Programme Officer - Health and Nutrition-Marsabit at Concern Worldwide

Job Purpose:

• 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.

Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation

• Lead County department of health and local partners in the implementation of High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI), IMAM services, MIYCN, IMAM Surge, BFCI, Family MUAC approach and other health and nutrition interventions at the facility and community level.
• In partnership with the Sub-County Health Management Team (SCHMT), develop and implement monthly work plans.
• In close collaboration with line manager, hold monthly meetings with SCHMT to review progress towards monthly outputs and jointly develop action plans.
• While working with the hospital nutritionists and the SCNO, support rural health facilities to establish referral systems and create referral links for access to in-patient and other services beneficial to the program participants not provided by the rural health facilities.
• Support with operationalizing of community units and community mobilization activities; training, community dialogues, routinely engaging community health promoters and community health assistants during monthly review meetings.
• Work closely with County/Sub County Nutrition coordinator to ensure that all health facilities always have adequate supplies of therapeutic commodities.
• In close consultation with line manager, take leadership in implementation of sub county health and nutrition costed work plan.

Programme quality and monitoring

• Participate in coordination of and data collection for, KPC, SMART and coverage surveys to assess the nutrition situation of the target population
• Together with County department of health and other partners involved in delivery of nutrition services in the sub county, conduct joint support supervision visits.
• Work closely with the Project Manager in monitoring the nutrition situation in Concern areas of work by analysing and tracking sub county achievement against project outputs monthly.
• Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E plans.
• Support the line manager in tracking of monthly and quarterly progress made on the work plan for the sub county health and nutrition activities.

Reporting and documentation

• Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies.
• Writing of weekly briefs, monthly reports as well as quarterly reports.
• Contribute significantly to the development of regular donor reports.

Representation

• Attend and adequately represent Concern in Sub-county meetings/fora e.g. Sub-county Steering Group (SCSG), Sub-county Nutrition technical forums (SCNTF) among others as may be required;
• Ensuring Concern participates alongside other Civil Society Organizations or takes lead in organising international days

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 in 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

Role Holder Requirements:

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

• A Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or in Nursing with solid experience/background in Nutrition. Strong clinical competence and knowledge of maternal and child health will be added advantage.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition programming in both a development and emergency context.
• Has KNDI licence or Nursing council practicing licence.
• An understanding of the context, prior experience working and/or living in any of the target counties is highly desirable

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

• High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
• Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner
• Energy to work long hours when needed and be out in the field all day
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Innovative, team player with an ability to work under pressure
• Experience working with and through local partners in ASAL contexts
• Experience 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.
• An understanding of the context, prior experience working and/or living in the County is highly desirable.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
• Commitment to adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Code of Conduct and Associated Policies.

Competencies required:

• Good communication skills and can work well with others
• Deliver results
• Leadership skills
• Creative and innovative and open minded to changes
• Provides strategic direction as and when needed
• Excellent communication skills and can work well with others