Deadline: 7 October 2015
The Concern Worldwide is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Emergency Nutritionist, based in Bentiu, South Sudan. The duration of the position will be of 1 year.
The Emergency Nutritionist will plan, implement, monitor and report on CMAM activities within Concern’s broader health & nutrition programme in Bentiu PoC sites located in UNMISS POC areas, and, as required, a nutrition programme for IDPs and vulnerable host population outside UN bases in Unity State.
The Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Emergency Nutritionist will perform the following functions-
- Support the Nutrition programme to develop the community health & nutrition program plan to achieve health and nutrition seeking behaviour and increased coverage of CMAM screening across Unity POC sites OTP’s and SC in Unity.
- Develop an M&E framework and work plan based on the country strategic health & nutrition plan.
- Together with the nutrition coordinator develop and scale up the community health & nutrition program activity plan to achieve health and nutrition seeking behaviour and increased coverage of CMAM screening across target locations (POC sites in Bentiu of Unity state).
- Help in recruitment of additional staff as needed and train, mentor and supervise new and existing staff to ensure quality community mobilisation, behavioural change through a variety of nutrition program activities, based on assessment of training needs and including sensitization on Concern’s P4 policy
- Ensure effective training and mentoring of relevant government staff members at county and community level (home health promoters/volunteers) in community health & nutrition program activities and monitoring, as applicable
- Ensure a strong monitoring system is in place and that programme data on key nutrition indicators, including programme coverage, community participation, health and nutrition knowledge and practice, is collected, analysed, reviewed and responded to on an ongoing basis
- Ensure the implementation of plumpy nut and/or BP-5 distributions (including timely prepositioning of stock in coordination with Nutrition cluster), screening of 6-24 months old, referrals of malnourished children and health messaging during distributions. Provide supervision and compile distributions reports
- Adapt and improve the existing programme on an ongoing basis, based on careful review of monitoring and evaluation findings and discussion with the area coordinator & health and nutrition advisor.
- Regularly report on programme outcomes, activities, processes and lessons learned in the form of internal as well as donor and head office reports
- Provide technical assistance and support to any nutrition consultants
- Represent Concern and coordinate with the MOH and other nutrition stakeholders at national, state and county levels on nutrition
- Actively participate in appropriate national and state meetings/workshops and remain up-to-date of key nutrition developments in South Sudan via email and other means
- Provide input into nutrition policy/protocols at the national level.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Nutrition degree or nutrition post graduate qualification or public health/nursing qualification (with significant nutrition experience)
- At least two years’ experience in a post-conflict and/or developing country managing nutrition programme.
- At least 2 years’ experience of implementing CMAM
- Experience of designing, implementing and analysing nutrition surveys.
- Experience in analysing and interpreting data and writing reports to a high technical standard.
- Experience in the supervision, training and mentoring of nutrition and health staff
- Involvement in Nutrition policy development
- Experience of working in nutrition in a (post-)conflict setting
- Experience conducting, analysing and writing up nutrition/ health surveys
- Good verbal and written communication.
- Ability to learn fast.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Flexible, reliable, culturally sensitive, ability to work and remain calm under pressure,
- Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team.
- Willingness to travel and live in basic conditions
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV of not more than 4 pages in length through online process.
For more information, please visit CWW.
