Nutrition Technical Specialist – Kenya Country Office
Team / Programme:Programmes
Location: 40%
based in Nairobi and 60% in area offices
Post Type: National
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:
Role Purpose:
The Nutrition Technical Specialist will be expected to lead a
capacity assessment, to evaluate constraints in programme implementation, to
train staff, launch activities as described in proposals, and proposed action
plans for each base to ensure good quality programmes and implementation of
planned activities.
S/He will work in collaboration with existing nutrition staff
and his/her works will be predominantly supportive and mentoring to the
existing staff to ensure good practice.
She/he will also collaborate with Districts health staff and
other Save the Children sectors.
He will work in close collaboration with the Health
&Nutrition Programme Managers and the nutrition coordinators in area
offices.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Nutrition Advisor with dotted line relationship to Health & Nutrition Programme Managers
Dimensions:
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Nutrition Advisor with dotted line relationship to Health & Nutrition Programme Managers
Dimensions:
Save the Children has supported children in Kenya since before
its Independence in 1963 and has had a consistent operational presence in the
country since 1984.
We provide 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.
Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee
Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir and has a liaison post in
Garissa.
Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 350 staff
and a confirmed budget of approximately US$15 million this year.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
General management of the program activities and strategy:
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
General management of the program activities and strategy:
- Ensures
technical support for the teams for the implementation of capacity
building for all the health workers (i.e. conduction of ToTs or ad hoc
technical sessions).
- Monitors
and ensures that the technical protocols, manuals, guidelines and forms
used in the field are in line with validated national technical tools and
national guidelines.
- Provide
technical support to the field teams and technical updates when available
and is available for solving any problem arising in the field.
- Analyzes
the program activities and results using internationally validated
indicators (Sphere standards) and monitors the programme evolution and
together with the nutrition advisor re-orients programs if needed.
- Ensures
a consistent response and approach to the programme needs, thus creating
credibility of Save the Children actions.
- Works
closely with the Nutrition Advisor in program strategy and protocols
development and development of proposals
- Ensures
frequent visits to the field, with visits to the program activities at
community level for each field visit, and provides formal visit feedback
via Field Visit Reports. Three weeks every two months should at least be
spent in the field. Field visits should not be shorter than a full week.
Before every field visit, a TOR must be shared with the Nutrition Advisor,
Health and Nutrition Program Managers and Area Managers. Other
Coordinators are to be in copy of the communication.
Coordination
- Participates
at the nutrition capacity group working meetings with partners at Nairobi
level when necessary.
- In
the absence of the nutrition advisor participates in the monthly NTF
coordination meetings at Nairobi level.
- Ensures
that the technical parts of project cooperation agreements and MoU’s with
authorities, partners and other organizations are consistent between all
the area offices and shares with the nutrition advisor for validation.
- Coordinates
on behalf of the field offices with the health & nutrition authorities
at Nairobi level
Supply pipeline
- Follows
up with the organizations in charge of the supplies (RUTF from UNICEF,CSB
from WFP GOK for drugs etc.), to ensure timely renewal of the MOU’s with
these partners and timely orders of products (on an ad hoc basis). (This
is mainly done by PMs at field level directly with UNICEF field offices)
the Nutrition support Coordinator will support with troubleshooting in
case of constraints or identified pipeline breaks.
- Ensures
coordination of and validates the logistics orders from the area offices
departments and ensures regular communication with the logistics
department.
- For
every project, a procurement plan is to be prepared by PMs with support of
Nut support coordinator to ensure that purchases are all forecasted before
the start of the project.
Strategy Development & Reporting
- Support
the nutrition advisor in the definition of the Nutrition program strategy,
proposals etc. in collaboration with field teams and collaboration
with other units.
- Support
the nutrition advisor and the reports officer in developing program donor
reports (proposal, quarterly, final reports), with respect of the
technical formats and deadlines.
- Prepares
monthly technical activity reports (compilation of the activities in the
area offices) with a qualitative look at the programs (sent to area
offices and to the nutrition advisor).
- Documents
progress of pilot projects to ensure appropriate follow up in
evolution/changes within approaches implemented as pilots.
- Writes
short field visit Terms of Reference and reports, the latter including
clear detailed action points for the improvement of the programs or
problems solving. This is a good feedback and documentation tool on
progress of activities at field level.
Communication
- Communicates
regularly with the program teams for follow up, troubleshooting and
technical and strategic advice. At least each PM should be called on phone
once a week for update / discussion.
- Communicates
with the logistics and administration departments in order to have a good
follow up of respective departments (supply requests, stocks, pharmacy,
etc. and budget and expense follow ups) and solve problems as they arise.
- Communicates
externally with the other organizations and authorities on a regular
basis, and ensures that PMs communicate regularly with partners at local
level.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds
self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds
the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities -
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing
the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to
do the same
- Widely
shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
others
- Future
orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds
and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
members and external partners and supporters
- Values
diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing
to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Nutrition
professional with postgraduate qualification or equivalent field
experience
- Minimum
five years’ experience in CMAM
- Previous
experience of project management and managing a team
- Experience
of and commitment to working through systems of community participation
and accountability
- Experience
of training and capacity building staff
- Excellent
communication skills
- Culturally
sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- Commitment
to Save the Children Values
How to apply
The application period is now open and will close on Wednesday,27th March, 2013 at 4.30pm.
The application period is now open and will close on Wednesday,27th March, 2013 at 4.30pm.
To apply for this open position, please send a short cover
letter and CV to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the
position title on the subject line.