TITLE: Nutrition Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Operations LOCATION: Katsina
GRADE: 4
CONTRACT LENGTH:
Fixed term contract (7 months)
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people frequently (e.g. once a week or more) because they work in country programs and because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
This role will be responsible in implementing the nutrition activities of the UNICEF Cash and nutrition project in Katsina state. He/ she will work closely with the project team in Katsina as well as the CVA roving coordinator for NW Nigeria and CVA advisor based in the CO. The Nutrition officer will also coordinate and collaborate with UNICEF staff and report accordingly on project progress. The role will manage and monitor all operational and technical areas of cash activities including budget management, agency coordination and representation, security, logistics, compliance with internal policies and procedures of cash transfer programming.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator with dotted line to Project Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
Programme Support (at field level):
Working closely with the Nutrition Coordinator, the Nutrition Program Officer will do the following:
Support all Nutrition activities, ensuring project is running on time, with compliance and on budget, meeting all quality indicators.
Support in improving early identification, referral and access to quality SAM treatment services for children under 5 years: ensuring quality MUAC screening of all children under five years (6-59 months) and referral systems are in place for all children in the target location and conduct follow-up visits on children referred.
Support in strengthening delivery of integrated preventive MIYVN services: Promote, protect and support optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding practices. Support Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency (IYCF-E), identification of lead mothers, training of health workers and community volunteers.
Daily supervision of support group meetings in communities.
Work closely with staff at the Health facility and OTP sites to ensure that all children referred with malnutrition are treated accordingly.
Ensure quality of OTP services
Support in the referral of malnourished cases from support groups to health facilities offering Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services.
Collate and compile program monthly data reports.
Prepare transport requests for field trips to the program implementing communities.
Participate in the training of lead mothers and support group members on Food Demonstration
Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner
Assist the nutrition team in giving supportive supervision to community volunteers.
Compile and submit reports on weekly progress report
Capacity Building:
Support in training of health workers on MIYCN and CMAM in Katsina state.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders (Project team, Nutrition coordinator, CVA officer, CVA coordinator) and external stakeholders (UNICEF)
Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination working groups within the IDP camps and host communities or target project sites.
Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information and sharing with the project heads.
Overall:
Ensure that you work to the best of your ability and demonstrate high levels of commitment to Save the Children International and our vision, mission and values in order to ensure the objectives of your role and the country programme are met;
Ensure the effective and efficient use of all Save the Children International resources in order to keep costs low and ensure safety in the workplace; and
Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy to ensure maximum protection for children.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
B.Sc or equivalent in Health / Public Health / Nutrition
Minimum of 3 years progressive experience post NYSC
Experience in Nutrition and community based programming
Experience of emergency nutrition work (preferably CMAM) and implementation of feeding programs, including monitoring and evaluation
Proven capacity of management, leadership and teamwork
Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all beneficiaries and their carers
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
Experience in community based interventions in Nigeria especially in the NE
Demonstrable ability at report writing
Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages
Computer literate
Desirable:
Master trainer and good facilitator
Experience in conducting nutrition assessments and an understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems.
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.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.