Field Officer - Epidemiologically at Risk Populations

JOB PURPOSE

The Field Officer works closely with the HTS team and other staff serving epidemiologically at-Risk Populations and reports to the coordinator. With the support of the coordinator he will coordinate field related activities with the Ministry of Health (MOH) Officers and other stakeholders at the County and Sub-County levels. He/ She will Act as a liaison person between the community and the program team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall coordination of project outreach activities within your area of coverage. 
• Ensure the project adheres to the national guidelines during service provision and maintains quality.
• Ensure outreaches are integrated to reach a minimum package of services to beneficiaries 
• Provide coordination of peer education recruitment and ensure good representation of PEs in the project sites.
• Facilitate mobilization and enrolment of epidemiologically at-risk populations for service uptake. 
• Supports HTS team to ensure all HIV positive Clients are put on treatment.
• Coordinate and/or facilitate health education sessions to target populations.
• Facilitate the provision of structural interventions linkage to social services and promote alternative livelihoods for clients. 
• Make appropriate referrals for on-going support e.g. Home-Based Care PMTCT CCC and TB Clinics. This includes follow up/tracking of the referral cases.
• Ensure documentation of all relevant community tools and registers
• Documentation management and reporting of commodities used.
• Captures and shares success stories lessons learnt and challenges promptly to inform program decisions.
• Compile and submit timely reports to the supervisor and in the correct templates
• Participate in routine data quality assessments monitoring and quality improvement activities from time to time

Qualifications :

Education and Experience

• Diploma Holder in Nursing Counselling Psychology Community Health public health Social Sciences or other related fields.
• Holder of a NASCOP HTS Certificate is preferred.
• Training in Peer Education Behaviour Change Communication or HIV & AIDS is added advantage
• Two years relevant work experience in HIV prevention care and treatment more so with epidemiologically at-risk populations PrEP and Post response is desirable.
• Experience working in Arid and Semi-Arid regions is an added advantage  

Knowledge Skills and Competencies

• Detailed understanding knowledge and experience of epidemiologically at-risk populations
• Basic counselling skills
• Problem solving skills
• Teamwork and Team building skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Remarkable communication skills both oral and written
• Analytical skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to multi-task
• Results Oriented.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Corporate Policies Systems Procedures and Methods

• The job will be domiciled in the Ministry of Health in a Health Facility and community Set-Up within Turkana. The holder of the position will be subject to rules and regulations of the Public Service Human Resource Policies and Procedures Manual

Work Environment

• Work environment is in ARID and Semi-ARID Area with frequent travel to the community set up.

Hours of Work

• The job holder may be required to work outside normal working hours due to the nature of the work in general

Additional Information :

Qualified residents from Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply

Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. The closing date will be Tuesday 29th July 2025.

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract