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Senior Nutrition

4 months ago


Nairobi, Kenya Tenwek Hospital Full time

Tenwek Hospital is a Christian community committed to excellence in compassionate healthcare, spiritual ministry, and training for service to the glory of God." The hospital was founded in 1937 by missionaries from World Gospel Mission and has since grown to be a leading teaching and referral hospital in the region and one of the largest mission hospitals in Africa.
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.