KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Support day-to-day implementation of integrated health and nutrition outreach services that entails; WASH activities, health, nutrition and child protection issues.
Conduct health education, hygiene promotion and disseminate child protection messages during field activity
Support mass screening, joint supervision with DOH in the targeted sub-counties.
Prepare and submit field trip reports, take part in the development of weekly reports
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Plan and prepare project activities, sign TOR prior activity implementation.
Support baby friendly community initiatives (BFCI) IMAM surge and mother led MUAC.
Coordinate regular health and nutrition program assessments to identify opportunities for expansion and improvements in program effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy.
Lead on capacity building of community health volunteers (CHVs) and community Health extension (CHEWs) worker in various topic in health and nutrition.
Supervise Maternal Infant and Young Child programme conducted by CHEWs and CHVs.
Support CHVs to conduct screening and referral for pregnant women and children with malnutrition and to carry out follow up and tracing.
Support sensitisation and on the job mentoring of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs)/health facility in-charges on various health and nutrition to topics.
Support the DOH to Carry out Social Behaviour Change Communication on maternal, infant and young child nutrition.
Work collaboratively to integrate the health and nutrition program with other sectors where appropriate, particularly with WASH, FSL and Protection.
Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and other nutrition and health staff for monitoring and evaluation of project activities especially those related to nutrition emergency response work within the project, including preparation of monitoring reports, documents and lessons learned.
Submission of activity reports.
Carry out regular health facility and group monitoring visits, facilitate, and attend facility review meetings to provide support.
Prepare payment at the end of the project activity
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognised institution, Registered with KNDI
Minimum 1 years of relevant professional work experience in health and nutrition programming in Humanitarian context.
understanding of the MOH and county health departments
Effective working relationships with stakeholders from government agencies and opinion-leaders.
Experience in training and capacity building.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of organizations
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Apply via :
kenya.savethechildren.net
