Save the Children
Role Profile
Job Title: Emergency
Nutrition Officer
Team / Programme: Health
and Nutrition
Location: Turkana
Grade: 4
3 Positions
Child Safeguarding: Level
3 - the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either
frequently or intensively because they work country programs; or are visiting
country programs; or because they are responsible for
implementing.
implementing.
Role Purpose: Save
the Children has been implementing nutrition programmes in Wajir, Mandera and
Turkana Counties for more than 10 years, with a progressive focus on health
system strengthening approaches, particularly since the devolved government
system was put in place.
The nutrition situation in Turkana County has deteriorated compared to the same period in 2015, from the recent nutrition survey (June 2016).
The entire Turkana County has
elevated GAM level (23.3%), with the most affected being Turkana South and East
Sub counties as follows; Turkana south-30.3%, Turkana North-24.5%, Turkana
central-23.4% and Turkana west-14.4%.
Several factors have
contributed to the situation, among them being the limited access to quality
health and nutrition services.
Save the Children, through
Child Emergency Fund (CEF) intends to mount an immediate response to mitigate
the situation and to cushion the vulnerable population from further
deterioration of their health and nutrition situation.
The overall objective of this
project is to increase access to life-saving nutrition interventions for
pregnant women and children in Turkana North and Kibish sub counties.
The Emergency Nutrition
Officer will be part of the emergency nutrition response team and will play a
critical role in scaling up lifesaving nutrition interventions for children and
pregnant women in the targeted sub-counties under the Emergency Response
Programme.
Scope of Role
Reports to: Emergency
Nutrition Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to
this post: None
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 2016, Save the Children
established a new project office in Madagascar whose operations are managed by
the Kenya CO.
In total, we employ around
250 staff in both countries and had an operating annual budget in 2016 of
approximately US$17.5million.
Key staff engaging directly with this post: Senior Nutrition Coordinator, Nutrition Systems Strengthening Officer, Nutrition C4D Officer, Health & Nutrition Advocacy & Policy Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator.
Key Areas of Accountability
Programme Implementation
- Assist the
Emergency Nutrition Coordinator to coordinate with key nutrition and
health partners working in the County and support Sub-county health
authorities in the implementation of emergency nutrition response.
- Plan for and
support community mass screening and referral services for management of
children and women with malnutrition
- Hold
sensitization meetings with the County Health Management Teams(CHMT) 2 Sub
County Health Management Team( SCHMT) and health workers in health
facilities
- Facilitate the
Department of Health (DOH) to provide refresher training on malnutrition
for Community Health Volunteers in community units (CU).
- Support CHVs to
conduct screening and referral for pregnant women and children with
malnutrition and to carry out follow up and tracing.
- Support
sensitisation and on the job mentoring of Community Health Extension
Workers (CHEWs) / health facility in-charges to enable them supervise the
Community Health Volunteers (CHVs).
- Support
bi-weekly integrated health and nutrition outreaches in the response areas
in Turkana County.
- Support the DOH
to Carry out Social Behaviour Change Communication on maternal, infant and
young child nutrition.
- Support and
facilitate monthly dialogue days to hold discussions using the recent
SMART survey results and develop solutions. In addition support community
meetings in community health units specifically targeting the men.
- Support the
County HMT to Roll out IMAM Surge scalability model in the targeted health
facilities.
- Perform all
other related duties as assigned by the line manager.
Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability & Learning (MEAL)
- Work with the
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and other
nutrition and health staff for monitoring and evaluation of project activities
especially those related to nutrition emergency response work within the
project, including preparation of monitoring reports, documents and
lessons learned.
- Compilation and
submission of activity, monthly, quarterly and donor reports.
- Carry out regular
health facility monitoring visits and facilitate and attend facility
review meetings to provide support.
- Participate in
milestone meetings for monitoring of the progress of the programme such as
monthly program reviews
- Ensure exchange
and sharing of experience, lessons learnt, best practices and new methods
to county officials, programme staff, other Save the Children partners as
well as within the organization in collaboration with the health and
nutrition teams.
- Provide
regular/weekly situation reports (Sitreps) to line manager and other
existing emergency coordination forums as required.
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.
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
Essential
- University
degree in Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognised institution
- Minimum 3 years
of relevant professional work experience in nutrition programming
especially nutrition emergency response.
- Intense
understanding of the MOH and county health departments, particularly
integration of donor funded programmes into county plans.
- Effective
working relationships with stakeholders from government agencies,
international organisations, donors, academics and opinion-leaders.
- Experience in
training and capacity building.
- Strong
leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated
ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of
organizations
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills.
Desirable
- Good knowledge
of the nutrition and health field.
- Good
presentation and persuasion skills.
- Experience of
policy research, having written and published policy reports and briefings
and evaluating evidence of their impact.
Equal Opportunities: The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding: We
need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children any
form of abuse.
Health and Safety: The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health
and Safety policies and procedures.
Job Title: Infant and
Young Child Feeding in Emergency (IYCF-E) Officer
Team / Programme: Nutrition
Location: Turkana
Grade: 4
Contract Length: Until
30 th June 2018
Child Safeguarding: Level
3 - the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either
frequently or intensively because they work country programs; or are visiting
country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing .
Role Purpose: The
nutrition situation in Turkana County has deteriorated compared to the same
period in 2015, from the recent nutrition survey (June 2016).
The entire Turkana County has
elevated GAM level (23.3%), with the most affected being Turkana South and East
Sub counties as follows; Turkana south-30.3%, Turkana North-24.5%, Turkana
central-23.4% and Turkana west-14.4%.
Several factors have
contributed to the situation, among them being the limited access to quality
health and nutrition services.
Save the Children is
responding to mitigate the situation and to cushion the vulnerable population
from further deterioration of their health and nutrition situation.
The overall objective of this
project is to increase access to life-saving nutrition interventions for
pregnant women and children in Turkana North, Kibish and Turkana Central
(Kerio) sub counties.
The IYCF-E Officer will
ensure that all components of the IYCF-E program are functioning properly,
including through managing a team of community health volunteers, ECD teachers,
Mother-to-Mother support groups and ensuring the delivery of quality care to
all the beneficiaries while respecting guidelines and principles of good
practice e.g. the Operational Guidance on IYCF-E.
Scope of Role
Reports to: Emergency
Nutrition Coordinator
Number of direct
reports: None
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 2016, Save the Children
established a new project office in Madagascar whose operations are managed by
the Kenya CO.
In total, we employ around
250 staff in both countries and had an operating annual budget in 2016 of
approximately US$17.5million.
Key Areas of Accountability
Main Responsibilities
Programme Implementation:
- Day-to-day
management of the IYCF-E activities.
- Ensure all
staff, partners and volunteers understand and adhere to program
guidelines, policies and protocols
- Provide technical
guidance on IYCF-E to promote consistent good practice
- Facilitate the
development of monthly work plans for the IYCF-E implementation
- Support data
collection systems, collage and analyse information for further
dissemination and action
Training and Capacity
Building:
- Coordinate
IYCF-E capacity building activities
- Continuously
engage staff to build their capacity on IYCF-E.
Advocacy, Communication and
Coordination:
- Engage in
effective communication, networking and collaboration with MoH and other
partners to ensure proper coordination of activities and agreed protocols
- Ensure use of
appropriate and consistent education messages in collaboration across all
nutrition programmes.
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.
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
Essential
- Health / Public
Health / Nutrition / BSc or equivalent;
- Qualified
nurse, midwife, nutritionist or public health specialist
- Demonstrable
commitment to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding and
complementary feeding;
- Demonstrable
management experience, including budget holding responsibility;
- Proven
experience of project management, design, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation
- Proven
experience in conducting assessments and field work
- Commitment to
and experience of capacity building through supervision, training and
coaching
- Flexible and
positive approach to working in a stressful and changing environment with
limited resources,
- Strong written
communication skills including proven experience in report writing
- Computer
literate;
- Fluency in
written and spoken English
Desirable
- Emergency
programming experience;
- Qualification
as a trainer of trainers in breastfeeding counselling;
- Familiarity
with the Operational Guidance on IYCF-E and SPHERE standards.
Equal Opportunities: The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding: We
need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children any
form of abuse.
Health and Safety: The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health
and Safety policies and procedures.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified
candidates are required to submit their CV and mandatory cover letter,
certificates / testimonials as one document to turkana.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating
the position on
the subject line by 8th August 2017
the subject line by 8th August 2017
Hand delivery applications
indicating the position can also be addressed to the HR Coordinator - Lodwar
and dropped at the Save the Children offices.
Due to the urgency of the
position, applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.
Only applications containing
all the aforementioned documents will be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.