Program Officer.
Managing medical programs, tracking budgets,
monitoring execution, and writing reports, requiring a Public Health/Social
Sciences Degree and 3+ years program experience.
Responsibilities
- Plan
and coordinate community, school and facility-based eye and ear screening
and treatment
- Coordinate
patient referrals for specialized care and surgeries; ensure standards and
guidelines are effectively applied
- Plan
and coordinate project implementation review meetings, including County
and Sub-County Technical Working Group meetings for eye, ear and hearing
care; monitoring visits; support supervision visits; project staff review
meetings; and data audit a
- Prepare
payment requisitions and ensure accurate and complete documentation of all
payments in accordance with donor requirements and AGC Tenwek Hospital
policies and procedures
- Take
lead in the planning and coordination of all trainings that will be
undertaken in the project
- Coordinate
and actively engage all stakeholders, including persons with disabilities
to ensure inclusive eye ear and hearing care in VIP SU
- Ensure
VIP SU upholds beneficiary rights and safeguarding standards, particularly
for children and vulnerable adults, and promptly address, document, and
report any violations, discrimination, abuse, intimidation, or
exploitation
- Work
closely with the M&E Officer to develop work plans and budget
projections for planned project activities, ensuring that resources are
appropriately allocated, expenditures are monitored, and budgets are
utilized effectively
- Actively
contribute to resource mobilization and participate in the development of
high-quality project proposals to secure funding and sustain VIP
interventions.
- Take
lead in documentation and dissemination of best practices and
human-interest stories
- Maintain
and regularly update the project risk register, promptly report emerging
or occurred risks to the Program Manager for appropriate escalation, and
ensure agreed mitigation measures are implemented and monitored
effectively
- Ensure
activity venues are accessible for all project activities
- Ensure
all activity venues are accessible, inclusive, safe, and appropriate for
all project participants, including persons with disabilities and other
vulnerable groups
- Contribute
to research, documentation, and dissemination of project outcomes, lessons
learned, and evidence, and support the preparation and presentation of
findings at relevant conferences, workshops, and other professional
forums.
- Coordinate
project team travel and logistics, including transport, accommodation,
meeting venues and reservations, to facilitate smooth implementation of
project activities.
- Undertake
any other project related assignment that maybe assigned from time to
time.
Requirements
- Degree
in Social Sciences; Public health with/or an equivalent experience in
implementation of Inclusive Eye, ear and hearing care projects with at
least 3 years’ experience working donor funded projects
- Strong
written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentation skills,
with proficiency in Microsoft Office and project/data management systems.
- Willingness
and ability to work extensively in the field and travel to project
implementation sites.
- Good
understanding of inclusive programming, disability inclusion, safeguarding
and protection principles.
- Ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with county
government, donors, health facilities, community structures and
implementing partners.
