Programme Officer – Health & Nutrition oversees health and nutrition project implementation and community outreach, requires a Health, Nutrition, or Public Health Degree and relevant NGO experience. Full-time role in Tana River.
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
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
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet
the above requirements, should send a detailed CV
with three professional referees and Cover
Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the
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