If you meet the requirements of the above position please send your application letter detailed CV, phone and email contacts of three referees to HR-Kenya@feedthechildren.org indicating the position in the subject line by 30th May 2017. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Feed the Children is an equal opportunity employer.
Food & Nutrition Pillar Manager
Feed the Children is an international, non-profit relief organization that was founded in 1979 with headquarters in Oklahoma City, United States of America. In Kenya, Feed the Children was registered in 1993 under the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Board Act. Feed the Children Kenya office’s first program in the 1990s was the Dagoretti Children’s Centre (DCC) which assisted children who were physically challenged. In 2000, the organization opened the Abandoned Baby Centre (ABC) which rescued children who had been abandoned by family. In 2004, the organization began implementing the School Feeding Program (now called School Meals Programs). The program was in partnership with WFP and Ministry of Education and was aimed at encouraging children to attend school, improve school retention rates and reduce school drop-outs rates.
Job Purpose
The Food & Nutrition Pillar Manager will provide technical leadership and oversight to the Feed Nutrition Programs. Under the supervision of head of Programs, the FAN manager will oversee technical staff and ensure effective implementation of Nutrition projects as well as integration of nutrition within other pillars. She/he will be responsible for leading a broad spectrum of activities, including strategic planning, overall program execution and evaluation, technical thought leadership and facilitation of current knowledge sharing.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provides technical direction to the team for the design, implementation and monitoring of project activities.
- Coordinates, manages and evaluates technical staff, and programmatic activities to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness
- Participate in formulation, implementation and monitoring of assigned budgetary responsibilities.
- Ensures that internal and external reporting and documentation requirements are on-time and accurate
- Assesses staff capacities and coordinates initial or ongoing trainings based on need and program goals
- Plays a lead role in the recruitment, orientation and training of new technical program staff
- Models leadership to all staff and intentionally develops the Supervisor’s leadership potential
- Prepares a monthly report using the information provided by the Supervisor
- Supervises in the field each Supervisor who reports to him/her at least once per month, conducts QIVCs and completes all sections of the Supervisor supportive supervision checklist every quarter
- Ensures that the project are well represented in national, county and sub county-level meetings and forums
- Cultivate and maintain good working relations with local communities and Government representatives.
- Attend Nutrition-related coordination meetings and participates in nutrition technical working groups/forums
- Assist in project review and documentation of lessons learnt for wider dissemination.
- Perform other duties as would be required by the Head of Programs.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Nutrition & Dietetics. MS/MPH in public health or related field will be an added advantage
- 3-4 years’ experience and demonstrated expertise in Nutrition.
- Current membership with Nutrition association
- Valid certificate of good conduct
Relevant skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Capability to seek and raise funds
- Demonstrated Problem solving skills flexibility time sensitive and creative
- Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams
- Demonstrated Planning skills, Prioritizing and identifying opportunities and
- Excellent training and presentation skills, able to multi task with attention to detail.
- Proficiency in computer skills MS Office
How to Apply
Send your application to : hr-Kenya@feedthechildren.org
Application deadline : May 30th 2017
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