Nutrition Assistant (Volunteer) at Care Best Initiative (CBI)

Duration: 6 months (extendable)

Job Description

• The NUTRITION Assistant will be responsible for the implementation of CBI NUTRITION program in Bauchi.
• The NUTRITION Assistant assist nutrition or dietetic staff with a complete Nutritional program (Nutrition assessment, Nutrition counselling and other duties involved in Nutrition) and other activities implemented by CBI in the affected locations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that patients are receiving and consuming proper nourishment.
• Assist in preparing materials used in presenting current nutrition.
• Provide key Nutrition education messages to beneficiaries based on the protocols and guidelines during sensitization.
• Preparation and Submission of order requests as per policies and procedures.
• Follow up and ensure the field team interact with the beneficiaries and community leaders properly.
• Represent the organization at LGA meetings involving nutrition actors.
• Liaise and secure consent from the local authorities and beneficiary prior to intervention.
• Working in harmony with all other project staff and field team for the effective and efficient day-to-day management of the NUTRITION activities in Bauchi.
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/ reports and proposals and budgets for donors when needed.
• Coordinate community mobilization and sensitization of community on NUTRITION activities.
• Follow up, inspect and ensure project material are delivered as per specified measurements at field level in timely way, and follow up those not delivered as per requisition.
• Coordinate with other stakeholder on the ground for smooth, efficient and effective implementation of the activities.
• Contribute to monthly reports for NUTRITION.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.
• Coordinate and participate in project startup/project closure workshops, baseline survey and end of Project Evaluation for the project as per project design and within the project implementation deadlines.
• Prepare project documentation including monthly project reports.

Qualification and Requirements

• Degree in Nutrition and other relevant field especially Health, Public health, Environmental Health Science or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum of 1 year programming experience with relevant working experience, preferably in NUTRITION sector
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a good sense of humor.
• Very good understanding of NUTRITION policies, strategies and programs.
• Experience in community-based interventions.
• Excellent inter-personal, communications and representative skills (written, oral, cross-cultural).
• Ability to work with multi-cultural teams.
• Skills in training and management.
• Proficiency in the use of computers (MS Word, Excel, Power Point Presentation).
• Ability to speak English fluently, Hausa and other local languages desirable.