Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa) is a Non-governmental, Non-for profit humanitarian/Developmental organization which started in 2014. We deliver assistance and protection to affected populations before, during and after crisis situations.
GHIV Africa was founded to mitigate the health deficit in Africa and to provide all forms of assistance leading to improved quality of life. The organization is equally poised to support the delivery of healthcare services at the doorsteps of every African village by bridging the gap between primary health care delivery and tertiary health care services through a robust referral system.
We provide aid to the most vulnerable population regardless of their religion, race, gender and or political affiliation. Our decisions as an organization are not based on political, economic or religious interest but solely on needs of the affected population.
Background
GHIV Africa since moving to Northeast Nigeria in 2019 has been implementing humanitarian and developmental interventions in Health, Education, WASH, Livelihoods and Protection. These interventions have directly targeted over 6000 vulnerable children, women, girls and boys as well as people with disabilities.
Determined to expand her interventions to reach more vulnerable groups in the conflict area, GHIV Africa will be implementing a Nutrition project in 2 LGAs of Kaga, and Nganzai in Borno state in partnership with UN OCHA with funding from the Nigerian Humanitarian Funds (NHF) first standard allocation.
In order to successfully implement this project, GHIV Africa is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Nutrition Officer for a one year during of the project.
The incumbent will be in charge of ensuring the implementation of the project in Kaga, and Nganzai, he/she will station in Maiduguri and have frequent travels (80%) to the two (2) LGAs on a weekly Basis, he/she will work directly with the Nutrition Assistant and Community Nutrition Volunteers based in those locations. The Nutrition Officer will report directly to the Head of Programs on a weekly/monthly Basis.
Job Title: Nutrition Officer
Job Reference No: ERF/SA1/N/NGO/20407
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Department: Nutrition/Food Security in Emergency
Sector: NGO/Non-profit
Job Summary
- Develop/update as appropriate the overall Nutrition strategy in collaboration with local and national authorities, the nutrition cluster team and other relevant actors; Assess, verify, and map emerging assistance needs.
- Directly Implement the project with the assistance of Nutrition Assistant and Community Nutrition Volunteers
- Harmonization of all the activities report in all the two (2) LGAs to the Head of Programs on a monthly basis.
- Document and compile lessons learn and support the MEAL Officer on assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation of Project activities.
- The Education Officer will also be responsible for the project assessment, analysis, design, capacity building.
- Responsible for the recruitment, training community Nutrition volunteers, and
Beneficiaries in the project locations.
- Identification and training of stakeholders and beneficiaries at the project locations.
- He/she will be responsible for supervising, training, and building the capacity of the
Community Nutrition Volunteers, Primary and Secondary stakeholders,
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Carry out project community consultation for community entry.
- Develop training material for the training of community volunteers, Lead mothers, and Caregivers, pregnant, and Lactating Women on Tom Brown production, and IYC, and other training that may come concerning the project v Identify and recruit community volunteers.
- Oversee the implementation of the project activities using the trained Community
Nutrition Volunteers
- Develop key massages for beneficiary’s awareness and sensitization by the community nutrition Volunteers.
- Develop activity schedule to guide the community nutrition volunteers’ activities.
- Support and supervise the activities carried out by the Nutrition Assistant, CNVs and send weekly reports and consolidated monthly report.
- Responsible for the reporting of Nutrition sector 5Ws on a monthly basis.
- manage, maintain, and update the project data base
- Collect and send weekly reports and monthly consolidated reports
- Collect and compile lesons learnt and challenges from field locations.
- Support on project assessments, analysis and support the MEAL department of MEAL process and activities.
- Design, and carry out capacity building for deep field staff and beneficiaries (community nutrition volunteers and Caregivers, PLW, lead mothers, and mother to mother support group).
- Train, supervise, and technically support Nutrition Assistant and CNVs
- Observe and record trends and situation of project locations in terms of gaps and persons in Needs for future programming
- Provide weekly updates on challenges, progress to the head of programs in all locations of implementation.
- Collaborate with Nutrition focal persons in the two (2) locations of implementation to carry out selection, and training and workshops for teachers and community nutrition volunteers, other beneficiaries.
- Collaborate with community structures, local authorities to strengthen community IYCF
- Conduct monthly meeting with CNVs, Lead mothers and M2MSGs for need to support record challenges, update their knowledge on production of Tom Brown, and IYCF training, this will serve as a platform to discuss and address issues on the project.
- Carry out any relevant activities or tasks that you are call upon to.
Technical expertise, Skills, Knowledge, and competencies:
- University education or equivalent in Nutrition and dietaries, or related fields.
- Minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience on implementing Nutrition projects in emergencies.
- Have worked before directly with malnourished children, PLW, Caregivers, and vulnerable population in deep field
- Good knowledge of the Nutrition Sector, and understand the nutrition, food security situation of the northeast Nigeria.
- Good knowledge of AAP, PSEA Policies, and the concept of Do No Harm, and good at working with vulnerable population especial in emergency settings, good knowledge of emergency preparedness, and relief management.
- Experience working in emergencies context.
- Must be a team player
Application Closing Date
31st December, 2021
Method of Application
Qualify and Interested candidates should click the link below to apply
Due to the flux and urgency of the recruitment we will be selecting on a rolling basis, and shall not be able to reach to every applicant, therefore, if our HR department did not contact you within two (2) weeks consider it that you are not selected for the position.
GHIV Africa does not take care of your transportation, feeding, and accommodation while coming for the interview if you are selected.
GHIV Africa is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, disability or generation world perception; women are strongly encouraged to apply.
