IntraHealth International
believes in a world where all people have an equal opportunity for
health and well being. IntraHealth International supports health workers
to succeed, improve policies and systems for a strong workforce, and
extend health services to meet communities’ needs.
The USAID funded,
Intrahealth led FUNZO Kenya project, aims to improve access to and
quality of health workforce training by supporting an increased number
of new health workers trained; supporting current health worker training
needs; strengthening the capacity of training institutions; and
strengthening regulatory bodies to enhance training demand.
Working in close
partnership with the Ministries of Health, the leading health training
institutions in Kenya, and the National Health Training Working Group
among others, the project will build responsive, country-led training
systems to improve health sector outcomes and the accessibility and
quality of health workforce training in Kenya.
IntraHealth International is seeking highly effective and experienced professionals to fill the positions described below:
1. Data Systems Officer
Ref: FKPT/03/2013
Reporting to the Data
Systems Manager, the Data Systems Officer reports to the Data Systems
Manager and works closely with the Distance Learning Manager and
Distance Learning Officer to support the development of human resource
information systems and other ‘e’ health initiatives.
The information systems
are crucial for health workforce planning, assessment of training needs
and validation of CPD credits for re-licensure of health care workers.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Participate in the
design and implementation of human resource information systems while
working closely with regional training institutions, ministries of
health and other partners.
- Work with hub
managers, regulatory bodies, ministry of health and regional training
hubs on data management and support their use of the national training
database.
- Maintain
relationships with human resource information systems end users and act
as the bridge between IntraHealth and stakeholders
- Keep abreast of
development in the health management information systems space both
nationally and internationally by networking with other partners,
reading widely and participating in forums
- Build the capacity of
stakeholders and partners in the deployment and use of human resource
information systems including development of training materials
- Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of human resource information systems
- Provide logistical support to the technology team
- Develop project documentation and reports on project activities
Person Specification
The ideal person should posses the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems or computer science.
- 2-4 years of project management experience
- Knowledge of requirements generation and software development
- Hands on experience in MySQL database design, PHP, Linux, Apache etc
- Goal oriented and excellent organizational and time management skills
- Orientation to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivated self learner
- Proficiency in office productivity tools, for example, word processing and spreadsheet applications.
2. Distance Learning Officer
Ref: FKPT/03/2013
Reporting to the Distance
Learning Manager the Distance Learning Officer supports the Distance
Learning Manager in the development and implementation of distance
learning initiatives including electronic teaching and learning
initiatives.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Participate in the
designing, implementation and assessing of potential e- learning and ‘m’
learning business models for regional training institutions/hubs.
- Work closely with the regional hub managers and training institutions to ensure activities are on course
- Work with regional training hubs and identify their training delivery needs and help them evaluate distance learning options
- Keep abreast of
development in the distance learning space both nationally and
internationally by networking with other partners, reading widely and
participating in ICT in education forums
- Evaluation of new or
existing distance learning technologies and advice internally
(IntraHealth) and externally (regional hubs and participating training
institutions)
- Participate in
content development capacity building activities including working with
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure quality and accuracy of
e-learning content developed
- Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of distance learning activities
- Develop project documentation and reports on project activities
- Provide logistical support to the distance learning manager and the entire technology program team
Person specification
- Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field
- 2-4 years of project management experience
- Knowledge of learning management and content development systems and standards
- Goal oriented and excellent organizational and time management skills
- Orientation to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivated self learner
- Proficiency in office productivity tools, for example, word processing and spreadsheet applications.
If your background,
experience and competencies match the specifications above, confidently
apply by sending your updated CV, along with a covering letter
indicating your daytime telephone numbers, address and the names of
three referees one of whom must be your supervisor in your current or
former employment to kenyajobs@intrahealth.org.
Closing date for applications is March 22, 2013.
Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted
IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
