PATH is an international organization that drives trans-formative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
USAID awarded a comprehensive health service delivery project to PATH to improve the health of Kenyans in the western region of the country. The project, APHIAplus Western Kenya, builds upon USAID/Kenya’s country-wide health service support project known as the AIDS, Population and Health Integrated Assistance II (APHIA II). PATH and its partners have been implementing the APHIAplus project in Western and Nyanza regions since January 1, 2011. The project will run up to September 30, 2017. The project works closely with the Government of Kenya and a wide variety of non-government agencies to strengthen health care services throughout the western region. In addition to addressing specific diseases, the APHIAplus Western Kenya project works on strengthening the region’s health care system by rehabilitating health facilities, training healthcare workers, and supporting supply and communication networks.
We seek to recruit a Temporary, VMMC Quality Assurance and Quality Control Officer who will provide support supervision and mentorship to VMMC service providers. The officer will be working closely with the SCACOs and HRIOs, conduct VMMC QA/QC activities by planning for and executing routine supportive supervision and data quality audits, provide oversight to VMMC training and ensure certification of the trainees and monitor adverse events, investigate and report AEs appropriately. The VMMC Quality Assuarance and Quality Control Officer will be based in Kisumu.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review SOPs and other training materials.
- Plan for emergency response and ensure they are followed.
- Monitor adverse events, investigate and report AEs appropriately.
- Provide support supervision and mentorship to VMMC program officers.
- Provide oversight to VMMC training and ensure certification of the trainees.
- Participates in monthly sub-county VMMC data review meetings in APHIAplus supported sub-counties.
- Closely work with the VMMC technical advisor to ensure clients receive expert management as deemed necessary.
- Working closely with the SCACOs and HRIOs, conduct VMMC QA/QC activities by planning for and executing routine supportive supervision and data quality audits.
Required Experience
- Monitoring and supervisory skills.
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili.
- Computer literate with skills in MS Office Suite.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks and short deadlines.
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or Diploma in Nursing, Certificate in Counseling or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years experience handling knowledge on syndromic management of STIs, training on male circumcision service provision, training on emergency preparedness and training on VMMC QA using WHO toolkit.
You Must Currently have legal authorization to work in Kenya.
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Location
Kisumu, , Kenya
Company Location
Kenya, Kisumu
Position Type
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