Concern Worldwide Officer Health and Nutrition Jobs in Kenya

Concern Worldwide Officer Health and Nutrition Jobs in Kenya

Job Title: Officer Health and Nutrition

Reports to: Manager, Health and Nutrition - Laisamis

Job Location: Laisamis - Marsabit (Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Kenya at the time of application - National Position)

Contract Details: Fixed Term , One(1) Year Contract, renewable subject to availability of funds.

Job Summary:

The Officer- Health and Nutrition will be responsible for implementing Health and Nutrition interventions in line with Nawiri project goals and objectives of reducing persistent high rates of acute malnutrition.

This will entail working closely with the sub county Ministry of Health teams to strengthen the system’s capacity to provide High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI) including provision Integrated Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Nutrition Sensitive Activities and Strategies based on the approved Nawiri work plan.

He/she will also assist the Sub county government(s) to implement the county nutrition action plan.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Support the Sub county MOH in implementing the High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI) in the respective Sub County(s).

Support implementation of integrated / community management of acute malnutrition (IMAM/CMAM) at facility and community levels within respective Sub-County

Provide technical assistance to Sub County in the implementation Baby Friendly Community Initiative(BFCI) and BHFI where and when applicable

Support facilities and community units with capacity building and technical assistance to implement a sustainable, Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) approaches for advocacy.

Support the county to conduct monthly nutrition commodity management and tracking for facilities and ensure that there are no stock outs.

Provide technical assistance to Sub County on quantification of nutrition commodities to ensure planning and effective utilization of nutrition commodities

Facilitate health worker capacity building mother support groups and caregivers of children on basic food safety and WASH

Implement and monitor progress of approved relevant nutrition sensitive activities contextualized to specific communities

Prepare progress reports for all activities based on indicators identified in the performance monitoring plan and Indicator performance tracking tools.

Facilitate beneficiary tracking and updating into the data management platform (Commcare abd I-form builder) in real time basis

Assist Sub County Coordination forum secretariat to organize, document and share key outcomes of these meetings

Work with Concern staff to provide input to work plans, budgets, and quarterly and annual reports

In consultation with the Manager, Health
initiatives including facilitating trainings and joint facility supervision visits with sub county health management teams for quality monitoring, inventory management and nutrition service data transcription, reporting practices among others

Assist community units conduct demonstrations on food preparation at household level, strategies on diet diversity; also conduct health talks to mother and Nutrition, act as a technical resource for Sub County on issues in relation to nutrition and respond to requests for technical information and assistance

on nutrition.

Represent Concern at key meetings at Sub County level, e.g., Sub County steering group, health stakeholders’ forum, any other forums on nutrition and health, as needed.

Provide technical support to the Sub County Health Management Teams on the joint planning and implementation of the health and nutrition project.

Assist the Health and Nutrition Manager to provide technical support to the SCHMT and other stakeholders in the implementation of the project at all levels.

Work with the Sub County Teams to implement the joint work plans as agreed.

Generate and provide reports on all health and nutrition activities conducted at the community level including completing

Work closely with MEAL team to support program quality including participating in periodic joint review meetings.

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment

Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary

Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)

Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

A Degree in Food Science and Nutrition, or other Health Sciences or related course.

At least three (3) years’ experience in implementing Health and Nutrition projects in a similar role.

Experience working in implementing Baby friendly Community Initiative (BFCI).

Strong written and oral communication, good computing and report writing skills.

Be able to work independently, as well as in a team.

Fluency in both spoken and written language in English and Kiswahili.

Computer literacy with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills.

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

Strong leadership and management skills

High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies

Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner and to tight deadlines

Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Competencies required:

Trustworthy, honest and reliable

Willing to challenge or question others constructively when appropriate

Ready to accept changes as new situations arise

How to Apply

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a detailed CV with three referees and Cover Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as "Officer Health and Nutrition - NAWIRI’’ on or before Thursday, 17th November 2022 ". Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

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