With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

The Field Officer will be responsible for the overall implementation of HIV and Violence prevention interventions targeting AGYW and ABYM. They will directly supervise: Community Youth facilitators, Tertiary Youth Facilitators, Youth Mentors, and GBV Outreach Workers. These are field level cadres that are responsible for the enrolment, mobilization and facilitation of interventions at community level. This position reports directly to the Project Coordinator.  

1. Facilitate direct field level implementation of HIV and Violence Prevention interventions, including identification and enrolment of AGYW 15-29 years, ABYM/MSP 15 – 35 years into the HIV Prevention Program. They will also manage clinical schedules, mobilization and referral of beneficiaries for health and social services. 

2. Conduct and sustain community and stakeholder relationships in collaboration with the Livelihood Program Officer, GBV Case Workers to ensure project ownership.

3. Conduct training for community cadre to capacitate them on project models and ensure model fidelity in the delivery of project interventions.

4. Provide direct supervision to Community Youth facilitators, Tertiary Youth Facilitators, Youth Mentors, GBV Outreach Workers to ensure quality service delivery.  This will entail proper planning and execution of HIV prevention interventions.

5. Facilitate comprehensive quality data flow, reflection and adaptation of approaches in the field. Ensure proper use of tools using a data quality checklist.

6. Facilitate the collection of beneficiary feedback through routine monitoring activities to inform real time project improvements.  

7. Capture and document field dynamics, impact stories and lessons learnt

Other Competencies/Attributes:

Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.Interpersonal communication / relational capabilityPerform other duties as required.

Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

Minimum Qualification required: A Degree in Health/ social sciences, Public Health or related field.Experience: Minimum two years’ experience in project implementation of health, HIV projectsFacilitating community interventions and stakeholder engagementExperience in facilitating HIV prevention trainings and working with AGYWExperience in Livelihoods programming for AGYW an added advantageExperience in implementing USAID/ PEPFAR Funded project an added advantagePreferred: Bachelor’s Degree in community Health & HIV/AIDS -related fields.Technical Skills & Abilities:

Prior Work Experience: A minimum of two years of progressive and responsible experience in planning, and monitoring and evaluation preferred. Experience in Program Coordination and supportive supervision. Experience in report writing (management and donor reports)

Skills and Abilities:

Communication, leadership, team management, negotiation and risk management skills Proficiency in the Microsoft Package – Excel, Word, PowerPoint Ability to extract, analyze, organize, and interpret data and present findings in both oral and written form.

Working Environment / Conditions:

Work environment: spending 85% of his/her time in the field visiting project sitesSpending 15% of his/her time in the office

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only