Nutrition Officer -Dadaab At Kenya Red Cross Society

Plan and organize OTP and SFP at designated health post in liaison with nutrition incentives.
Work closely with CHP and MIYCN counsellors to ensure all aspects of the program are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the OTP and the program is well integrated into the health systems.
Supervise the activities of the IMAM program.
Work closely with the teams to ensure all children are screened correctly, all criteria are understood by the teams, including admission, discharge and transfer to and from the OTP/SFP.
Ensure the correct clinical diagnosis at the time of assessment according to the IMAM protocols are adhered to so that the patient receives appropriate treatment in the relevant program.
Ensure timely identification of complications, non-responders, and referrals to the SC.
Ensure correctness, consistence and completeness of the information in the nutrition registers.
Ensure adequate availability of food supplies and stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with logistics
Through liaison with the community mobilizers and nutrition volunteers, provide effective follow up of all cases: particularly tracing of children who are absent from the program, sick children, long stay children, children not gaining weight and children with social problems.
Provide key health and education messages to beneficiaries based the protocol and guidelines.
Respond to inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission and discharge whenever necessary at the OTP/SFP sites.
Follow-up and ensure the field team interacts with the beneficiaries properly
Submit daily stock report, weekly HIS report and weekly health post report