes of meetings held and ensure these are shared with the program manager and coordinator


• Participate in the review of data collected from the field and in any planned assessments and reviews for the projects


• Support volunteers (CHV) to effectively implement their activities as planned

Desired Competencies and Training
 

Required
 

Competencies

• The incumbent must have a university degree in public health or project planning and management from an accredited institution (Master Degree, preferably)


• Experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation  


• Experience in mobilizing communities, community leaders and young people to participate in projects


• Strong facilitation and report writing skills


• Knowledge and familiarity with data collection tools  and techniques


• Experience of budgeting and handling finances


• Preparedness to work in a rural setting, with basic facilities


• Strong problem solving skills


• Computer literacy; (word, excel, power point, web and outlook)


• An ability to plan/schedule work activities independently, with minimum supervision


• Excellent communication (especially in public) and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations


• Good team spirit

How to Apply
 

All applications should be directed to koicakenyaoffice@gmail.com
 

Deadline: 12th August 2017