Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

World Vision Kenya is a leading Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Our programs are spread across most parts of Kenya. We seek a highly competent and outstanding individual to fill the Community Mobilizer position based in Kilifi.

Purpose of the position
To implement and monitor nutrition in Nutrition improvement through cash and health education grants in Kilifi County through various approaches, including Baby Friendly Community initiatives, Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition, Child Protection and capacity building of health workers, community health volunteers, and community leaders.

Major Responsibilities
• Ensure all affected children, pregnant and lactating women are identified, admitted and discharged from emergency nutrition programs as per national Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) guidelines and Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) guidelines at the Sub County level.
• Support the communities to identify Nutrition challenges and develop community lead solutions during the implementation of NICHE at the community level.
• Work with the Ministry of Health staff to be able to implement the Baby-Friendly community initiative the es at the Sub-county level.
• Work closely with Community Health Assistants and Community Health volunteers to mobilize communities to participate in nutrition project interventions.
• Conduct mentorship for Community Health Volunteers on BFCI, IYCF, IMAM, and micronutrients supplementation
• Strengthening of community structures at Sub County level to ensure they receive appropriate health and nutrition services.
• Integration of nutrition into livelihood interventions to ensure food security at the household level.
• Develop quality field reports: weekly situation reports and monthly reports as per WV and/or donor(s) reporting guidelines and share them with the Project Officer.
• In liaison with other project partners and the Ministry of Health, monitor project activities and ensure Community Health Volunteers submit monthly reports to the facility.
• Represent World Vision Kenya in nutrition stakeholder meetings at sub-county and Community levels.
• Engaging with the Ministry of Health at the Sub-County level to influence resource allocation nutrition.
• Mobilize Government officials, community groups, and Community Based Organizations for capacity building to effectively manage and sustain Health and Nutrition interventions at the Sub- County level.
• Take a lead in building the community's capacities in BFCI and other health issues at Sub County level through pieces of training and review meetings.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
• Minimum of Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetic, Community Nutrition or their equivalent related field.
• Degree in Community Nutrition, Nutrition, and Dietetics or their equivalent related field will be an added advantage.
• At least two years of working experience of which one should be in maternal infant and young child nutrition interventions with a bias to Baby friendly community initiatives.
• Good understanding of Ministry of health systems, Nutrition programming models, standards and guidelines, and Ministries of Health structures at county and national levels
• Familiarity with National Health and Nutrition policy and advocacy instruments and structures First-hand experience in Health and Nutrition community resilience programming
• Significant experience working with an NGO environment, community and people's groups, state institutions, etc.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Qualified and Interested candidates email their applications to recruit_kenya@wvi.org  indicating to the Subject Community Mobilizer-Kilifi (Note only applications with the subject above will be considered)
Attaching the below requirements:
An up-to-date Curriculum vitae with 3 referees (Include the referees' email addresses and day telephone contact).
Copies of Academic/Professional Certificates.
A letter from a Religious leader.
A letter from the local chief.
Current Original Police Clearance Certificate (acquired within the past 3 months) or waiting receipt
Copy of the National Identity Card (ID).
A resident of Kilifi County
(Please note only candidates who will have attached the above requirements will be considered)
APPLICATION DEADLINE January 3, 2023, @ 5.00 pm (Only short-listed candidates will be contacted).
World Vision does not use employment agencies nor does it charge money for recruitment, interviews, or medical checks.


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