Job Description
REPORTING TO: County RMNCAH and FP Nutrition Lead
CONTRACT DURATION: 11 months
Key Responsibilities
Technical support to Project Implementation
• The holder of this position will support implementation and monitoring of activities across a broad
range of FP/RMNCAH, Nutrition service delivery areas, including:
• Offering RMNCAH/FP, Nutrition integrated services at facility or community.
• Quality improvement along the RMNCAH/FP continuum of care
• Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR)
• Respectful and dignified maternity care
• High impact, locally appropriate and patient centred interventions, such as KMC, birthing cushions,
youth sensitive and responsive services, post-abortion care.
• Treatment, management and integration of STIs including HIV (eMTCT) to other service delivery
points.
• Integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI)
• Inter-facility and community referral
• Family planning service delivery including long-term methods (through static clinics and outreach)
• Nutritional support to clients including under-fives and WRA.
• Improved RMNCAH/FP and nutrition service access for hard-to-reach or marginalized communities
• Development of immunization micro plans at the facility level.
Capacity Building
• Work with SCHMTs team to facilitate capacity development for healthcare workers at the health facility
through one-on-one mentorship and on-the-job training and CMEs.
• Clients information, training and counselling
Monitoring & Evaluation and Documentation
• Support in RMNCAH/FP data tracking and ensuring that all RMNCAH/FP service delivery data is
captured in the MOH relevant tools as required.
• Support in preparation of Monthly facility work plans and progress reports on RMNCAH/FP indicator
performance.
• Support documentation of best practices and lessons learnt.
Partnership and Networking
• Liaise with relevant partners, stakeholders and collaborators at the Sub County and facility level in
implementation of RMNCAH/FP services.
EDUCATION
• The ideal candidate should have a minimum of a certificate in Nursing and related RMNCAH clinical
training.
• Must be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Must have a Valid Nursing Practice License
• Training, knowledge and experience in the implementation of RMNCAH/FP service delivery programs.
EXPERIENCE
• Should have at least 2 years’ relevant work experience in FP/RH service delivery
• Previous work experience implementing RMNCAH / nutrition projects in Turkana will be an added
advantage
• Experience working with government or donor funded programs will be an advantage.
• Experience working with adolescent’s reproductive health
• Experience in working both at health facility and community levels.
• Experience in implementing projects involving diverse partners, consortiums and operations
• Ability to work independently and in isolation