NUTRITION ASSISTANT

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY.

• Ensure quality of nutrition screening for children under-5 conducted by Community Nutrition Mobilizers in target Communities.
• Provision of Outreach OTP Services in target communities together with the outreach team.
• Ensure quality of counselling sessions provided during Support group meeting.
• With support from the Nutrition Officer, ensure quality cooking food demonstration sessions are conducted in Project supported Communities.
• Support Project level nutrition assessment/surveys as approved by Donor.
• Support quality data collection of activities conducted in the Communities.
• Promote increasing awareness of appropriate nutrition behavior in project communities by ensuring behavior change materials are visible in supported communities and health facilities.
• Support the development of case studies and success stories from programme implementation.
• Provide maternal and childcare/feeding key messages to beneficiaries of food program during food distribution.
• Additional job responsibilities. The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. 
• Provide on-the-job guidance to Field Assistants and Community Nutrition Mobilizers working on the field.
• Ensure all Field Assistants and Community Nutrition Volunteers are familiar with their posts.

  

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

 • holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

 • holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. 

Ambition:

 • sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Willing to take disciplined risks.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health or any related fields.

• Experience of working in Nutrition programme.

• Good communication skills (verbal and written).

• Acceptable IT Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills.

How to Apply If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject to careers@trainconsultant.co.ke.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.