Project Officer at Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)

AMURT’s mission is to help improve the quality of life for the poor and disadvantaged people of the world, and those affected by calamity and conflict. We encourage and enable individuals and communities to harness their own resources for securing the basic necessities of life and for gaining … read more

REF: P0/LAMU/02/2023  

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing, Clinical Medicine, public health or equivalent


• 5 years’ experience working in the health sector, particularly in TB projects and lung diseases


• Good understanding of the state of Tuberculosis in Kenya, and globally


• Experience working in Arid & Semi-arid areas highly preferred, especially Marsabit/Samburu counties


• Experience working in donor funded health projects, especially Global Fund projects


• Good training, facilitation and project coordination skills


• Excellent community mobilization skills and experience working with MOH, County government and other partners.


• In depth understanding of M&E systems applicable in health and TB programming


• Good understanding of social determinants of Health and their related interventions


• Good communication, analytical, report writing and presentation skills


• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office programs


• Must be a resident of Lamu or willing to relocate to Lamu

Responsibilities

• Implement GF-TB project activities in Lamu County


• Representing AMURT in forums/meetings with Partners and Government on TB management


• Conduct sensitization and trainings to Facility Health Workers, Community Health Extension Workers, CHWs, and other community actors on TB Care and Prevention


• Coordinating with the Facility Health Workers, Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), Community Health Workers (CHWs) and other community actors in implementing the planned activities and interventions


• Regularly monitoring activities of the CHEWs, CHWs and other community actors at field level


• Consolidating community health workers’ weekly reports for refund by the project accountant. Preparing and presenting weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports


• Keying in data in NAVISON


• Coordinating and conducting integrated outreach services and sample networking


• Active case finding through public private mix


• Preparing and maintaining a daily database on reported cases for contacts and defaulter tracing as guided by the project

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