Senior Nutrition & Dietetics Technologist at Tenwek Hospital

• Purposes: Planning, evaluating and implementing one or more of the following specific programs

Duties and responsibilities;

• Breast feeding, growth monitoring and weaning;
• Applied nutrition e.g. micronutrient or macronutrients

Nutrition Training:

• Nutrition information and research.
• Being resource person on nutrition in the health team;
• Developing weaning foods with families using community resources
• Supervising and guiding other staff working under the officer.

Qualifications

• Diploma in food, Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized University.
• Must be a registered nutrition or dietitian KNDI.
• Minimum 3 years’ work experience in emergency community nutrition and implementation.
• Experience in nutrition survey and assessments.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong report writing and team working skills.
• Knowledge in computer packages and basic analysis skills.
• Flexible and positive personality.
• Strong planning and implementation capacity.
• Confident and capable negotiator, communicator, and networker.