Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 09, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

REPORTING TO FP/RNMCAH and Nutrition Technical Lead
DUTY STATION Turkana County

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization, currently implementing more than 120 programs, directly reaching more than 12 million people across 35 African countries. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa and an additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America. In the spirit of Ubuntu, partnership and networking are key elements of our approach. Amref has a staff complement of over 1,500.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health service delivery, and investments in health’.

About the Project.
USAID Imarisha Jamii is a USAID Kenya and East Africa funded Activity that aims to increase the use of quality county-led health and social services in Turkana County, Kenya. It is an integrated health and social services program that focuses in areas of HIV; Family Planning, Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (FP/RMNCAH); Nutrition; and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program.

JOB PURPOSE
The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for implementing nutrition interventions in the USAID Imarisha Jamii emergency response programme. He/she will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of humanitarian nutrition and interventions in the emergency programme. He/she will play a critical role in the scale-up of Inpatient Management of severe Acute Malnutrition (IMAM)services as well as promotion of optimum maternal, infant and young child practices at the community level. The position holder will work closely with the sub-county health department and the local partner to strengthen health system support for improved quality of care.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Organizing trainings for Ministry of Health staff and community health volunteers on nutrition system strengthening including Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition, IMAM Surge, and Nutrition Supplies Management.
• Promote infant and young child feeding practices through community campaigns and other channels.
• Ensure availability and distribution of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, nutrition protocols and supplies, reporting tools etc. at the health facility and Community Level. Support the Ministry of Health to scale up the Micronutrient supplementation program (Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS), Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS), Deworming and Zinc supplementation in treatment of diarrhea) in hard-to-reach areas at a distance of more than 15 kilometers from health facilities through Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers and community health volunteers.
• Develop and implement Health System Strengthening training needs, assist in defining training needs, develop strategies to achieve targets and coordinate training activities.
• Coordinate and maintain strong partnerships with other actors in health and nutrition at the county, sub-county, and community levels.
• In Coordination with Department of Health, organize mobile integrated outreaches in the hard to reach areas and mobile clinics.
• Provide technical support to the county government in nutrition surveillance. Support the Ministry of Health to conduct annual Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) Methodology for survey, Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC), Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) and any other surveys to follow up on the implementation of recommendations.
• Support Ministry of Health to develop and periodically update nutrition contingency and response plans, integrate into NDMA contingency plan and activation when triggered
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL).
• Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and other project staff in monitoring and evaluation of project activities including preparation of monitoring reports, documents and lessons learned.
• Share case studies, human-interest stories, documentaries, and other related materials with MEAL Unit.
• Carry out regular health facility monitoring visits and attend facility review meetings to provide support.
• Participate in milestone meetings for monitoring the progress of the programme such as mid term reviews, strategy meetings, previews and reviews and annual reviews.
• Ensure exchange and sharing of experience, lessons learnt, best practices and new methods to county officials, programme staff, other Implementing Partners as well as within the organization in collaboration with the health and nutrition teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Professional Qualifications
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health (with specialization in nutrition). MUST be registered and licensed by Kenya Nutritionists & Dieticians Institute (KNDI).
• Required Qualifications and Experience
• At least Four (4) years of relevant professional work experience in Nutrition Programming. Intense understanding of the Ministry of Health and county health departments, particularly the integration of donor-funded programmes into county plans.
• Experience in effective working relationships with stakeholders from government agencies, international organizations, donors, academics and opinion-leaders.
• Experience in training and capacity building.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good knowledge of the nutrition and health field.
• Good presentation and persuasion skills.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner. Demonstrated problem-solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate. Commitment to AMREF Values.
• Good computer skills (particularly Word, Excel and database)
• Residents of Turkana Country are highly encouraged to apply! Amref Health Africa

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested? Please visit our website https://amref.org/vacancies/  to make your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be January 13, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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