Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.
Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse (SP) has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Position: Nutrition Officer
1 Position
Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator
Duty Station: Dadaab
Department: Kenya Programs
Following the declaration of food insecurity in the country and recommendations from the short rains assessment, SP intends to implement a 5 month Nutrition program in West Pokot targeting children below five years, pregnant and lactating women.
The nutrition Program seeks to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition in the identified groups through provision of food and health services.
We are therefore seeking qualified candidates to fill the following positions base in Garissa County Dadaab District, North Eastern Kenya.
The post is a field position in a feeding program. Integrated Management of Acute Malanutrition (IMAM) based in Garissa County Dadaab district. The nutrition officer will be reporting to the Nutrition program manager
Responsibilities
Degree in nutrition, nursing or equivalent Must be a registered nutritionist with Kenya nutritionist and dieticians institute2 years work experience in emergency nutrition work and implementation of feeding programmes Experience in nutrition assessments and understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems with strong computer skills and knowledge of SMART, Epi Info and SPSS data analysis packages Excellent communication skillsability to deal with donor agencies, government officials, and other NGOs; Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situationsCreative with an ability to work with limited resourcesFluency in both written and spoken English and KiswahiliExcellent facilitation skills.Excellent project management skills.Excellent administrative skills.Proficient computer skills.High level of motivation and proven ability to work independently both in the field and in the office.Diplomatic and culturally sensitive.Team player.A strong Christian.If you are interested in this position please send your C.V only and an application letter to hr@spkenya.org or amusa@samaritan.org
Application deadline: Friday, September 28th 2011
Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
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