Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is a humanitarian relief organization created by the Act of Parliament, Cap 256 of the Laws of Kenya of 21st December 1965.
Its vision is to be the most effective, trusted and self-sustaining humanitarian organization in Kenya.
The Society is looking for qualified people to fill the following positions:
Position Title: Regional Blood Donor Recruiter
Reporting to: Regional Health Officer
Job location: Garissa
Overall Purpose
Responsible to the Regional Health Officer for effective planning, budgeting, implementing and evaluating blood donor programme within the Region aimed at collection of adequate and safe human blood for transfusion
purposes.
Specific responsibilities include building community partnerships, identification and mobilisation of potential blood donors as well as building the capacity of volunteer community leaders to spearhead the mobilization of blood donors.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Mobilize schools, colleges, institutions, organizations and communities to solicit blood donations from individuals, students, employees and community groups
- Contact and visit prospective or participating donor groups to explain requirements and benefits of participation in blood donor programmes
- Maintain and update records of individuals, groups, institutions and organizations participating in blood donor programme
- Arrange specific dates for blood donor collections for groups and confirm appointment in writing
- Consult blood bank records to answer questions, monitor activity or resolve problems of blood donor groups
- Identify donors with rare-type blood from blood bank records and contact donors to solicit and arrange blood donation
- Prepare reports of blood donor programmes and recruitment activities
Minimum Qualifications
- BSc in Nursing, Public Health or equivalent qualifications
- Over three (3) years experience in planning, implementing and evaluating blood donor programmes in emergency/relief context
Key Competencies
- Knowledge of blood donor programmes trends and goals all levels aimed at safe blood
- Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports and prepare relevant publications
- Demonstrated competence in resource mobilisation including implementation of effective fundraising strategies to increase resource through grant proposals
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilization of the internet
Position Title: Home Based Care Assistant
Reporting to: Project Officer
Job location: Daadab
Summary of Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for the effective planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programme aimed at combating and reducing the prevalence and impact of HIV/AIDS on vulnerable communities within the Branch.
Other responsibilities include awareness creation, capacity building, and providing psycho-social support to people affected and afflicted by HIV/AIDS as well as delivering HIV/AIDS workplace training programmes.
Specific duties, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities
- Conduct baseline studies using participatory approaches to identify the number of persons as well as orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) afflicted and affected with HIV/AIDS so as to determine their capacities, available resources and coping mechanisms
- Encourage the youth to attend voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) to decrease risk behaviours by emphasizing consent, confidentiality and counselling aimed at decreasing stigma as more people know their HIV status
- Develop and implement social support programmes to assist caregivers to provide counselling, home-based care and psychosocial support to persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) including orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) afflicted and affected with HIV/AIDS to participate in productive activities
- Participate in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of capacity building programmes aimed at equipping and strengthening staff, volunteers and communities with capacity to provide HIV/AIDS care and support
- Strengthen collaborative partnerships and networks with stakeholders, donors, government agencies, the private sector and other players to ensure implementation of programmes that enhance organizational effectiveness
- Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement and evaluate HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities using participatory community methods to improve performance standards and organisational effectiveness
- Develop and implement lobby and advocacy programmes with a view to reform laws and policies that hamper the implementation of programmes
- Prepare periodic progress reports and annual reports showing achievements against planned targets as well as providing justification for performance variances and areas of improvement
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma in Community Development or equivalent qualifications such as epidemiology, nursing & social work
- Three (3) years experience in planning, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention and control programmes
Competencies
- Knowledge of HIV/AIDS health care, humanitarian relief issues, trends and goals aimed at preventing and alleviating human suffering
- Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports and prepare relevant publications
- Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and political issues
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilization of the internet
KRCS has been appointed a Sub Recipient (SR) for Global Fund (GF) Round 10 Malaria Grant.
Arising from this, the Society is looking for qualified persons to fill the following positions:
Position Title: Health Project Officer
(2 Positions)
Reporting to: Branch Cordinator
Job location: Lugari and Mt Elgon
Overall Purpose
Responsible to the Branch Coordinator for effective planning, budgeting and implementation of malaria project activities.
Other responsibilities include building partnerships with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders strengthening volunteer networks and building staff and volunteer capacity to respond to health emergencies among vulnerable populations affected by disasters.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Investigate reported cases of malaria outbreaks and develop community-based action plan for implementing malaria prevention programme in line with the Society’s strategic objectives
- Conduct field camps to sensitize communities by providing information on the goals, objectives, activities and implementation of the malaria project through integrated malaria control at the community household level
- Implement the Society’s policy on prevention and treatment of malaria; also demonstrate techniques for treating long-lasting malaria insecticide nets and indoor residual spraying, de-worming and child immunization
- Implement malaria testing and provide vaccine treatments to prevent and immunize diseases among children and pregnant women through volunteers and also reinforce house-to-house disease prevention and control activities
- Develop strategies for integrating community-based health programmes through demonstration of insecticide treated nets (ITN’s) and their distribution to vulnerable groups aimed at combating the spread of malaria
- Deliver community-based training programmes aimed at creating awareness and building the capacity of communities to implement social mobilization and malaria prevention strategies
- Liaise with Government representatives to implement an integrated community-based malaria prevention campaign
- Participate in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of community awareness campaigns aimed at equipping and strengthening staff, volunteers and communities with capacity to provide community based health care services
Minimum Qualifications
- BSc in Environmental Health or equivalent qualifications
- Three (3) years experience in planning, implementing and evaluating integrated community-based health programmes in emergency/relief context
Key Competencies
- Broad knowledge of project management, disaster management, emergency and public health management and humanitarian relief issues, trends and goals
- Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and utilization of the internet
Position Title: Project Accountant
(1 Position)
Reporting to: Branch Cordintaor
Job Location: Busia
Overall Purpose
Responsible to the Branch Cordinator for overall financial management of the branch and project.
Other duties include maintaining of financial records, processing of working advances, preparation of project returns and reports, reconciling and balancing accounts as well as posting and compiling monthly reports to show records related to financial operations in the field.
Also receiving and disbursing money as well as processing and validating cheques in accordance with approved policy.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate at the field level the execution of the project budget expenditures in line with the approved budget
- Compile and analyse accounting reports, records and other data to maintain expenditure controls and also determine the financial resources required to implement specific programmes
- In consultation with the branch coordinator, ensure timely request of funds from the HQ and disbursement of funds according to the planned activities
- Receive cash or banker’s cheques, recording financial transactions, counting money to verify amounts and issuing receipts for funds received.
- Prepare bank deposit slips in order to ensure that all collections are promptly banked in accordance with accounting procedures.
- Disburse cash and writing vouchers and cheques in order to make payment against specified expenditure requisitions.
- Prepare cheque payments and refund claims and ensure that payments are made against verifiable accounting documents.
- Post data and balance accounts as well as compile collections, disbursements and bank reconciliation reports.
- Maintain complete records of all financial transactions such as payment vouchers, receipts and other documents in accordance with accounting procedures.
- Reconcile the cashbook with bank statements and checking balances against verifiable documents on a monthly basis.
- Prepare monthly revenue, expenditure returns, financial statements and reports to cover specified periods.
- Prepare budget for specific projects in collaboration with the officer in charge
- Maintain an assets register for the project
Minimum Qualifications
- CPA (K) or equivalent ACCA final level qualifications or a Bachelors Degree in a Business Related Field withCPA Part (II), Section 4.
- At least two years experience in a busy accounts/ finance office
Key Competencies
- Knowledge of administrative, accounting and financial procedures and systems
- Demonstrated competence in financial and accounting, posting and processing accounts.
- Proficiency in computer applications especially, word processing, database and spreadsheets, computerized accounting systems including use of the e-mail, the internet as well as local and wide area network systems.
Applications must contain: A letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, address and contacts of two referees.
All applications should be sent to:
The Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
P. O. Box 40712-00100,
Nairobi
So as to reach him not later than Friday, 12th October 2012.
