Rural Agency for Community Development and Assistance Nutritionist Jobs in Kenya

Rural Agency for Community Development and Assistance Nutritionist Jobs in Kenya

Job Title: Nutritionist (3 posts)

Job Location: Mandera County, Kenya

Contract Details: Six (6) months

Duties and Responsibilities

Providing nutrition services including nutritional assessments and provision of micronutrients in health care facilities and outreach sites.

Collating and analyzing nutrition data.

Counselling clients/patients with specific nutritional needs.

Implementing and monitoring outpatient supplementary and therapeutic feeding programs.

Promoting Maternal Infants and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) programs.

Conducting nutritional and health education and demonstrations.

Supervising and implementing baby-friendly community initiatives

Assessing and reviewing nutrition referral cases.

Ensuring proper use and keeping records of nutrition supplies.

Preparing daily, weekly, and monthly nutrition reports in health care facilities/outreach sites.

Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

At least a Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, or Nutrition and Dietetics or higher from a recognized institution;

Registration by the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI); and

At least one year of experience.


How to Apply

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements,

should send a CV and Cover Letter only to jobs@racida.org with the subject of the email as the position applied for e.g. ‘Nutritionist'.

Academic and professional certificates and other testimonials will be submitted at the interview stage.

The closing date for applications is September 14, 2022 however CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Eligible applicants are encouraged to send in their applications soonest.

Each application must include at least three referees who can validate technical expertise.
Telephone contacts and email must be submitted with the application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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