Locum Nutritionist (Emergency Community Nutrition)

Location: Hagadera, Kenya; onsite work at health facilities and community settings

Company

hirify.global is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization supporting people affected by conflict and disaster across more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.

What you will do

• Implement nutrition screening, acute malnutrition treatment, micronutrient supplementation, and MIYCN services at health facilities and in the community.
• Manage under-fives, pregnant and lactating women, and infants under six months through OTP, TSFP, SC, MAMI, and IMAM protocols.
• Conduct nutrition assessments, counselling, health education, ward rounds, and follow-up across MCH, OPD, medical, NCD, and special clinics.
• Strengthen nutrition surveillance, support CHWs and facility staff through on-the-job training, and participate in data review meetings.
• Track nutrition supplies, reconcile daily usage, and coordinate commodity orders with pharmacy and facility leadership.
• Compile weekly nutrition reports and monthly Ministry of Health summaries for KHIS/LMIS entry.

Requirements

• Diploma in Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution.
• Registration with KNDI.
• At least three years of experience implementing emergency community nutrition within an INGO.
• Experience with MIYCN, Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition, High Impact Nutrition Interventions, IMAM Surge approaches, and nutrition surveys or assessments.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, planning, implementation, reporting, and computer skills, including Health Information Systems.
• Ability to work in hardship areas; previous camp experience is an advantage.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a camp setting.
• Somali language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a humanitarian organization focused on restoring health, safety, dignity, and economic wellbeing.
• Operate according to standards of integrity, service, equality, accountability, safeguarding, and protection from retaliation.
• Collaborate with health facility staff, community health workers, pharmacists, and local health authorities.
• Contribute to a professional environment that promotes critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity.