Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Opportunity
Save the Children International Kenya- Samburu Office, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Health and Nutrition officer. The post holder will support implementation of all health and nutrition activities in the field. Implement and monitor health and nutrition activities of the NAWIRI project. Coordinate and work closely with County departments responsible for both health/nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, local partners, and communities. Lead implementation of all health and nutrition activities of the project, prepare reports and build capacity of the County staff and respective local communities. Promote best practices in health and nutrition programmes and contribute to the overall success of the NAWIRI project. Oversee implementation of health and nutrition activities at Sub - County level.

Contract Duration: 12 Months
No of Vacancies: 1
Location: Samburu
Nationality: Kenya National only

Qualifications And Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• At least 2 year demonstrated experience in implementation of health and nutrition programmes with preference given to nutrition programming in arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) settings.
• Excellent understanding of the nutrition sector within the Kenyan context, particularly maternal, newborn and child nutrition issues including system approach to ending persistent acute malnutrition.
• Clear understanding of nutrition resilience, hunger and food security issues in Kenya, particularly in the context of Turkana and Samburu counties.
• Strong commitment to capacity building of county staff and partners with willingness to adopt a participatory and consultative approaches.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels with County government, local partners and community members while taking into consideration cultural and language difficulties.
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to take initiative and challenge existing mindsets.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English, with ability to draft quality reports. Excellent verbal skills in Swahili; ability to converse effectively with community members
• Attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness in execution of assigned responsibilities
• Ability to work in challenging and changing environment, and to see through challenges to find solutions.
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
• Qualified candidate from Turkana and Samburu counties are encouraged to apply.
• Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

The Organisation
• Save the children international employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
• We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
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