Project Assistants Jobs in Kenya

Project Assistants (Hygiene and Behavior Change).

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work
  with the project officer to support hygiene behavior change promotion
  activities in 15 Hygiene
  and Behavior Change Coalition target counties to reach people,
  particularly at–risk populations, at scale and
  through multiple channels with messages on hygiene, public health, social measures and
  vaccination uptake to reduce risk of COVID–19 transmission.
  
  
  
  



• Support
  in rapid scale up of
  mass media communication and digital hygiene behavior change messaging, and provide
  timely recommendations for course corrections.
  
  
  
  



• Engage
  county government administrations to map key geographies, target audiences
  and devise
  strategies for wide scale dissemination of key messages.
  
  
  
  



• Support
  assessment of community structures, local service providers, peer
  educators and social mobilizers
  who can assist the incumbent to implement behavior change communication interventions at scale among most at–risk populations.
  
  
  
  



• Participate
  in support supervision activities individually and in collaboration with
  national and county
  Ministry of Health stakeholders
  
  
  
  



• Capacity
  building Work
  with the project team to support in the development and adaptation of innovative and
  
  sustainable
  approaches for reaching most–at risk populations, utilizing evidence on
  hygiene andWASH
  programming, vaccine confidence, and regular learning from prior COVID–19 responses and research.
  
  
  
  



• Provide
  support in the
  implementation of Social Behavior Change Communication capacity
  
  building
  interventions at county and national levels, and under the regional
  programme. 
  
  
  
  



• Participate
  in designing and documentation of knowledge products including learning briefs, research studies and case
  studies.
  
  
  
  



• Support in liaison with
  knowledge sharing forums locally and internationally including COVID– 19 Hygiene Hub and the COVID


• Action
  for regular learning and provide longer–term legacy in wider programming, policy and practice.
  
  
  
  


• Work
  closely with the project team in provision of weekly updates highlighting
  potential
  
  bottlenecks
  and lessons learnt.
  
  
  
  



• Develop
  and share project activity and trip reports for internal reporting and consolidation for donor reporting
  
  
  
  



• Support
  in sharing of learnings across the coalition and implementation counties
  to help with upskilling
  and connecting organizations working in same geographies/interventions.
  
  
  
  

Education and knowledge

· Bachelor’s Degree in Social
Sciences or any other relevant field with substantial experience in health promotion, particularly
Hygiene Behavior Change Communication.

· Previous experience in
Behavior Change Communication
is an added advantage.

· At least Two (2) years of
related professional experience in implementing community development or hygiene promotion projects.

· Ability to build positive
working relationships, characterized by mutual respect and professional courtesy

with
partners and project beneficiaries across cultural, linguistic and geographic
boundaries.

· Understanding of the global
and national COVID–19 response priorities.

Skills
and Competences

· Ability to work rapidly, both
in person and remotely, with team members.

· Exceptional written and verbal
communication skills and high attention to detail.

· Excellent PowerPoint and Excel
skills.

· Excellent interpersonal skills.

· Strong analytical skills.

· Polished presenter with the
ability to handle interactive sessions.

· Excellent planning and
organizing skills.

· Demonstrated ability to build
close working relationships with stakeholders.

Work Environment

· Normal office environment with frequent
travel to the field

Hours of Work

· As per HR policy – official working hours are from 8.00 am to
5.0pm, Monday to Thursday with one-hour lunch break and 8.00 am to 2pm on Friday.

How to apply

Interested? Please visit
our website https://amref.org/vacancies/ to make your
application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to
create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your
application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for
this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Applications
will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.