Nutrition Officer(Internal and External) at Life at Best Development Initiative

Location: Borno (Dikwa and MMC)

JOB SUMMARY

The Nutrition Officer will provide support to nutrition programmed and activities to contribute to meeting the nutritional needs of NHF/LABDI beneficiaries.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Plan and monitor Nutrition programmed, verify the planned movements and distribution of nutrition products, resolving routine issues and/or escalating where appropriate, to ensure that the quantity distributed, and the quality of the operation is in line with the standards.
• Summarize Nutrition data, conduct analysis and prepare reports to support programme reviews and informative decision-making.
• Improvements to field staff/monitoring processes and procedures for efficient implementation of Nutrition programmers.
• Build team capacity in Nutrition through effective guidance, coaching, training, and accountability.
• Assist in developing and expanding malnutrition prevention activities through promotion of IYCF and awareness raising in targeted areas.
• Strengthen eternal stakeholder engagement including district local governments to strengthen nutrition programming.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure NHF/LABDI can quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Participate in national level nutrition technical working group discussions as may be required by the Project/Sector Manager.
• Any other duties as may be required.

JOB EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATIONS  --(KNOWHOW) A)    EDUCATION/TRAINING:

Required:

• University degree MSc /BSc/HND in any of the following disciplines: Nutrition, Public Health, or related field.  

Desired:

• 1st Degree in a related field.  
• MCS in a related field

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• At least  4 years’ experience in Nutrition, Biology, Public Health, Nursing, or food aid support.
• Good experience in supervision is required. 
• Experience with survey methodologies, nutrition assessment and relevant data analysis

Desired:

• Previous experience working with an INGO, National NGO or a Development organization.  

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Required:

• 4-5 years progressively responsible experience in Nursing, Biology, Nutrition/or Public Health Sector or directly related area.
• Fluency in English and Hausa,kanuri.

Desired:

• Experience in a development and/or humanitarian organization. 
• Strong knowledge of Nutrition and/or Public Health
• Advanced computers skills at least intermediate skills in windows-based word processing, spreadsheet
• Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.
• Resourcefulness, initiative, maturity, tact, advocacy skills.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction.

Women are strongly Qualified encouraged to apply.

Note:

LABDI has zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse(PSEA), any act of child abuse including sexual exploitation and sexual abuse constitute acts of serious misconduct and are therefore grounds for disciplinary measures, including summary dismissal