Job position – Field Assistant (BSFP)                                                    Work location –  Banki
Reporting to – Field Officer (BSFP)                                                        Supervision of – N/A

General purpose of the position

Under the supervision of the Field Officer (BSFP), the Field Assistant (BSFP) is to conduct the WFP Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programmes (BSFP) and other supportive malnutrition prevention activities. The Field assistant (BSFP) is responsible for the Community Mobilization activities in the Blanket supplementary Feeding Programme activities, this is to ensure malnutrition is curb in the community of intervention.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities.

• Assist in conducting monthly BSFP distribution activity to target population
• Assist in conducting proper community nutrition sensitization and screening exercise
• Supervise an effective mother to mother support group activities
• Supervise nutrition specific value adding activities (Social Behavioural Change Communication (SBCC), Home gardening, food hygiene promotion etc)
• Supervise regular follow up and management of MAM cases at the CMAM site
• Provide nutrition training to community nutrition mobilizers
• Assist in preparation of monthly BSFP project progress report
• Daily reporting of nutrition activity
• Implement other tasks as might be required with relation to the INTERSOS Country Program in Nigeria.

Position Requirements

Professional requirements

• Diploma Degree in science.  
• Minimum 2 years of experience  at national level project implementation position in a humanitarian / developmental context. 
• Knowledge of WFP Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP), Crop production, Home gardening;

Personal requirements

Good speaking, writing and reading skills

• Be computer literate including Microsoft Office programs (Word and Excel).
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills and excellence as a team player.
• Strong sense of responsibility, methodical and accurate with high organizational skills •       Honesty and integrity and able to cope with stressful situations. 
• Hardworking, discipline and trustworthy
• Flexibility & adaptability-Willingness to deploy to the newly liberated local government areas.
• Fluency in English, Kanuri and Hausa will be considered a plus

HOW TO APPLY

ONLY applicants whose competencies meet the requirement of the position will be contacted.

Application deadline: apply no later than 4th January 2022 at 4:00 PM. 

INTERSOS does not ask for any form of payment at any stage of recruitment. Applications are processed according to the order of arrival. INTERSOS reserves the right to close the offer before the term initially expressed in the advert, if an applicant is accepted. 

These are local positions and indigenes of the above LGAs are strongly encouraged to apply. Qualified female candidates are also encouraged to apply.