Job Title: Nutrition Coordinator
Department: Health and Nutrition
Reports To: Health and Nutrition Manager
Duty Station: Marsabit
Closing Date: 10/12/2010
Contract period: 10 months with a possibility of extension
Summary:
FH/Kenya (Food for the Hungry), a Christian relief and development agency, is looking for a Nutrition Coordinator to coordinate its nutrition program involving supporting MOPHS/MOMS in scaling up of High impact nutrition intervention in Marsabit.
This is a middle management position responsible for leadership in the implementation of nutrition programming activities and requires working closely with MOPHS/MOMS and UNICEF.
The nutrition coordinator will spearhead the nutrition activities of FH Kenya in compliance with the program strategy and national nutrition guidelines; S/he is expected to provide technical support and advice on nutrition.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes the following
- Ensure scale up of high impact nutrition intervention in the larger Marsabit district in close collaboration with MoPHS/MOMS and other key partners, including management of acute malnutrition conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines.
- Provide technical support and supervision on nutrition activities to field and facility staffs implementing nutrition program in the larger Marsabit Districts
- Support DMOH and DNO to ensure that District nutrition coordination meeting are conducted monthly, minutes generated and action points implemented by all stakeholders.
- Conduct on-job trainings for facility health workers and community health workers at their respective working stations.
- Support DNO and ensure establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring scheduled are developed and harmonized by all the stakeholders in the district.
- Ensure timely and accurate collection and analysis of data from field/health facilities are done and maintain a nutrition data base for the program.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of nutrition activities by all the health facilities monthly
- Represent FH/Kenya at appropriate nutrition meetings
- Submit relevant reports and documentation to project manager and the DNO.
- Participate in district nutrition surveys
- Carry-out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
Qualification/ Knowledge:
- First Degree (Bachelors) in Nutrition.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge in management of acute malnutrition in ASAL region
- 3-5 years experience in coordination and management of acute malnutrition.
- should be a strong team player and have ability to manage team
- Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
- Must be computer literate with excellent skills in Excel, MS Word.
- Have knowledge of SMART nutrition survey methodology
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to :
Human Resources Manager,
FH Kenya, P.O Box 14978 – 00800
Nairobi
or email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org
Shortlisting will be done as applications come in.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview within a short notice.
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