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Micronutrient Initiative Senior Program Officer, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Reports to/Position Title: Deputy Country Director

Reports indirectly to: Country Director

Overall Purpose/Broad Function:
In line with MI’s strategic objectives in Africa, contribute to the improved nutrition of infants and young children in Kenya by supporting Government departments at national and county level and key partners in Kenya implement effective, integrated and sustainable Infant and Young Child Nutrition interventions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Development
Support the Deputy Country Director to ensure that the landscape analysis for IYCN interventions are regularly updated and available for the designing of project plans and proposals.

Project Implementation and Management

Develop annual work plans and budgets for IYCN intervention.

Ensure that work plan activities are implemented as scheduled and per the approved budgets.

Carry out site monitoring visits to ensure that implementing partners are implementing
project activities according to agreed strategy and contractual commitments.

Ensure data monitoring plans are timely implemented, project monitoring data is collected
and the data workbooks are regularly updated.

Develop quality monthly, quarterly and annual performance monitoring (both technical and financial) reports for IYCN projects and ensure challenges are identified and recommended corrective actions are timely implemented.

Draw up on internal MI expertise in Kenya, the Regional, and Headquarter Offices as necessary to ensure projects are on track.

Review and analyze technical and financial project reports from implementing partners and
ensure that remedial actions are taken to ensure that the projects are on track.

Input into the MI Contract Databases for the IYCN projects all approved financial commitments and regularly update them in line with MI contract management procedures.

In support of both internal team work and partnership coordination committees, prepare
documentation for meetings and conference calls, taking detailed notes on decisions and action points from such meetings and ensuring follow up of same.

Support the implementing partners with the procurement of commodities, if needed.

External Relations

Build and maintain good collaborative relations with MoH, other government agencies, UN
agencies, and NGOs, as appropriate to promote information sharing and effective coordination of effort to improve and sustain effective and efficient programs.

Represent MI at national and regional fora relevant to IYCN interventions.

Keep up to date with developments in infant and child health, BCC, and micronutrient supplementation issues.

Support the Country Director and External Relations team at the Country and Regional Offices with gathering of relevant information for proposal writing to mobilize additional funding opportunities for MI to carry out additional work in IYCN in Kenya.

Document

and share with the ER team field stories and lessons learned from the IYCN projects.

Research and Evaluation

Participate on the design of research and evaluation activities for IYCN projects and work
closely with researchers and external evaluators to ensure research and evaluations exercises are feasible, respond to project and MoH needs.

Support the timely dissemination of research and program evaluation findings in Kenya and
elsewhere with the view to inform others on available new information and improved practices for IYCN intervention.

Any other related duties as requested.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Co-supervising One Program Assistant (PO7)

Education/Professional Designations/Experience:
Education

At a minimum, a Masters degree from a recognized university in Public Health, Nutrition, Food Sciences, Child Health, Clinical Medicine, Community Health and Nursing.

Training in Epidemiology and Research methodologies preferred.

Experience

At least 10 years experience working in Child health, Nutrition, Food technology and/or related
field in Kenya or the Sub Saharan Africa.

At least 5 years of experience in supervising Child health, Nutrition and Food technology programs.

At least 5 years of experience in donor funded program/project implementation/supervision, monitoring and evaluation.

Experience with micronutrient supplementation programs for children and grants management
are desirable.

Language Skills
Good spoken and written English

Other Specific Skill Requirements:

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent IT skills

Very good presentational skills

Excellent team working skills

Integrity

Travel Requirements
Based in Kenya around 25-30% of time will be spent travelling in Kenya with occasional travel
outside Kenya.

Note: This job description can and will be amended as required from time to time.

How to Apply:
Please forward your resume and cover letter to africahr@micronutrient.org quoting Job # 2017-AFR-KEN-01 in the subject line.

Competition closes February 27, 2017.

Please note that this position is located in Nairobi, Kenya.

No telephone calls please. Although we thank all applicants who apply, only those under consideration will be contacted.

For more information and job application details, see; Micronutrient Initiative Senior Program Officer, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

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