Nutrition Assistant at Albarka Healthspring Foundation

Project Implementation

• Implement Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) in partnership with the World Food Programme WFP funded project to prevent acute malnutrition among children MAM 24-59-month-old and Pregnant and Lactating Women PLW for host community populations in Rabah, Issa, Illela LGA of Sokoto State.
• The project will implement different kind of activities to ensure, to prevent acute malnutrition among children 6–59- month-old and PLW, for host community populations in Illela, Isa and Rabah by the end of the December 2023:
  • To treat Moderate Acute Malnutrition amongst children 6-59 months and Pregnant and Lactating Women – PLWs
  • Preventing the nutrition status of vulnerable groups from further deteriorating
  • To strengthened government systems to deliver quality comprehensive management of acute malnutrition -MAM
  • To strengthened community structures to take ownership and facilitate delivery of community-nutrition activities.

About the Project

• The Humanitarian Cash Transfer in Rabah LGA, Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria Project is tailored to potentially enable eligible households improve the nutritional status of children affected by Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Rabah LGA.
• Strengthening financial security of vulnerable households through cash transfers and associated monitoring mechanisms have the potential to improve dietary diversity, increase recovery from SAM, improve access to integrated health and nutrition services, hygiene, and income generation.

Job Summary

• The Nutrition Assistant will be directly responsible for the day-to-day field implementation activities of the emergency nutrition programming through cash transfer programming CTP for the management of SAM without complications under the community management of acute malnutrition CMAM.
• He/She will be responsible for managing emergency nutrition responses, working with CNM’s.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate the delivery of the nutrition activities at the field level and provide technical support to HWs and CNMs.
• Ensure beneficiaries and data are captured for CTP.
• Conduct post distribution monitoring PDM via house hold visit.
• Ensure SAM cases are registered also beneficiaries with disabilities are registered.
• Ensure total number of Households with beneficiary SAM children aged 6-59 months are registered segregated by sex, disability status.
• Ensure proper MUAC screening data of beneficiaries are recorded and documented.
• Training of Community Nutrition Mobilisers (CNMs) training on how to conduct MUAC screening, counsel, caregivers and conduct follow-up monitoring visits to beneficiary households.
• Supporting targeting of beneficiaries; formation and establishment of Care groups, selection of community volunteers and members of community structures.
• Work closely with care group promoters and lead mothers to ensure all aspects of the program are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the community to health facilities.
• Work closely with CNMs to ensure all children are screened correctly.
• Ensure comprehensive health checks and correct clinical diagnosis at the time of assessment according to the CMAM protocols so that the patient receives appropriate treatment in the relevant program.
• Provide key health and nutrition education messages to beneficiaries based on the protocol and guidelines.
• Respond to inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission.
• Follow-up and ensure CNMs interact with the beneficiaries properly.
• Provide a daily and weekly CMAM report to the nutrition officer.
• Documents lessons learned in specific technical areas.

Additional Responsibilities:

• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned by his/her supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• Nutrition and Health qualifications (Diploma / Certificate)
• Share the humanitarian mission of the organization
• Ability to communicate with vulnerable populations
• Proven experience in related field.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Accuracy and promptness in performing duties.
• Knowledge of English and Hausa language

Desired Competencies / Skills:
Essential:

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive

Preferred:

• Indigence of Sokoto
• Previous experience in similar roles in a humanitarian set up (UNICEF) funded project)
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
• Treat beneficiaries with dignity and apply UNICEF Code of Ethics and Conduct, the UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in the field, including sensitizing Field Staffs and vendors/agents on such principles.