Health and Nutrition Project Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy Announcement: School Health and Nutrition Project Officer
 

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children working in 120 countries around the world to deliver child rights programs. 

Established in Kenya in 1984 our programs focus on Education, HIV Prevention, Child Protection and Youth Livelihoods.

Job Purpose: 

Based in Nairobi, the Project Officer will provide oversight to local implementing partners to ensure quality programme delivery and support for the school health and nutrition project in 15 schools within informal settlements in Nairobi. 

Targeting underserved, primary school-aged children, we aim to positively contribute towards their educational performance, healthy growth and personal development. 

The Project Officer will link another 25 school communities to health education and information dissemination to reinforce healthy behaviors at school, home and the broader community.

Key Accountabilities

Using best practices and a child rights focus guide, support and supervise all aspects of the SHN project in 15 informal schools using sound project management practices to meet project objectives, in collaboration with local implementing partners, district level government entities, school management committees, school communities and children.

Facilitate training, equipping and mentoring teachers, school support staff and School Management Committees to recognize early signs and symptoms of common illnesses in children.

Apply community mobilization methods to facilitate training of School Management Committees, head teachers, teachers and school support staff on SHN concepts, cascade information to school communities, students and other stakeholders.

Assist in organization of external technical assistance, school community participation, application of child participation methods as well as gender focus.

Support local partners in preparation of beneficiary school selection, detailed implementation plans, project financial and narrative reports. Document case studies and success.

Person Specification

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in relevant field with at least five years experience implementing community health projects, preferably school health in urban setting for a NGO. 

Collaborative team player experienced working with local partners, school communities, community health workers and government officials. 

Competency in report writing; organizational and interpersonal skills. 

Comprehension of child rights, child protection, sensitivity to issues affecting children.

Interested candidates meeting specified qualifications should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three referees and day time telephone contact to kfo@sc-canada.or.ke 

or Box 27679-00506, Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi 

no later than  18 May, 2012.