Programme Manager Nutrition - Kakuma

About the role

IsraAID is recruiting a Programme Manager Nutrition for its Kenya component of the Integrated Community Nutrition Management Program (ICNMP), starting in January 2027 for a one-year assignment. The role provides overall leadership, management and technical coordination of nutrition services for children under five, pregnant and lactating women and other vulnerable groups, covering Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement and Turkana West host communities, schools, health facilities and community structures.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of the Kenya programme, turning the design into costed annual and quarterly work plans, procurement and staffing plans, and monitor performance, expenditure and burn rates
• Oversee community-based screening, active case-finding, referral, enrolment and follow-up, and support OTP, TSFP, MIYCN and community health promoters
• Coordinate monthly outreach and mobile clinic services, and strengthen capacity of health workers, teachers and community structures
• Manage nutrition commodity forecasting, pipeline monitoring, storage, distribution and supply-chain SOPs
• Run nutrition IEC and SBCC, community feedback and complaint mechanisms, and coordinate with county and sub-county partners, UN agencies and implementing partners
• Operationalise the MEAL plan, monitor indicators, integrate with DHIS2/HMIS and prepare donor reports
• Supervise programme staff, ensure safeguarding and compliance with donor and humanitarian standards

Required profile

• University degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition or a related field; postgraduate qualification an advantage
• Professional registration with the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
• 6-8 years of progressively responsible experience in nutrition/public health programming, including at least 3 years in project management or a supervisory role
• Demonstrated experience managing community-based and facility-linked nutrition interventions (CMAM/IMAM, OTP/TSFP, MIYCN)
• Experience in humanitarian, refugee or ASAL contexts; Turkana, Kakuma or Kalobeyei experience is an advantage
• Fluent written and spoken English and Kiswahili; knowledge of local Turkana languages is an advantage

Required skills

• Project cycle management, work planning, budget monitoring, donor compliance and risk management
• Nutrition monitoring and surveillance, MEAL frameworks, DHIS2/HMIS and digital reporting
• Commodity forecasting, inventory management and supply-chain SOPs (an advantage)
• Microsoft Office and digital data collection tools

The role involves regular field travel to Kakuma, Kalobeyei and Turkana West, sometimes on challenging roads, with medium contact with children. Applications close on 22 November 2026 via the IsraAID application portal.