Kenya Jobs: District Community Coordinator job vacancy in Kenya

FH/Kenya (Food for the Hungry), a Christian Relief and Development NGO seek to recruit a District Community Coordinator , under APHIA Plus Project.



Kenya Jobs:              District Community Coordinator    
REPORTS TO:          Outreach Programmes Specialist
LOCATIOJ:                Samburu
CLOSING DATE:        27th June, 2011 by 12 noon
CONTRACT PERIOD: 10 months with a possibility of extension

SUMMARY:
The District Community Coordinator has primary responsibility for, and general oversight of, day-to-day community-level activities of the project.  The District Community Coordinator takes the lead in strengthening the capacity of communities to identify and address pressing needs, particularly those related to MCH/FP and HIV/AIDS.   A major emphasis of the position is to foster and strengthen linkages between communities and the health facilities that serve them.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Liaise with local partners, strengthening their capacity for engaging communities in a process of dialogue, negotiation and planning for improved health.
2. Create or strengthen linkages between communities and health facilities.
3. Develop linkages and provide support to marginalized and hard-to-reach groups, including youth and women.
4. Coordinate and facilitate community-level trainings.
5. Facilitate the collection of community-level data and reporting on same.
6. Initiate and nurture partnerships with new and existing stakeholders/partners
7. Manage close collaborative relationships with personnel in relevant government Ministries, particularly at the district level.
8. Provide liaison and technical assistance to project partners, including international, national and local NGOs and CBOs; religious and traditional leaders.
9. Represent the project in district-level meetings and forums.
10. Lead the preparation of sections of quarterly and annual progress reports dealing with community activities.
11. Other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
    

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of diploma in social sciences
• 5-7 years of experience in public health, community development and/or youth/OVCs
• Leadership and management skills 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a team player
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively in upper Eastern province
• Fluency in English, Swahili and relevant local dialects.
  

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to :  Human Resources Manager, FH Kenya, P.O BOX 14978 – 00800 Nairobi  or email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org latest by 27th June at 12.00pm.

Shortlisting will be done  as applications come in.  Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview within a short notice.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted