Ongoing Recruitment at Caring Heart Initiative (CHI)

Duties

• Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling to VC and caregivers.
• Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of VC and caregivers.
• Advise VC, caregivers and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
• Counsel VC and caregivers on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
• Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.
• Coordinate recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for independent food service operations.
• Develop policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control in project communities.
• Inspect meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.
• Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching Community Care Workers (CCW).
• Prepare and administer budgets for food, equipment and supplies.
• Purchase food in accordance with health and safety codes of the organization.
• Select, train and supervise Community Care workers who plan, prepare and serve meals.
• Coordinate diet counseling services.
• Advise food service managers and organizations on sanitation, safety procedures, menu development, budgeting, and planning to assist with the establishment, operation, and evaluation of food service facilities and nutrition programs.
• Organize, develop, analyze, test, and prepare special meals such as low-fat, low-cholesterol and chemical-free meals.
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate dietary, nutritional, and epidemiological research.
• Write research reports and other publications to document and communicate research findings.
• Plan and prepare grant proposals to request program funding.
• Test new food products and equipment.

Requirements

• OND/NCE, HND/B.Sc in Food and Nutrition or relevant discipline
• At least two year work experience in related capacity
• Must be willing to travel around the country
• Must reside in Lagos and environs.