food for the hungry (fh)
Urgent Position
Job Title: Area Supervisor
Cluster: LowLands
Cluster (Laisamis and North Horr sub-counties)
Reports To: Cluster
Manager
Contract period: 1 year contract (renewable depending on funding)
Closing date: 23 October, 2015
Mission Statement: Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a
key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH)
through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we
responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
In order to accomplish this vision,
FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all
forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His
creation.”
Position in the Organization: The Area Supervisor reports to the Cluster Manager
The Area Supervisor manages Multi
Sector Facilitators, Project Officers and Field sponsorship relations officers.
Purpose of the Job: Manages and coordinates the development, design,
planning, implementation and evaluation of the CFCT local Implementation plan
in the lowlands cluster where she/he leads a team, ensuring the integration of
all sectors and the transformational development of churches, leaders and
families
Essential Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Result #1 - Program implementation
- Preparing the Cluster annual operating plan
considering strategies and identified needs in communities.
- Ensuring proper implementation of each sector
of CFCT (Nutrition, WASH, HIV& Aids, Livelihoods and Sponsorship )
- Establishing relationships with key sectorial
stakeholders, key community and church leaders
- Trainings or coordinating the training of the
multi sector facilitators and community groups under his/her
responsibility.
- Establishing inter agency relationships while
coordinating closely to avoid duplication of efforts in communities.
- Building the capacity of community and church
leaders in areas including: biblical worldview, planning and
implementation of projects, monitoring and evaluation and Risk Management
and Disaster Management plans under DRR/M.
- Supporting multi sectoral linkage between the
nutrition sector and other nutrition sensitive sectors
Key result 2: Reporting, Documentation and Monitoring
- Monitoring and evaluating progress of the
projects following the guidelines established.
- Collating information on all cluster
activities to keep updated on the progress of activities and any arising
issues and designing appropriate responses
- Assisting in generating stories required from
the field to facilitate the process of fundraising campaigns.
- Creating reports on the assigned programs, in
accordance with donor requirements and ensure distribution to donors and
other stakeholders.
- Recording and documentation all program
activities according to guidelines
Key Result #3 Undertake other Supportive Activities as
appropriate
- Identifying and maintaining contacts with key
government and other organizations for networking.
- Identifying special needs and potential
program areas and draft summaries or proposals on the same.
Qualifications
- Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus
Christ
- Excellent inter personal relationship and
excellent communications skills – both oral and written
- Highly motivated, self starter able to work on
own initiative in difficult conditions
- Ability to write well organized reports and other
official correspondences.
- Experience in planning and carrying out
Nutrition surveys
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and
Kiswahili
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or a related
discipline plus 4 years’ experience working with children in an NGO set
up.
Job Title: Field Nutritionist Officers
(Two positions)
Cluster: LowLands Cluster (Laisamis / North Horr) and
Marsabit Central (Saku sub county)
Location: Marsabit
Reports To: Area Supervisor
Contract period: 1
year contract (renewable depending on funding)
Closing date: 23
October, 2015
Mission Statement: Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a
key role in promoting the holistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through
the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until
physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
In order to accomplish this vision,
FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all
forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His
creation.”
Position in the Organization: The Field Nutritionist reports hierarchically to
the Area Supervisor, in the cluster they are based in.
Purpose of the Job: Undertakes and coordinates the implementation of the
Health and Nutrition interventions in the assigned region at the health
facility and community level in close collaboration with other technical team
from the Ministry of Health, and other agencies.
The Field Nutrition Officer also
supports the health facility staffs and community health workers in
implementation these activities.
Key Result #1 - Implementation of nutrition activities in the region
- Preparing work plans with regard to
implementation of high impact nutrition activities in the assigned region
and seek collaboration with key partners in doing this.
- Developing key messages on nutrition to the
targeted beneficiaries, and ensure they are delivered appropriately.
- Ensuring that management of acute malnutrition
is done according to laid down procedures and screen in this respect
children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers on a monthly basis.
Key Activity #2 - Offering Technical support /trainings
- Conducting on-job trainings to the facility
health workers and community health workers.
- Implementing high impact nutrition
interventions packages at the health facilities and community levels.
- Facilitating formation of mother to mother
support groups, their functionality and linkage to the health facilities
- Working closely with other agencies with
nutrition programs in region/zone
- Supporting multi sector linkage between the
nutrition sector and other nutrition sensitive sectors
Key Result #3 - Monitoring and reporting
- Monitoring the implementation of the project
activities and prepare regular (progress) reports, in accordance with
donor requirements.
- Supporting Health facilities in Nutrition
commodity report management
- Supporting the ministry of health in ensuring
adequate nutrition commodities at the health facility level
- Participating in Annual Nutrition surveys
Qualifications
- Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus
Christ
- Excellent inter personal relationship
- Excellent communications skills – both oral
and written
- Highly motivated, self starter able to work on
own initiative
- Proficiency in computer skills is a must
- Attention to details and high level of
accuracy
- Have knowledge of SMART nutrition survey
methodology
- Demonstrate strong knowledge in management of
acute malnutrition in ASAL
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and
Kiswahili.
Education and Experience
Bachelors in Nutrition or other
relevant degrees plus 2 year experience in management of acute
malnutrition.
Or Higher Diploma in Nutrition or
related field plus 3 years experience in a similar role.
Job Title: Area Supervisor
Cluster: Sololo
Location: Sololo
Contract Period: 1 year contract (renewable depending on funding)
Reports To: Cluster Manager
Mission Statement: Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a
key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH)
through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we
responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
In order to accomplish this vision,
FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all
forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His
creation.”
Position in the Organization: The Area Supervisor reports to the Cluster
Manager.
The Area Supervisor manages Multi
Sector Facilitators, Project Officer and Field sponsorship relations officers.
Purpose of the Job: Managing and coordinating the development, design,
planning, implementation and evaluation of the CFCT plan in the cluster of
communities.
The incumbent will leads a team while
ensuring the integration of all sectors and the transformational development of
churches, leaders and families
Key Result #1 - Program implementation
- Preparing the Cluster annual operating plan
considering strategies and identified needs in communities.
- Ensuring proper implementation of each sector
of CFCT model, (Nutrition, WASH, HIV& Aids, Livelihoods and
Sponsorship )according to CFCT annual operating plan.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships
with key sector stakeholders, key community and church leaders
- Training or coordinating the training of the
multi sector facilitators and community groups under his/her
responsibility.
- Coordinating CFCT implementation and field
sponsorship activities to be efficiently and effectively accomplished
towards achievement of community set goals
- Establishing interagency relationships
coordinating closely to avoid duplication of efforts in communities.
- Facilitating groups of Community Leaders in
the development of a Community Transformation Plan and the ongoing
implementation of their Community Transformation Cycle using the Community
Development Training Manual.
- 8. Building the capacity of community and
church leaders in areas including: biblical worldview, planning and
implementation of projects, monitoring and evaluation and Risk Management
and Disaster Management plans under DRR/M.
Key result 2: Reporting, Documentation and Monitoring
- Monitoring and evaluating progress of the
projects following the guidelines established.
- Collating information on sponsorship
activities to keep updated on the progress of activities and any arising
issues and designing appropriate responses
- Assisting in generating stories required from
the field to facilitate the process of fundraising campaigns.
- Creating reports on the assigned programs, in
accordance with donor requirements and ensuring distribution to donors and
other stakeholders.
- Recording and documentation all program
activities according to guidelines
Key Result #3 Undertake other Supportive Activities as
appropriate
- Identifying and maintaining contact with key
stakeholders for networking.
- Identifying special needs and potential
program areas and draft summaries or proposals on the same.
Qualifications
- Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus
Christ
- Excellent inter personal relationship
- Excellent communications skills – both oral
and written
- Highly motivated, self starter able to work on
own initiative in difficult conditions
- Ability to write well organized reports and
other official correspondences.
- Excellent report writing skills
- Proficiency in computer skills is a must
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and
Kiswahili.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in social work/community
development / project management or related discipline plus 4 years’
experience working with children in an NGO set up.
Interested and qualified candidates
should send their applications (clearly indicating their current or expected
salary), updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to the Human
Resources Manager: email address: hr-fhkenya@fh.org latest 23rd October 2015.
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
