Nutrition Assistant At CARE Nigeria

CARE International is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty. We work in over 94 countries around the world to provide over 1000 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Assistant

Location: Borno
Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary

The Nutrition Assistant will work with the FSNL team to achieve CARE’s goals in the deep field.

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Key Responsibilities

S/he will be required to conduct sensitization and MUAC (middle upper arm circumference) screening of Pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under 5 years.
The nutrition assistant will screen, tally, register and coordinate the screening of children to verify their age at the distribution point; the nutrition screener/register additionally is required to train the Nutrition volunteers.
S/he will be tasked to report to the nutrition Assistant on BSFP distribution update.
The nutrition screener/register will collaborate with other INGOs on nutrition activities and to refer children identified with SAM and provide technical support to the nutrition assistant.
S/he the will be required to mainstream the nutritional activities in line with CARE/ standards in his or her LGA with regards to Infant and Young Child feeding (IYCF) programs.
H/She will also provide guidance to LGA partners (IYCF Groups) on policy and methodologies to enhance service delivery at the Host community and camp level.
The H/She is required to possess significant experience in inter-agency coordination in management of complex field based operations and emergencies, good knowledge of program management and solid experience in technical field of BSFP.
H/She is expected to have competencies of a skillful leader in guiding and supporting staff, addressing various operational challenges, along with increasing security concerns. Given the stressful nature of Yobe security situation, which remains fluid and unpredictable and its high interpersonal and communication skills demands, the nutrition Supervisor will need to be able to fit easily into a complex and highly operative team of various cultural backgrounds.

Job Experience
Education / Training:
Required:

University Degree / HND / OND in any of the following disciplines: Nutrition, Public Health or related field.

Desired:

1st Degree in a related field.

Experience:
Required:

At least 2 years’ experience in Nutrition, Biology, Public Health, Nursing or food aid support.
A good experience in supervision is required.
Experience with survey methodologies, nutrition assessment and relevant data analysis

Desired:

Previous experience working with an INGO or a Development organization.

Technical Skills:
Required:

2-3 years progressively responsible experience in Nursing, Biology, Nutrition/or Public Health Sector of INGO and/or directly related area
Fluency in English and Hausa.

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Desired:

3 years progressively responsible experience in Nursing, Biology, Nutrition/or Public Health Sector of INGO and/or directly related area
Experience in a development and/or humanitarian organization.
Strong knowledge of Nutrition and/or Public Health
Advanced computers skills at least intermediate skills in windows based word processing, spreadsheet and nutrition/public health software
Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.
Resourcefulness, initiative, maturity, tact, advocacy skills.
Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills
Understanding of political dynamics, foreign policy decision making procedures
Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
good written and oral communication skills
Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction;

Competencies:

Strong level of autonomy to provide independent follow through on processing issues and concerns
Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
Integrity
Details focus
Strong team player
Strong problem solving, analytical, operational, and coordinating abilities
Good interpersonal, oral and written communication and presentation skills
Strong customer service focus and ability to work well with people from various backgrounds and cultures at all levels in organization.

Application Closing Date
Not specified

How to Apply
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