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Country » South Sudan

Capacity Strengthening Manager

Responsibilities:

Provide mentoring to the MOH and South Sudan Center for Census, Statistics and Evaluation staff to conduct HIV surveillance, monitoring and evaluation , support health information systems , and conduct data analysis and interpretation, and use data to strengthen government strategic information capacity;

Support the MOH to analyze, interpret, use and disseminate data for status updates, projections and modeling, policy formulation, stakeholder dialogue, health service planning and improvement, and resource allocation with all stakeholders at local, regional and national levels and in support of all program areas including HIV, STIs, TB and malaria;

Support the MOH in training, policy, and guidance development in all areas of HIV including but not limited to MOH health officials' attendance at trainings, workshops or conferences, which may be sponsored by the US government or other organizations, support stakeholders' meetings; and support to publish policy, guidance or other documents for dissemination and use;

Support the SS Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) through provision of technical assistance to strengthen the CCM, develop Global Fund proposals and monitor activities funded under the Global Fund

Support the development of regulator boards/councils for nursing, midwifery, laboratory and physicians to develop standards and regulations for the sector

Facilitate in-country planning and review meetings for technical assistance activities

Increase impact through strategic coordination and integration with national and international partners;

Strengthen and leverage key multilateral organizations, global health partnerships and private sector engagement;

Encourage country ownership and invest in country-led plans;

Advise and assist the MOH and the South Sudan Center for Census, Statistics and Evaluation staff to conduct HIV surveillance, data analysis, interpretation, and use to strengthen the government strategic information capacity

Report to, and communicate routinely about program progress and developments with the International Medical Corps South Sudan and Washington Program Office;

Ensure project compliance with all reporting and financial requirements of CDC, and with those requirements stated in the annual work plans;

Supervise local and international consultants work;

Requirements:

Masters level degree in health or social sciences or a related advanced degree relevant to the field of public health.

A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in implementing technical and organizational capacity building programs in developing countries within the HIV/AIDS arena;

Substantial demonstrated experience in building the capacities of governmental and non-governmental organizations related to the responsibilities outlined;

Proficiency with activities, theories, methods and technology in capacity building;

Proven ability to train and develop capacity in regional and country-level staff;

Substantial demonstrated experience with SPSS and Epi-info.Proven experience with health capacity building programs at the sub-national levels and areas prone to drought, famine and conflict;

Field-based experience implementing CDC or other USG projectsStrong technical and analytical skills, proven ability to effectively solve problems;

Proven ability to communicate, collaborate, coordinate and leverage the work with other relevant projects;

Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills;

Strong written and verbal English skills

Knowledge of South Sudan a plus

How to apply:

Please apply online: http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx

Closing Date: Saturday, 30 June 2012

Country » Kenya

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

WASH Coordinator

Essential Responsibilities

1. Strategy and Policy

Contribute to the development of International Medical Corps' Global WASH Strategy

Provide support on the development, review, update and dissemination if internationally accepted standards, policies, guidelines within International Medical Corps and among partners

Represent International Medical Corps in relevant national and sub-national coordination meetings, and assessment missions as appropriate

2. Program Coordination

Where and as needed, contribute to production of proposals for new projects through assessments, analysis, and recommendations for priority interventions

Lead the internal cross-sectoral coordination (WASH field teams, nutrition, health, M&E...) to design and implement a reporting system to monitor and evaluate the objectives, indicators and outcomes of the WASH interventions

Facilitate program implementation through liaising with relevant departments where and as necessary

Work closely with the senior management and field teams to determine the operational needs of the program within the scope of the grant

Compile regular reports, ensuring statistics are correct and on time

Regularly update country office on progression of interventions as per protocol

Liaise closely with local authorities, donor and partner agencies to ensure program compliance with donor policies and regulations and complementary with other agencies' efforts

Maintain flexibility to take on added responsibility as and when needed.

3. Human Resources Management

Assist in the hiring and development of qualified technical program staff

Supervise technical staff to ensure smooth and effective operations

Pro-actively maintain open lines of communications with all field staff.

4. Training/ Capacity Building

Determine training needs for subordinate WASH staff, and propose identified training opportunities to Country Director for selected field staff

Regularly disseminate technical resources from HQ, and ensure timely feedback to field staff on relevant national developments from WASH for a attended

Ensure that lessons learnt exercises are carried out as part of each project, and feed results back to Global WASH Advisor.

5. Emergency Response

Being deployed for emergency response as directed by the Country Director, carry out needs assessments and support the ERT to develop a strategic, complementary WASH response

6. Security

Collaborate with security officer/Country Director in order to maintain security of health staff in the field

Ensures application and compliance of security protocols and policies by WASH staff.

Requirements;

Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Public Health Engineering and/or in a relevant field of study

Seven to ten years' experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of WASH interventions (including hygiene promotion), of which at least three years in the Horn of Africa

Proven experience in the strengthening and coordination of technical teams

Familiarity with international humanitarian operations, coordination structures, and the mandates of donors, UN agencies, and other NGOs

Profound knowledge of public health linkages to WASH

Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently

Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations

Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively

Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources

Excellent; decision making and leadership skills

Team player and strong communication skills, both oral and written

Proficient in computer applications, especially with MS Word and MS Excel, MS PowerPoint a plus.

Qualified candidates should submit applications BY E-MAIL ONLY including the CV. and contact details of 3 referees not later than COB on Friday, 18th May, 2012 to the HR Manager at KenyaJobs [at] lnternationalMedicalCorps.org

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