Job Description
JOB GROUP "K"
No Of Positions 7
Salary Range: KES (39700-52960)
House Allowance: KES 16500
Commuter Allowance: KES5000
Location: Nairobi
Job Requirement
For appointment to the grade of Nutrition & Dietetics Officer one must have:
• Bachelor degree in food nutrition & dietetics or dietetics/clinical nutrition or food science & nutrition or home economics from a recognized institution
• Registered with Kenya institute of nutrition and dietetics
• Certificate in computer application
Job Description
Work at this level may normally involve being deployed in a sub-county hospital for provision of nutrition services in the community, maternal and child health care and hospital: wards and kitchens.
Duties and responsibilities include:
· Planning, formulating and managing therapeutic diets in consultation with Senior Nutrition officer
· Being resource person on nutrition in the health team;
· Developing weaning foods with families using community resources;
· Initiating projects in the community which promote nutrition; and
· Supervising and guiding other staff working under the officer.