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Since 1979, we have helped people grappling with the toughest hardships survive - and then thrive. That’s the heart of our approach: We help communities turn crisis into opportunity.
Throughout our history, Mercy Corps has demonstrated innovation, timeliness and the ability to adapt quickly to changing realities.
The Nutrition Officer is responsible for overseeing day to day implementation of nutrition activities in four wards in Jere LGA: Mairi, Mashamari, Dusuman, and Maimusari. Activities will include Promotion / supporting adoption of recommended maternal and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices, Distribution of Fresh Food Vouchers to target participants, monitoring and supervision of community-level nutrition screening including the rollout of Mother Led MUAC approach and as well participation in planned nutrition surveys and assessments.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision:
- Collaborate with other team members for effective integration between other services like Nutrition and health services.
- Collaborate with local authorities and other partners to harmonize different efforts for better impact and sustainability.
- Able to learn and update his/ her information or knowledge to adapt to the changing situation and context.
Program Management:
- Responsible for monitoring and supervision of the day-to-day implementation of nutrition and related activities and ensuring it is in accordance with the agreed work plan.
- Support capacity-building activities for field-level nutrition staff including on-job training and supportive supervision.
- Supervise community mobilization and sensitization activities aimed at promoting appropriate Maternal, Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Fresh Food Vouchers to improve Household dietary Diversification.
- Spearhead the rollout of the Mother Led MUAC approach i.e., coordinate with community structures and any other key stakeholder, organize necessary materials/ tools required for the trainings, and lead the training sessions.
- Regularly monitor and ensure that the nutrition team in the field have the necessary tools (i.e., data collection tools, job aids, IEC materials etc.) and supplies required for quality implementation of planned nutrition activities.
- Participate in nutrition assessment and surveys planned in the catchment area.
- Participate in periodic program monitoring and evaluation activities including baselines, end lines, midterm reviews, lesson learning exercises and compilation of success stories.
- Closely collaborate with other sector teams to ensure an integrated Nutrition approach internally with MC sectors and externally with complementary activities implemented by other nutrition actors.
- Actively participate in area-level nutrition, food security and Health sector meetings.
- Ensure timely submission of quality weekly and monthly nutrition activity reports.
Team Management:
- Identify technical gaps among staff line managed and in liaison with the line manager provide on the job training and/ support supervision.
- Participate in developing detailed project implementation plan and orient the line managed on agreed actions.
Finance & Compliance Management:
- Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to emergency programming.
Influence & Representation:
- Creates and maintain relationships with local health and other authorities to link services with the existing health structure smoothly,
- Upholds the image and values of Mercy Corps at all times.
Security:
- Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
- Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
Organizational Learning:
As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries:
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- Community Nutrition Mobilizers.
Accountability:
- Reports Directly to: Nutrition Coordinator.
- Works Directly with: Food security/ CASH team, Agriculture team, WASH team, MEAL Team.
Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or other related fields.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience focused on nutrition/food security, including community mobilization, participatory planning, and rural/community development.
- Previous similar experience with International NGO will be an asset.
- Familiarity with the intervention areas.
- Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, flexible, culturally sensitive.
- Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English.
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