Nutrition Assistant at INTERSOS

Job Purpose

• The position holder is responsible for providing quality Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) – E services at community and facility levels.
• The incumbent will engage in and will work with other team members in the delivery of optimal infant and young child feeding in emergency.

 Responsibilities 

• Create awareness and sensitize the community on CMAM practices, IYCF, malnutrition, and the causes of malnutrition and treatment of malnutrition.
• Participate in the screening of children less than five years, referral and follow up of malnourished beneficiaries at the community level.
• Implement sensitization activities for targeted communities about CMAM, IYCF with support from MOH, community leaders and other key stakeholders at LGA level.
• Ensure timely submission of weekly reports, monthly reports and MUAC screening data & reports to nutrition officers for compilation.
• Organize and lead the formation of Mother-to-Mother Support Groups for IYCF with the support of IYCF/Nutrition Officer.
• Ensure strong communication links with all other CMAM staff, providing advice and support to all other staff members on infant and young child feeding issues as and when they arise.
• Conduct education sessions within the surrounding community on the importance of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in conjunction with community mobilisers.
• Aid in establishing care group approach (CGs) within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
• Support in recruiting care group promoters across the catchment area of the project intervention.
• Conduct care group training in collaboration with care group facilitators for the care group promoters.
• Improve on the linkages between the care group beneficiaries with primary health care and community management of acute malnutriition (CMAM) program and other ongoing programs in the community where applicable.
• Participate in surveillance activities including home visit to monitor nutrition situation and program activities.
• Participate in direct skilled IYCF support services including Growth Promotion and Monitoring at IYCF corners/spaces and other contact points.
• Organize and participate in food demonstration sessions periodically.
• Conduct regular focus group discussions with beneficiaries to assess barriers to optimal IYCF uptake.
• Ensure Gender mainstreaming in nutrition, and integration of other sectors.
• Support the development of case studies and success stories from program implementation.
• Support other nutrition activities as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements
Education:

•  Diploma/Certificate in CHEW
• Minimum 2 year’s professional experience as Nutrition Assistant and previous experience in other NGO’s

Professional experience:

• Teamwork and cooperation
• Behavioural flexibility and Stress Management
• Commitment to INTERSOS principles
• Analytical and reporting skills
• Respect and adherence to protection principles
• Capacity to work under pressure, flexibility

Professional Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting.

Personal requirements:

• Teamwork and cooperation
• Behavioural flexibility and Stress Management
• Commitment to INTERSOS principles
• Analytical and reporting skills
• Respect and adherence to protection principles
• Capacity to work under pressure, flexibility.

Languages:

• Knowledge and fluency in English and local languages (Hausa and Kanuri) will be an asset.