The purpose of the consultancy is to provide Ministry of Health with a technical support to establish national rumour tracking and reporting system, and build capacity within the Health Promotion Unit to manage the rumour tracking system in a sustainable manner.
Kakamega contributes a high burden of child deprivation in the country. It also contributes significantly to national under five mortality. To curb this the Kakamega County rolled out ‘Setting the Foundation in the First 1000 Days of Life – Accelerating Maternal and Child Survival in Kakamega County’ – Imarisha Afya mama na Mtoto programme in 2013.
The 2018 MIS audit evaluation conducted provided key findings and recommendations to improve the delivery of the Imarisha programme MIS. Notably, a redesign and MIS upgrade was recommended to improve effectiveness and efficiency of Imarisha Afya ya Mama na Mtoto program. In a bid to improve the Imarisha program MIS, a review of the targeting mechanism is required to revise the Proxy Means Test to ensure inclusivity and address the inclusion and exclusion errors. As part of the on-going technical support, UNICEF Kenya, is seeking an individual consultant to support Kakamega County Imarisha Program to construct a Proxy Means test and principal component analysis cut off points for the targeting module.
The purpose of this assignment is to: 1) coordinate and provide technical support to countries to advance the Reimagine Education agenda in ESAR; 2) support and expand country-level deployment of the Learning Passport in ESAR ; and 3) coordinate the deployment and expansion of the Regional Learning Hub on the Learning Passport platform.
Under the supervision of the Regional Staff Association Chairperson, and in close collaboration with the Regional Chief HR and the Regional Staff Counsellor, the Consultant will design and deliver the training for the ESAR COSA Chairpersons within the agreed timeframe and ensure that planned outcomes have been accomplished.
The unique skill sets (WASH expertise, peer review, technical writing skills), required for this assignment, are not common in regular UNICEF staff functions. In addition this programme requires rapid deployment of the resource in order to meet the intended objectives within the allocated time frame, hence the need for a consultant.
Support set up including capacity assessment of the Niger ecosystem to manage, host and support the ADDA Niger, and support the scaling of the ADDA in other regions of interest.
Kenya Country Office is looking for Social Protection Specialist, the incumbent of the post will be accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the Government for programme development, advocating for increased public resource allocation and budgeting towards the national social protection system, harmonization of social assistance mechanisms, and improved linkages between social protection and essential social services to ensure a protective environment for the most vulnerable children in Kenya including orphans. Models approaches, conducts analysis and advocates for sustainable social protection for children, including contribution to resilient building for households and communities.
The Division of Adolescents and School Health (DASH) within the Department of Family Health in the Ministry of Health has five technical units that covers; Adolescent health, School health, Research Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E), Advocacy, Communication & social mobilization (ACSM) and Child Rights & Disabilities. The Adolescent and School health programs aims at providing an opportunity to address any health-related issues that could have been carried forward from childhood that could affect the growth and productivity of the adolescent in the current phase of life, ability to do well in school and to be productive in their communities as adults. It also aims at laying the foundation for good health in adulthood by treating common disease conditions, enhancing healthy nutritional practices, and promoting positive behavior change to mitigate effects that lead to poor health in adulthood. M&E is a key component of any program that aims to continuously improve and provide better outputs and outcomes for effective implementation of health programs. The RM&E arm ensures that programme activities at the DASH are tracked and assessed.
The Kenya Ministry of Health, over time, has developed several specific guidelines on provision of adolescent and School health services led by the relevant line divisions or units. These include guidelines on Provision of Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services, The School Health Policy, Mental Health Policy, The School Health Guidelines, and the Kenya’s Fast Track Plan to end HIV and AIDS among Adolescents and Young People revised within the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework, guidelines on HPV vaccine for girls, among others. Other guidelines produced by different units within the Ministry of Health have some sections defining service provision in relation to adolescents.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide Ministry of Health with a technical support to establish national rumour tracking and reporting system, and build capacity within the Health Promotion Unit to manage the rumour tracking system in a sustainable manner.
Kakamega contributes a high burden of child deprivation in the country. It also contributes significantly to national under five mortality. To curb this the Kakamega County rolled out ‘Setting the Foundation in the First 1000 Days of Life – Accelerating Maternal and Child Survival in Kakamega County’ – Imarisha Afya mama na Mtoto programme in 2013.
The 2018 MIS audit evaluation conducted provided key findings and recommendations to improve the delivery of the Imarisha programme MIS. Notably, a redesign and MIS upgrade was recommended to improve effectiveness and efficiency of Imarisha Afya ya Mama na Mtoto program. In a bid to improve the Imarisha program MIS, a review of the targeting mechanism is required to revise the Proxy Means Test to ensure inclusivity and address the inclusion and exclusion errors. As part of the on-going technical support, UNICEF Kenya, is seeking an individual consultant to support Kakamega County Imarisha Program to construct a Proxy Means test and principal component analysis cut off points for the targeting module.
The purpose of this assignment is to: 1) coordinate and provide technical support to countries to advance the Reimagine Education agenda in ESAR; 2) support and expand country-level deployment of the Learning Passport in ESAR ; and 3) coordinate the deployment and expansion of the Regional Learning Hub on the Learning Passport platform.
Under the supervision of the Regional Staff Association Chairperson, and in close collaboration with the Regional Chief HR and the Regional Staff Counsellor, the Consultant will design and deliver the training for the ESAR COSA Chairpersons within the agreed timeframe and ensure that planned outcomes have been accomplished.
The unique skill sets (WASH expertise, peer review, technical writing skills), required for this assignment, are not common in regular UNICEF staff functions. In addition this programme requires rapid deployment of the resource in order to meet the intended objectives within the allocated time frame, hence the need for a consultant.
Support set up including capacity assessment of the Niger ecosystem to manage, host and support the ADDA Niger, and support the scaling of the ADDA in other regions of interest.
Kenya Country Office is looking for Social Protection Specialist, the incumbent of the post will be accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the Government for programme development, advocating for increased public resource allocation and budgeting towards the national social protection system, harmonization of social assistance mechanisms, and improved linkages between social protection and essential social services to ensure a protective environment for the most vulnerable children in Kenya including orphans. Models approaches, conducts analysis and advocates for sustainable social protection for children, including contribution to resilient building for households and communities.
The Division of Adolescents and School Health (DASH) within the Department of Family Health in the Ministry of Health has five technical units that covers; Adolescent health, School health, Research Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E), Advocacy, Communication & social mobilization (ACSM) and Child Rights & Disabilities. The Adolescent and School health programs aims at providing an opportunity to address any health-related issues that could have been carried forward from childhood that could affect the growth and productivity of the adolescent in the current phase of life, ability to do well in school and to be productive in their communities as adults. It also aims at laying the foundation for good health in adulthood by treating common disease conditions, enhancing healthy nutritional practices, and promoting positive behavior change to mitigate effects that lead to poor health in adulthood. M&E is a key component of any program that aims to continuously improve and provide better outputs and outcomes for effective implementation of health programs. The RM&E arm ensures that programme activities at the DASH are tracked and assessed.
The Kenya Ministry of Health, over time, has developed several specific guidelines on provision of adolescent and School health services led by the relevant line divisions or units. These include guidelines on Provision of Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services, The School Health Policy, Mental Health Policy, The School Health Guidelines, and the Kenya’s Fast Track Plan to end HIV and AIDS among Adolescents and Young People revised within the Kenya AIDS Strategic Framework, guidelines on HPV vaccine for girls, among others. Other guidelines produced by different units within the Ministry of Health have some sections defining service provision in relation to adolescents.
