Nutrition Intern at Helen Keller International

The interns will be employed by Helen Keller posted to states where Transforming Lives Through Nutrition is implemented and will be supervised by the Program Manager/

State Coordinator. Throughout the internship, they will work closely with Helen Keller’s state and country office staff, and partner organizations, and will interact with program clients. 

Specific responsibilities

• Provide supportive supervision of middle upper arm circumference screening for children under 5 conducted by Health workers in target communities.
• With support from the Program Officer/Program Associate, ensure quality of food cooking demonstration sessions are conducted in line with global best practice in supported communities.
• Ensure integration of community nutrition interventions including Measuring mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening and referral, Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Mother Support Groups (MSGs), food demonstrations), and hygiene promotion.
• Build the capacity of community volunteers (model moms) by providing on-the-job training on mother led-MUAC, and MIYCN.
• Support the implantation of the multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS)
• With support from other project staff, conduct nutrition assessments/surveys as approved by the donor. 
• Organize meeting logistics; send out communications; take notes during meetings.
• Support quality data collection of activities conducted in the communities.
• Ensure quality and timely reporting of project activities.
• Support the development and sharing of success stories from project implementation.
• Actively engage with and maintain relationships with relevant government ministries and departments and nutrition working groups as well as private sector entities, and other partners during program activities. 
• Support in Planning and facilitation of advocacy and awareness creation on the project to officials in government, private sector, academia, research institutions and civil society, to gain their support for nutrition interventions. 
• Support information sharing and knowledge management on the project, including documenting and sharing lessons learned on implementation among project team members and relevant stakeholders. 
• Gather data; assist with compiling data and preparing reports
• Support the writing of timely activity report (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) on the progress of the project in line with donor requirements.
• Any other additional responsibility as communicated by the supervisor
• Travel to support field activities in the communities as required.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, public health, agriculture, food science and technology, data science or related fields.
• Academic experience gathering and/or analyzing data for research projects, and communicating results, is essential.
• Solid organizational skills and reliable attention to detail.
• Ability to work at communities in rural areas
• Ability to work independently and prioritize workload, assume responsibility for work, and follow through to completion. 
• Highly computer literate including:
  • knowledge of Microsoft office suite or equivalent.
  • strong Excel skills; and
  • proficiency in statistical analysis using STATA or R, a strong advantage.
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure with a positive attitude as a part of a team. Collaborative, flexible and solution oriented.
• Willingness to travel within the targeted communities.
• Demonstrable respect for all persons regardless of religion, ethnicity, class or gender, with a high comfort level working in a diverse environment with a demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively across cultures.
• Proficiency in English language and local language in the implementation states of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto.
• Ability to draft and edit routine program correspondence, and reports.
• Experience laying out and formatting communications documents a plus.

Terms and Conditions

All travel costs for program implementation will be covered by the Helen Keller through Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints funding. A small monthly stipend will be provided as well.