mothers2mothers (m2m) is an international non-governmental
organisation headquartered in Cape Town, SA, dedicated to providing education
and support to pregnant women and mothers living with HIV, and preventing
mother-to-child transmission.
m2m empowers HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers to become role models in their communities by promoting AIDS awareness, testing and services. m2m currently operates in 8 countries in Africa and receives funding from a diverse set of funders.
For further information please visit www.m2m.org.m2m empowers HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers to become role models in their communities by promoting AIDS awareness, testing and services. m2m currently operates in 8 countries in Africa and receives funding from a diverse set of funders.
Curriculum Development Consultant
Purpose: To develop the national Kenya Mentor Mother Program (KMMP) curriculum package aligned to national standards and guidelines. This is a fixed term consultancy position.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Lead
the analysis, design and development of a competency-based curriculum
package for training Mentor Mothers to deliver services in line with
relevant national guidelines
- Develop
and manage project work plan detailing key milestones and deliverables
- Design
curriculum package blueprint including proposed learning objectives and
outline of curriculum package including training of trainer’s materials,
trainer materials, participant materials, presentation materials and
training evaluation tools
- Facilitate
a stakeholder’s forum to reach consensus on curriculum package blueprint
- Develop
curriculum content against finalized curriculum blueprint
- Lead
review of draft curriculum package with key stakeholders and finalize
package based on feedback
Expected Deliverables:
- Project
work plan with key milestones and deliverables
- Curriculum
package blueprint
- Stakeholders’
forum summary report
- Draft
curriculum package
- Final
curriculum package
Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Minimum
of a Masters degree in public health, instructional systems design, health
education and/or a related field
- Demonstrated
experience developing national curriculum, preferably in the Kenyan health
sector
Competencies Required:
- Strong
knowledge of instructional systems design and adult learning theory
- Experience
with HIV and/or MNCH, peer education and behaviour change models in the
African context
- Excellent
verbal and written English language skills
- Ability
to work independently with minimal supervision, while ensuring that
project deliverables are on track according to the organization’s
identified needs
- Highly
proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
with skills in desktop publishing, graphics software, GIS or other
relevant software programmes an advantage
- Dynamism,
creativity and flexibility
- Enthusiasm
to work on behalf of m2m’s mother and infant clients
Interested applicants should submit their Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to the mothers2mothers Human Resource Department via email to kmmprecruitment@m2m.org by 6 January 2012.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
If you do not hear from us by 31 January 2012, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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