TSFP Service Provider at Global Village Healthcare Initiative for Africa (GHIV Africa)

Background

• GHIV Africa since moving to Northeast Nigeria in 2019 has been implementing humanitarian and developmental interventions in Health, Nutrition, Education, GBV/SRH, WASH, Livelihoods, and Protection.
• These interventions have directly targeted over 18,000 vulnerable, women, men, girls, and boys as well as people with disabilities.
• Determined to expand her interventions to reach more vulnerable groups in the conflict area, GHIV Africa will be implementing a Nutrition TSFP project in Nganzai LGA , Borno state in partnership with funding from the World Food Program (WFP).
• In order to successfully implement this project, GHIV Africa is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of  TSFP Service Provider for the period of 4 months.
• The incumbent will be in charge of ensuring the implementation of the project in Nganzai,  he/she will be stationed in Nganzai. The  TSFP Service Provider  will report directly to Nutrition Officer.

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Nutrition Officer (TSFP), She/he will proactively support GHIV Africa in providing TSFP Service to conduct the WFP Moderate Acute Malnutrition prevention activities at field location within the framework of the WFP project.
• The position holder is responsible for the Community Mobilization and sensitization activities during the project implementation.
• Monitor as well as implement the TSFP project in the deep field location in accordance to GHIV Africa’s SOPs

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily screening/ Admission of the children with Moderate Acute malnutrition
• Conduct daily tracking and recording of the malnutrition data at the site.
• Conduct an effective beneficiaries counselling activity
• Conduct regular follow up and management of beneficiaries’
• Conduct the daily TSFP food supplements distribution activity
• Assist in preparation of weekly and Monthly  TSFP project progress report
• Assist in managing the (TSFP) referrals system
• Assist in managing the (TSFP) complaint and feedback system
• Daily reporting of the TSFP activity
• Conduct duties in accordance with GHIV Africa protection Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Conduct duties strictly in accordance with GHIV Africa Code of Conduct and the principle of confidentiality.
• Implement other tasks as might be required with relation to the GHIV Africa office coverage

Position Requirements

• ND, HND or B.Sc qualification.
• Minimum of 1 year experience from a national level project implementation position in a humanitarian / developmental context;
• Experience in working in complex and volatile contexts;
• Knowledge of WFP Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP), TSFP, Crop production, home gardening;
• Fluency in English & Hausa (Fluency in local language is of advantage;
• Capacity to adapt to basic living conditions;
• Ability to put up with job pressure;
• Ability to deliver high quality work;
• Good child care skills.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in similar roles in a humanitarian set-up (WFP, UNICEF and BHA funded project)
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context.