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Nutrition Mobile Implementation Officer at Medecins Sans Frontieres

3 months ago


Nairobi, Kenya Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Full time

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide direct technical implementation support through visits to emergency and existing nutrition projects (for emergencies, scale up, project opening and quality improvement)  

Assess the quality of nutritional and nursing care linked to nutrition, fluid management, triage, patient documentation, and standard IPC precautions
Support mortality and morbidity reviews in our operations, ensure integration of review of nursing care practices, and active participation of nursing staff
Support and build capacity for analysis of nutrition indicators
Assure correct implementation of nutrition protocols or help implement new strategies always considering nutrition as part of a broader and more comprehensive “child health” approach (for example link tuberculosis (TB) and HIV care, EPI, postnatal/newborn follow up)
Support specifically with the implementation of the new MSF intersectional nutrition protocols and new resources package developed within the OCB nutrition circle
Support the projects to tailor protocol implementation to the respective contextual circumstances and to elaborate the related SOPs (e.g., first phase of an emergency, peak season)
Support the operationalization of the protocols for children under 6 months nutritionally at risk at inpatient and outpatient level while promoting a MAMI friendly approach
Support projects in implementing adequate hospital food services
Support qualitative assessment initiatives (e.g., breastfeeding practices) at project level

Develop and implement strategies and tools for monitoring, evaluation, and strengthening of nutrition programming and quality of care during project visits and by the project teams 

Support teams to develop prioritized and phased implementation strategies that take into account context, health, and nutrition needs
Contribute to the development of an operational monitoring and evaluation tool for MSF nutrition interventions complementary to existing monitoring tools
Contribute to developing a tool to evaluate patient documentation quality in ATFC and ITFC
Contribute to the development of tools to support the assessment in our project of nutrition programs run by other actors
Provide input on technical and strategic discussions on nutrition care and interventions (with the nutrition   referent) and articulate potential next steps with project teams
Provide clear written field visit reports within a one-month post-visit and discuss conclusions and recommendations with relevant colleagues in the medical and operations department
Capture and disseminate "lessons learned" from various projects

Contribute to delivery of training, capacity building and mentoring in nutrition to staff at all levels 

Provide direct on-site support by ensuring targeted training, capacity building and mentoring of field-based staff
Offer Indirect on-site support by assisting in the development of training and dissemination of lessons learned
Contribute to the expansion of a nutrition training resources package using material generated at level
Contribute to a recruitment-related resource bank by utilizing materials generated/used at the site level.
Offer support for online training upon request from project’s staff
Facilitate nutrition modules in OCB and intersectional trainings (e.g., HP manager level 2, PSP, FLMT, PCC, …)

Contribute to the development of a resources package to support implementation of nutrition rapid assessment and innovative models of interventions to respond to emergencies.  

Actively participate in the nutrition and nursing care circle
Provide input in guidance documents and tools development
Assist with dissemination of resources
Collect, review, and standardize interesting materials and tools developed at the local level, contributing to the enrichment of the nutrition knowledge base

REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification
Master's degree in nutrition, public health, international health, or tropical medicine is an asset
At least 3 years of clinical experience working as a professional nurse
At least 2 years of experience in humanitarian NGO in low-resource health settings, of which at least 6 months MSF experience
Experience in providing nutrition care to patients affected by malnutrition and/or in the management of nutrition programs, as well as initiating or managing nutrition interventions (inpatient & outpatient settings)
Experience in hospital- based nutrition in ICU, surgery, burns units, advanced HIV and TB wards is an asset
Experience in community health and outreach activities is an asset
Experience and skills in teaching, learning and mentoring

Competencies

Ability to work autonomously
Capacity to work within agreed timelines and prioritize activities/tasks effectively
Good communication skills: active listener, clear and effective communication, and a diplomatic and pedagogical approach
Proven training, coaching and mentoring skills
Results and quality orientation
Good team player with flexibility, creativity, and management skills
Strong cross-cultural awareness and adaptability

Languages

Very good fluency in English & in French (spoken and written)