Principal Health and Sanitation Officer - Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC)

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) is a specialized Institution of the East African Community (EAC).

The broad functions of LVBC are to promote, facilitate and coordinate activities of different actors towards sustainable development and management of Natural Resources of the Lake Victoria and its Basin.

LVBC Secretariat hereby invites applications from suitable qualified citizens of the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) for the following vacant position.

1. Principal Health and Sanitation Officer

Ref: EAC/LVBC/HR/10-11/05

1 Post

Grade: P3

Reports To: Deputy Executive Secretary (Projects and Programmes), LVBC

Duty Station: Lake Victoria Basin Commission

Contract Term: 5 Years

Station: LVBC Secretariat Headquarters, Kisumu, Kenya

Main purpose of the job:

As the overall in charge of the LVBC Public Health and Sanitation Programme, the Officer will be responsible for managing all technical and administrative functions of the programme, including the supervision of all staff of the programme.

The Officer will account for all the deliverables of the Public Health and Sanitation Programme through monthly, quarterly and annual reports or through stakeholders’ reviews as may be required from time to time.

Duties and responsibilities:

Specifically, the Officer will be responsible for the following:

1. Coordinate the implementation of the LVBC Public Health and Sanitation activities as described in the LVBC Operational Strategy under the Support Programme cluster in the context of the Shared vision and Strategy Framework for Management and Development of the Lake Victoria Basin through, inter alia, the preparation and dissemination of detailed programme implementation documents, including appraisal, design, implementation, monitoring mechanisms and outcome/impact assurance;

2. Provide necessary technical support to other partners and collaborators in the development and design of their specific responses and interventions to Public Health and Sanitation issues;

3. Establish and strengthen technical linkages between the LVBC Public Health and Sanitation programme and the EAC Directorate of Health as well as with other regional Public Health and Sanitation programs implemented by the Partner States, regional organizations, Civil Society Organizations and the EAC Institutions and Organs;

4. Facilitate the convening of regional technical meetings, workshops and consultancy studies for continuous joint review and harmonization of Public Health and Sanitation Policies, Strategies, Programmes, Guidelines and management of Public Health and sanitation related conditions i.e. communicable and noncommunicable diseases including HIV and AIDSs;

5. Coordinate technical and resource mobilization initiatives to support Public Health and Sanitation interventions in the LVBC;

6. Coordinate and promote the conduct health research, source, gather, analyze and disseminate the findings for the purpose of relevant policy formulations, which can be applied towards the enhancement of Public Health and sanitation in the Lake Victoria Basin and the EAC region as a whole where applicable;

7. Submit technical and financial reports of the LVBC Public Health and Sanitation Programme on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

Qualification and experience:

• Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or Environmental Health and Sanitation, with at least eight (8) years of relevant management experience at national or regional level.
  
• A Bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences will be an added advantage.

Skills and competences:

• Excellent research and report writing skills, good communication and computer skills are necessary for this position.
  
• Good interpersonal, negotiating and networking skills, as well as a clear understanding of political dimension of EAC work and mandate will be an added advantage.

Terms and conditions of service: This position has a tenable contract term of five (5) years, renewable upon satisfactory performance.

How to Apply:

Application accompanied by a detailed CV, copies of certificates, names and addresses of three reputable referees, contact details (e-mail, telephone) and to be received not later than 20th August, 2011.

The application should be sent by registered post, courier or deposited at LVBC Secretariat Office addressed to:

The Executive Secretary
Lake Victoria Basin Commission Secretariat
P.O. Box 1510, 40100
Kisumu – Kenya

Tel: + 254 57 202 387/894
Fax No: +254 27 202 6324

The East African Community is an equal opportunity employer.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

We shall only respond to those candidates who strictly meet the set requirements.