Liverpool VCT, Care &
Treatment (LVCT) is an established Kenyan NGO that utilizes research to
inform policy reform advocacy and strengthen HIV service delivery.
We optimize our impact on
the HIV/AIDS response by building capacity of partners and pay special
attention to vulnerable groups and populations with special needs.
LVCT’s focus is on the scale-up of quality-assured HIV counseling,
testing and care services.
The Community Strategy in Kenya was revised in 2005 as the vehicle to deliver the National Health Sector Strategic Plan and as a way to achieve the health pillar of “Vision 2030”. Although the community strategy has been in use in Kenya since 2005, there lacks clear quality assurance and reporting structures to make it fully functional to achieve desired results.
The Community Strategy in Kenya was revised in 2005 as the vehicle to deliver the National Health Sector Strategic Plan and as a way to achieve the health pillar of “Vision 2030”. Although the community strategy has been in use in Kenya since 2005, there lacks clear quality assurance and reporting structures to make it fully functional to achieve desired results.
The Division of Community
Health Services has developed a scheme of service for Community Health
extension Workers (CHEWs) and redefined the roles of CHEWs and Community
Health Workers (CHWs).
The implementation of the
scheme of service needs to be informed by evidence to ensure its
success. It is anticipated that vertical programmes will use
close-to-community (CTC) providers to deliver services including
maternal and child health, HIV, TB and malaria. This project is a
component of a multi-country project titled “Reaching out and linking in
(REACHOUT): Heath systems and close-to-community services”.
The aim of the REACHOUT
project is to maximize the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of CTC
services in rural areas and urban slums in six countries: Mozambique,
Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh and Ethiopia.
Project title: Strengthening the community health strategy in Kenya: home based counselling and testing.
HIV remains a major public health concern in Kenya. Kenya wants to expand HIV services at community level to identify and ensure effective linkage between communities and health services and retention of clients in health care. There is need to develop human resource capacities, guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), supervision mechanisms, quality indicators and tools to address this gap.
LVCT’S component of the REACHOUT project will focus on testing a comprehensive quality assurance approach, determining CHEWs impact on health care, data collection mechanism in order to promote expansion of close to community (CTC) providers and health care nationwide.
Project period: 5 years
We therefore seek to fill the following vacant position for this project
Position: Research Officer
Project title: Strengthening the community health strategy in Kenya: home based counselling and testing.
HIV remains a major public health concern in Kenya. Kenya wants to expand HIV services at community level to identify and ensure effective linkage between communities and health services and retention of clients in health care. There is need to develop human resource capacities, guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), supervision mechanisms, quality indicators and tools to address this gap.
LVCT’S component of the REACHOUT project will focus on testing a comprehensive quality assurance approach, determining CHEWs impact on health care, data collection mechanism in order to promote expansion of close to community (CTC) providers and health care nationwide.
Project period: 5 years
We therefore seek to fill the following vacant position for this project
Position: Research Officer
Ref: RO/RO/LVCT/03/2013
Reporting To: Research Manager
Location: LVCT HQ (Nairobi)
Job Purpose:
To assist in the implementation of the REACHOUT project.
This position is also open to a researcher who is interested in undertaking a Masters project in this area under the LVCT Masters Fellowship Programme.
The RO – with technical
support from the Principal Investigators will be responsible for
implementation of field work, data collection, and analysis of the
study.
Duties and responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities
- Carry out a systematic literature reviews to inform the context analysis of the community strategy and HIV services in Kenya and to meet the requirements of LVCT’s research work.
- Implement the study protocols, pilot tools and work plans.
- Undertake fieldwork
- Assist in the supervision of field data collection teams.
- Assist in the transcription, coding and analysis of research data.
- Carry out implementation and dissemination plans in a timely manner.
Qualifications and qualities:
- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with least 2 years’ research experience.
- Experience developing questionnaires and data collection tools.
- Experience in field work.
- Self-driven and able to work under pressure
Interested and qualified
applicants are invited to submit their cover letter and CV (Max. 3pgs)
along with contacts of three referees, salary history and expectations
to recruitment@lvct.org so as to arrive NOT later than March 22, 2013
stating the position and job reference number on the subject line.
Human Resource and Administration Division,
Liverpool VCT, Care and Treatment,
P.O Box 19835, 00202
Human Resource and Administration Division,
Liverpool VCT, Care and Treatment,
P.O Box 19835, 00202
Nairobi, Kenya
Or email: recruitment@lvct.org