The Services - “Terms of Reference” Job Title: Indoor Residual Spraying Co-ordinator – Horn of Africa Work Base: MENTOR Kenya with extensive field missions Responsible to: Programme Manager Horn of Africa – The MENTOR Initiative Duration: 5 months with possibility to renew Start date: 1st September 2011 Closing date: until suitable candidate is found Fee: 2700-4000USD per month depending on experience Send a CV and letter of motivation to personnel@mentor-initiative.net No CV only application will be considered
The Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Co-ordinator for the Horn of Africa emergency programmes will work as part of a MENTOR technical team with other specialism’s including malaria case management, vector control, malaria prevention, and IEC/BCC. This post will work with MoH, UNHCR, other UN agencies, NGO and FBO teams to ensure help ensure that all vulnerable IDP and refugee populations in target areas, have access to shelter that provides protection against mosquitoes and other disease vectors or nuisance insects. This will be achieved through a combination of direct work in north east Kenya, support missions and distance technical advice and direction for partners in Somalia and Ethiopia.
The responsibilities of this post include the following.
• Ensure the compliance of The MENTOR Initiative in Horn of Africa (HoA) Emergency Response Programmes for all grant contract obligations related to delivering technical and operational capacity building of MoH, NGO and community teams in, and delivery of, indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaigns.
Kenya: • Work with UNHCR and other partners to assess the need for IRS in Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. • Work with MoH, UNICEF and others to assess the need for IRS to provide shelter for Kenyan IDPs in the event of flood displacement. • Provide technical training for UNHCR implementing partners in Dadaab camps; and MoH and others working with IDPs in NE Kenya, to ensure the effective IRS campaigns in any existing camp areas where LLIN coverage is not adequate (>80%). • Manage the loan and distribution of IRS equipment and donation of insecticide to partners, where they are going to be responsible for IRS campaign implementation. • Provide technical supervision for partner IRS campaigns. • Develop and manage community teams to conduct targeted IRS campaigns amongst vulnerable host communities, where ever a suitable partner is not present or able. • Ensure basic mapping of all IRS activities in Kenya.
Somalia: • Work with UNICEF, Global Fund, MoH implementing partners (NGOs, community groups and others) to help plan targeted IRS campaigns in high risk communities in Somalia. • Ensure technical training and capacity building of IRS partners as needed. • Manage the loan and distribution of IRS equipment and donation of insecticide to partners, where they are going to be responsible for IRS campaign implementation. • Work with partners to establish and maintain basic mapping of all IRS campaigns in Somalia.
Ethiopia: • Work with Ethiopia based partners (operational agencies and donors) to help assess IRS needs for Somalia refugees or Ethiopian IDPs displaced by the HoA emergency. • Provide technical information and advise to partners concerning the procurement, planning, roll out and monitoring of IRS campaigns. • Where needed, provide technical training support to partners to plan and roll out their own IRS campaigns in refugee and IDP areas.
General IRS Logistics:
• Responsible for ensuring (working with the programme logisticians) appropriate handling and storage of all IRS materials and equipment. • Responsible for ensuring that logisticians are trained in the safe handling and transportation of IRS tools and materials. • Responsible for ensuring the daily maintenance of malaria prevention and safety equipment such as IRS spraying equipment and safety equipment. • Responsible for ensuring that IRS programmes receive adequate logistical support for transport and communication; water supplies, campaign supply lines management, team / equipment washing facilities, storage etc. • Responsible for ensuring good stock management, resupply and appropriate and timely pre positioning of stock • Work with the logistics team to ensure that storage, loan and provision of MENTOR equipment and materials to health partners in related programme areas is supervised and recorded.
Other:
• Manage related human resources in co-ordination with the PM. • Work with the IEC/BCC co-ordinator to ensure a package of simple, clear and culturally appropriate IEC is provided to all IRS recipients. • Ensure that IRS partners are trained in IEC. • Assist in the creation of viable new proposals and budgets in liaison with the HoA PM. • Represent The MENTOR Initiative at relevant district/regional level meetings with the government and NGO partners to help inform and support a co-ordinated approach to IRS and other vector born disease control strategies in the HoA emergency. • Maintain up to date information on the status of all relevant programme areas, particularly with respect to statistical information demonstrating progress towards programme goals. • Preparation of relevant medical sections for weekly, monthly, and other ad hoc reports • Participation of relevant medical sections in weekly or more frequent planning meetings. • Development of relevant medical sections in other reporting required by grant contracts. • Support the HoA PM in assessment missions when required. • Any other duties as may be assigned by the PM and agreed with the Director.
Job Specification Essential: • Masters in subject area • At least 3 years field experience in a similar environment • Proven capacity to train others • Flexible and willing to learn • Excellent team worker and communications skills • Practical, hands on approach
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