Food Monitor (4 Positions) Job Opportunity: World Vision

World Vision is a leading Non-Governmental Christian Humanitarian Relief Development and Advocacy Organization with projects in most parts of Kenya.

We wish to urgently recruit a highly competent, proactive and self driven person to fill the following position within the organization

Job Title: Food Monitor (4 positions)
Duration: Four month’s contract

Overall Purpose of the Job

• To distribute food and maintain accurate beneficiary records in the Blanket Supplementary feeding program

Key Activities/Responsibilities:

1. Take anthropometric measurements of the possible beneficiaries at the village level and determine suitability for admission to the SFP or Merlin OTP.
2. Ensure that each beneficiary gets the correct food ration
3. Maintain an updated beneficiary list, field register and admission cards file
4. Ensure that each beneficiary maintains a personal record card and produces it on all distribution days
5. Prepare FDP reports on number of beneficiaries fed, new admissions, discharges and food requirements for the following distribution
6. Liaise with Feeding Program Nurse and the Community Health Worker to ensure that defaulter tracing is conducted after each distribution.
7. Maintain the SFP sites weekly and monthly statistical records and submit the same to the Feeding Program Nurse.
8. Where requested assist the Feeding Program Nurse in administering Vitamin A supplements and deworming tablets.
9. To carry and take care of all the equipments and materials needed for food distribution
10. Facilitate the mixing and distribution of the dry ration on the distribution day.
11. Work closely with the Community Health Worker in the implementation of the programme.
12. Perform other duties as agreed with immediate supervisor and Nutrition Manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Diploma or degree in nutrition, nursing or a related field,
• KCSE Mean Grade of C plus and above.
• At least 1 year experience in food aid and nutrition.
• Computer literacy is an added advantage
• Committed and practicing Christian with strong commitments to WV Values, Mission and Vision
• Knowledge of the local language(Turkana) will be an added advantage

All Application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees, one of whom must be a Church leader/Priest/ Pastor should reach the undersigned on or before 21st December 2009

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Nutrition Manager
World Vision Kenya
Turkana HEA
P .O. Box 264 – 30500 Lodwar

Or recruit.worldvisionturkana @ gmail.com