Kotikubaya Linnety

• To support and coordinate activities for Global Nutrition project, where i have managed a group of over 15 field staff who are guided on the technical approaches in Nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene.
• Developed nutrient-dense recipes and flexible meal templates to meet nutritional objectives
• Teach Communities and women of reproductive age on lifestyle changes and how they can improve their diets during pregnancy.
• Participate in workshops, conferences and meetings to enhance technical understanding of the Nutrition sector.
• Planned nutritious meal options for individuals with various health needs and conditions among the Farmers that we are supporting.
• Completed detailed nutrition and WASH modules that focused on teaching clients dietary diversity and quality among the women of child bearing age.
• • Prioritize Nutrition-Sensitive Outcomes: improving dietary diversity with focus on multiple channels of impact on diet, increasing access to nutrient-rich foods, and enhancing food safety.
  • Prioritize Nutrition-Sensitive Strategies: promote strategies that address nutrition gaps for example promoting the production of nutrient-rich crops and integrating nutrition education into agriculture training for FBAs and in other planned trainings under pillar 1 of the iDE strategic plan.
  • Identify Practices and Develop Interventions: Define practical actions to achieve the desired outcomes. Examples include establishing demonstration plots with diverse vegetables for home consumption and sale and incorporating food and nutrition-hygiene messages into training.
  • Enhance access to healthy foods and educate women of childbearing age: Provide education on proper dietary diversity during pregnancy, after and beyond. Pay special attention to Nutrition during pregnacy and food systems.
  • Provide nutrition education in form of capacity building to field officers and Nutrition Champions in technical approaches and innovations
  • Demonstrate nutrition behavior change among Women of child bearing age, Implement integrate nutrition-sensitive interventions to address the root causes of malnutrition.

To supervise, oversee and coordinate all activities under the FANSER project in Mwense and Mwasabombwe Districts where i managed a team of 12 Nutrition field supervisors.

• Conduct interviews during the recruitment of the Nutrition field Supervisor
• Lead in the implementation of the care group Methodology which focused on teaching pregnant and lactating women on proper feeding practices at community level
• To develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
• To assist in the definition of project Scope and goals
• To communicate with executives or the board to keep the project aligned with their goals
• Participate in the District Coordination committee meeting (DNCC) which is a group of Non Governmental organization's and Government departments that do Nutrition programs in the District.
• Represent the Director in meetings with partners and other Government institutions in Mwense District
• Monitored the FANSER project community activities and adjust as needed
• Measured FANSER project performance to identify areas for improvement.
• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
• Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.
• Facilitated trainings in key thematic areas to build capacity of Nutrition field supervisors
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.

• To implement, coordinate and facilitate field level activities for the integrated scaling up Nutrition Project
• Leading in planning, organization/ facilitation and implementation of all nutrition interventions within the target wards
• Community mobilization which involves organizing and participating in community sensitization meetings, planning and review meeting and supporting dissemination of appropriate information on nutrition in collaboration with district nutrition officers and community volunteers
• Supporting and participating in nutrition activities during growth monitoring sessions and outreach activities
• Formation and capacity building of community structures that include NCC’s, Nutrition care groups and IYCF volunteers
• Leading the roll out of social behavior change communication on nutrition in communities
• Conduct regular monitoring of community level activities to ensure appropriate standards and procedures are observed in nutrition
• Monitoring of the child feeding Programme and participate in cooking demonstrations at household level.

• To support all nutrition interventions at Enhanced Small Holder Agribusiness Promotion Program
• Contribute to the development of nutrition information, education and communication materials
• Assist the nutrition focal point person in data collection and entry of nutrition security situation in the project operational areas
• Contribute to the development of the nutrition strategy
• Identification of potential partners in the collaboration of all nutrition interventions
• Assist in the documentation and progress reporting of all nutrition interventions
• Participate in nutrition workshops
• Assist in developing E-SAPP’s key nutrition messages
• Assist in the development and updating of the Annual work plan and budget
• Write and compile reports
• Assist in the updating of the physical progress tracking tables.