Officer Health and Nutrition Merti at Concern Worldwide

Reports to: Manager - Health and Nutrition

Direct Reports: None

Job Location: Merti, Isiolo

Contract Details:

• Two (2) Years Fixed Term Renewable Contract
• Starting Salary of the Pay Grade – Kes 99,197 p.m.
• Pension after Confirmation of Appointment
• Medical Cover (Principal + 2 Dependants)
• Life Cover
• Personal Accident Cover

Job Summary:

The incumbent will provide technical guidance as well as hands on support to the Sub County Health Management Team to strengthen their capacity and skills in the implementation of High Impact Nutrition interventions (HINI) through the integrated health systems strengthening approach and work with community groups to build their resilience and strengthen their knowledge and capacity in health and nutrition services and appropriate care taking

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to MoH on delivery of High Impact Nutrition intervention components at health facilities and when need be outreach sites
• Assist the Programme Manager to provide technical support to partners in the implementation of the project
• Work with partners to implement work plans as agreed
• In partnership with the Sub-County Health Management Team (SCHMT) including the Sub County Medical Officer in charge of health (SCMOH), Sub County Public Health Nurse, Sub-County Nutrition Coordinator, Public Health Officers and the hospital nutritionist develop and implement monthly work plans for the Sub-county
• Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E
• Closely monitor the nutrition situation in the programme area
• While working with the hospital nutritionist and the SCNO, support the rural health facilities to establish referral systems and create referral links for access to in-patient and other services beneficial to the beneficiaries not provided by the rural health facilities
• Support with operationalizing of community Units and community mobilization activities; plan trainings , routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants
• Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies
• Participate in coordination of and data collection for, KPC, SMART and coverage surveys to assesses the nutrition situation of the target population
• Writing of monthly reports and briefs as well as quarterly reports
• Contribute significantly to the development of regular donor reports
• Together with MOH and other partners involved in delivery of nutrition services in the Sub-County, conduct joint support supervision visits
• Oversee and coordinate the implementation of MIYCN activities at the health facilities and at the community
• Work closely with the UNICEF and WFP contact staff to ensure that all health facilities have adequate supplies of therapeutic commodities at all time
• Responding to Emergencies:
• Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency response as and when necessary
• Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
• Concern Code of Conduct & Associated Policies
• To adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct & Associated Policies
• To support and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct & Associated Policies to their team, partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment.
• To contribute to the establishment of preventive measures to reduce the potential for abuse in Concern programme

Job Specification:

• A degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing or relevant field with KNDI Professional certification
• At least two (2) years’ experience in maternal and child health and nutrition programming in both a development and emergency context. Experience working with and through local partners in ASAL contexts and knowledge of MOH systems, particularly at Sub County level
• Good understanding of cross cutting issues- gender, HIV and AIDS, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into public health and nutrition programmes.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and report writing skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams
• Proficient in Computer applications
• Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in local language/s skills is an added advantage
• An understanding of the local context, prior experience working and/or living in the County is highly desirable

Disclaimer:

This job description is not exhaustive and may be revised by the line manager from time to time.