Role
Nutrition Officer promotes, protect and support optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding practices; supports in the referral of malnutrition cases; provides capacity building and trainings to community nutrition mobilizers, health workers and Community Nutrition Mobilizers on IYCF-E and referral mechanism; and ensures that identified SAM and MAM cases are identified and referred appropriately.
Qualifications and Experience Essential:
Health / Public Health / Nutrition / BSc or equivalent with minimum of 2 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
Basic training in IYCF-E
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.
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