ECHO Jobs in Kenya

The European Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), is the European Commission Department responsible for financing humanitarian assistance. ECHO finances a range of partners, which include NGOs, UN agencies and the Red Cross Movement, to provide assistance to people affected by both natural and man-made disaster.

ECHO Programme Officer – Nutrition Jobs in Kenya

Duties & Responsibilities

The Programme Officer (PO) - Nutrition will be based in Nairobi and will support ECHO’s Technical Assistant in charge of nutrition in the region by undertaking the following tasks:

Assess nutritional aspects of humanitarian situations in the region and provide recommendations on appropriate response;

Provide quality technical advice and support to ECHO-funded projects;

Regular monitoring of on-going nutrition projects and follow up of recommendations based on ECHO’s policies and international standards / best practices;

Provide advice and support to ECHO Country Offices and HQ at operational, programmatic and strategic levels;

Contribute to the ECHO’s Nutrition technical working group, and when needed to other sectors, for the development, dissemination and implementation of guidelines and other internal tools;

The PO will be covering Central, Eastern and Southern Africa countries where nutrition crises are on-going or likely to occur. Frequent travel at short notice will be required. Based on evolving needs, the geographical coverage may change, and, if needed, the PO shall make him/herself available to cover countries outside the region.

Required Qualifications

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in Nutrition or Public Health;

A minimum of five years’ work experience in nutrition in emergency in the Central,

Eastern or Southern Africa regions, in an international setting; this should include work outside Kenya. If no university degree, ten years’ work experience in nutrition in emergency will be required;

Demonstrated understanding of nutrition and public health policies, standards, guidelines in emergency settings;

Thorough knowledge of nutrition problems and programmes in the region;

Public health / Medical background is an asset;

Demonstrated knowledge of international NGOs and UN aid agencies working in the region;

Good knowledge of Project Cycle Management and ideally of international donors’ procedures.

Required Skills

Fluent written and spoken English are required. Understanding of French language is an advantage;

Personal initiative; ability to work both independently and in a team, with ability to set priorities, and to work to tight deadlines;

Commitment, determination, reliability, a high degree of personal integrity and discretion;

Ability to analyse and process complex information; ability to clearly and concisely convey information to others.

How to Apply

Application plus detailed CV of the interested candidate should be sent to echo-administration.nairobi@echofield.eu (Subject clearly marked: “REF: PO – Nutrition” latest by midnight 10 June 2017).

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