Peer Coach – 4 Posts at Living Goods

Job Purpose

To support a network of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) within a sub county, primarily to support the Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) & Community health Assistants (CHAs) deliver high impact through best practice, digitally enabled performance management and supervision and supporting the sub county and county health teams to deliver impactful community health.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks

• Coach and mentor CHAs & CHEWs attached on performance management, use of digital tools, utilization of dashboards and use of data for decision making.
• Accompany CHAs & CHEWs for Field Visits and offer support supervision.
• Undertake necessary measures to ensure that CHAs & CHEWs report quality data.
• Offer first level support on Android issues faced by the CHAs, CHEWs & CHVs.
• Participate in Community Events including dialogue & Action days.
• Support in-service Training and any other trainings that may arise.
• Support CHAs & CHEWs in quantification and management of Commodities of CHVs
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with local government in the area of operation.
• Attend and support CUs review meetings and sub county planning meetings.  Alert the Supervisor Coach to any arising risks, challenges, and impediments to implementation.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills)

Academic Qualifications

• Diploma in community health, business management or a related field.

Work experience required

• Minimum of (1) year relevant experience for degree holders and (2) years relevant experience for Diploma holders as a Community Health Supervisor or Manager in community health field.

Competencies/Attributes

• Learns from experience and applies what is learned to new situations.
• Plans, prioritizes, breaks down tasks accordingly.
• Supports in Program/projects in data analysis, collation of information, reporting etc.
• Supervisory skills and high levels of integrity.
• Ability to communicate and share information verbally and in writing.