Save the Children Nutrition Assistant - Borno (Biu) Jobs in Nigeria

Save the Children Nutrition Assistant - Borno (Biu) Jobs in Nigeria

Role Purpose:

Provide support to Field Assistants in different Projects’ Communities in implementing nutrition interventions (Community Management of Malnutrition CMAM and Infant and Young Child Feeding IYCF) as agreed with the donor. The Nutrition Assistant will also work with the Government and other key stakeholder in ensuring quality delivery of nutrition interventions in the Project locations

Key Areas of Accountability:

The post holder will receive a context specific ToR for each deployment, which will draw upon the responsibilities outlined below.
Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

Working closely with the Nutrition Coordinator, the Nutrition Program Officer will do the following;

Ensure quality of nutrition screening for children under-5 conducted by Community Nutrition Mobilizers in target Communities.

Provision of Outreach OTP Services in target communities together with the outreach team.

Ensure quality of IYCF counselling sessions provided during Support group meeting.

With support from the Nutrition Officer, ensure quality cooking food demonstration sessions are conducted in Project supported Communities.

Build capacity of CNMs and Mother Leaders by providing on-the-job training on CMAM and IYCF.

Support Project level nutrition assessment/surveys as approved by Donor.

Support quality data collection of activities conducted in the Communities.

Promote increasing awareness of appropriate nutrition behavior in project communities by ensuring behavior change materials are visible in supported communities and health facilities.

Support the development of case studies and success stories from programme implementation.

Provide maternal and child care/feeding key messages to beneficiaries of food program during food distribution.

Additional job responsibilities

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Capacity Building:

Provide on-the-job guidance to Field Assistants and Community Nutrition Mobilizers working on the field.

Ensure all Field Assistants and Community Nutrition Volunteers are familiar with their posts.

Qualifications

Certificate or Degree in Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health or any related

fields.

Experience and Skills

Essential

Certificate or Degree in Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health or any related fields.

Experience of working in Nutrition programme.

Good communication skills (verbal and written).

Acceptable IT Skills

Strong interpersonal skills.

Desirable

Qualified nurse/nutritionist with primary health care / community health care experience.

Fluency in speaking Hausa and/ other local language.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Nutrition Assistant - Borno (Biu) Jobs in Nigeria

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