Senior Project Officer – Emergency Health, Nutrition, and Cash Transfer

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. Since then, we have expanded in size to reach more than 130 million people in more than 100 countries on five continents. For over 75 years, the mission of CRS has been to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person. Our operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion, or ethnicity. CRS has worked in Kenya since 1965. The Kenya programme currently has offices in, Marsabit, Isiolo, Kisumu, Mombasa, and Kilifi in Kenya. Our mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, while operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion, or ethnicity.
Our programme areas focus on youth, child development and care reform, peace building, emergency response, agriculture and livelihoods, water, health and orphans and vulnerable children. We have focus on cross cutting thematic areas including environmental management and climate change, private sector, local capacity building and gender. This work is implemented in partnership with county and national governments as well as civil society, including faith-based and secular organizations. CRS Kenya’s work is almost exclusively with and through local partners and Government agencies.

JOB SUMMARY

Qualifications and Experience: University degree required, preferably in Nutrition, Public Health, Nursing, or Social Studies.Minimum of five years of professional experience, including at least two years in managing Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) and/or nutrition or public health programs.Expertise in Emergency and Humanitarian Response in Health and Nutrition, with experience in monitoring, evaluation, and coordinating assessments and data collection.Proven ability to implement IMAM protocols and multisectoral nutrition projects.Demonstrated capacity to design and apply user-friendly guidance, tools, and SOPs at health facility and community levels, and to provide training, technical assistance, and mentoring.Strong knowledge of Government of Kenya (GoK) systems, programs, and frameworks, with experience across both healthcare and community settings.Ability to work effectively with various partners, including government actors, civil society, faith-based organizations, healthcare providers, and multisectoral nutrition service providers.Excellent interpersonal, analytical, negotiation, and mentoring skills, with the ability to manage complex organizational relationships.Strong written and oral communication skills in English.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Capacity BuildingProvide county-level technical leadership in implementing emergency child health and nutrition actions.Build capacity of CRS staff and stakeholders on MPCA, child health and nutrition emergency response, and related livelihood interventions (IMAM, MIYCN).Oversee capacity strengthening of the health workforce on IMAM.Participate in and provide technical leadership in emergency coordination meetings and technical working groups with County/Sub-County HMTs and other stakeholders.Supportive Supervision & Quality ImprovementCollaborate with Local Implementing Partners in MPCA implementation.Ensure quality of county-level child health and nutrition emergency response actions.Lead quality improvement initiatives and learning exchanges among GOK and stakeholders.Conduct supportive supervision and field monitoring visits, providing mentoring and technical assistance.Organize and facilitate review meetings on child health and nutrition emergency response actions.County Government Engagement & RepresentationLead county engagement and represent CRS in Emergency Nutrition Coordination Forums, County Steering Group meetings, Nutrition Technical Forums, and Cash Transfer Technical Working Groups.Develop and present high-quality dissemination materials at county and stakeholder meetings.Advocate for sustainable support of child health and nutrition emergency response actions and related livelihood interventions beyond CRS-funded activities.Represent CRS in relevant county and sub-county meetings, technical working groups, and events.ReportingProvide timely inputs to quarterly and annual planning, monitoring, reporting, and budgeting processes.Prepare and submit monthly progress reports highlighting successes, challenges, observations, and adaptations.Document project results and impacts through media stories, promising practices, lessons learned, case studies, and client feedback.Lead data collection, analysis, and reporting using CommCare to inform programming and decision-making.SafeguardingContinuously sensitize program teams and participants on safeguarding.Ensure compliance with CRS safeguarding policies.Report safeguarding incidents in program operations for appropriate action and follow-up

REQUIRED SKILLS

Nutrition and metabolism, Reporting, Project management, Public health

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree