FH/Kenya Job Vacancy : Health & Nutrition Coordinator

FH/Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to fill in the following vacant position at their Marsabit office:

Job Title: Health & Nutrition Coordinator
Department: Health and Nutrition Department
Location: Marsabit
Reports To: Health & Nutrition Manager
Contract Duration: upto 30th September 2014 with a possibility of extension
Application deadline: 2nd May 2014

Purpose of the Job:
Manage, organize and support the nutrition aspect of the program and ensure that the Health and Nutrition program activities are running in line with national and international humanitarian standards and donor guidelines.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Result 1: Scaling up nutrition impact in Marsabit District

Increase the impact of nutrition interventions and manage acute malnutrition in line with internationally accepted standards and country guidelines.Provide support and supervision to staff implementing nutrition programmes in the field and mentor them.In Liaison with other technical teams assist in the development of detailed Health and Nutrition programme plans for the designated programme area

Key Result 2: Provide Technical Nutrition Support to the relevant stakeholders

Provide technical support and supervision to (nutrition) field staffs and staff seconded by the government in the implementing nutrition program in the designed District(s).Provide support to the Nutrition Officers in conducting training on the job for facility and community health workers.Ensure establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring and support harmonization here of between stake holders.Organize and participate in district nutrition surveysRepresent FH/Kenya at appropriate nutrition meetings

Key Result 3 – Coordination and supervision

Support DMOH and DNO to ensure that District nutrition coordination meetings are conducted monthly, minutes generated and action points implemented by all stakeholders.Ensure coordination of nutrition activities are properly done with other technical departments of the government and other agencies at coordination level (Livestock, Agriculture, Water, public health) – ALRMP

Key Result 4 – Reports

Ensure timely and accurate collection and analysis of data from field/health facilities and maintain a nutrition data base for the program.Ensure timely and accurate reporting of nutrition activities by all the health facilities and other documentation to the project management.

Qualifications

Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and Excellent interpersonal relationshipHighly motivated, self starter able to work on own initiative in difficult conditionsProficiency in computer skills is a must and high level of accuracyHave knowledge of SMART nutrition survey methodologyDemonstrate strong knowledge in management of acute malnutrition in ASAL regionProficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili

Education and Experience
Bachelors degree in Nutrition or related field plus 4 years experience in coordination and management of acute malnutrition in an NGO set up.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, updated CV with three referees and day telephone contacts latest by 2nd May 2014 to:

Human Resources Manager

email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org

NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted

(These are urgent positions and short listing will be done on first received basis).

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