Nutritionist at Antara Health

The Role:

The Nutritionist will be responsible for offering practical, sustainable and effective solutions to improving the dietary attitudes, knowledge and practices of Antara Health’s beneficiaries. The Nutritionist will do this through nutrition assessments, recommending and tracking nutrition interventions, through careful follow-up designed to engage and empower beneficiaries in the effective management of their own health.

The Nutritionist will promote, maintain, and improve the health of Antara Health’s beneficiaries as they collaborate with the clinical team members . The Nutritionist will also be involved in innovating new digital products and systems in collaboration with Antara’s product and engineering team.

Nutritionist’s Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive nutrition assessment and diagnosis to Antara Health’s beneficiaries.
• Provide effective nutrition education and counselling to promote healthy behaviour change.
• Offer evidence-based, practical and sustainable nutrition interventions to Antara Health’s beneficiaries.
• Coordinate with the larger clinical team on the management of Antara Health’s beneficiaries.
• Coordinate with our product and engineering team to innovate nutrition products and services for our members.
• Maintain professional, caring, and continuous nutrition care and management for Antara Health’s beneficiaries.

Nutritionist’s Key Deliverables:

• Identify and schedule initial and follow-up nutrition consultations for Antara Health’s beneficiaries.
• Create personalized nutrition content for Antara Health’s beneficiaries such as meal plans, food diaries and dietary guidelines.
• Give in-person or video demonstrations on healthy nutrition practices and other educational nutrition or physical activity material.
• Give proactive presentations on new and trending nutrition care practices and management for purposes of Continuous Medical Education.

Nutritionist’s Requirements:

• Diploma certificate/ Bachelor's degree in human nutrition and dietetics, food nutrition, or equivalent field of study.
• Minimum 3 years experience working as a nutritionist.
• Registered and licensed nutritionist/dietitian with the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI).
• Ability to use nutrition analysis software and tools such as Nutrisurvey.
• Possess up-to-date knowledge of scientific evidence-based nutrition practices.
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to solve problems independently.
• Excellent analytical and logical thinking.
• Superior written and oral fluency in Kiswahili and English required. Oral fluency in local languages is important.
• Superior communication skills, including proven listening skills, and ability to communicate appropriately in a medical setting.
• Comfortable working in a dispersed team.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Word & Excel
• Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to beneficiaries
• Ability to treat beneficiaries and partners with the highest degree of respect and discretion.