Nutrition Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Direct Line Manager: Nutrition officer

Objective 1

• Undertake nutrition interventions (porridge mum) under the direction of the Nutrition officer

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Facilitate community mobilization, meetings and training during community led Nutrition activities;
• Work closely with community structures to follow up on the implementation of the porridge mum ( Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF) activities, cooking demonstration, hygiene promotion and complementary feeding with the support from the Nutrition officer;
• Support in the implementation of capacity building training for the target beneficiaries at the community.
• Directly implement in the field the activities defined in the program in close collaboration with the Nutrition officer.
• Implement detailed work plan for Nutrition team at MMC and Jere LGA level activities in collaboration with Nutrition officer, which will include all aspects of the program.

Objective 2

• Collect information and data on nutrition at field level through screenings, surveys, and assessments

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Collect information to ensure that the surveillance of the nutritional situation in the area of intervention.
• Collect the required information in the field to support an understanding of the evolution of the context.
• Support the M&E team in data collection for screening or other nutrition-related assessments.
• Support the preparation of documentation required for the implementation of field activities

Objective 3

• Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of project community mobilisation strategies.
• Implement sensitisation activities for targeted communities about IYCF with support from SEMA, Extension workers, Community Volunteers, traditional leaders and other key stakeholders in feasible livelihood restoration activities at LGA level.
• Coordinate all activities very closely and in collaboration with cash team, M&E team and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate good working relationship between government extension workers, IDPs and target Beneficiaries.

Internal & External Responsibilities
Internal:

• Nutrition officer: Technical hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
• Other technical teams: Exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination

External:

• Local governmental and non-governmental partners: exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on the choice of technical options

Position Requirements
Qualifications:

• Diploma in a Nutrition or Community-based Programming or related field.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• 1-year relevant work experience.
• Experience in the Nutrition  and social approach – IYCF a plus
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with nutrition and health programming.
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and the local economy.
• Previous experience with ACF.
• Previous humanitarian programming experience.

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Direct Line Manager: Nutrition officer

Objective 1

• Undertake nutrition interventions (porridge mum) under the direction of the Nutrition officer

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Facilitate community mobilization, meetings and training during community led Nutrition activities;
• Work closely with community structures to follow up on the implementation of the porridge mum ( Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF) activities, cooking demonstration, hygiene promotion and complementary feeding with the support from the Nutrition officer;
• Support in the implementation of capacity building training for the target beneficiaries at the community.
• Directly implement in the field the activities defined in the program in close collaboration with the Nutrition officer.
• Implement detailed work plan for Nutrition team at MMC and Jere LGA level activities in collaboration with Nutrition officer, which will include all aspects of the program.

Objective 2

• Collect information and data on nutrition at field level through screenings, surveys, and assessments

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Collect information to ensure that the surveillance of the nutritional situation in the area of intervention.
• Collect the required information in the field to support an understanding of the evolution of the context.
• Support the M&E team in data collection for screening or other nutrition-related assessments.
• Support the preparation of documentation required for the implementation of field activities

Objective 3

• Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of project community mobilisation strategies.
• Implement sensitisation activities for targeted communities about IYCF with support from SEMA, Extension workers, Community Volunteers, traditional leaders and other key stakeholders in feasible livelihood restoration activities at LGA level.
• Coordinate all activities very closely and in collaboration with cash team, M&E team and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate good working relationship between government extension workers, IDPs and target Beneficiaries.

Internal & External Responsibilities
Internal:

• Nutrition officer: Technical hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
• Other technical teams: Exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination

External:

• Local governmental and non-governmental partners: exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on the choice of technical options

Position Requirements
Qualifications:

• Diploma in a Nutrition or Community-based Programming or related field.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• 1-year relevant work experience.
• Experience in the Nutrition  and social approach – IYCF a plus
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with nutrition and health programming.
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and the local economy.
• Previous experience with ACF.
• Previous humanitarian programming experience.