DREAMS Technical Lead at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS) is a local, not-for-profit organisation. We understand the local context, make use of local expertise and strategic partnerships to ensure we implement evidence-informed solutions and interventions to address existing and emerging public health concerns.

 

DREAMS Technical Lead

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationSiaya
  • Job FieldMedical / Healthcare  , Science 

DREAMS Technical Lead CHS/HR/STP/DRTL/01/2024 (1 Position)

Overall Job Function

The DREAMS Technical Lead will provide leadership for the implementation of DREAMS interventions for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Siaya County. This will include development of work plans, providing leadership and coordination of DREAMS staff, and monitoring and reporting for HIV prevention interventions for AGYW.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the design and implementation of evidence-based HIV-prevention interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women in Siaya County
  • Provide technical assistance through trainings, mentorship, and support to staff working on the DREAMS project, focusing on the package of evidence-based interventions including school based HIV prevention programming, social asset building, social protection interventions including vocational training, education subsidy, entrepreneurship and financial capability training, and biomedical interventions including gender-based violence, HIV testing and counselling, contraceptive method mix, condom promotion and provision, PrEP education, community mobilization and norms change interventions, among others.
  • Support budget management by monitoring expenditure against the program approved annual budget and revisit plans to ensure budget performance are within approved limits
  • Support supervision and mentorship of the program staff in implementing targeted HIV prevention programs, packaging of interventions, and development of training and IEC materials.
  • Support supervision and mentorship of service delivery staff to ensure quality implementation of services to AGYW within the DREAMS program
  • Facilitate engagement with the community and other stakeholders to ensure program sustainability, and ownership by the community members and stakeholders.
  • Support monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of DREAMS interventions including working closely with the M&E team to set up program responsive M&E systems, tools, reporting structures, and data analysis that track progress and inform DREAMS interventions
  • Develop technical programmatic reports including donor reports, documentation of lessons learnt, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for programming.
  • Facilitate linkages across different HIV programs and services at health facility, and community levels; HIV testing, counselling, care, treatment and strengthening of health facility-community referral and linkages systems for the AGYW for biomedical interventions and social economic approaches.
  • Coordination and supervision of evaluations on the efficacy of behavioral, biomedical, and structural interventions and programs.
  • Represent CHS in various forums including stakeholder forums, technical working groups, and other national and county programmatic forums, as well as coordinate ownership and sustainability of programs within the government mainstream functions whilst ensuring that key actors, both internal and external, are aware of programmatic and operational successes.
  • Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor in line of duty.

Person Specifications

  • Degree in Social Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Nursing or any related field
  • Master’s Degree in Public Health or Epidemiology will be an added advantage.
  • Minimum of five (5) years’ experience implementing complex HIV prevention programs, with at least three (3) in a senior level position.
  • Experience working under PEPFAR-funded programs and USG donor’s regulations, specifically DREAMS program.
  • Knowledge or experience in social, Behavioral Change Communication implementation science
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving, written and verbal skills, capacity building skills, communication and interpersonal skills, and providing technical assistance.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified applicants are invited to email their applications and detailed CV with contact details to vacancies@chskenya.org  clearly quoting the position you are applying, and reference number as indicated in the subject line. Applications close on 5.00 PM November 6, 2024. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis

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