Kenya: Vacancy Announcement

KENYA COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH FINANCING ASSOCIATION
c/o P O BOX 6736, KONDELE 40103, KISUMU

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Kenya Community Based Health Financing Association was registered in 2002 under the Societies Act of Kenya. Currently the Association has nine member organizations and it seeks to participate in advancing access to quality and affordable health care through initiatives that are based on the values of justice, peace, good governance, human rights, gender equality and equity and sustainable human resource development. The Association seeks to recruit qualified Kenyan citizens for the following positions:

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR

The person will oversee the activities of the Association both at the national office and in the field, act as a Public Relations Officer for the Association and liaise with Government officials and development partners, encourage new initiatives in community health financing and promote research in this field of study

Major Responsibilities
• Official representative of Kenya community Based Health Financing Association
• Co-ordinate, lobby and advocate for community based health financing (CBHF)
• Organize national conferences in collaboration with the Executive Committee
• Fundraising for the Association
• Liaise with Donors/Government Ministries
• Collect and compile reports from member Associations
• Provide support, technical assistance, assess training needs and prepare appropriate training in collaboration with member Associations
• Co-ordinate research work on CBHF
• Gather information for Resource Centre
• Ensuring that funding contracts between development partners, Kenya Community Based Health Funding Associations and member organizations are adhered to

Qualifications required
• Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health or any other related field
• At least 5 years work experience in a related field, preferably in Project Management, Hospital Administration or Health Insurance
• Computer literate

Skills Required
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and report writing skills
• Financial and office management skills
• Public relations skills
• Planning skills
• Working experience with donors and Government departments
• Self motivated
• Prepared to travel widely in Kenya
• Prepared to work long hours

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

The person will keep a good and accurate record of the Association’s finances by recording all income and expenditure receipts and maintain a set of books of accounts, maintain in good condition all association’s property including furniture, office equipment and records

Major responsibilities
• Day-to-day running of the Association’s activities
• Keeping of records
• Assist in preparing budgets
• Keeping proper books of Accounts
• Prepare books of accounts for audit
• Compile reports from member Associations (narrative and financial)
• Maintain the Association’s Resource Centre
• Keep an inventory of all organization’s property
• Maintain a schedule for reporting

Qualifications
• At least a CPA II, Section 4
• Computer literate
• Administration skills an added advantage

Skills Required
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal and public relations skills
• Good analytical and report writing skills
• Self motivated and committed

Interested applicants should send hand written letters of applications, typed curriculum vitaes including names and addresses of three referees and daytime telephone contacts and photocopies of certificates to The Chairperson, Kenya Community Based Health Financing Association (KCBHFA), care of P O Box 6736, Kondele 40103, Kisumu, Kenya

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted on phone.

Closing date: Friday, 24th November 2006