Program Officer at IntraHealth International

Reporting to the Team Lead – Health Workforce Training, the Program Officer will provide programmatic and logistical support to the National and County HRH interventions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update calendar of project activities including travel and visiting schedules, staff and other meetings and remind the team of upcoming events.
• Provide logistical support to all project activities including, availability equipment and materials for presentations.
• Support Mechanism’s County HRH/HRD Manager in the implementation of county cluster interventions
• Support the counties to adopt and implement HRM policies and guidelines.
• Assist in the coordination and planning of inter county Human Resources for Health Inter-Agency Coordination Committees.
• In liaison with Mechanism’s County HRH/HRD Manager support strengthening of the HRH Units in human resource management and, development
• Prepare and/or edit drafts of routine office correspondence, reports, contracts, and terms of referenœ for contractors and respond to enquiries on a timely basis.
• Develop County profiles including list of County leadership contacts and update regularly.
• Establish and maintain a filing system for the program portfolio.
• Liaise with the procurement, logistics and finance teams on requisitioning for services in line with approved budgets in collaboration with the supervisor.
• Conduct activity budget monitoring to ensure effective utilization of financial resources in consultation with the supervisor.
• Follow up and submit project progress reports as appropriate.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Social sciences or equivalent relevant field of study.
• At least 4 years working experience in a similar environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power point).
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with prioritization paying attention to detail, quality and deadlines
• Demonstrated competence in working with stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Experience in a USAID funded Project is an added advantage.