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  • Posted: Mar 27, 2017
    Deadline: Apr 2, 2017
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    Medecins Du Monde - For more than 30 years, Medecins Du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Tho...
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    Nutrition Supervisor

    Supervisor: Nutrition Manager

    Supervises: NA – Technical supervisor for Nutrition Programme Staff

    Length of contract: 10 months

     Possibility for extension YES

    MDM provides CMAM services, including OTP, Health Education and community engagement activites alongside all its health activiites. MDM is seeking a Nutrition Supervisor to oversee these activities under the supervision of the Nurse/Nutrition Manager

    Job Tasks

    Job Summary

    • As a key member of the Medical Programme team fully participates in key decision making for the Nutrition activities in the operation areas.
    • The primary functions of the Nutrition Supervisor is to provide technical supervision and overall day to day management of all Nutrition programming, and to participate in defining intervention priorities, develop necessary contacts and relationships with government, non-government, donors and UN agencies at the state level.
    • Ensure that Medecins Du Monde programme is delivering the highest level of quality of nutrition services in line to national and international guideline.

    Main Responsibilities

    • The Nutrition Supervisor will be responsible for the overall management of the day to day nutrition and nutrition integrated Programme activities at MDM field Sites
    • Provision of formal and on-the-job trainings to MDM Nutrition teams, including Community Mobiliers, Community Health Extension Workers, OTP Dispensers and other MDM staff
    • Liaison with MoH, Nutrition Sector and UNICEF Nutrition Programme to ensure smooth running and coordination of the activities
    • Ensure all  communities are kept well informed of the programme,
    • Support the trainer on providing of ongoing training for SMoH staffs with special emphasis to develop ownership of the programme by SMoH staff and build their capacity to sustain the programme.
    • Liaise closely with Medical Supervisors in all MDM field sites to ensure smooth running of the activities and respond in a timely manner to any issues that arise
    • Ensure effective communication on the programme status to MDM Senior PRogramme Management
    • Update the Nutrition Trainer on the implementation of the CMAM/IYCF-E on weekly basis.
    • Work with State MoH, and other officials to ensure all aspects of programme understood and agreed to implement the programme
    • Follow up management of stocks with the dispensers/pharmacists; monitor rates of consumption and ensure supplies are ordered in a timely manner
    • Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the teams, including admission, discharge and transfer to and from the various components of the programme, all medical and nutritional protocols, and their application/OTP/CG services.
    • Ensure the beneficiaries, caretakers and members of the community are treated respectfully at all times
    • Lead regular nutrition team management meetings
    • Report any problems in a timely manner to the Nurse/Nutrition trainer
    • Prepare monthly progress reports and statistic reports and an end of project final report for submission to the Nutrition trainer
    • Ensure all MDM supported health facilities have reference CMAM guidelines and protocols
    • Ensure all MDM supported HF are equipped with all necessary tools and materials (e.g. MUAC, scales, drugs, RUTF, counselling cards, referral guides),
    • Conduct follow up on referrals in line with MDM referral policy
    • Ensure the accurate collection of field data and submission to the M&E Officer, informing them of any challenges
    • To ensure stock cards are maintained for all items received, separated by donor and reconcile to all store documents in collaboration with the Pharmacists
    • To ensure assets are safe guarded and included on the monthly update of assets to Logistics
    • Assist in any other tasks when required

    PROFIL REQUIRED:

    • Qualified Nurses are encouraged to apply
    • Bachelor Degree, with 5 years direct nutrition program work experience and implementation of nutrition intervention programmes.
    • Understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems
    • Proven ability and experience in planning and conducting formal training session on nutrition including CMAM and IYCF
    • Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach
    • Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with children and their care takers
    • 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 working areas
    • Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects of the community
    • Excellent inter and intra personal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders
    • Strong report writing and computer skills
    • Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa, other local languages an asset
    • Commitment to and understanding of MDM’s aims, values and principles.
    • Computer literate in Word and Excel
    • The employee must read, understand and implement the organization’s gender policy. He /She is expected to be gender sensitive and commit towards implementing approaches supporting gender focused concepts

    Method of Application

    Send CV + cover letter, and copies of professional certificates, by email to:

    recruitment.nigeria@medecinsdumonde.net

    Ensure to place “Nutrition Supervisor” in the subject line

    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

    Information:

    Starting date:  asap

    Place of office: Maiduguri with frequent travel to field sites

    We’ll pay attention only to the complete files in English.

    Our process of selection include some written tests and oral interviews.

     

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