Nutrition Service Delivery Officer
Team/Programme: Afya Halisi
Location: Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
Location: Migori And Kakamega (1 Per County)
Grade: Tbc
Contract Length: 1 Year With Possibility Of Extension
The Nutrition Service Delivery
Officer (Nutrition SDO) takes responsibility of implementation of nutrition
activities in Afya Halisi project. Afya Halisi is a USAID funded five year
project which aims to deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of
family planning (FP), reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent
health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the
focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
In addition, the post holder will
ensure that the project is successfully implemented in line with approved donor
work plans, budget and Save the Children strategic objectives and ensure strong
linkages and collaboration with nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive
nutrition programs within and beyond this project.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
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Engage with MOH at County and
Sub-county level to support quality implementation of nutrition activities in
line with the Afya Halisi workplan.
·
Provide technical expertise,
coordination and supervision of nutrition activities and to ensure maximum
integration of project activities across and within technical areas.
·
Provide technical support in the
design and implementation of key thematic areas in nutrition and not limited
to: IMAM, MIYCN, BFHI, BFCI, in line with county priorities
·
Roll-out the onsite mentorship and
CMEs to improve the quality of nutrition services at facility level.
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Work with the county clinical
mentorship team to provide on-site coaching and supervision of health care
workers in nutrition.
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Work with the county and sub county
HMTs to institute quality of care mechanisms.
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Work with the CHMT and SCHMT to
disseminate and support the use of nutrition guidelines, protocols, job aids,
reporting tools etc.
·
Plan, organize and facilitate
trainings in nutrition services.
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Work as a team member for
implementation of project activities, including work planning, budgeting and
accounting of finances, M&E and periodic reporting.
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Document achievements, lessons
learnt, and best practices throughout the project implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation
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Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of nutrition routine monitoring and supervision
plan in liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring
plans and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
nutrition information required to monitor progress and impact are implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of nutrition program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the nutrition component
in collaboration with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain nutrition information data base with all the relevant project data
readily available.
Advocacy, coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in your County on project
activities and related health/nutrition issues.
·
To advocate with all partners at
county (including communities) on improving access to quality nutrition care
for vulnerable populations through multi-sectoral and interagency coordination
·
Develop policy briefs and position
papers as and when required related to the nutrition programme in coordination
with county nutrition actors and disseminate these to relevant audiences
including County decision makers.
·
In liaison with the Advocacy
Technical Specialist and other project partners, support the County to
prioritize nutrition needs for the county to be funded by county governments
and other actors and ensure these are provided for in relevant County plans
strategies.
·
Together with County/ sub county
health management teams, and other nutrition stakeholders, ensure proper
communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different
stakeholders involved in food/nutrition programmes and activities.
·
Within delegated authority represent
SCI and maintain working relationship with relevant county government
ministries/departments, UN agencies, International and local non-governmental
health organizations with a mandate to promote the nutrition agenda
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen the county and sub county nutrition coordination mechanisms (both
nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive) and strengthen links with NGOs and
other nutrition actors.
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen monthly Nutrition Technical Forum meetings at the MoH and other
Nutrition coordination platforms, including the SUN CSA meetings and facilitate
linkages with the national coordination mechanisms
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
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Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into nutrition programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
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Degree in Nutrition or Public Health.
A master’s degree in Nutrition or Public Health will be an added advantage
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Must have at least 3 years’
experience supporting nutrition programs and experience in working with MOH
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Up-to-date knowledge and skills on
nutrition, including IMAM, MIYCN, BFHI/BFCI, supportive supervision and quality
improvement systems
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Excellent training, coaching and
mentoring skills to a wide range of actors
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Good technical knowledge of policy and
practice in the field nutrition
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A good understanding and experience
working with county governments
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Experience of managing projects or
programs
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Proven analytical and strategic
planning and interpersonal skills.
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Computer literate in word processing
and excel packages
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Experience in communicating in
different cultural work environments & with a wide diversity of culture
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Diplomatic and negotiating skills
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Highly organized, detail oriented and
able to work under pressure.
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Experience in liaison with a broad
range of stakeholders, including international donors, UN agencies and INGOs,
national authorities, national/local partner agencies and emergency-affected
communities.
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Ability to adapt and flexibility to
step into other roles within and beyond the project
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Knowledge of the area and region
where the post is located
How to Apply
Please apply in English saving your
CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations
for this role. To see a full a job description, please visit our website
at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Child Survival Service Delivery Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Afya Halisi
LOCATION: Kitui, Migori and Kakamega (1 per County)
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
Child Safeguarding:
LOCATION: Kitui, Migori and Kakamega (1 per County)
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possibility of extension
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the
post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to
children or young people
Role Purpose:
The Child Survival Service Delivery
Officer (CS SDO) takes responsibility of implementation of child survival
(child health and immunization) activities in Afya Halisi project.
Afya Halisi is a USAID funded five
year project which aims to deliver quality, integrated services in the areas of
family planning (FP), reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent
health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in the
focus counties of Kitui, Migori, Kakamega and Kisumu.
Reporting to the Senior Service
Delivery Officer, the Child Survival Service Delivery Officer will provide
Child Survival technical guidance to the project.
While he/she must have strengths in
child survival, he/she will work in close collaboration with the project team
and sub county MoH to contribute to continuity across program implementation
areas and service delivery with emphasis on integrated Reproductive, Maternal,
Neonatal and Child Health and Family Planning health services; supervision and
quality improvement systems and training and orientation systems.
The post holder will ensure that the
project is successfully implemented in line with approved donor work plans,
budget and Save the Children strategic objectives.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Senior Service Delivery
Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Child Survival and Nutrition Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Indirect Report : Child Survival and Nutrition Technical Advisor, Afya Halisi
Country Dimensions: Save the Children
has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children
through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly
and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection,
child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition
and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. In
total, we employ around 250 staff and had an operating annual budget in 2016 of
approximately US$17.5million.
Roles
Programme quality and capacity
building
·
Provide support for the
implementation of child survival activities
·
Ensure Quality Assurance and Quality
Improvement measures in child survival
·
Contribute to the capacity building
of Afya Halisi, MoH staff and CHVs competences in child survival for quality
service provision
·
Support the dissemination and use of
policies, tools and strategies to improve access to child survival
interventions
·
Review and analyze data for
performance monitoring and utilize the data to take corrective actions
Monitoring and evaluation
·
Provide support in the design,
implementation and follow up of routine monitoring and supervision plan in
liaison with the CHMTs; including joint monitoring plans and mentoring plans
and ensure action points are followed and actioned.
·
Ensure systems put in place to ensure
child survival information required to monitor progress and impact are
implemented
·
Ensure all Save the Children and
external monthly/quarterly and donor monitoring requirements are complied with.
·
Contribute to quarterly meetings to
review progress of community health program against set targets
·
Participate in the design of
baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations for the child survival
component in collaboration with other project staff
·
Contribute to the documentation and
dissemination of project findings and lessons learned through the production of
high quality materials and their effective dissemination to key stakeholders.
·
In coordination with MER team,
maintain child survival information data base with all the relevant project
data readily available.
Advocacy, coordination and
representation
·
Regularly undertake liaison and
advocacy with Government partners and officials in your County on project
activities and related child survival health issues.
·
To advocate with all partners at
county (including communities) on improving access to quality child survival
for vulnerable populations through multi-sectoral and interagency coordination
·
Develop policy briefs and position
papers as and when required related to the child survival programme in
coordination with county health actors and disseminate these to relevant
audiences including County decision makers.
·
In liaison with the Advocacy
Technical Specialist and other project partners, support the County to
prioritize child survival needs for the county to be funded by county
governments and other actors and ensure these are provided for in relevant
County plans strategies.
·
Together with County/ sub county
health management teams, and other health stakeholders, ensure proper
communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different
stakeholders involved in community health programmes and activities.
·
Actively participate in and
strengthen the county and sub county community health coordination mechanisms
·
Internally liaise and coordinate with
other sector SDOs (within Save the Children and beyond) to ensure coordination
and holistic service delivery to targeted locations.
Other
·
Ensure that programme strategies
support and demonstrate good practice in child safeguarding.
·
Participate actively in project and
Save the Children’s meetings, planning and review activities, providing
enhanced insight into community health programming.
·
Actively participate in key relevant
internal meetings such as Programme Review Meetings, as required.
·
Participate in any donor visit to
project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
Qualifications
·
A registered nurse with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing or Diploma in a related field (Nursing, Midwifery)
with experience in RMNCAH.
·
At least 5 years’ experience
implementing community and facility child survival programs
·
Experience implementing community
strategy and KQMH.
·
Up-to-date knowledge on child
survival, including IMNCI, ETAT+, iCCM, SIAs, routine immunization, REC
approach, supportive supervision and quality improvement systems.
·
Experience capacity building health
workers, community health assistants, community health volunteers
·
Knowledge of the local county context
strongly preferred.
Competent in development and implementation of work plans, monitoring and evaluation activities and reports
Competent in development and implementation of work plans, monitoring and evaluation activities and reports
·
Computer literacy, particularly in
the use of MS Office
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Proficiency in both written and
spoken English and Kiswahili.
How to Apply
Please apply in English saving your
CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations
for this role. To see a full a job description, please visit our website
at www.savethechildren.net/jobs