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JOB SUMMARY:
- The Officer, Warehouse is supporting Warehouse Manager or Warehouse Supervisor in accounting for goods stored in the warehouse, their proper management under good storage conditions and for documenting and reporting all warehouse transactions in a transparent manner and in accordance and compliance with International Medical Corps Warehouse Manual, donor requirements and local laws, as applicable.
- The Officer, Warehouse is member of warehouse support team and reports to Warehouse Manager, or Warehouse Supervisor, or other supervisor, as per applicable team structure.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
Officer, Warehouse is responsible for supporting supervisor in:
- Implementation of IMC warehouse procedures by ensuring that existing practices, policies and procedures are in compliance with IMC Warehouse Manual and applicable donor and host country law requirements.
- Ensuring all commodities are stored in their respective storage/warehouse and accountable for quantity and preserving good condition of items during storage.
- Ensuring appropriate storage condition for all commodities, including temperature and humidity control, and isolation of dangerous goods and goods not fit for end use (i.e., damaged/expired goods).
- Monitoring stored items shelf life and, where set by program, report against minimum and maximum stock level per item where defined, and alerting stock owners where required.
- Reporting of any losses or damages of commodities, processing stock adjustments and alerting stock owners on discrepancies that should be investigated.
- Maintaining a reliable, transparent and accurate stock records by item and project for all commodities transactions, standardized documentation, reporting, and control system. Ensure it is properly maintained and periodically verified.
- Regular Stock Report updates.
- Safe warehouse operations.
- Maintenance of relevant handling equipment and availability of packing materials, cleaning materials, and protective equipment and supplies…
- Supervising volunteers and casual labor working in the warehouse, as well as visitors. Set performance objectives for staff under supervision and monitors performance.
- Reception of goods physical count (preparation of GRN) and Quantity Control processing with management assigned staff.
- Quality Control, where assigned in absence of technical staff.
- Ensuring that the proper stacking and organizing of stocks and optimizing the use of warehouse indoor/outdoor space.
- Quality control over kitting/de-kitting/reconditioning/reconstituting operations.
- Release of goods in line with approved Goods Issue Orders (GIOs). Support inventory dispatch tracking by documenting all dispatches from stock.
- Ensuring that the items in the warehouse and outgoing dispatches are appropriately packed and thus reducing the risk of damage during handling and transportation.
- Liaising with Logistics to organize the transportation of goods in line with authorized stock releases and preparing appropriate documentation to escort shipment (Waybill, etc.). Responsible for overseeing loading of commodities and documenting cargo handover to transporter/recipient.
- Performing stocks checks and control counts, verification of any impact on items quality/end use suitability.
- Participating in warehouse cleaning, disinfecting and making sure it is kept dry, well-organized and pest/rodents free, etc.
- Performs other activities related to warehouse operations as indicated in the IMC Warehouse Manual or tasked by supervisor.
Staff Capacity Building, Learning, and Development
- Supports any supervised staff or temporary labor at the warehouse.
- Inducts, coaches, trains, supervises direct-report staff (if any) and peers.
- Supports training plans implementation for warehouse staff as appropriate.
- Maintains open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit.
Compliance, Audit and related controls
- Responsible for compliance of performed or supervised warehouse activities in line with IMC policies and procedures and applicable donor rules and local laws and regulation.
- Supports implementation of required control mechanisms over stock management business processes compliance.
- Maintains accurate filing systems, with documented and auditable records of warehouse transactions and stock reports.
- Supports timely submission or availability of mandatory reports to the country management team, in line with IMC policies and procedures.
- Supports implementation of correctives measures identified as result of self-control, audit or compliance review.
Fraud prevention
- Committed to fraud prevention, detection, reporting and fraud risk reduction as per IMC policies and procedures, donor rules and local laws and regulations.
Logistics Management and Information System (LMIS)
- Supports implementation of software solution for stock management.
- Use software solutions in a consistent and accurate manner.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily comprehensive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically, a Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain management or related area.
- Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
- Typically, 3+ year of relevant experience working in related field.
- Good interpersonal and team skills.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles.
- Knowledge of MS Office including MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to work in participatory manner.
- Ability to integrate and work well within multi-ethnic and multicultural team.
- Ability to work in harsh conditions, often in remote areas,
- Relevant qualifications or training courses.
- Experience in medical commodities and cold chain management.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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JOB SUMMARY:
- The Assistant, Warehouse is assisting supervisor in accounting for goods stored in the warehouse, their proper management under good storage conditions and for documenting and reporting all warehouse transactions in a transparent manner and in accordance and compliance with International Medical Corps Warehouse Manual, donor requirements and local laws, as applicable.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
Assistant, Warehouse is assisting supervisor in:
- Implementation of IMC warehouse procedures as per IMC Warehouse Manual
- Ensuring appropriate storage condition for all commodities, including temperature and humidity control, and isolation of dangerous goods and goods not fit for end use (i.e., damaged/expired goods).
- Monitoring stored items shelf life
- Reporting of any losses or damages of commodities, processing stock adjustments and alerting stock owners on discrepancies that should be investigated.
- Maintaining accurate stock records by item and project.
- Maintenance of relevant handling equipment and availability of packing materials, cleaning materials, and protective equipment and supplies
- Supervising casual labor working in the warehouse, as well as visitors.
- Reception of goods physical count (preparation of GRN) and Quantity Control processing with management assigned staff.
- Ensuring that the proper stacking and organizing of stocks and optimizing the use of warehouse indoor/outdoor space.
- Quality control over kitting/de-kitting/reconditioning/reconstituting operations.
- Preparing release of goods in line with approved Goods Issue Orders (GIOs).
- Ensuring that the items in the warehouse and outgoing dispatches are appropriately packed and thus reducing the risk of damage during handling and transportation.
- Overseeing loading of commodities and documenting cargo handover to transporter/recipient.
- Ensuring warehouse cleaning, disinfecting and making sure it is kept dry, well-organized and pest/rodents free, etc.
Compliance, Audit and related controls
- Responsible for compliance of performed or supervised warehouse activities in line with IMC policies and procedures and applicable donor rules s and local laws and regulation.
- Assists in timely submission or availability of mandatory reports to the country management team, in line with IMC policies and procedures.
- Implementing of correctives measures identified as result audit or compliance review.
Fraud prevention
- Committed to fraud prevention, detection, reporting and fraud risk reduction as per IMC policies and procedures, donor rules and local laws and regulations.
Logistics Management & Information System (LMIS)
- Use software solutions in a consistent and accurate manner.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically, a degree in Logistics, Supply Chain or related area. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
- Typically, 6 months experience in Warehouse and/or Logistics
- Good interpersonal and team skills.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles.
- Basic knowledge of MS Office including MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to integrate and work well within multi-ethnic and multicultural team.
- Ability to work in harsh conditions, often in remote areas,
- Relevant qualifications or training courses.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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Job Summary
- The Officer, Nutrition is responsible for implementing all Nutrition programs, participating in defining intervention priorities, developing necessary contacts and relationships with government, non-government, donors, and UN agencies at the field level. This position also contributes to the development of strategies, manages existing programs and resources, and provides day to day supervision, management and coaching of Nutrition team in the operational area. The Nutrition Officer will ensure that the International Medical Corps program is delivering the highest level of quality of nutrition services in line with national and international guidelines.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
- Provide support on a regular basis in the running of the Nutrition (CMAM, IYCF) programs at both health facility and community levels.
- Ensure that CMAM, IYCF Nutrition protocols\guidelines are respected AND strictly adhered to, such as admission, discharge criteria, referral system and follow up of defaulter cases.
- Work closely with the Nutrition health workers for proper and timely referral for SAM cases with medical complications in established stabilization Centers available in the area.
- Support and mentor the Nutrition health facility workers in implementing OTP, TSFP services, in addition to providing technical support to the midwife’s/health facility workers to have IYCF counselling services provided to mothers/caregivers, with challenges/difficulties in practicing optimal IYCF.
- On job capacity building of the Nutrition health workers in management of acute malnutrition both SAM and MAM at health facility and community levels.
- Train the Community Health Workers/volunteers in MUAC screening, CMAM and how to use the IYCF and Hygiene promotion IEC material, to enable them to effectively deliver key messages, in a manner that it is easy for the communities to remember and adopt the practices.
- Support in the establishment of Baby and mother friendly space and ensure it is functional at Health facility level.
- Support in establishment of Mother support groups or mother care groups in the project area, ensure that monthly the groups are supported to carry out IYCF and Hygiene sessions.
- Develop and monitor weekly and monthly planning of nutritional activities.
- Participate in country Nutrition sector-specific assessments and make recommendations as required.
- Determine the cause of malnutrition in the emergency response and formulate appropriate responses that will address the cause.
- Provide direct hands-on technical support Nutrition health workers and IMC partners to manage Nutrition projects effectively and innovatively with focus on key technical areas.
- As required ensure emergency nutrition and related projects are technically sound, environmentally friendly, socially, and culturally acceptable.
- As required, actively represent International Medical Corps in Nutrition sector discussions and activities.
- Assist in development of, or provide technical review for, emergency response proposals.
- Be familiar with national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders in Nutrition.
- Actively participate in surveys done at the Community level (KAP, SMART, Causal Analysis, Barriers, Coverage, etc.)
- Ensure development of core skills and competencies in Nutrition among IMC staff in the project offices.
- Provide technical support and training where required to all team members and partners.
- Build the capacity of Technical, Community Health and Nutrition Volunteers (CHNVs), mother support group leaders (MSGLs) and committees to deliver quality service and undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of the project works and record lessons learned and reports.
- Work closely with Nutrition health workers, and community structures to follow up on implementation of Nutrition activities and support.
- Ensure effective Implementation of sensitization activities whilst collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Support to track the progress of activities, challenges encountered, lessons learned, and good practices and Compile collected data, pictures, and other information from the field.
- Keep monitoring tools and files archived at the IMC office, ensuring their availability to his/her supervisor.
- Compile information to ensure that the Nutrition situation around implementation of the program is achieving the expected result, when required.
- Provide feedback to the programme team based on the field monitoring visits.
- Support the project team in developing high quality project/programme reports.
- Liaise with M&E Team to ensure timely submission of contributions, support the M&E team in analysis of beneficiary data collection through the various tools.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically, University degree in Public Health, Nursing, Nutrition or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years' experience in Nutrition work and implementation of Nutrition programs, including community mobilization, monitoring and evaluation aspects.
- Advanced training in facility-based management of severe malnutrition, nutrition surveillance and communications is desirable.
- Significant experience on community management of acute malnutrition and Infant feeding in Emergency in host communities/ IDP camp setting.
- Understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems,
- Proven ability and experience in planning and conducting formal training sessions on Nutrition including CMAM and IYCF.
- Good knowledge of the processes and approaches concerning nutrition issues; knowledge of the operations of the national governments in nutrition and health.
- Good Knowledge of nutrition activities particularly in management of acute malnutrition, growth
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach local staff and community workers.
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with children and their care givers.
- A willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of IMC in the working areas.
- Ability to interact with health and nutrition professionals at various levels.
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious, and economic aspects of the community.
- Excellent inter and intrapersonal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC's aims, values, and principles.
- Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
- A team player and culturally sensitive.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email, and utilization of the internet.
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC's strategic objectives.
- Extremely flexible and can cope with stressful situations.
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Job Summary
- This role is responsible for implementing nutrition programming across field sites and for ensuring implementation of the project in accordance with the IMC set standards and protocols.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
- Assist in all CMAM and Infant and Young Child Feeding activities at health facility and community level through, working with health facility staff and CHVs.
- Supportive supervision for CMAM and IYCF activities at health and community level and collecting, compiling the reports on a weekly and Monthly basis.
- Ensuring that health facility and Mobile teams services have adequate nutrition supplies for SAM and MAM
- Assess CMAM and IYCF training gaps for health facility workers and CHVs and recommend the best training to be conducted.
- Support in organizing CMAM and IYCF trainings in both health facility and community level.
- Train the Community health workers/volunteers MUAC screening, CMAM, nutrition and hygiene reporting, enable them effectively to deliver Key messages, in a manner that it is easy for the communities to remember, and adopt the practices.
- Working closely with Health and WASH team, nutrition treatment team, to ensure that nutrition messages are intergraded in all Health facilities and outreach activities.
- Work closely with the community and create feedback mechanism pathway, that will enable communities to provide feedback to the program and that the program team respond to issues raised by the affected population timely.
- Work closely with M&E section and collect monthly data and activities reports and ensure proper filing of all projects related documentation.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically, a Diploma in Nutrition, Nursing or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in CMAM & IYCF-E
- 2+ years of relevant work experience in administrative work
- Work experience in nutrition/Health programs
- Previous experience working for an international NGO.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field.
- Ability and willingness to travel to project sites as needed.
- Strong English and Arabic skills, written and spoken. Ability to write reports in English is required.
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JOB SUMMARY:
- The incumbent will be responsible for the overall implementation of CMAM and IYCF in collaboration with other nutrition and SMOH staff and integration with other programs. This position will facilitate good practice and ensure compliance to applicable implementation of national CMAM guidelines.
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
The stabilization center MD ensures the implementation of quality clinical care of children admitted to the center in accordance with National and international standards. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
- To undertake a morning and evening ward round daily with Nurses and Nutrition Assistant ensuring patients are visited where appropriate.
- To make an entry in the patient’s notes as appropriate following ward rounds or any other patient examinations, communication, or procedures.
- To receive a hand-over report on patients from the duty SC Nurse and Nutrition Assistants
- To supervise the daily clinical management of all patients in conjunction with the SC CMAM Assistants on duty with support from Nutrition Manager.
- Supervise the stabilization center staff (SC Nurse, Nutrition Assistant, Cleaners, Guards), directly provide ongoing leadership to the project team, and oversee implementation and coordination of activity plans to ensure targets are met.
- To liaise with SC Nurse and Nutrition Assistants regularly (at least every 3-4 hours) to check on patient progress, or more frequently if their condition necessitates and or on calls relating to patients care.
- To take blood samples from patients as may be required from time to time.
- To respond to calls from the ward relating to patient care
- To administer intravenous medications / therapy if required,
- To undertake emergency procedures as required (including resuscitation), taking the lead as necessary.
- To ensure that all consumables used during procedures shall be correctly charged to patient.
- Coordinate to ensure that all available drugs and consumables used during procedures are strategically stored in SC.
- Ensure donated medicine and consumables are only prescribed for patients and not for staff unless on emergency first aid and under authorization from Nutrition Manager and Coordinator.
- Mentor and provide on-the-job training on stabilization care and documentation to nurses and other health workers deployed to the SC.
- Supervise the use of medicines, medical supplies, nutrition-related commodities, and data tools in the SC.
- Liaise with the nutrition officer, CMAM assistants and Care Group Promoters Supervisors to ensure and facilitate a timely referral of complicated SAM cases from the OTPs to the SC.
- Participate in the development and review of SC program monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary.
- Ensure timely collection, compilation, and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all SC activities.
- Liaise with MoH, WHO and other stakeholders for nutrition program towards a successful SC project. Maintain work schedules/plans for SC nurses, nutritionists, nutrition assistants and cleaners in the SC.
- Supervise and support the outreach care group supervisors/facilitators to implement quality community mobilization for the successful outcome of the CMAM and IYCF program activities.
- Update the nutrition manager on the implementation of all SC activities on weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis.
- Assign tasks among SC staff according to the variation in workload, holidays, unplanned absences, or illness.
- Ensure referrals of discharge cases from the SC to the nearest IMC OTP and are closely monitored smoothly.
- Follow up management of stocks with the storekeeper; monitor rates of SC consumption and ensure supplies are ordered in a timely manner.
- Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the SC teams, including admission, discharge, and transfer from the various components of the program, all medical and nutritional protocols, and their application/OTP/SC/CG services.
- Ensure that SC beneficiaries, caretakers and members of the community are always treated respectfully.
- Participate in regular nutrition team management meetings and represent the Nutrition Manager in carrying out some related tasks.
- Report any problems in a timely manner to the nutrition manager or coordinator.
- Ensure that the SC is equipped with all necessary tools and materials (e.g., MUAC, scales, drugs, F-75, F-100, RUTF, counselling cards, referral guides)
- Ensure that all SC staff fully complete and sign timesheets monthly for submission to HR/Finance Admin.
- Ensure payments made locally by nutrition team are compliant with the Procurement and Authorization Chart with appropriate supporting documentation.
- Ensure assets under nutrition team are safe guarded and included on the monthly/quarterly/annually update of assets as may be required.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily comprehensive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Strictly qualified and registered national Medical Doctor from a recognized University/Institute with minimum experience of 2 years.
- Must possess a valid practicing license from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
- Experience and implementation of nutrition intervention programs is an added advantage.
- Understanding of nutritional/health surveillance and information systems/reporting.
- Proven ability and experience in planning and conducting formal training sessions on health and nutrition including CMAM and IYCF.
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach other staff and community workers.
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with children and their caretakers.
- A willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
- Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of IMC in the SC.
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious, and economic aspects of the community.
- Excellent inter and intrapersonal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
- Familiarity with donors and donor procedures helpful.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles.
- Computer literate in Word and Excel.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles.
Key Competencies
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with children and their care takers.
- A willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
- Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of IMC in the SC.
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious, and economic aspects of the community.
- Excellent inter and intrapersonal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
- Familiarity with donors and donor procedures helpful.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
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JOB SUMMARY:
- The principal objective of the Nurse, Nutrition role is to manage acute malnutrition as part of the basic health services in line with the national and international guidelines. The Nurse, Nutrition is responsible for nutrition rehabilitation of the admitted children through treatment of medical complications of Severe Acute Malnutrition and prevention of further deterioration of the nutrition situation through provision of therapeutic feeds, routine and specialized medicines, health, and nutrition counselling. The Nurse, Nutrition is also responsible for ensuring quality of services through capacity building and technical support to the staff in SC and OTP in the management of complications associated with Severe Acute Malnutrition in line with the SC national and international protocols.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
- Ensuring comprehensive medical examination, vital signs, frequent medicines, and treatment according to the protocols.
- Following and adhering to the current protocols on drug administration i.e., antibiotics, antimalarial, anthelminthic.
- Ensuring timely therapeutic preparation and administering the appropriate feeds and medicines for the malnourished children in the SC.
- Carrying out daily nutritional status monitoring of severely malnourished children as prescribed in the protocol.
- Providing appropriate nutrition counselling and health education to the mothers and caretakers in the SC based on the protocols and guidelines.
- Ensuring adequate availability of all drugs and nutrition supply and ensuring stock is pre-positioned as planned.
- Consulting and informing the SC Doctor and/or Nutrition Manager on issues that may affect the smooth operations of the stabilization Centre.
- Ensuring proper handing over of duties within the SC.
- Preparing and updating the medical and nutritional record for ward rounds daily.
- Ensuring all criteria are adhered to and documented, including admission, discharge and transfer to and from the OTP.
- Completing and updating the patient file to ensure a track of patient progress.
- Compiling the statistical data (admission, default, cured, absent, death) and drafting a report on activities.
- Maintaining supply consumption reports.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with a Degree in Nursing from a recognized Nursing institute.
- Over two (2) years’ experiences in CMAM and IYCF programmes
- Valid and current practicing license.
- Excellent report-writing skills
- Fluent in written and spoken English and required national/local language.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles.
- Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
- Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email, and utilization of the internet.
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.
- Extremely flexible and can cope with stressful situations.
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Job Summary
- The Officer, Nutrition is responsible for implementing all Nutrition programs, participating in defining intervention priorities, developing necessary contacts and relationships with government, non-government, donors, and UN agencies at the field level. This position also contributes to the development of strategies, manages existing programs and resources, and provides day to day supervision, management and coaching of Nutrition team in the operational area. The Nutrition Officer will ensure that the International Medical Corps program is delivering the highest level of quality of nutrition services in line with national and international guidelines.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
- Provide support on a regular basis in the running of the Nutrition (CMAM, IYCF) programs at both health facility and community levels.
- Ensure that CMAM, IYCF Nutrition protocols\guidelines are respected AND strictly adhered to, such as admission, discharge criteria, referral system and follow up of defaulter cases.
- Work closely with the Nutrition health workers for proper and timely referral for SAM cases with medical complications in established stabilization Centers available in the area.
- Support and mentor the Nutrition health facility workers in implementing OTP, TSFP services, in addition to providing technical support to the midwife’s/health facility workers to have IYCF counselling services provided to mothers/caregivers, with challenges/difficulties in practicing optimal IYCF.
- On job capacity building of the Nutrition health workers in management of acute malnutrition both SAM and MAM at health facility and community levels.
- Train the Community Health Workers/volunteers in MUAC screening, CMAM and how to use the IYCF and Hygiene promotion IEC material, to enable them to effectively deliver key messages, in a manner that it is easy for the communities to remember and adopt the practices.
- Support in the establishment of Baby and mother friendly space and ensure it is functional at Health facility level.
- Support in establishment of Mother support groups or mother care groups in the project area, ensure that monthly the groups are supported to carry out IYCF and Hygiene sessions.
- Develop and monitor weekly and monthly planning of nutritional activities.
- Participate in country Nutrition sector-specific assessments and make recommendations as required.
- Determine the cause of malnutrition in the emergency response and formulate appropriate responses that will address the cause.
- Provide direct hands-on technical support Nutrition health workers and IMC partners to manage Nutrition projects effectively and innovatively with focus on key technical areas.
- As required ensure emergency nutrition and related projects are technically sound, environmentally friendly, socially, and culturally acceptable.
- As required, actively represent International Medical Corps in Nutrition sector discussions and activities.
- Assist in development of, or provide technical review for, emergency response proposals.
- Be familiar with national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders in Nutrition.
- Actively participate in surveys done at the Community level (KAP, SMART, Causal Analysis, Barriers, Coverage, etc.)
- Ensure development of core skills and competencies in Nutrition among IMC staff in the project offices.
- Provide technical support and training where required to all team members and partners.
- Build the capacity of Technical, Community Health and Nutrition Volunteers (CHNVs), mother support group leaders (MSGLs) and committees to deliver quality service and undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of the project works and record lessons learned and reports.
- Work closely with Nutrition health workers, and community structures to follow up on implementation of Nutrition activities and support.
- Ensure effective Implementation of sensitization activities whilst collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Support to track the progress of activities, challenges encountered, lessons learned, and good practices and Compile collected data, pictures, and other information from the field.
- Keep monitoring tools and files archived at the IMC office, ensuring their availability to his/her supervisor.
- Compile information to ensure that the Nutrition situation around implementation of the program is achieving the expected result, when required.
- Provide feedback to the programme team based on the field monitoring visits.
- Support the project team in developing high quality project/programme reports.
- Liaise with M&E Team to ensure timely submission of contributions, support the M&E team in analysis of beneficiary data collection through the various tools.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically, University degree in Public Health, Nursing, Nutrition or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years' experience in Nutrition work and implementation of Nutrition programs, including community mobilization, monitoring and evaluation aspects.
- Advanced training in facility-based management of severe malnutrition, nutrition surveillance and communications is desirable.
- Significant experience on community management of acute malnutrition and Infant feeding in Emergency in host communities/ IDP camp setting.
- Understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems,
- Proven ability and experience in planning and conducting formal training sessions on Nutrition including CMAM and IYCF.
- Good knowledge of the processes and approaches concerning nutrition issues; knowledge of the operations of the national governments in nutrition and health.
- Good Knowledge of nutrition activities particularly in management of acute malnutrition, growth
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach local staff and community workers.
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with children and their care givers.
- A willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of IMC in the working areas.
- Ability to interact with health and nutrition professionals at various levels.
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious, and economic aspects of the community.
- Excellent inter and intrapersonal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC's aims, values, and principles.
- Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
- A team player and culturally sensitive.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email, and utilization of the internet.
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC's strategic objectives.
- Extremely flexible and can cope with stressful situations.
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Job Summary
- This role is responsible for implementing nutrition programming across field sites and for ensuring implementation of the project in accordance with the IMC set standards and protocols.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
- Assist in all CMAM and Infant and Young Child Feeding activities at health facility and community level through, working with health facility staff and CHVs.
- Supportive supervision for CMAM and IYCF activities at health and community level and collecting, compiling the reports on a weekly and Monthly basis.
- Ensuring that health facility and Mobile teams services have adequate nutrition supplies for SAM and MAM
- Assess CMAM and IYCF training gaps for health facility workers and CHVs and recommend the best training to be conducted.
- Support in organizing CMAM and IYCF trainings in both health facility and community level.
- Train the Community health workers/volunteers MUAC screening, CMAM, nutrition and hygiene reporting, enable them effectively to deliver Key messages, in a manner that it is easy for the communities to remember, and adopt the practices.
- Working closely with Health and WASH team, nutrition treatment team, to ensure that nutrition messages are intergraded in all Health facilities and outreach activities.
- Work closely with the community and create feedback mechanism pathway, that will enable communities to provide feedback to the program and that the program team respond to issues raised by the affected population timely.
- Work closely with M&E section and collect monthly data and activities reports and ensure proper filing of all projects related documentation.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically, a Diploma in Nutrition, Nursing or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in CMAM & IYCF-E
- 2+ years of relevant work experience in administrative work
- Work experience in nutrition/Health programs
- Previous experience working for an international NGO.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field.
- Ability and willingness to travel to project sites as needed.
- Strong English and Arabic skills, written and spoken. Ability to write reports in English is required.
Method of Application
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