Pathfinder International Employment Opportunities

Pathfinder International is an international non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting high quality comprehensive reproductive health services in Kenya.

Pathfinder International is the lead partner of APHIAplus project in Zone 2, Nairobi and Coast provinces.

We are currently seeking highly talented and hard-working individuals to join our team in coast.

Home and Community Support Manager

Location: Mombasa

The Home and Community Support Manager will be responsible for rolling out and implementation of the community strategy to support home and community based activities in project’s area of implementation.

S/he will coordinate all activities of local implementation partners and manage close collaborative relationships with relevant government ministries, particularly at the provincial level.

The role will support continuous capacity building and updates to the APHIAPLUS Consortium team to ensure roll-out of appropriate and relevant services to PLHIV and facilitate linkages between communities and local health facilities in collaboration with the Service Delivery team.

Job Requirements

• Minimum degree qualification in social science, community development or equivalent
• Three years experience managing community development programs with emphasis on HIV and HBC.
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets and excellent report writing skills.
• Training of Trainer skills with good community mobilization skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and support others in their work.

Service Delivery Coordinator

Location: Malindi

The Service Delivery Coordinator will plan and coordinate project activities at the health centers and other project catchments areas in collaboration with other stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and monitoring of the project.

This will involve working closely with and providing technical assistance to DHMT and other health facility teams; monitor project activities to ensure successful implementation; prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the same and support health education activities in both the health facility and community.

Job Requirements

• Minimum diploma in nursing or clinical medicine. A degree will be an added advantage
• At least five years hands-on experience in the field of HIV and AIDS or one and more of the following: reproductive health, family planning, TB, MNCH and youth friendly services
• Demonstrated collaborative approach including working with Government officials with good negotiation skills, diplomacy and tact
• Good community mobilization skills with Training of Trainer skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, internet etc

Information Technology Officer

Location: Mombasa

Reporting to the Finance Management Specialist the IT officer will provide computer/network support to the coast office and provide help desk and technical support to all local users, interface with headquarters’ technical staff and assist with longer-term upgrade.

The role will assist with projects automation, integration and improvements to ensure efficient use of IT resources and perform preventative & routine maintenance on IT Hardware such as network equipment, computers & servers and phone system.

S/he will train end-users on new hardware and software applications where necessary and provide hardware repair and support and ensure daily backups of the system.

Job Requirements

• First degree in computing and/or Information Technology;
• Minimum 3 year’s hands on experience in Microsoft windows 2003 and 2008 server installations, configurations and active directory
• At least three years’ experience in administration of Microsoft Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007, BrightStor ARCserve Backup System for backups
• Ability to offer help desk support to users in the office and remote users in field offices
• Working experience of LAN/WAN/VSAT/Wireless technologies, Cisco Switches & Routers, Juniper Netscreen Firewall, VPN, DNS, DHCP, HP Proliant Servers etc.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, support, and implement technical solutions at all levels especially the desktop, laptops and Smartphones

Data Officers

Location: Mombasa and Malindi

Reporting to the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and working closely with the Data Manager the Data Officer is responsible for ensuring quality in collection, cleaning and entry of community and health facility data into the project databases, and collation of training reports.

Job Requirements

• Diploma in Health Records & Information Technology (Preference for training in Medical Records)
• Three years relevant work experience in an international NGO preferably in HIV/AIDS sector.
• Solid experience in data quality exercises and data entry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Training and capacity building skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work independently.
• Good working knowledge with Excel, SPSS, or other statistical programs or PEPFAR databases is preferred for this role.

Candidates who meet the above requirements should send their CV and cover letter detailing current and expected salary and include daytime telephone contacts to kenyajobs@pathfinder.org.

Closing date for applications is 5th August 2011.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Candidates who meet the above qualifications and are available to start immediately are encouraged to apply.

Pathfinder International is an equal opportunity employer