Project Associate, RMNCAH

Principal Responsibilities

RMNCAH and NCDs Service Delivery

• Provide technical expertise, coordination, and supervision of the Uzazi Salama programme activities.
• Work with C/SCHMTs to facilitate the readiness of health facilities to provide quality RMNCAH and NCDs services.
• Work with C/SCHMTs to institute continuous quality improvement initiatives to enhance quality service delivery.
• Support capacity development for healthcare workers through trainings, one-on-one mentorship, and on-the-job training, and supportive supervision.
• Provide technical support to C/SCHMT on supply chain management to ensure availability of essential commodities, including immunization commodities.
• Work with the CHMT/SCHMT to disseminate up-to-date RMNCAH and NCDs related guidelines, protocols, and standards and relevant job aids.
• Strengthen inter-facility and community-facility referral for RMNCAH and NCDs services.
• Work with C/SCHMTs in the development of joint work plans and ensure its implementation.

Demand Creation

• Support the deployment of community-led Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) interventions for the programme, in collaboration with the CHMT and other stakeholders.
• Lead in the design of community engagement interventions to promote community acceptance of RMNCAH and NCDs services.
• Provide support in the identification of key gaps, challenges, or barriers to RMNCAH and NCDs service uptake among target beneficiaries and identify strategies for addressing them.
• Support peer-led approaches, including technological innovations with youth champions to promote Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) services uptake among the youth.

Research and Advocacy

• Support operations research initiatives in RMNCAH and NCDs to facilitate learning.
• Support advocacy for increased RMNCAH and NCDs budgetary allocation.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Documentation

• Support in RMNCAH and NCDs data monitoring and audit as required by ensuring reporting in the Kenya Health Information System (KHIS) and project-based tools.
• Support in continuous monitoring/tracking of project activities to ensure timely implementation, quality, and compliance to standards.
• Lead in documentation and dissemination of achievements, best practices, and lessons learnt in implementation of RMNCAH and NCDs activities.

Partnership and Networking

• Represent the project at County and Sub County technical meetings and with private stakeholders to support co-design and institutionalization of project interventions.
• Represent Uzazi Salama programme in relevant partners and collaborators consultative meetings at the county level as delegated by the supervisor.

Admin and Financial Management

• Support in day-to-day management of activity budgets including processing field imprests and other financial transactions.
• Ensure timely accounting for the use of project resources by stakeholders and communities in liaison with finance teams.

Program Development

• Participate in concept development and writing of new concepts and proposals for fundraising.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in health sciences.
• Related RMNCAH clinical training.
• Training, knowledge, and experience in the implementation of RMNCAH and NCDs service delivery programs.
• At least 2 years relevant work experience in RMNCAH and NCDs service delivery.
• Up-to-date knowledge in RMNCAH and NCDs, including EmONC, essential newborn care, MPDSR, IMNCI, ANC, MIP, PNC, immunization, supportive supervision and quality improvement systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors, and other stakeholders, particularly at County and Sub County levels.
• Experience in working both with healthcare workers at health facilities and community levels.