Officer Health and Nutrition at Concern Worldwide

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 and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to MoH on delivery of High Impact Nutrition intervention components at health facilities and when need be outreach sites.
• Work with partners to implement work plans as agreed and carry out joint support supervision;
• 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 assess the nutrition situation of the target population.
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly reports and briefs.
• Oversee and coordinate the implementation of MIYCN activities at the health facilities and at the community.
• Liaising with logistics, IT, Transport, Finance and HR Departments in Nairobi to provide logistical and administrative support to the program.

Others

• Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
• Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
• Take all possible measures to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
• Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

• A degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing or relevant field with KNDI Professional certification
• At least three years (3) experience in maternal, 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.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in local language/s skills is an added advantage
• Prior experience working and/or living in the County is highly desirable.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess the following:

• Good computing and report writing skills
• Able to work independently, as well as in a team
• Strong leadership and management skills
• High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
• Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner and to tight deadlines
• Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in local language/s skills is an added advantage.

Competencies required:

• Takes responsibility for own actions and outputs to ensure quality outcomes
• Willing to challenge or question others constructively when appropriate
• Ready to accept changes as new situations arise
• Ensures decisions are based on accurate information and actively seeks out information as needed