FH/Kenya (Food for the
Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to fill in the
following vacant positions at their Marsabit office:
Wash Officer
Department:
Health and Nutrition
Reports To: Nutrition Coordinator
Contract Duration: July 2012 – December 2013
Closing Date: 29th June, 2012
Duties And Responsibilities
- Identify
WASH gaps and develop proposals for recovery operations
- Work
closely with the community members to identify training needs
- Develop
training and capacity building modules in collaboration with other project
staff as well as other stakeholders.
- Organize
and carry out community training activities
- Prepare
relevant reports as required including compilation of success stories and
development of knowledge sharing information.
- Link
the H1N1 components of Health and Nutrition to WASH program.
- Participate
in WESCOORD meetings and other WASH related meetings.
Qualifications
- A
strong Christian committed to serving the poor in full agreement with FH’s
foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values.
- Must
be a holder of BSc degree in Water and Environmental Engineering, Public
Health, Environmental Science or its equivalent from a reputable
institution.
- A
minimum of 3 years working in community based WASH program in an NGO set
up.
- Practical
knowledge in design of community WASH systems.
- Excellent
report writing skills.
- Good
computer skills with hands on experience
- Should
possess a motorbike rider’s license with 3 years’ experience.
Nutrition Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Department: Health and Nutrition
Reports To: Nutrition Coordinator
Contract Duration: July 2012 – December 2013
Closing Date: 29 June 2012
Responsibilities and tasks
- Setting
up of M & E Systems in the program by aligning FHK health and
nutrition program indicators and activities in line with the ministry of
health DHIS as per the Government system.
- Develop
M&E framework, M&E plans and Annual work plans with staff for the
health and nutrition program
- Develop
key reporting formats of presenting key activities and indicators from the
DHIS to DNTF and other meetings for use of information for decision-making
and management.
- Design
the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project
activities based on annual work plan.
- Guide
staff on regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings, preparation
of progress reports and documentation of achievements, best practices etc.
- Organize
and provide basic M&E training for project staffs
- Working
with DHRIO to ensure the district data is of quality and timely entered
into the DHIS
- Ensure
verification and utilization of data for decision-making and management.
- Consolidate
the district reports to reflect county standing.
- Spearhead
project operational research, surveys and any other formative research
Qualifications
and Experience (Minimum)
- A
strong Christian committed to serving the poor in full agreement with FH’s
foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values.
- Degree
in relevant Discipline
- Knowledge
of SMART Methodology in Nutrition Survey
- Experience
in M & E Design
- Experience
in conducting operational research
- Good
knowledge of DHIS
Interested
and qualified candidates should send their applications, updated CV with three
referees and day telephone contacts to: Human Resources Manager, P.O Box 14978
- 00800 Nairobi or email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted (These are urgent positions
and short listing will be done on first received basis).