Nutrition Officer at Life at Best Development Initiative

JOB SUMMARY

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

JOB DESCRIPTION

 RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

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 (KNOW HOW)

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

Required:

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

Desired:

• 1st Degree in a related field.  

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• At least 3 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:

• 2-3 years progressively responsible experience in Nursing, Biology, Nutrition/or Public Health Sector or directly related area.
• Fluency in English and Hausa,kanuri and Mafa .

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.

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply