- Company: EngenderHealth
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Contract
- Job category: Healthcare/Medical Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
EngenderHealth’s work in Kenya dates to 1982 and has expanded through the years in response to evolving needs. Initially, our family planning programs focused on training doctors in safer, more client-centered surgical sterilization and counseling styles. Today, EngenderHealth’s breadth of work includes maternal health care, HIV prevention, child survival initiatives, and more.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The roles and responsibilities of EngenderHealth and DRMH are listed below as follows: EngenderHealth will be responsible for the following:
- Overall management of the consultancy
- Secure available HIUD training packages in the country from stakeholders including from DRMH involved in strengthening the capacities of health workers to increase access to HIUD
- Administrative and logistical support to the consultant for activities related to this assignment
- Quality assurance for products and services provided under this assignment to counterparts through internal review mechanism as well as other QA activities
- Facilitating effective communication between the consultant and DRMH
- Financial support for hosting workshops and events related to this assignment
- Where necessary seeking for solutions to address challenges and issues that may impede the implementation of the assignment
The DRMH will be responsible for the following:
- As the owners of the HIUD orientation package, providing leadership and guidance on expected deliverable
- Review of the products from the consultancy and provision of timely feedback
- Providing approval of reports and other deliverables related to this assignment
- Leading the organization and co-hosting of HIUD orientation package development workshops and events outlined in this assignment (includes determination of invitees, program/agenda development, and co-facilitation- as the lead
- Where applicable, certification of attendees and provision of CME accreditation for all attendees
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for this assignment should have the following attributes:
- Public health specialist with an advanced degree in public health, advanced postgraduate diploma/BSC/MSc. in nursing or midwifery, medical doctor/specialist preferably a postgraduate degree in obstetrics/gynaecology or related field.
- Previous experience in undertaking similar assignments related to the development of family planning/reproductive health in-service training curriculum and related resources.
- Experience in working with the public sector
- Good writing skills
