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Duty Station: Damasak, (Mobbar LGA) Borno State– North East Nigeria (100% field)
Starting date: 1 st October 2018
Duration of contract: 3 month (Extendable)
Reporting to: Snr. Nutrition Officer / Damasak Incharge
Dependents: No

General context of the project
The Boko Haram armed opposition insurgency started in 2009 and Maiduguri was the epicentre of the armed conflict. The armed conflict later spread to all twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Borno State,
North East Nigeria. The conflict took an international dimension as it spread to the neighbouring countries of Cameroun, Niger and Chad, resulting in the displacement of millions of people across all four frontiers. The Armed Opposition Group (AOG) has been killing people in both rural and urban centres in their quest to form a hairline
Islamic State in the north east of Nigeria. A high number of towns and cities have been burned and destroyed. Social
services and amenities have also been destroyed and are now non-existent. Agricultural activities which used to be
the source of food security and livelihoods among the rural communities of the North East are no longer existent. Joint military operations by Cameroun, Nigeria, Chad and Niger have resulted in the liberation of 15 LGAs.

Tasks and responsibilities
The Nutrition & Reporting Officer will provide technical advice on planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation of the Nutrition program/ project activities, data analysis, progress reporting, enhancing team work and
capacity building in context with WFP BSF programme.

Specifically:

• Coordination of all nutrition related field work in his location, including community mobilization, beneficiary identification/registration, distributions, referral, and nutrition case management and
• monitoring.
• Coordination of nutrition commodities distribution procedures, including documentation, approval and actual distribution with the field officer/distribution officer
• Accurate, complete and up-to-date information made available for effective nutrition program
• implementation, provision of technical assistance as well as supportive monitoring and evaluation.
• Presentation of monthly nutrition implementation project updates in his location
• Development of Nutrition-Specific value adding activities in the community.
• Ensuring Project efficiency and effectiveness is enhanced through effective implementation of nutrition program activity.
• Preparation of the weekly, monthly and quarter nutrition project progress report and project work plans
• Enter all beneficiary information from the field in a computerised data base.
• Update beneficiary information from the field on a regular basis.
• Liaise with Warehouse officer concerning Warehouse Food Stock balance information
• Ensure completeness of both beneficiary information and Warehouse data and where necessarily liaise with the Food Security Project Manager for updates.
• Liaise with Field Officers/Distribution Officer for the submission of collected data and information for input in the computerised database.
• Provide information and logistical support to field staff were necessary
• Update and maintain monitoring activities databases;
• Maintains data entry requirements by following data entry program techniques and procedures
• Keeping information with confidentiality
• The incumbent may from time to time be required to assume multiple project responsibilities in a
• focused and dedicated manner

And any other assigned duties by the Project Lead

Required Qualification/experience

• B.Sc/HND in Public health and nutrition, health sciences, nursing or medical sciences
• Minimum 2 years of experience from at national level project implementation position in a humanitarian / recovery context;
• Experience in working in complex and volatile contexts;
• Technical in Nutrition and Data Management;
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
• Experience in leadership and problem solving;
• Fluency in English, both written and oral including local language ad advantage;
• Capacity to adapt to basic living conditions, patience;
• Ability to put up with pressure from government agencies;
• Ability to deliver high quality work within tight deadlines;
• Strong negotiation skills;

Brief Conditions
INTERSOS reserve right to transfer position as per need / project demand any time during the project. Position will be based in Damasak
Staff will responsible to manage for his/her own accommodation / food;
Travelling from home to duty station will be staff own responsibility but facilitation could be provided as per situation;
No TA/DA will be provided for the field work appointed to work for;
Other Terms & Condition will be part of Job Contract;

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Location: Borno State – base in Maiduguri with 80% travel & work at all FSL project sites

Purpose of position

• Under the supervision of the Food Security Project Manager (National), the Senior Nutrition Officer is responsible for the management of INTERSOS’s WFP Nutrition program, which include the INTERSOS
• Nutrition staff, project activities and project client/beneficiaries. S/he will provide technical advice on WFP Nutrition project implementation, designing, planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation, data
• collection and analysis, progress reporting, enhancing team work and capacity building in context with WFP BSF programme.
• Key expected results
• Coordination of all nutrition related field work, including community mobilization, beneficiary identification/registration, distributions, referral, nutrition case management and monitoring.
• Coordination of nutrition commodities distribution procedures, including documentation, approval
• and actual distribution with the field officer
• Accurate, complete and up-to-date information made available for effective nutrition program implementation, provision of technical assistance as well as supportive monitoring and evaluation.
• Presentation of monthly nutrition project updates
• Development of Nutrition-Specific value adding activities in the community.
• Ensuring Project efficiency and effectiveness is enhanced through effective implementation of nutrition program activity.
• Ensuring appropriate and complete financial and supply documentation as well as adherence to established allotments ensured including CPDR / FRN / Waybills
• Preparation of the weekly, monthly and quarter nutrition project progress report and project work plans
• Maintains accurate, complete, and organized confidential records as required
• Effective technical assistance provided in the identification of required supplies and equipment and in the contribution to drafting of country program recommendation and other project
• documentation with respect to nutrition programming
• Provision of technical program support to CMAM, OTP and BSFP program components within the community including ensuring awareness sessions and training including modules.
• Ensuring effective monitoring and project implementation by field staff through establishing close
• working relationships, and lines of supervision as well as contributing to maintaining relationships with field location stakeholders.
• Ensuring effective communication with other partners and maintaining collaboration
• Coordinates the orientation of all new project staff.
• Training of nutrition staff including nutrition assistants, community nutrition mobilizers especially on nutrition case management, Mother Support Group, Healthy feeding and utilization of all
• essential monitoring tools
• And any other duties assigned by the Food Security Project Manager

Minimum requirements
First level university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas:

• Public Health and Nutrition,
• Health Sciences,
• International Health and Nutrition,
• Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Management,
• Family Health and Nutrition,
• Nutritional Epidemiology,
• Health and Nutrition Education,
• Health and Nutrition Promotion and Disease Prevention,
• Health Emergency Preparedness
• or other relevant disciplines
• Two (2) years of relevant professional work experience, especially in a developing country in public health and nutrition
• Background/familiarity with emergency
• Residence in Maiduguri (preferable) or in Borno State
• Good command of written & spoken English, Hausa or Kanuri languages
• Strong inter-personal and team bulding skills and excellence as a team player
• Previous experience working on WFP projects
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft office especially)
• Strong sense of responsibility, methodical and accurate with high organizational skill
• Honesty and integrity and able to cope with stressful situations
• Manages efficiently his own time as well as flexible and available to work overtime when needed
• Willing to be travel and work in any LGAs as per need