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Project Officer – Malaria

Position: Project Officer – Malaria

Department: Malaria

Project: MCP/GF

Responsible to: Project Health Coordinator

Staff directly supervised: Field Officers

Relationships internally: All programme and support staff

Relationships externally: MoMS/MoPHS personnel, other governmental and non governmental counterparts, community members

Overall Objective of the Position

The Project Officer -Malaria will be based in Kisii and will oversee the planning, implementation and monitoring of all malaria control activities (currently 2 grants i.e. AED/SBCC and USAID/MCP/GF). The PO will report to the Project Health Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities:
  • The PO Malaria will be the project lead to the malaria team.
  • Participate in all district, divisional and grass-root level planning of malaria interventions
  • Participate in various malaria control stakeholders’ coordination forums at local, district and provincial levels (as well as national level as delegated by line manager).
  • Participate in training of health workers, CHWs, private sector players, religious leaders and other key community resource persons (CORPs) as outlined in the project proposal.
  • Enhance coordination with DHMTs in all project districts by ensuring that all project activities are undertaken with the knowledge, approval and participation of the relevant MoMS/MOPHS officials.
  • Participate and facilitate identification, mobilisation and engagement of appropriate community level partners for various project activities.
  • Supervise, support and mentor the APO and Field Officers to develop and implement work plans of their day to day activities. On a continuous basis, appraise the performance and capacity building needs of supervised staff and plan and undertake appropriate trainings.
  • Provide technical assistance, advice and backstopping in all project activities implemented by Field Officers, MOH counterparts and the community-level actors including CORPs.
  • In liaison with the M&E Officer, oversee implementation of Malaria project’s monitoring and evaluation systems in accordance with Merlin’s, Ministries’ and donor guidelines.
  • Ensure timely and accurate collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of malaria surveillance information in accordance with donor guidelines and in collaboration with MoH counterparts.
  • Participate in writing project reports for both internal and external use including donor reports.
  • Any other duties assigned by the line manager/ supervisor.
Job and Person Specifications
  • Degree in public health, M&E, health statistics, Epidemiology or related field.
  • Experience in communicable disease control and health systems strengthening
  • Strong practical experience in information technology and in Excel, Access, and other database packages.
  • Excellent writing and presentation skills, able to provide written communication in a timely manner
  • Fluency in English oral and written communication
  • Ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training methods.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment.
  • At least 3 years experience working in public health in developing countries with substantial experience in M&E, data collection and management.
  • Experience in survey and study implementation
  • Experience in training using adult learning methodologies
Highly Desirable
  • Previous experience working for an NGO
Applications should be sent to the address below on or before 11/05/2011

Merlin Kenya / Somalia Programme.
P.O. Box 3350 – 00200,
Nairobi

Or via e- mail to: recruitment@merlin-eastafrica.org