Clinical Officer - Zinduka Afrika Job in Kenya

Clinical Officer

Reporting to Primary and Preventive Health Care Coordinator.

Job specification

The job entails:-

1. Patient care and management

• Provision of comprehensive and good quality clinical services to patients
• Ordering investigation and interpretation of results for diagnosis
• Coordinating medical examinations tests.

2. Keeping of complete and up-to-date patient records and preparation of monthly and other periodic reports.

3. Carrying out preventive health care of patients.

4. Responding during outbreaks and emergencies in collaboration with public health officers

5. Ensuring availability of required equipment and ensuring continuity in the supply of consumables in the clinic.

6. Provide HIV/AIDS counseling, testing, PMTCT, preparation and adherence to antiretroviral drugs.

7. Undertake minor surgeries and administer drugs.

8. Preparation of reports

Requirements:

Must have :

• C+ in KCSE
• Diploma in clinical medicine and surgery from a recognized institution
• Must be registered with the clinical officer's council with a current practicing licence.
• Must have a certificate in Voluntary Counseling and Testing from a recognized institution.
• At least 2 years experience as a clinical officer position.
• Experience working with HIV care and treatment programs.
• Strong knowledge of Anti-Retroviral drugs and experience in provision of HIV care is an added advantage.
• Self starter with the ability to work under minimal supervision.

Applications with detailed Cover letter and CV giving three references should be addressed to the

Human Resource Manager,

Zinduka Afrika

and sent to info@zinduka-afrika.org or zinduka.afrika@gmail.com by Monday 12th December 2011.
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Field Assistant Innovations for Poverty Action Job in Kenya

Position: Field Assistant, Kenya Life Panel Survey Tracking Project

Deadline To Apply: 5pm, Friday, November 18th 2011

Start Date: December 5th 2011

Location: Nairobi, with flexibility to travel to Eastern province, Coast and Rift Valley.

About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit research organization that creates and evaluates approaches to solving development problems and disseminates information about what works and what does not to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the world.

Description of Work:

The Field Assistants will assist the Kenya Life Panel Survey (KLPS) Tracking team.

Activities include administering surveys to individuals and households, meeting with teachers, ligurus, and relatives to locate respondents, and traveling to those areas in order to interview individuals.

Netbooks will be used to administer the surveys.

Most of the work in this project will be Nairobi-based, but some interviews will take place in other locations in Eastern province, Coast and Rift Valley.

Visiting these respondents can include taking public transport, bodaboda, boats and walking long distances.

Carrying out these interviews can involve staying away from Nairobi at hotels in distant locations for several weeks at a time.

Working outside of standard business hours either in the morning or evening or on weekends is sometimes necessary as well.

Other tasks include taking anthropometric measurements, taking hemoglobin levels, organizing data in the field, office based matching of ID lists, compilation of survey information, photocopying, translation between Kiswahili and English and any other tasks needed to make the project run effectively or assigned by a supervisor.

Work duration:

Successful applicants will initially be hired for a two-week training period.

Those who demonstrate consistent exceptional abilities and work performance may be considered for a more long term placement, with the same project.

Academic Qualifications:

Candidates must have obtained a college diploma or university degree, preferably in sociology, statistics, economics, education, development studies, social sciences, health, or related fields.

Professional/Technical Skills:

• Skills in data collection and survey administration;
• ability to work with local administrators are required.
• Training in taking anthropometric measurements is preferred.
• Computer knowledge and typing skills required.
• Experience in electronic data collection preferred.

Other Qualities and Attributes:

• Most importantly a positive attitude towards the position;
• able to work in rural settings;
• comfortable interviewing people in their homes;
• comfortable taking measurements of children and adults;
• comfortable traveling for extended periods of time;
• well-organized; ability to work independently and in a team in the field;
• promptness; attention to detail;
• initiative.

Candidates must be fluent in Kiswahili and English. Luhya and Luo speakers preferred.

To apply:

Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address.

Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.

Applications can be submitted to any of our branch offices,

or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org,

or by post office using P.O Box 373, Busia area code 50400 Kenya.

If you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line reads: “FIELD ASSISTANT”REF NO: KPLS-2011-11-01

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Assistant.

The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant.

Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization.

Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.

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Dispenser Choice Evaluation Project Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Field Officer Job Vacancy Kenya

Position: Field Officer, Dispenser Choice Evaluation Project

Work location: Nairobi/Various

Application deadline: 5 PM, Monday, 4th November 2011

Start date: Immediately

About Innovations for Poverty Action

IPA is a nonprofit organization that creates and evaluates solutions to social and development problems, and works to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors, and donors.

Job Description:

Field Officers will work individually and in a team to administer surveys to councilors, chiefs, village elders and other political and administrative leaders where necessary.

They will organize data in the field, compile survey information, translate between English and Swahili, and complete other tasks required for the project or assigned by a supervisor.

Though Field Officers will be based in Nairobi, most of the work will be undertaken in Central, Eastern and some parts of Rift Valley Provinces. Working outside of standard business hours in either morning, evening or on weekends will sometimes be necessary.

Work Duration: Successful applicants will initially be hired for one month on a casual basis. Those who demonstrate consistent exceptional performance and ability may be considered for long-term placement.

Qualifications:

It is preferred that candidates possess a college diploma, preferably in the social sciences, development studies, political science, economics, education, health, or other related fields.

Candidates must have completed their Form 4.

Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills and must be fluent in both English and Swahili; working knowledge of local dialects of study areas will be a plus.

Preference will be given to candidates who have lived and/or worked in the following areas: Nyandarua, Maragua, Murang’a, Laikipia, Mbeere, Meru South, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Machakos.

They must be team players, possess high attention to detail, and demonstrate punctuality.

Previous experience in data collection and survey administration will be a plus.

To apply: Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address. Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.

Applications can be submitted to any of our branch offices, or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org, or by post office using P.O Box 373, Busia area code 50400 Kenya.

Application can also be dropped at our Nairobi Office at (Kipro Plaza, 3rd Floor, DCE/eMobilis Office, Sports Road, Westlands, Nairobi) from 9 AM to 5PM).

If you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line reads: “FIELD OFFICER.”REF NO:
DCE-2011-10-01.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Officer.

The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant.

Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.

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