Full time position based in Nairobi (Kenya) at the Médecins Sans Frontières OCBA Nairobi Unit. Regular field visits (estimated to up to 30% of time). Deadline for applications: June 18th, 2023, 23:59 CET (Central European Time). Below a summary of the vacancy. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter: https://careers.msf-applications.org/job-invite/7874/

GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE POST

S/he will contribute to define medical-nutritional interventions, strategies and protocols to implement quality nutritional programmes to treat acute malnutrition in different contexts of nutritional situations (food insecurity, crisis, etc.), and to design alternative models to tackle acute malnutrition (or other types of undernutrition) in contexts where malnutrition is endemic, recurrent or seasonal in coordination and collaboration with other staff(s) or referents involved.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAIN TASKS

S/he is one of the two Nutrition Advisors providing support to field missions and cells polyvalent medical staff, concerning any technical problems/questions that arise from the field while implementing nutrition activities. Their overall responsibility will be to contribute through their expertise to the improvement of care of patients in MSF projects in the domain of nutrition. The two nutrition advisors cover specific missions. Nairobi Unit Nutrition advisor will normally provide support to East and Horn of Africa missions, although it will always be balanced among the two advisors and might be susceptible to change. The two nutrition advisors (Barcelona and Nairobi) will have specific topics that will be under the responsibility of each one (to be discussed according to the background of each advisor and current and potential future dossiers). Both advisors will work in close collaboration in the following responsibilities, functions and tasks:

  • Definition, follow-up and technical-strategic advice to the field projects.
  • Research and updated support for new strategic orientations for nutrition-related projects/programmes.
  • Training, communications-networking and representation of MSF.
  • Specificities to the Nairobi unit position.

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Medical Doctor with Nutrition postgraduate degree and/or experience, Nurse with nutrition postgraduate degree and/or experience or a Nutritionist.
  • Minimum three years of field experience working in a nutrition program in developing countries with MSF or other humanitarian agencies and/or NGOs. Experience in emergency response is an asset.
  • Experience in planning, implementing, analysing and diffusing nutritional assessments, evaluations, surveys (SMART) and respective mortality studies.
  • Fluent in English. Good knowledge of French is an asset (and willingness to learn up to B2 level).
  • Knowledge of another language (Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese) is an asset.
  • Good knowledge of East African networks is an asset.
  • User skills of Excel, ENA for SMART surveys and NutVal.
  • Availability to travel for two to three-weeks long visits to the field (approximate frequency: 4 times a year), including MSF international meetings.

CONDITIONS

  • Contract duration: 6 months with possibility of extension.
  • Annual gross salary: level HQ-4A - KES 3,465,673 (divided in 12 months payments) + secondary benefits, based on MSF OCBA reward policy.
  • Starting date: ASAP.
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