Vacancies at Elela-Care Humanitarian & Development Organization (ECM) Salary: ₦300k - ₦400k - NAIJA STICK

Vacancies at Elela-Care Humanitarian & Development Organization (ECM) Salary: ₦300k - ₦400k

Project Manager (Nutrition) at Elela-Care Humanitarian and Development Organization (ECM)

• Elela-Care Humanitarian and Development Organization (ECM) is a non-governmental organization dully registered in 2022 with Nigerian government through Corporate Affairs Commission (NO: 182167). 
• Existing since November 2018, ECM focuses on improving the quality of life of vulnerable population across communities in North East Nigeria.

Number of Openings:  2

Contract Duration: 6 Months

Job Summary

The Project Manager will serve as the overall lead for the nutrition programme, providing technical, operational, and administrative oversight for all project activities.

• S/He will be responsible for the implementation of emergency nutrition programming, including Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), with a strong focus on Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) services for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).

The role will ensure effective screening, admission, treatment, follow-up, and discharge of OTP beneficiaries, as well as timely referral of complicated SAM cases to Stabilization Centres (SC).

Experience & technical competencies

Demonstrated success in community resilience programs and technically sound in cash transfers, capacity building, and other cash transfer components;

• Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of working in an intercultural environment;
• Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Emails, Skype, Web researchers).
• Self-motivated and results orientated.
• Highly diplomatic and emotionally intelligent with strong oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrates a strong commitment and passion for the realization of women’s and girls’ rights and gender equality;

Position Requirements

The Nutrition Project Manager WILL be based in Maiduguri. 

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health, community health or other relevant field. 
• Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in implementing CMAM, IYCF, and other community-based nutrition activities. Experience in MAM treatment using Tom Brown approach is desirable.
• Master’s degree in relevant fields; Nutrition, Public Health, Community Health will be an added advantage
• Be proficient in the use of computer applications (Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Oversee the establishment and functionality of OTP sites, ensuring availability of required materials, proper layout, hygiene, and safe service delivery environment.

• Participate with M&E team in supervision of data collection for nutrition and health assessments.
• Liaise with nutrition and health assistants for accessing community support group database, health facility database on a regular basis and updating overall health facility-based activities.

Conduct ongoing capacity assessment of health workers on CMAM services delivery, reproductive health service delivery, vaccination etc. and review the training needs and/or coaching needs.

Position Requirements

The Nutrition Project Manager WILL be based in Maiduguri. 

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health, community health or other relevant field. 
• Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in implementing CMAM, IYCF, and other community-based nutrition activities. Experience in MAM treatment using Tom Brown approach is desirable.
• Master’s degree in relevant fields; Nutrition, Public Health, Community Health will be an added advantage
• Be proficient in the use of computer applications (Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Have excellent leadership, coordination, team, budget, project management and representation competencies.
• Fluent in English and Hausa languages.

Have previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. CBT, WASH, Nutrition) preferably.

• Be committed to Action the ECM’s mission, values, and policies.

Salary Range: ₦300,000 - ₦400,000/monthly 

Location: Maiduguri, Adamawa, Borno & Yobe

Deadline: March 25

How to Apply 

Interested applicant can apply via this link 

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