Amref Health Africa Hiring SRHR Technical Officer

SRHR Technical Officer Nairobi, Kenya Employees work in a hybrid mode Full-time Opportunity Type: Current Opening Company Description Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America. Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care. Job Description MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB Under the Center Court Africa project, the technical officer will support activities at community level that facilitate acceptance of SRHR through sporting activities among adolescents, young people and community members. The position holder will be based at the Nairobi County and will support demand creation and service delivery activities in target sub-counties. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES Technical support to project implementation Promote SRHR service delivery through static facilities and outreach models. Promote integration of services in the different services delivery points, for instance, FP/RH into HIV/TB clinic. Strengthen inter-facility referral for family planning services, for instance from faith base. Support training and mentorship sessions for SRHR Champions. Support sports tournaments and bonanzas in Dagoretti Sub County. Facilitate peer champion led intergenerational community dialogues on SRHR. Facilitate career guidance, life skills and mentorship sessions for adolescent mothers. Support linkage of adolescents and young mother support groups to financial institutions and government safety net programmes. Facilitate annual sports career guidance, life skills and mentorship sports and engagement days for girls and boys. Regularly undertake field activities with Implementing partners and provide technical and mentoring support to ensure timely implementation and quality outcome of the CSE project activities. Together with the SRHR Programme Specialist, support execution of the periodic planning, review meetings and workshops. Coordinate the development and implementation of a multi-year work plan. Support advocacy and communication processes for the project. Partnership and networking Establish and support quarterly sports stakeholder meetings with sports clubs, local businesses, sports federations and talent academies. Liaise with relevant partners, stakeholders and collaborators to facilitate activities at community, sub-county, county and national levels. Maintain a good working relationship between Amref, ministry of health, Nairobi City County and other partners/stakeholders. Actively participate in the drawing, implementation and supervision of quarterly and annual project implementation plan with other partners/stakeholders. Support/document successes, lesson learnt and challenges in implementation. Monitoring and Evaluation Prepare project activity reports as required, including monthly, quarterly and annual reports Conducting regular field visits to project beneficiaries in collaboration with key stakeholders to monitor progress. Knowledge management Participate in development of case studies and human-interest stories for the project. Coordinate SRHR content development for health communication and development. Admin and Financial management Support in day-to-day management of activity budgets including processing field imprests and other financial transactions. Ensure timely accounting for the use of project resources by stakeholders and communities in liaison with finance teams. Qualifications The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong experience in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), life skills education, youth engagement, and community-based programming, with the ability to work effectively with adolescents, schools, coaches, health systems, and community structures. Required Experience and Background Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences, Community Health, Social Sciences, Psychology, Education, or a related field. At least 3 years of experience implementing adoles [Read more on the source website]