NUTRITION OFFICER

Job Summary

CARE is seeking a Nutrition Officer to support the successful implementation of the Resilience and Social Cohesion (Peace) project in Northeast Nigeria. The project is a joint initiative implemented by implemented the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with funding from the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the German Government. The project aims to restore basic services, rebuild livelihoods and infrastructure, and enhance social cohesion by bridging humanitarian, development, and peace interventions to foster a transformational process.

The Nutrition Officer will monitor and support the performance of all nutrition activities. He/She will manage and train field level nutrition staff, perform on-going monitoring and support supervision, provide guidance to LGA partners on policy and methodology, program planning and staff capacity building. To coordinate the implementation of SAM, MAM and Infant and young child feeding practices and other nutrition programs

Job Details

SCOPE:

Employment Type: Contract - Full-Time

Job Status: Nationals only.

Slots: 1

Location: Jakusko, Yobe State.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

Job Responsibility #1: Project Management and Direct Reporting

Assist the Program Manager to manage, train and develop the Nutrition team on nutrition screening and distribution
Identify direct reports capacity development needs and in consultation with the FSNL Manager
Guide direct reports prepare performance plans and appraise them in consultation with FSNL Sector Manager and HR staff.
Support HR and FSNL sectors in staff recruitment.

Job Responsibility #2: Project Supervision, Monitoring and Coordination

Schedule the daily activities for Nutrition Community Mobilizers regarding screening, referral and follow up of SAM and MAM children under 5 years old.
Ensure that Nutrition Data is reliable and correct.
Implement Infant Young Child Feeding Messaging and care group mother model in both LGAs
Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
May represent CARE Nigeria in humanitarian coordination meetings, taskforces, clusters and technical working groups that are related to nutrition in emergency and recovery/resilience context.
Given the stressful nature of Yobe security situation, which remains fluid and unpredictable and its high interpersonal and communication skills demands, the Nutrition Officer will need to be able to fit easily into a complex and highly operative team of various cultural backgrounds.

Other Responsibilities:

Contribute to CARE’s resource mobilization efforts
Support other activities as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Required

University degree in any of the following disciplines: Nursing, Biology, Nutrition, Public Health or related field.
At least 3 years’ progressive experience in Nutrition, Biology, food aid support or Public Health Sector of INGO and/or directly related area
Fluency in English and Hausa

Desired

Experience in a development and/or humanitarian organization.
Strong knowledge of Nutrition and/or Public Health
Advanced computers skills at least intermediate skills in window-based word processing, spreadsheet
Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize your own work plan.
Resourcefulness, initiative, maturity, tact, advocacy skills.
Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills
Understanding of political dynamics, foreign policy decision making procedures
Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Good written and oral communication skills
Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction

Competencies:

Integrity and Trust
Building Effective Teams Customer Focus
Drive for Results
Problem Solving
Time Management
Functional/ Technical Skills
Conflict Management
Listening
Organizing

NOTE:

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
CARE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CARE considers all applicants on the basis of merit without prejudice to race, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, colour, national origin, marital status, or veteran status.
There are individuals who may use CARE’s name and trademark in emails and on websites in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job seekers. Please note that CARE will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.

Qualified Women and Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Company

CARE

https://www.carenigeria.org/

CARE is a global humanitarian and development leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE vision is to seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. Our Mission is to work around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We put women and girls in the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We are strongly inspired and guided by our Core Values of Transformation, Integrity, Excellence, Diversity and Equality. CARE Nigeria was established in Nigeria in April 2017 and has been predominantly operating in the conflict affected Northeast, and in the Northwest. CARE aims to support vulnerable people who are affected by conflict, natural disasters and poverty across four key programming areas: Food and Nutrition Security and Livelihoods, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, a Life Free from Violence (Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response) and Women’s Economic Empowerment through its Flagship ‘Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) approach. Our Commitment to Nigeria people goes beyond our current humanitarian work to exploring and initiating longer-term development programs that address underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability in Nigeria. In collaboration with other stakeholders, we will initiate and support equitable and sustainable development interventions by enabling the underprivileged to realize their potential, exercise their right and strengthen linkages with broader society.