8 HEALTHCARE VACANCIES – KAKUMA (TURKANA COUNTY) | INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) KENYA 2026

Position Titles & Vacancies:

MCH Nurse (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Sanitation Worker (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Medical Officer (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Health Records and Information Assistant (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Nurse Midwife (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Hospital Administrator (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Clinical Officer Reproductive Health (Kakuma – 1 Post)
Nutritionist (Kakuma – 1 Post)

Location: Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana County, Kenya
Employment Type: Full-Time
Number of Vacancies: 8
Application Deadline: January 6, 2026
Category/Department: Medical / Healthcare / Refugee Services

Introduction

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenya, global humanitarian aid/relief/development NGO responding crises/providing life-saving care/recovery support, is recruiting 8 healthcare positions Kakuma Refugee Camp (Turkana County): MCH Nurse, Sanitation Worker, Medical Officer, Health Records Assistant, Nurse Midwife, Hospital Administrator, Clinical Officer Reproductive Health, and Nutritionist to deliver quality maternal/child health/reproductive health/nutrition/sanitation services vulnerable populations.

Requiring Diploma/Bachelor’s Nursing/Clinical Medicine/Nutrition/Public Health/Health Records + registration/professional licenses (Nursing Council/KMLTTB/KNDI), 1–4 years relevant experience (clinical/facility/IPC/IMAM), these full-time roles demand commitment safeguarding/integrity. Ideal for dedicated healthcare professionals passionate humanitarian response/refugee health, these opportunities offer impactful contribution IRC programs aligned Vision 2030’s universal health coverage.

About International Rescue Committee (IRC) Kenya

International Rescue Committee global humanitarian aid/relief/development nongovernmental organization responding crises worldwide.

IRC Kenya delivers life-saving care/recovery support vulnerable/displaced populations camps/urban settings.

IRC fosters culture integrity/safeguarding/compassion, preventing abuse/exploitation/harassment promoting safe/respectful environments.

Job Descriptions

1. MCH Nurse (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities
Neonatal Health

Monitor newborn health identify complications.
Monitor breastfeeding guidance nutrition options.
Provide linkage Nutrition vulnerable Neonates assessment.
Administer essential neonatal interventions treatment common ailments/vaccinations.

Maternal Health

Provide comprehensive antenatal care assessments/counseling/education.
Assist normal deliveries conduct emergency deliveries second stage clinic.
Provide postnatal care counseling breastfeeding/family planning/newborn care.
Identify/manage/refer high risk conditions pregnancy/postpartum.
Perform essential procedures blood pressure/fetal heart rate/vaginal examinations.
Provide Maternal EPI (Tetanus) schedule.
Offer family planning counseling/services LARCs.
Provide post-abortion care cervical cancer screening/treatment.

Child Health

Provide immunization EPI schedule.
Manage common childhood illnesses diarrhea/pneumonia/malaria.
Conduct growth monitoring promote optimal development CWC.
Provide nutritional counseling/support.

Record Keeping

Maintain accurate up-to-date medical records.
Submit timely reports maternal/newborn/child health indicators.

Training/Supervision

Participate training/capacity-building.
Supervise/mentor junior staff.

Community Outreach

Conduct in-facility health education maternal/newborn/child health.
Participate community outreach promote health-seeking behaviors needs basis.
Organize adequate clinic coverage required.
Other additional duties supervisor.

Safeguarding

Commitment integrity/professional conduct preventing abuse/exploitation/harassment. Promote safe/respectful environment report concerns IRC policies/procedures.

Key Result Areas

Reduced maternal/neonatal mortality.
Increased antenatal/postnatal care uptake.
Increased EPI services.
Reduction malnutrition monitoring CWC.
Improved family planning utilization.
Strengthened community-facility linkage.
Effective supervision/mentorship junior staff.

Required Qualifications

KRCHN/KRN/KRM.
Registration Nursing Council Kenya.

Required Experience & Competencies

1+ years busy maternal child health department/clinic.
Emergency Obstetrics/Newborn Care/Respectful maternal newborn trainings desirable.
Strong clinical skills maternal/child health.
Work pressure/challenging environments.
Good communication/interpersonal.

Apply for MCH Nurse at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

2. Sanitation Worker (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities

Direct supervision Hospital/Environmental cleaning team adequate coverage/man hours.
On Job mentorship hospital/environmental cleaning team.
Based patient-diagnosis collaborate medical team evaluate/support IPC implementation transmission-based precautions (air/droplet/contact).
Collaboration Hospital Nursing officer in charge implement transmission-based precautions monitor adherence.
Provide regular clinical/technical supervision/training/support staff IPC issues audits/checklists/surveillance.
Ensure organizational aspects facility respected (bed spacing/handwashing stations) correct ‘clean/dirty flows’ requirements available.
Participate/coordinate Antimicrobial Stewardship/antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
Improve compliance aseptic care correct use antiseptics/detergents/disinfectants training/audits.
Ensure quality/correct/rational use IPC material/equipment monitor consumption cleaning materials/PPE.
Core member Infection Prevention Control Committee regular/lively/proactive development/follow-up Action Plan.
Active surgical site/Hospital acquired infections updating Nursing officer events.
Oversee segregation/proper disposal medical/general waste hospital IPC guidelines.
Ensure optimal incinerator operation adhering SOPs.
Appropriate solid/Liquid waste management.
Regularly share/discuss timely/accurate/relevant information communities access/eligibility services/expected staff behavior/community feedback/safeguarding mechanisms usage.
Promote formal feedback mechanisms capture/monitor/respond/act feedback/complaints communities documenting informal interactions/observations/focus group discussions. Reporting needs/preferences/feedback managers/client responsiveness focal persons.
Convene/participate monthly IPC meetings developing/tracking action plans.
Work closely clinical teams responding day-to-day IPC concerns.

Key skills and Competencies

Strong knowledge hygiene/sanitation practices healthcare setting.
Ability enforce infection prevention protocols/occupational safety measures.
Good communication/interpersonal skills.
Attention detail commitment safe environment.

Qualifications and Experience

Diploma environmental health/public health 2 years’ experience.
IPC training/certification.
Prior experience Waste management/Hospital infection prevention control/similar healthcare facility preferred.

Apply for Sanitation Worker at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

3. Medical Officer (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities
Program management

In charge hospital.
Ensure all patients attended daily.
Ensure hospital running effectively wards.
Attend emergencies medical/surgical.
Manage/supervise staff respective wards.
Ensure proper documentation patient care files.
Conduct daily ward rounds maternity/medical/pediatrics/isolation.
Carry out elective/emergency obstetric/Gynecological theatre.
Conduct elective/emergency surgical theatre.
Carry out special clinics weekly SOPC/GOPC/HRC/MOPC/POPC.
Attend medical legal cases Filling P3 forms/attend court.
Ensure survivors sexual assault promptly attended GBV centre.
Ensure Referrals Emergency/Elective secondary/tertiary prompt.

Human Resource

Team leader hospital/patient care.
Attend Clinical staff meetings program updates.
Manage Clinical Services Program acting capacity Health Manager absent.
Coordinate/Participate Continuous Medical Education (CME) staff updates patient care.

Program activities

Conduct daily ward rounds.
Doctor on call weekly 24hrs 7 days.
Carry out emergency surgical/obstetric theatre.
Conduct special clinics weekly SOPC/GOPC/HRC/POPC/MOPC.
Proper document patient diagnosis/plans treatment/care files.
Attend morning Handover meetings feedback patient care.
Carry out elective surgical/gynecological twice week theatre.
Attend medical legal fill P3 forms/attend court.
Lead death audits improve quality care.
Fill referral forms emergency/elective referrals.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor Medicine Surgery MBChB.
Registered Kenya Medical Practitioners Dentist Board.

Required Experience & Competencies

Minimum 2 yrs busy hospital.
Work minimal supervision.

Apply for Medical Officer at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

4. Health Records and Information Assistant (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities
Data Management

Maintain accurate/complete/up-to-date health records patients.
Compile/organize/store patient records data privacy policies/facility protocols.
Ensure timely entry health data systems KHIS/DHIS2/LMIS.

Data Analysis and Reporting

Extract data EMR compile/analyse monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
Track key performance indicators support program monitoring/evaluation.
Assist generating reports stakeholders facility leadership/donors/government.

Quality Assurance

MEAL team/facility in-charges conduct regular Data Quality Audits (DQA) accuracy/completeness/reliability.
Work closely clinicians/MEAL teams identify/resolve discrepancies.
Maintain integrity/confidentiality patient/program data.

System Management

Manage paper-based/electronic health records effectively.
Support transition manual digital records needed.
Train staff data tools/health information systems usage.

Collaboration and Capacity Building

Provide mentorship/technical support facility staff data management.
Facilitate health information training staff/data clerks.
Collaborate MEAL/clinical teams/government stakeholders data alignment/reporting.

Administration

Manage medical records filing/retrieval efficient access.
Ensure compliance MoH/facility health records policies.
Prepare/update facility whiteboards/reporting dashboards.
Supervise incentive data clerks.

Safeguarding

Commitment integrity/professional conduct preventing abuse/exploitation/harassment. Promote safe/respectful environment report concerns IRC policies/procedures.

Qualifications and Requirements
Education

Diploma/bachelor’s Health Records Information Management/related recognized institution.

Experience

2-3 years Health Records Assistants.
Experience health systems KHIS/DHIS2.
Experience electronic medical records (EMR) desirable.

Apply for Health Records and Information Assistant at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

5. Nurse Midwife (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities
Maternal Care

Comprehensive antenatal care assessments/counseling/education.
Identify high risk pregnancies referrals medical officers.
Supervise/assist mothers labor monitor labor partograph/nursing care plans.
Ensure required observations/prescribed treatments/procedures carried out documented patient’s chart.
Provide postnatal care counseling breastfeeding/family planning/newborn care.
Identify/manage complications pregnancy/labor/postpartum.
Ensure birth registration prompt discharge mother/baby.
Support/counselling miscarriages/stillbirth/early neonatal death/birth asphyxia/congenital anomalies.
Arranging/providing health education mother/partner/family.
Offer family planning counseling/services LARCs.

Neonatal Care

Immediate newborn care resuscitation/thermal regulation/early breastfeeding.
Monitor newborn health identify complications assessment newborn.
Administer essential neonatal interventions vitamin K/vaccinations.

Family Planning

Counseling/education post-partum family planning methods.
Offer contraceptive methods LARCs.

Record Keeping

Accurate up-to-date electronic medical records patients.
Timely reports maternal/child health indicators.

Training/Supervision

Participate training/capacity-building.
Supervise/mentor junior staff.

Community linkage

Coordinate community health workers continuity care clients discharge.

Additional duties

Supervise incentive staffs maternity ward.
Escort patient referral hospital necessary.
Hospital coverage on-call required.
Monitor/supervise proper usage supplies.
Maintain equipment good condition submit regular inventory report.
Other additional duties supervisor.

Key Result Areas

Reduced maternal/neonatal mortality.
Increased antenatal/postnatal care uptake.
Improved postnatal family planning utilization.
Effective supervision/mentorship junior staff.

Required Qualifications

KRN/KRM/Bachelors Midwifery recognized institution.
Registration Nursing Council Kenya.

Required Experience & Competencies

4+ years busy maternity ward.
Emergency Obstetrics/Newborn Care mandatory.
Respectful maternal newborn trainings desirable.
Strong clinical skills maternal/child health.
Work pressure/challenging environments.
Good communication/interpersonal.

Apply for Nurse Midwife at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

6. Hospital Administrator (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities

Ensure protection/development/maintenance hospital facilities.
Facilitate ICT enhance service delivery.
Effective human resource management/development.
Prepare monthly staff returns.
Support performance management guidelines/tools staff.
Ensure quarterly performance appraisals conducted/documented/submitted.
Effective financial management Government financial/accounting procedures.
Safety/security employees/patients premises disseminate Occupational Safety Health guidelines staff.
Proper fire safety/disaster plan place.
Employee/customer satisfaction surveys annual findings/recommendations implemented.
Quality assurance systems monitoring service quality/investigating incidents/complaints.
Staff complies MoH quality assurance guidelines.
Oversight procurement function endorse documents delegated authority CEO.
Protecting hospital land encroachment/property burglary/pilferage.
Deployment security personnel provide security/patrol/man gates.
Coordinate preparation hospital annual operating plan/budget.
Utilization funds planned activities AIE/other financial regulations.
Reliable provision/efficient utilization electricity/water/gas/communication supplies.
Routine maintenance motor vehicles/cycles.
Maintenance buildings non-residential.
Timely repairs/rehabilitation/alterations hospital buildings consultation County Works Officer.
Compound upkeep well maintained.
Hospital registry functional.
Administrative correspondence properly filed.
Correspondence/information individual staff filed personnel files.
Mortuary clean free foul smell.
Mortuary coolers/fridges maintained good condition.
Prepare/submit monthly/quarterly reports Medical Superintendent.

Safeguarding

Commitment integrity/professional conduct preventing abuse/exploitation/harassment. Promote safe/respectful environment report concerns IRC policies/procedures.

Key Result Areas

Infrastructure development/maintenance.
Human resource management/development.
Performance management.
Financial management/sustainability.
Occupational Safety/Security.
Satisfaction surveys.
Quality assurance.
Procurement Security staff/patients.
Provision utilities.
Transport management.
Estate management.
Records/Information management.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Business administration/Health administration/MBA Healthcare focus.
3-5 years Management position health sector.
Minimum three years Senior Health Administrative Officer high-volume hospital.

Apply for Hospital Administrator at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

7. Clinical Officer Reproductive Health (Kakuma)

Program Activities

Conduct daily ward rounds maternity.
Ensure patient management line MoH/WHO/UNHCR guidelines/protocols.
Attend maternal/newborn health emergencies.
Ensure proper/accurate documentation patient management EMR.
Assist surgical procedures elective/emergency obstetric.
Operate special high risk pregnancy outpatient clinic.
Recommend timely referrals obstetric/gynecological Emergency/elective secondary/tertiary.
Organize/facilitate targeted RH Continuous Medical Education (CME) department.
Take lead institutionalizing work improvement teams (WITs) working.
Perform obstetric ultrasounds.
Attend/participate daily morning hospital handover/bi-weekly hospital meetings.
Participate maternal/perinatal mortality/near-miss audits improve quality care.
Participate periodic Quality Care Assessments.
Conduct periodic/scheduled skills gap assessments maternity nurse/midwives provide targeted supportive supervision/coaching maternal/newborn/sexual/reproductive health competencies.

Reporting and Coordination

Assist preparation periodic progress reports requested HM.
Monitor closely maternal/newborn health morbidity/mortality trends prompt actions.
Work maternity team ensure maternity specific MPDSR action points tracked/actioned time.

Others

Other relevant duties required/assigned supervisor.

Key Result Areas

Quality care maternal/newborn health service.
Ensure quality emergency obstetric/newborn care maternity ward.
Prompt referral patients.
Proper documentation patient care EMR.

Qualifications

Diploma clinical medicine recognized institution.
Higher diploma reproductive health recognized institution.
Registered clinical officer council Kenya valid practicing license.

Apply for Clinical Officer Reproductive Health at International Rescue Committee Kakuma – Deadline January 6, 2026

8. Nutritionist (Kakuma)

Key Responsibilities

Direct implementation IMAM management under-fives/PLWs OTP/TSFP WHO/IMAM protocol. Participate data collection/entry IMAM registers/EMR/reporting MOH tools/IRC database.
Timely identification/treatment acutely malnourished children/pregnant lactating women creating/strengthening nutrition surveillance/assessment systems health facilities/community. Train/mentor staff -CHWs/OPD/auxiliary nurses family MUAC approach.
Participate daily ward rounds SC ward ensuring required observations/prescribed treatment/procedure carried out documented patients’ cards national IMAM guidelines.
Support growth monitoring/promotion CWC conduct individualised nutrition counselling underweight children faltering growth.
Ensure children under six months/mothers screened/managed MAMI protocol/IMAM guidelines.
Support capacity building/OJT incentive staff identification capacity gaps/supporting training.
Implement MIYCN facility integrating CMAM group/individual counselling sessions/health education sessions.
Monitor utilization essential nutrition supplies daily reconciliation.
Compile/submit weekly nutrition reports monthly MOH summary reports entry KHIS/LMIS.
Participate facility-based data review meetings share performance key nutrition indicators.
Liaise pharmacist/facility in-charge order nutrition commodities prepositioned consumption/clients treatment.
Ensure provision quality nutrition assessment/counselling/support NCD clinics/MCH/OPD/Medical wards/Special clinics (POPC/LBW/Preterm).
Other duties assigned supervisor.