Job Title: Nutrition Assistant
Location: North East
Reports to: Nutrition Officer
Job Summary
The Nutrition Assistant will contribute immensely to making nutritional activities mainstream with regards to the different beneficiaries in the food program. S(he) will monitor, support and provide guidance and trainings to beneficiaries and stakeholders on Nutrition activities.
Specific Responsibilities
- You will be required to conduct sensitization and MUAC (middle upper arm circumference) screening of Pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under 2 years.
- The nutrition assistant will screen, tally, register and coordinate the screening of children to verify their age at the distribution point; the nutrition screener/register additionally is required to train the Nutrition volunteers.
- S(he) will be tasked to report to the Nutrition Officer on BSFP distribution update.
- The Nutrition Assistant will collaborate with other partner on nutrition activities and to refer children identified with SAM and provide technical support to the Nutrition Officer.
- You are required to mainstream the nutritional activities in line with FINDEF standards in his or her LGA with regards to Infant and Young Child feeding (IYCF) programs.
- S(he) will provide guidance to LGA partners (IYCF Groups) on policy and methodologies to enhance service delivery at the Host community and camp level.
- You should possess significant experience in inter-agency coordination in management of complex field-based operations and emergencies, good knowledge of program management and solid experience in technical field of BSFP.
- S(he) is expected to have competencies of a skilful leader in guiding and supporting staff, addressing various operational challenges, along with increasing security concerns. Given the stressful nature of Yobe security situation, which remains fluid and unpredictable and its high interpersonal and communication skills demands, the nutrition Supervisor will need to be able to fit easily into a complex and highly operative team of various cultural backgrounds.
Skills Required
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field where network coverage are limited
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
- Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
- Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
- Proficient in statistical and other software (Microsoft office; excel, word and PowerPoint)
- Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e., GFD, Nutrition and or cash transfer)
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree/HND/OND in any of the following disciplines: Nutrition, Public Health or related field,
- Certification in Nursing is an added advantage
- Degree in any field of management or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 3 years work experience in humanitarian contexts (conflict/insecure contexts)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Nutrition, Biology, Public Health, Nursing or food aid support
- Fluency in English and Hausa/Fulani
How to Apply (strictly adhere to this process)
Interested applicants should send updated CV (maximum of 2 pages) and application/cover letter (one page only) both in pdf format no later than March 4, 2022 to [email protected] . Please write the position you are applying for in the email subject line, we will reach out to qualified candidates
