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Principal Objective

• The principal objective of the survey is to measure the extent and severity of acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months, assess IYCF practices and additional nutrition and health related indicators as per the ECHO Funded Program results framework.

Specific Objectives

• To determine prevalence of acute malnutrition, chronic malnutrition, underweight and overweight among children 6-59 months
• To assess retrospective morbidity among children under 5
• To assess retrospective mortality (Crude Mortality and U5 Mortality rates) over 3 months’ recall period among populations.
• Assess community IYCF practices particularly among the households with children under two years of age
• To establish recommendations on actions to address identified gaps to support planning, advocacy, decision making and monitoring.

Consultant will serve as the Survey Manager on the SMART & IYCF survey program in Borno State, Nigeria.  Specifically, Consultant will complete the following tasks:

• Develop and design SMART survey protocol, including sample size estimation, population size, clustering of the villages etc., and validate contextual tools using the SMART methodology
• Train the SMART data collection teams and data clerks (including field testing)
• Assume overall responsibility for design and implementation of the SMART, including daily supervision of SMART teams and daily data collection quality assurance
• Be responsible for data cleaning and analysis using appropriate software i.e. Epi Info, SPSS, ENA for SMART
• Prepare a draft SMART survey report for review by IMC, ensuring that the assessment is comprehensive and includes all relevant indicators
• Prepare a final report including background, methodology, results, limitations, conclusions and recommendations incorporating feedback from IMC staff on the draft report
• Prepare and lead a validation workshop for MOH and stakeholders in Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria. The presentation outcomes will be shared at national level via the Nutrition Cluster/ Nutrition working group

Deliverables:

• Present the design, implementation and supervision strategy of the SMART survey. Validate with IMC country team and the TU Nutrition advisor
• Implement the SMART survey in Jere, Konduga and MMC LGAs in Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria.
• Present a draft SMART survey report including background, methodology, results, limitations, conclusions and recommendations (short term and medium-term recommendation)
• Present a SMART final report incorporating the feedback from the IMC country team and the TU nutrition advisor
• Submit all the data and analysis outputs (both raw and final) electronically to IMC country team

Essential Skills And Qualifications Required For The Role

• A health professional or nutritionist with MPH, MSc or advanced professional degree or field-related experience.
• Significant and proven experience, at least three years, in community based studies including SMART surveys.
• Knowledge in designing and implementing CMAM and IYCF programs
• Excellent analytical and statistical skills.
• Strong communication skills, able to effectively present information clearly and respond appropriately to questions from IMC staff and other relevant stakeholders
• Strong supervisory and organizational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to cope with stress; hardship; patience and flexibility and willingness to work additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines;
• Ability and willingness to travel to field sites and nutrition facilities
• Advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office, EPI INFO, SPSS and for ENA SMART Software.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• The candidate must present an approved final report of the most recent SMART survey that he/she had conducted

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Location: Damboa, Borno

Job Summary

• The selected candidate(s) will work as part of the core team implementing daily food distribution and all activities at food distribution points during the General Food Distribution to IDPs and host communities and Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) for vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating women in the State.

Responsibilities
Implementation of Programs Activities:

• Work with M&E and data clerks to conduct beneficiary registration and update the registry with new arrivals and exits
• Compile and timely submit the food requests to WFP logistics and program unit,
• Conduct beneficiary sensitization on- food rations, distribution days, distribution points, beneficiary rights, etc
• Maintain open line of communication with the beneficiaries to obtain feedback, complaints
• Conduct beneficiary verification, validation and registration on distribution days
• Identify and prioritize vulnerable people on distribution days
• Update and reconcile stock issues against the distribution list for every distribution
• Work with the team to maintain a log of feedback, complaints and corrective actions.
• Disseminate findings from PDM
• Coordinate the food committee and SEMA/NEMA officials in the implementation of activities
• Work with the security manager to ensure effective crowd control and safety of beneficiaries and staff
• Work with team leaders to organize vehicles and materials required for food distribution
• Timely report to the team leaders about food received, suspected or confirmed losses or damages
• Supervise and coordinate with the casual workers, transporters and other team members to ensure effective distribution, safety and no losses of commodity
• Plan and carry out MUAC screenings at BSFP
• Ensure proper referral of cases between the BSFP and other components of CMAM.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps.
• As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.
• Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or health, Social Science, Social Works related discipline and at least two years of professional experience in food assistance interventions. Experience in northeast Nigeria is an added advantage.

Required skills:

• Experience in community mobilization and sensitization
• Experience in food distribution and NFI distribution
• Good computer skills especially Word and Excel, access. Knowledge of other databases preferred
• Good human relations and diplomacy
• Analytical capacity
• Capacity to organize work
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail
• Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage
• Capacity to work under stressful situations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments.
• Experience living in remote or isolated workstations, or insecure locations.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, addressed to the "Human Resource Manager, International Medical Corps" via the email: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org

Note

• Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document, otherwise applications will not be considered.
• Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job Summary

• The selected candidate(s) will support the implementation of the community mobilization
• and nutrition activities in the community in accordance with IMC nutrition activities under the Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP), a response for vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating women in North East Nigeria.
• They will be responsible for mobilization, community engagement, nutrition education sessions, supporting active case findings and strengthening referrals.

Responsibilities
Implementation of Programs Activities:

• Lead in regular community /partner sensitization or mobilization activities geared towards creating awareness on the IMC BSFP program activities among the community members and other stakeholders.
• Support the design and development of nutrition component implementation plans to capture project performance and results, including data reporting, and all nutrition demonstration and community mobilization activities
• Plan and organize CSB++ distribution at designated BSFP distribution sites in liaison with IMC program staff.
• Work closely with the program team to ensure all aspects of nutrition are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place from the community to distribution sites and from distribution sites to OTPs and Stabilization Centers when required.
• Work closely with other partners implementing BSFP, CBT/ INP for proper referral and monitoring of beneficiaries at facility and distribution sites level
• Work closely with the teams to ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the teams, including registration and enrolment of children aged 6-23 months; 24-59 months MAM cases and PLWs for BSFP and cash for nutrition respectively.
• Ensure correctness, consistence and completeness of the information in the nutrition registers.
• Coordinate with the Logistics to ensure adequate availability of CSB++ supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned at all distribution sites.
• Through liaison with the Team Leaders and Line Manager, provide effective follow up strategy of all cases particularly tracing of children and PLW who are absent from the program, sick children, long stay children, children not gaining weight, and children with social problems... etc.
• Provide key nutrition education messages to beneficiaries based on the protocol and guidelines by initiating community dialogue and solution finding initiatives made to improve uptake and utilization of program and health services.
• Respond to inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the project and related intervention procedure
• Participate in capacity-building and demonstration activities with project staff and Cooperating Partner Agencies /WFP.
• Take lead in conducting beneficiary sensitization on- food rations, distribution days, distribution points, beneficiary rights, etc
• Maintain open line of communication with the beneficiaries to obtain feedback, complaints and work with the team to maintain a log of the feedback/ complaints and come up with corrective actions.
• Disseminate nutrition related findings from PDM reports.
• Take lead in the MUAC screenings at BSFP distribution sites and during active case findings in the community.
• Ensure proper referral of cases between the BSFP and other components of CMAM.
• Represent International Medical Corps at any relevant community related/ liaison fora
• Actively participate in nutrition surveys done at the Community level ( KAP, SMART, Causal Analysis, Barriers, Coverage).

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Nutrition or health, Public Health, Community Development, Social Works related discipline and at least two years of professional experience in Nutrition program interventions.
• Experience in northeast Nigeria is an added advantage.

Required skills:

• Experience in community mobilization and sensitization as well as Community-based Management of acute Malnutrition and Infant and Young Child Feeding programming in an emergency setting.
• Strong experience providing counselling services that are gender-sensitive and child friendly
• Competence with the use of MS application packages (Word, Excel and database software) and report writing
• Good human relations and diplomacy
• Strong leadership, coordination, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.
• Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
• Capacity to work under stressful situations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments.
• Good field work skills with good understanding of organization’s project area.
• Ability to command crowds of people and in good relationship with the local community leadership and community members.
• Excellent public speaking skills.
• Result oriented. Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage.

Applicants should send their applications, addressed to the "Human Resource Manager, International Medical Corps" via the email: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org

Note

• Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document, otherwise applications will not be considered.
• Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.