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Nutrition officers

For a five-year USAID Feed the Future Kenya Food Systems Activity (KFS), Save the Children is looking for a nutrition officer. In Kenya's North, West, and Southeast, the five-year Feed the Future Kenya Food Systems (LFS) initiative will combine cross-cutting themes, increase nutrition and food diversity for women and children, and foster inclusive agriculture-led growth. "Increased capacity of at risk and climate vulnerable households and communities to anticipate, adapt to, and absorb the impact of shocks and stresses induced by climate change" is the anticipated outcome of this program.

The FSL Officer will be working in cooperation with the KFS Activity team and in collaboration with local authorities and project delivery partners. In addition, he/she will be tasked on reporting and when requested engaged in monitoring, evaluation and learning activities. The post holder will be based in Isiolo/Kakamega/Makueni.

The Feed the Future Kenya Food System (KFS) program's nutrition intervention will be implemented on a daily basis by the Nutrition Officer. He or she will be instrumental in advancing the incorporation of nutrition into market processes. The post holder will be expected to work beyond the typical role profile and be prepared to adjust working hours in the case of a significant humanitarian situation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: 

1. Degree in nutrition
2. Minimum 3 years of relevant professional work experience in Nutrition Programming.
3. Comprehensive understanding of the Food Market Systems, working with private sector and Micro and Small Medium Enterprises
4. Effective working relationships with stakeholders from private sector, government agencies, international organisations, donors, academics and opinion-leaders.
5. Experience in training and capacity building of Households, farmer organizations and microprocessors among others
6. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
7. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of organizations
8. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
9. Good knowledge of the nutrition and health field.
10. Good presentation and persuasion skills.
11. Commitment to SCI Values.
12. Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.

Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Duration: 12 month

Number of Vacancies: 3

Work Location: Isiolo/Kisumu/Makueni

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application in English, including your expected pay for the position, and save your resume and cover letter as one document. description.www.savethechildren.net/jobs


Our selection procedure represents our dedication to safeguarding children from harm because we must keep them safe. 

Employment is contingent upon compliance with our Child Safeguarding Policy and our child protection standards, which include background checks. 

As an equal opportunity employer, Save the Children aims to hire and assign the most skilled individuals. 

We encourage female candidates to apply.

Officers of Food Security and Livelihood The role's objective For a five-year USAID Feed the Future Kenya Food Systems Activity (KFS), Save the Children is looking for an FSL Officer. 

The 5-year Feed the Future initiative The Kenya Food Systems (LFS) initiative will combine cross-cutting themes in the North, West, and Southeast regions of Kenya, increase nutrition and food diversity for women and children, and foster inclusive agriculture-led growth.

 "Increased capacity of at risk and climate vulnerable households and communities to anticipate, adapt to, and absorb the impact of shocks and stresses induced by climate change" is the anticipated outcome of this program.

The FSL Officer will be working in cooperation with the KFS Activity team and in collaboration with local authorities and project delivery partners. In addition, he/she will be tasked on reporting and when requested engaged in monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.

The post holder will be based in either Isiolo/Kisumu regional hubs.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, food security, enterprise development or any related field (master degree is an advantage).
2. Minimum three years of experience in a relevant position and experiences within INGOs under food security and livelihood programming.
3. Knowledge in Food Security and livelihood, vegetable gardening, and skills development.
4. Two-years’ experience working in the agriculture sector (under USAID funded resilience programs) is an asset.
5. Strong working knowledge (spoken, written and reading) of English.
6. Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
7. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children.
8. Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy.
9. Good skills using MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
10. Experience implementing vocational and technical education and training programs focused on youth employment.
11. Commitment to SCI Values.
12. Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.
13. Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Contract Duration: 12 months

Number of Vacancies: 2

Work Location: Isiolo/Kisumu

HOW TO APPLY ONLINE 

Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role. www.savethechildren.net/jobs

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