Vacancy title:
Nutrition Assistant(s)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Nutritional & Dietary Supplements]

Jobs at:
The Strategies For Northern Development

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 10 2025

Duty Station:
Marsabit County, Maikona Ward | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Education, Knowledge and Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or a diploma in Nutrition with relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in community-based nutrition programs, preferably in malnutrition management.
• Experience with the PD Health model is an added advantage.
• Registered with the Kenya Nutrition and Dietetics Institute (KNDI).
• Knowledge of local language is an added.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and work independently under tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication, and advocacy skills.
• Detail-oriented, dependable, and adaptable to handling multiple concurrent tasks.

Roles and Responsibilities:
The Nutrition Officer will oversee the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Positive Deviance Health (PD Health) approach to community-based malnutrition management. This role entails working closely with health management teams, community health workers, and families to rehabilitate malnourished children and promote sustainable nutritional practices in target communities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Program Implementation
2. Community Engagement
3. Monitoring and Evaluation
4. Capacity Building
5. Documentation and Reporting
6. Collaboration

How to Apply:
Letter of application along with a copy of your resume, a contact telephone number, copies of Academic certificates, professional certificates, testimonials, and the names of 3 referees preferably from your previous workplaces, quoting their email addresses/contact numbers properly and label/quote the job title above on your envelope addressed to Human Resource Officer and hand deliver to the SND Marsabit/Moyale Office or via email: jobs@sndafrica.org. The deadline for submission of the application is 10th October 2025 5:00 PM.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Letter of application along with a copy of your resume, a contact telephone number, copies of Academic certificates, professional certificates, testimonials, and the names of 3 referees preferably from your previous workplaces, quoting their email addresses/contact numbers properly and label/quote the job title above on your envelope addressed to Human Resource Officer and hand deliver to the SND Marsabit/Moyale Office or via email: jobs@sndafrica.org. The deadline for submission of the application is 10th October 2025 5:00 PM.

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