Job Description

Job Description/Requirements

Date of Commencement of Duty: Immediate
Duty Stations: Kisumu
Duration: One Year- (Renewable)

About the Centre for the Study of Adolescence
Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA) is a leading national organization committed to the promotion of the health and development of young people through research, technical assistance, advocacy, and capacity building to expand choices and improve access to safe, affordable and sustainable health services. CSA works in partnership with governments, relevant institutions, professionals and communities to support young people’s right to exercise choice, access health services and participate fully in activities that promote their health and general well-being.

Overview of the project
CARE, in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YC), and Restless Development (RD), is proposing an evidence-based and evidence-generating holistic and multi-sectoral 7-year program with the goal of achieving gender transformative and sustainable change in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. SHE SOARS (Sexual and reproductive Health & Economic empowerment Supporting Out of school Adolescent girls’ Rights and Skills) puts out of school adolescent girls’ needs and rights at the center of all project activities. This target group has been selected because they are consistently left out of traditional adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) programming, are difficult to reach, and often have the greatest need. Through our participatory, youth-led design and implementation approach, SHE SOARS will build integrated health system strengthening interventions, deep and transformative communityengagement on harmful gender and social norms, and capacity building of civil society actors to engage in long-term and sustainable SRHR policy advocacy to improve the health system for all women and girls while addressing their risks and protection needs of out of school adolescent girls.

In Kenya, SHE SOARS will be implemented in Nairobi and Kisumu counties where 60% of all adolescents live in informal urban settlements, and in Kajiado and Siaya rural counties where access to health facilities has been identified through our consultations as a challenge, and where integrated ASRHR services were identified as unavailable. SHE SOARS will build on the Adolescents Empowerment Projects (AEP), targeting in and out of school adolescents to address high rates of CEFM, unintended pregnancies and FGM through a multi-sectoral approach addressing socio-cultural beliefs and practices, economic empowerment, and advocacy.
CSA will implement the SHE SOARS Project in Kisumu and Siaya Counties, which the Officer will coordinate.

Position Summary:
The holder of the position will be responsible for the overall coordination of the SHE SOARS project technical activity implementation oversight, liaison, Monitoring and Evaluation, direct management reporting and supervision for all activities in the two Counties.

Duties and responsibilities:

Project Implementation and Monitoring:
• Coordinate the delivery of the gender and adolescent responsive SRHR information and services at health facilities, through CARE’s proven CSC model modified to be youth-led and focused on ASRHR service delivery
• Oversee the implementation of gender and SGBV prevention/response activities in schools and at the community level in in Siaya and Kisumu Counties.
• Coordinate Implementation of CARE’s Youth Savings and Loans Associations (YSLA) and related skills-based training in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
• Strengthen the capacity of district/county government health management teams in target communities to efficiently manage and coordinate gender/adolescent responsive, inclusive, comprehensive and accountable ASRH services
• Support project Monitoring and Evaluation Initiatives.

Advocacy and Partnership Building:
• Maintain collaborative relationships with the project partners and other stakeholders at the County/sub-County level.
• Lead gender responsive community outreaches, targeting most vulnerable out-of-school adolescent girls and community health volunteers
• Coordinate and lead Local citizens’ engagement into higher level SRHR policy advocacy work as well as reinforcing youth engagement with the local health system.

Other Tasks:
• Provide support to Project implementation components of activities, as applicable.
• Coordinate with the Project Management team on activity monitoring, to ensure outcomes are realised.
• Utilize critical input, feedback, and assessments to inform changes in program.

Program Innovation:
• Explore and suggest additional opportunities for realization of outcomes.
• Suggest innovative approaches in program reporting both in terms of approach and delivery.

Desired Qualifications, skills and experience:
• Bachelors’ degree in Public Health, Health Sciences, Social Science, Development Studies or any other related fields. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
• Proven experience of not less than 6 years, 4 of which must have been in a project leadership position on ASRHR and SGBV programmes.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Keen attention to detail and an aptitude for problem-solving
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills in ASRHR and SGBV programmes.

How to Apply
Please submit an application letter with detailed current CV indicating 3 references. Two of whom should have been direct Supervisors. Applications should be sent to jobs@csakenya.org ; INDICATE THE JOB TITLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL AND SPECIFY YOUR INTEREST DUTY STATION. The applications should be received by latest 22nd April, 2022, 5:00 pm Kenyan time.
Addressed to:
The Administrative Manager
Centre for the Study of Adolescence
Mbaazi Avenue, Off Kingara Road, Lavington
P.O. Box 19329-00202, Nairobi

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