Provide Technical Assistance to National and County COVID-19 task force specifically in ensuring continuity of health and nutrition services at the community level.

Coordinate relationship with partners, participate, organize and facilitate working groups and meetings as HKI’s nutrition representative. e.g Nutrition Technical Forum, capacity working group, information working group and micronutrient working group.Advocate with appropriate government officials, partners and donors for continued Malezi Bora support and increased institutionalization of program activities.Manage Malezi Bora program planning including development of innovative strategies for delivery, monitoring and evaluation and communication strategies Coordinate and manage all suppliers and partners for the Malezi Bora program and maintain relationships with preferred suppliers under the guidance of the ESCA administrator and partners Coordinate and manage full time or part time staff hired to support HKI’s programming to ensure developed targets are met.Work with the Programs Manager to develop, pre-test and implement programmatic components including communication strategies, training review and quality control, supportive supervision, procurement and logistics of implementation. Provide overall supportive supervision of HKI catchment areas Monitor budget expenditures and manage project monthly cash flow requests under guidance of programmes manager and ESCA administrator.Develop, coordinate and manage all formative research and evaluation activities within Malezi Bora under the guidance of the Programs Manager, continual M&E activities such as supportive supervision, training quality and PEC survey Oversee development of materials to disseminate findings and lessons learned for HKI projects for advocacy with decision makersLead in innovations and technology using mobile phone technology for E-healthContribute to the preparation of annual reports, country program profiles, periodic progress reports, donor progress reports, program statistics and other materials that may be required.

The Head of Health and Nutrition Department will have the overall responsibility of developing, interpreting and operationalizing the strategic vision Health and Nutrition Department in line with the overall ACF Kenya mission country strategy. Key roles of the Head of Health and Nutrition Department include: interpreting the overall ACF Country strategy to the health and nutrition staff; representing and positioning the organization; providing technical oversight and validation; representing and positioning the organization in external and internal for and enhancing integrated and holistic approaches. Objective 1: To contribute to the overall Country strategy and vision of ACF Kenya Mission• Ensure a clear vision for nutrition department that incorporates government, donor and nutrition sector needs plans and strategies both at the county and national levels.• Participate in monthly/quarterly program strategic review meetings and ensure that clear vision of nutrition sector is articulated in the different areas of implementation. This will involve presenting the analysis of the lessons learnt from field visits, recommendations from various reports with the aim of identifying opportunities that will strengthen the nutrition approaches and strategies to support the nutrition vision. • Lead the health and nutrition team in the review of the country strategy and ensure integration with other Sectors and articulation of emerging current issues to maximize on creating impact in ACF programming.• Ensure that the health and nutrition team provide feedback on strategic issues during health and nutrition team quarterly managers review meeting.Objective 2: To represent and position the organization in external and internal fora at global, regional and count

Provide leadership to a survey team of four individuals and oversee all activities of the teamSupervise enumerators to ensure that proper methodologies are followed and questionnaires are completed clearly and correctlyAdminister surveys to PHTs, CHEWs and health workersEnsure that the timetable for data collection is followedEnsure that transport plans, questionnaires, and supplies needed for the survey are in placeEnsure the safety of the survey team during survey periodKeep a full record of survey expenses by the survey teamCommunicate daily with study supervisors and PIReport all problems, difficulties and questions to the supervisors and submit completed questionnaires to supervisors at the end of the assignment

Anthropometric assessment for adultsMUAC screening for childrenNutrition education for special groups e.g. pregnant women and lactating mothersNutrition counseling for individual patientsCollection of vital information e.g. blood pressure and pulse rateAssisting in distribution of prescriptionsCollection of data for monitoring and evaluation and compilation of final report on the state of children in Nairobi Nutrition counseling of TB patientsJune 2012 Helen Keller International – Malezi Bora Post Event Coverage Survey (PECS

Anthropometric assessment for adultsMUAC screening for childrenNutrition education for special groups e.g. pregnant women and lactating mothersNutrition counseling for individual patientsCollection of vital information e.g. blood pressure and pulse rateAssisting in distribution of prescriptionsCollection of data for monitoring and evaluation and compilation of final report on the state of women and children in Nairobi Supervision of students on attachment

Introduce the survey and data collection process to the selected householdIdentify the eligible household members with discussion to the household headObtain informed consent from household headLabel the data collection forms appropriatelyAdminister the questionnaire and record the response given correctly and appropriatelyConduct interviews in the householdDouble check that the collections forms are labeled correctlyReview each data form prior to leaving the survey respondent’s houseEnsure the safe handover of data collection form to the team leaderFollow up with all household members not present during initial interview to ensure interviews are done Learn and apply survey best practicesAssist other team members if they need helpTake the GPS reading of the location

Kenya National Micronutrient SurveyIntroduce the survey and data collection process to the selected householdIdentify the eligible household members with discussion to the household headRead the consent form and obtain informed consent from household headLabel the data collection forms appropriatelyAdminister the questionnaire and record the response given correctly and appropriatelyConduct interviews in the householdCollect food samples or other samples from each household according to the procedures specified in the field manualDouble check that the collections forms are labeled correctlyReview each data form prior to leaving the survey respondent’s houseEnsure the safe handover of data collection form to the team leaderFollow up with all household members not present during initial interview to ensure interviews are done Collect and correctly label food and salt samplesServe as back up anthropometristLearn and apply survey best practicesAssist other team members if they need help

eAgricultural Network for Africa (eARN Africa)- in Nyanza, Western and Central Provinces using GPS MachineIntroduce the survey and data collection process to the selected householdIdentify the eligible household members with discussion to the household headObtain informed consent from household headLabel the data collection forms appropriatelyAdminister the questionnaire and record the response given correctly and appropriatelyConduct interviews in the householdDouble check that the collections forms are labeled correctlyReview each data form prior to leaving the survey respondent’s houseEnsure the safe handover of data collection form to the team leaderFollow up with all household members not present during initial interview to ensure interviews are done Learn and apply survey best practicesAssist other team members if they need helpTake the GPS reading of the location

Formulating of special feeds for patients in needPerforming anthropometric assessment on patientsDiet counseling for individual patients and group talks for special groups e.g. mothers at the maternal and child health clinics and those who are HIV positive.Ordering and prescription of nutritional supplements for patients in the OTPProduction of weekly reports on the epidemiology of disease in the center registryFormulation and implementation of guidelines on promotion of exclusive breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding practices in the center and communityConducting weekly food demonstration

Formulating of special feeds for patients in needPerforming anthropometric assessment on patientsDiet counseling for individual patients and group talks for special groups e.g. mothers at the maternal and child health clinics.Ordering and prescription of nutritional supplements for patientsProduction of weekly reports on the epidemiology of disease in the hospital registryFormulation and implementation of guidelines on promotion of exclusive breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding practices in the hospital and community

Introduce the survey and data collection process to the selected householdIdentify the eligible household members with discussion to the household headObtain informed consent from household headLabel the data collection forms appropriatelyAdminister the questionnaire and record the response given correctly and appropriatelyConduct interviews in the householdDouble check that the collections forms are labeled correctlyReview each data form prior to leaving the survey respondent’s houseEnsure the safe handover of data collection form to the team leaderFollow up with all household members not present during initial interview to ensure interviews are done Learn and apply survey best practicesAssist other team members if they need helpTake the GPS reading of the location