Jobs at International Rescue Committee

Working under the mentorship and supervision of the Nutrition Manager, The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for the implementation of all nutrition related activities at the IRC run health facilities and communities in the refugee settlement and the surrounding host communities in Hagadera refugee camp. The position holder will be tasked with providing training (nutrition), coaching, mentorship and technical support, including M&E for the nutrition program. Key areas will include, but not limited to the detection and treatment of acute cases of malnutrition; implementation of the prevention package of IMAM, IYCF, Maternal Child Health and Nutrition; supporting outreach activities that include surveillance and patient follow up; and preparing and submission of donor reports as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Programming

• Provide overall technical leadership and direction to nutrition activities being implemented at Dadaab refugee camp in line with the UNHCR, UNICEF, ECHO technical narrative, work plans and targets.
• Ensure quality and timely identification and administration of medical complications associated with malnutrition in SC/OTP/SFP.
• Give and advise on the drug regimen for children in SC, OTP and SFP programs.
• Participate in daily ward rounds in the SC ward with the medical team.
• Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment and procedure are accurately carried out and detailed in the patients’ cards.
• Mentor the nutrition assistant staffs and auxiliary nurses to handle patients with acute malnutrition as per protocol.
• Train and mentor IRC nutrition staff and other key collaborators in GMP, IYCF and IMAM; especially the OTP and SC staff.
• Ensure the establishment of nutrition monitoring activities and train health staff in case detection and referral system.
• Ensure timely reporting in accordance with set deadlines.
• Monthly submission of CMAM report to supervisor.
• Improve the provision of quality nutrition counseling in the hospital SC and Comprehensive care Clinic (CCC) and other entry points in the health program in collaboration with relevant IRC sectors.
• Plan and conduct continuous monitoring of the OTP, SFP and SC patient.
• Participate in program planning and roll-out of new program areas in liaison with key partners and cooperating partners.
• Uphold IRC code of conduct at respective work area.

Supervision and Leadership

• Directly supervise nutrition officers and nutrition nurse in SC and OTP/SFP sites.
• Supervise and work in strict collaboration with the nutrition team in the screening activities of severely malnourished children.
• Identify training gaps for the incentive staff and beneficiaries within nutrition program and communicate the same to the program manager.

Networking and Coordination

• Ensure good communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different collaborators involved in food/nutrition activities.
• Develop and coordinate the adherence and reporting of nutrition education sessions as per developed annual plan.
• Monitor and supervise accurate usage of crucial nutrition therapeutic feeds such as F100, F75, RUTF.RUSF, CSB++and Resomal to avoid stock outs.
• Build appropriate linkages and referral for nutrition activities.
• Work closely with other health programs in spirit of integration for maximum output.
• Attend all program implementation meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics.
• Must be Registration and Up to date License with KNDI
• Possess at least three (3) years’ experience in implementing nutrition activities in a busy hospital and community set up.
• They must possess ability to analyze and interpret both quantitative and qualitative programmed data.
• Must possess excellent planning and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work with minimal direction.
• Must have cognate skills in digital literacy.
• MUST possess a high level of integrity and with good interpersonal skills
• Ready to work in difficult environmental conditions.

Required Experience:

• Addition nutrition training in CMAM/IMAM/COMPASS and MIYCN is an added advantage.
• Strong communication skills, oral, written and presentation.
• Previous experience in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
• Previous experience working in insecure contexts
• Very flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Strong background in humanitarian projects.
• Show strength in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, E- mail, out look
• Should be a team-player and culturally sensitive

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Major Responsibilities:

The role will serve as the primary focal point and liaison between the private fundraising teams, the regional team, and country office teams for all aspects of privately funded business development and grant management. The major responsibilities will span across all award lifecycle stages and include:

New funding and proposal development (30%):

• Pursues new funding opportunities for the region suitable for presenting to private sector entities including corporations, foundations, wealthy individuals and faith and membership organisations;
• Ensures that country office funding needs and priorities are well represented across IPP/high-value fundraising teams on an ongoing basis, and proactively shares information, and advocates as needed on behalf of country offices;
• Scans the programme work in the region to identify new areas of work that can be proactively worked up and offered to new partners and donors;
• Manages proposal development processes as required for single-country, multi-country and/or multi-region opportunities, bringing together teams across IPP, program regions and technical units;
• Reviews and provides substantive feedback and content on all private donor proposals and drafts proposals with inputs from country programs when needed;
• Reviews budgets and supporting documentation for proposals in coordination with the HQ Finance Department and assists country programs in creating budgets when necessary.

Private funding portfolio management (45%):

• Maintains an up-to-date record of all private sector partnerships in the region to inform effective and timely delivery of relevant updates, progress and insight to the relevant business teams;
• Ensures consistency and compliance across private partnerships for the entire duration of a partnership in close coordination with country teams to ensure donor requirements are met and compliance issues are raised to the Director, Awards Management for the Great Lakes;
• Keeps up-to-date with developments around programme implementation, flagging risks and challenges around implementation, and ensures timely flow of information to support efficient delivery of donor reports;
• Proactively reviews and provides substantive feedback or content on donor reports, guides country offices with budget realignments, and supports grant amendments;
• Coordinates and ensures clear, reliable reporting and data-points for maximum partnership impact, including drafting and finalising donor reports and communication materials for country offices as needed;
• Flags donors who need to be stewarded by Fundraising to maintain and deepen relationships, especially if there have been any issues with programme implementation;
• Supports country offices to apply internal procedures and systems such as OTIS (IRC’s grant information tracking system), and PEERs (IRC’s partnership management system) for private funding portfolio and ensure IRC’s internal private funding needs management system entries are up to date;
• Maintains an ear to the ground on programmatic issues and security & political developments within the Great Lakes  and how they might affect private partnerships;
• Provides project management support on large multi-year and multi-country opportunities and grants as requested from IPP, the region and TUs.

Process improvement (25%):

• Responsible for establishing the foundation for the development of processes and systems that would advance our private-sector partnerships pursuits;
• Coordinates with relevant teams in ER to ensure optimal support for country program offices;
• Reviews and proposes improved processes as needed to improve and expedite grant processing, and ensure appropriate partner sign off, to better match private sector donor timescales.

Essential Qualifications:

• Approximately 6 years working in private sector fundraising with at least 3 years working in or closely with the Great Lakes region;
• Demonstrable experience of leading, supporting and/or monitoring large, multi-sectoral and multi-country private sector partnerships and working across various teams and functions;
• Knowledge of the drivers and motivators for support from corporations, foundation, wealthy individuals & faith and membership based organizations, and experience working directly and supporting private sector fundraisers;
• Experience in developing and leading successful complex proposals and providing impactful reporting for high value donors;
• Ability to effectively manage and coordinate with geographically dispersed teams throughout all stages of the private grant lifecycle;
• Experience managing donor compliance, budgeting, negotiating agreement provisions, technical and financial reporting;
• Understanding of the private donor mentality and pace of work and the differences from public funding culture;
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information and strong attention to detail;
• Willingness and ability to regularly travel to the region, sometimes on short notice and to volatile areas;
• Outstanding people skills: strong ability to communicate constructively across culturally diverse teams and contribute to a pleasant work environment;
• Solid organizational skills: ability to be flexible and to work within a dynamic team environment;
• Language skills: English and French fluency required; knowledge of regionally relevant languages (i.e., Kiswahili, Lingala, and others) an asset

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience implementing medium- to large-scale programs in humanitarian or development settings;
• Existing network of partners and donors in the Great Lakes.