Feb 10, PATH Program Officer- Newborn Nutrition and Lactation Specialist Jobs in Kenya

PATH is currently recruiting an IMCHD Program Officer to provide technical and advocacy work in integrating a nutrition package of care into models of care for the small and sick newborn. This IMCHD staff will bring deep technical and clinical knowledge of specialized lactation support needs for small and sick newborns and their mothers.

The IMCHD program officer will have the following primary responsibilities:

Retain current knowledge and understanding of up to date research and policies related to feeding of the small and sick newborn;

Support the creation, adaptation, and piloting of newborn nutrition implementation materials, embedding specialized lactation support requirements;

Provide hands on specialized lactation support training to health care workers in key geographies;

Ensure high quality technical direction and input for all materials related to specialized lactation support for small and sick newborns and their mothers, including:

Training and curriculum resources;

Policy and advocacy resources;

Communications resources;

External and internal reports, blogs, manuscripts;

Implementation science research protocols and planning.

Provide nutrition/lactation technical expertise to the IMCHD team to inform integration across the life cycle, project planning, implementation and evaluation, and strategic expansion;

Assist in guiding gender integration within IMCHD and specialized lactation support activities;

Contribute to partnerships development, proposal writing, and grant management;

Work as collaborative multi-country, diverse team;

Coordinate stakeholder engagement, regional learning sessions, and policy advancement.

Required Experience:

Master’s degree or higher in public health, public policy, or related technical/clinical field

5+ years of working in breastfeeding support/maternal and newborn health

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification, or proven experience and knowledge in lactation support for mothers of preterm infants

Clinical experience in provision of hands-on specialized lactation support, with experience in supporting mothers of newborns in the neonatal intensive care

Strong technical expertise in newborn or early infant nutrition/ maternal lactation; experience in both preferred

Previous experience in developing technical training materials; experience conducting training preferred

Experience collaborating with technical and policy experts

Skilled in proposal writing and concept development

Fluent in English; additional languages a plus

Available to travel internationally estimated at 20 percent per PATH’s travel and safety guidelines

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; PATH Program Officer- Newborn Nutrition and Lactation Specialist Jobs in Kenya

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