Nutrition Officer at Save The Children

Save the Children invests in childhood - every day, in times of crisis and for our future.

In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

Role Purpose

The role of nutrition Officer is to support, implement, and monitor nutrition programmes, conduct assessments, manage data, and ensure quality service delivery.
To train health workers, promote optimal feeding practices, and collaborate with communities and stakeholders to prevent and treat malnutrition among vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

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):

Support the Nutrition in ensuring quality 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.
Promote, protect and support optimal Maternal Infant and Young Child Feeding practices.
Support Maternal 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.
Promote quality implementation of Tom Brown program for children under 5 five years.
Work closely with staff at the health facility and OTP sites to ensure that all children referred with malnutrition are treated in accordance with protocols.
Work closely with Field Assistants to identify MAM cases and support Tom-Brown approach.
Facilitate the formation of Mother to Mother and Father to father support groups meetings and conduct supportive supervision/spot checks during support group meetings.
Provide counselling to caregivers of children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition.

Creativity:

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

B.Sc in Nutrition/Health Education /Food science/ Nursing or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of progressive experience post NYSC.

Experience and Skills:

Essential:

Nutrition/Health Education /Food science/ Nursing or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of progressive experience post NYSC.

Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all beneficiaries and their careers.
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
Experience in nutrition-Specific and Sensitive interventions.
Experience in community-based interventions in Nigeria, especially in the NE.
Demonstrable ability in report writing.
Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages.
Valuable experience with Microsoft packages.

Desirable:

Experience in supporting the implementation of nutrition and health interventions.

Additional job responsibilities:

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.

Deadline: Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested Applicant can apply via this link