Community Systems Strengthening Manager

The Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO) is a national membership network of NGOs, CBOs, and FBOs, Private Sector actors and Research and Learning Institutions involved in or that have interest in HIV & AIDS and TB activities in Kenya. Its membership is open to all registered NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, PLHIV support organizations, Learning Institutions, public and private sector organizations in Kenya. The organization also provides for associate membership that includes individuals and International Non-Governmental Organization partners. Currently, KANCO has a membership of over 1000 organizations and numerous individuals that are networking, collaborating and are bound together by a common vision of a healthy Kenyan people with secure and sustainable access to HIV, TB and other public health care services.
KANCO’s ove rall goal is to provide leadership among civil society organizations contribution  towards realization of universal access targets in Kenya. Its main focus is on three main strategic areas that include (a) Community Systems Strengthening (b) Improving policy for HIV/AIDS and TB (c) Institutional Systems Strengthening.

KANCO is seeking to employ a suitable person for the Community Systems Strengthening Manager Position

A. JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Community Systems Strengthening  Manager
Reports to: Technical Director Program

Job summary (purpose of position)
Provide leadership in community health system strengthening taking into cognance the emerging role the community plays in health care delivery and to facilitate access to key resources in each of the areas defined as Health System (HS) building blocks. He/she should provide In-depth technical, as well as contextual information needed to apply many of the approaches presented by community participation in health care.

B. Major Duties and Responsibilities
 Develop standard service delivery guidelines that assist in service provision.
 Improve community Health Systems and resources for, linkages between, preventive,
curative, and emergency service delivery.
 Establish sustainable networks of community health workers.
 Work with health facility staff and community health workers to develop job descriptions and a clear supervisory structure and roles.
 Facilitate problem-solving sessions to improve health worker morale and quality of services in government, private, and informal settings.
 Provide evidence for policymakers on the results of innovative human resources  approaches
 Work with counterparts and staff to use data for problem identification, work planning,  monitoring, budgeting, and report preparation.
 Together with country partners, use project-generated health information as evidence in policy and advocacy work.
 Inform local leaders of international discussions regarding health and issues that could be addressed through local/national health policy.
 Increase community participation in the design, implementation, and evaluation  community owned health programs.
 Program and Project Management
 KANCO staff and partners; Ensure timely receipt and review of quarterly narrative reports of programmatic activities from partner organizations; and Ensure timely  documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices in program  implementation
 Coordinate with the Communications unit to produce stories, articles, working papers,
lessons learned, and other publications for internal and external circulation.
 Monitoring and Evaluation :- Work with the M&E officer to develop an effective M&E system for the project; Ensure KANCO M&E standards are applied in the HSS program;
 Partner Support; Apply the KANCO partnership principles in work with institutions, the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders
 Budget and Financial management, Ensure quality budget management and respect of the project’s budget; Ensure respect for donor financial requirements
 Representation- In coordination with the technical program director represent the organisation to existing and potential donors, the Ministry of Health, participating  partners, HIV/AIDS and community health partners

C. Requirements
 Medical Degree or Masters Degree in public health, or social sciences
 Extensive experience with program management (program design, strategic planning,  budget development and monitoring, reporting, etc.)
 Experience working with health service organizations.
 Strong experience in partnership building.
 Ability to interact with other technical and non-technical personnel, participate in  technical forums and represent KANCO at technical meetings.
 Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training,  mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods.
 Proven ability to utilize the internet to research, communicate and participate in knowledge-sharing networks
 Ability to work as a team player and proactively collaborate and communicate with colleagues across all levels of institution and partnership members
 Prior experience working in multi-agency, multidisciplinary teams.
 Strong leadership, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
 Willingness and ability to travel extensively.

Required Experience
Minimum 7 years field working experience in Health Systems Management, especially related to HIV/AIDS programming and working with Health institutions.

How to apply 
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their application letters with a detailed CV and expected monthly remuneration indicating the position on the subject line to reach the address below on or before 15th July 2013. 
Kindly note that only shortlisted persons will be contacted. Applications to be sent to the Human Resource Office ONLY via email: jobs@kanco.org. Please do not attach certificates and testimonials at this point.