Project Officer – Capacity Building (Non-Communicable Diseases) at Amref Kenya

• Undertaking capacity needs assessments for health workers in different cadres, and in response co-develop capacity building strategies including mobile-learning, on-job mentorship and coaching.
• Coordinating preparation and effective implementation of capacity development calendars, budgets and training expense vouchers for the project.
• Providing technical assistance in development of curriculum content on management of prevalent conditions including NCDs & malnutrition, for health workers and community health promoters.
• Facilitating adaptation of training content for virtual learning and accreditation of courses as Continuous Profession Development units by relevant regulatory bodies
• Designing and applying training quality assurance and outcomes evaluation tools including pre-and post- tests, feedback tools, etc.
• Working with the MOH to identify, recruit and deploy e-training to health workers.
• Providing technical support to seconded frontline healthcare workers for quality service delivery.
• Sensitizing clinical teams on the use of basic diagnostic, screening and monitoring equipment for the prevalent conditions, distributed by the project.
• Design knowledge products in written, audio or video format to support retention of training modules.
• Ensuring programme alignment with the funder and Amref's corporate strategies, policies, operational guidelines, and protocols, as applicable.
• Facilitating development of tools for the measurement of service quality and delivery outcomes, and stringent data collection systems ensuring high data quality and timeliness.
• Facilitating performance review meetings for county-, sub-county health management teams, and multidisciplinary teams for continuous quality improvement (CQI), and support supervision visits.
• Developing and timely submission of reports on capacity building initiatives including feedback for improving modules.
• Lead the ideation, co-development and testing of clinical and community PHC service delivery models for NCDs management and other prevalent conditions with potential for scale, and documentation of empirical evidence thereof.
• Support business development on NCDs management, WASH and integrated PHC.
• Represent the programme and organization externally among stakeholders, including MoH, other relevant ministries, public and private sector stakeholders, and in relevant technical working groups.
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time.

• A Bachelor's degree of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), Clinical Medicine or a relevant medical/social science from a recognized institution. A Masters in Public Health is an added advantage.
• Valid registration certificate and practicing license from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, or applicable professional regulatory body - This is an added advantage.

• Minimum three (03) years' experience in management NCDs and other prevalent diseases or related programs, that included supporting capacity building initiatives.
• Experience working with relevant Ministry of Health departments and/or regulatory bodies for health professionals, especially on capacity building initiatives.
• Experience in literature review for designing training curricula, assessment tools, as well as in planning, and delivery of training programs through e-platforms.
• Ability to work well with people in a cross-functional team environment and across administrative boundaries, as well independently.

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