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  About us:   Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.   Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated. Job Summary   The Nutrition officer will be responsible for supporting health and nutrition activities at the field level, which include Management of acute malnutrition, MIYCAN, Management of small and nutritionally at risk infants under six,(MAMi), Integrated Case Management of Childhood illnesses, and social behavior change and communication. Other key deliverables include supporting capacity-building of VHTS, care group volunteers, health workers and district engagement. He / she will work closely with the WASH and Food security officers to ensure integration of multi sector activities. He/she will Supervise Daily implementation of activities and their contribution towards achieving desired project objectives and results. He/she is the direct interface between Action Against Hunger and communities. He/she is responsible for identification and verification of programme participants, programme monitoring, ensure effective programming, timely programme reporting, and the identification and initial troubleshooting of field level implementation problems. Engagement : ●        Program Manager: Direct line manager ●        Community structures ●        Beneficiaries: Information sharing, Sensitization. ●        Local governmental and non-governmental partners: exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on choice of technical options. ●        OPM: Updates and collaboration of implementation, information sharing. ●        Local representatives of international aid organizations: exchange of information   Delivery:    Essential Job Duties (Define main functions/roles and then define the specific/key job duties in each of them).   Objective 1: Technical Support •       Ensure integration of malnutrition management within health service delivery (i.e. at health facilities and in outreaches) and ensuring monthly performance indicators are within acceptable sphere standards •       Ensure the implementation of MAMi, BFHI,MIYCAN, ICCM, SBCC program at both health facility and community level, ensuring that the right beneficiaries are targeted in the programs •       Ensure that the capacity of the district health systems to supervise, evaluate, monitor and provide curative approaches against disease and acute malnutrition is strengthened •       Support the logistical operations for programs at health facilities of operation and in the communities alongside the Program Managers  •       Oversee that the linkages between community-based health structures for early case identification, referral