Nutrition Officer at USAID's Famine Early Warning Systems Network

The FEWS NET Nigeria Nutrition Officer will support the following activities:

• Enhanced nutrition support in northeast Nigeria with the objectives of better understanding the current nutrition and mortality situation and improving decision support
• Efficient and effective monitoring of nutrition outcomes nation-wide in Nigeria
• Effective integration of nutrition monitoring in food security and early warining analysis
• The Nutrition Officer will work under the supervision of the Nigeria National Technical
• Manager (NTM) in close collaboration with Action Against Hunger-Nigeria and FEWS NET Nigeria's country team, as well as with national and regional partners to monitor nutrition in Nigeria and contribute timely early waming analysis.
• S/He will sit in Action Against Hunger's office in Nigeria.
• The Nutrition Officer will be required to travel frequently within Nigeria, and some international travel in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the United States may be required.

Minimum qualifications and selection criteria

• Advanced university degree in nutrition, public health with focus on nutrition, or related focus
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the field of public health, nutrition, food security and/or early warning systems in Nigeria
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience facilitating nutrition/health trainings assessments (i.e. screenings, surveys etc.) in the field
• Experience facilitating nutrition/health trainings
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, statistical analysis software, such as SPSS or STATA)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and writing skills in English, proficiency in one or more national languages preferred
• Previous experience supervising SMART surveys is desirable