Nutrition Assistant Officer (Internal)

To ensure effective supervision for routine nutrition screening, referral, follow-up of malnourished cases and mothers with breastfeeding problems, facilitation of mother and father support groups, cooking demonstration, and compilation of nutrition program report.

Key Accountabilities

• The Nutrition Assistant will perform the following:
• Perform his/her tasks, duties, and responsibilities in close coordination with the local leaders, Senior LGA Facilitator, the Nutrition Focal Person, and Health facilities in the designated geographic areas.
• Establish systems and procedures that support the management, administration, and monitoring of community nutrition mobilizers to ensure the high quality of their activities.
• Conduct boundary demarcations that are to be covered by the project and for each FAs during screening and other community mobilization activities so that there is no overlapping.
• Establish functional linkages with the health facility to which the CNMs are attached for referral, follow-up, and reporting
• Supervise the community nutrition mobilizers (CNMs) and FA’s day-to-day activity to ensure the effective functioning of the following aspects of the community mobilization component of CMAM in the area of operation:
• Support FAs determine the correct target population, especially of children 6-59 months, 6-23 months, and 0-6 months; pregnant and lactating women as well as women of childbearing age in their geographic areas.
• Supervise and give support to the field assistants (FA) to ensure systematic screening for SAM (by MUAC and edema check) of all children 6-59 months at least once a month. It must be ensured that there is no overlap or multiple screening of each child in the same month, by doing a functional mapping of the areas to be covered by each CNM.
• Ensure that all children screened and identified as SAM are referred to the nearest OTP for treatment.
• Supervise CNMs for the follow-up of children admitted in OTPs, to ensure they complete treatment, trace defaulters and conduct home visits to follow up on treatment as may be requested by the facility or mobile CMAM provider.
• Monitor the use of RUTF and MNP at the household level and storage at the OTP level.
• The Supervisor will support the integration and scale-up of IYCF implementation, especially at the community level by:
• Overseeing and supporting CNMs for the formation of community mother support groups (MSG), at least one for each CNM.
• Ensuring that there is active participation of communities, and local and traditional leaders in the process listed above.
• Enhance the capacity of CNMs to ensure they have the required skills to facilitate MSG meetings to include c-IYCF counselling as well as support and promote key IYCF pillars like early initiation of breastfeeding (EIB), exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), complementary feeding, and hygiene practices.
• Ensure that regular MSG meetings are conducted and well facilitated by CNMs.
• Support CNMs for the accurate and timely reporting of all IYCF activities going on in communities.
• Conduct monthly review meetings at the OTP/HF level with CNMs of their catchment areas to collect monthly reports of community-level nutrition activities and plan nutrition screening, and counselling activities for next month
• Support CNMs and OTP staff in preparing and submitting weekly and monthly reports including CMAM data (admissions, defaulters, cured and death as well as stock levels and any potential supply gaps) as well as updates on community IYCF and MNDC activities.
• Provide weekly and monthly CMAM /IYCF data to the M&E Officer
• Ensure adequate triage of new arrivals is seen as a priority
• Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the teams, including admission, discharge, and transfer to and from the various components of the program.
• Support Nutrition Supervisor and Community Nutrition Mobilizers to ensure comprehensive community outreach and mobilization, health education, and treatment. Check that all key messages of IYCF are given to caregivers, Mother and Father Support groups, leaders and authorities are consistent and fully understood.
• Attend regular nutrition coordination meetings at the LGA level and assist in any other tasks when required
• Respect the dignity of the beneficiaries, caregivers, and members of the community
• Work closely with partners and their staff to ensure project activities are implemented on time and within the stipulated quality.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained following the humanitarian standard and operate within the scope of the UN OCHA Nutrition strategy
• Any other duties that may be assigned related to the implementation of UN OCHA Nutrition program activities
• Core Behaviours:
• Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:
• Ensure that program goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes, and commitments
• Integrate beneficiary accountability principles into the approach
• Participate in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation
• Achieving results effectively:
• Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources following internal controls
• Establish staff engagement mechanisms.
• Address difficult situations and make tough decisions confidently and calmly
• Consider the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long term.
• Continuously provide feedback and updates to achieve improved results
• Coordinate with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximize resources
• Document lessons learned and apply them to future projects
• Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:
• Actively listen to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
• Actively participate in networks to access and contribute to good practice
• Establish and maintain clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict-affected people and other stakeholders
• Establish clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitor progress and performance
• Operating safely and securely:
• Identify and communicate risks and threats and minimize these for oneself and the agency
• Take measures to do no harm and to minimize risks for partners and the communities
• Reduce vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organization.
• Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:
• Help team members practice stress management through prioritization of workloads and modeling of appropriate self-care
• Remain effective and retain perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
• Demonstrate personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Maintain ethical and professional behavior following relevant codes of conduct
• Plans, prioritizes and performs tasks well under pressure
• Take responsibility for your work and the impact of your actions
• Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:
• Build your awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
• Demonstrate managerial courage by confronting difficult situations seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
• Demonstrate approachability and trust by listening carefully to others valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
• Demonstrate self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their strengths and weaknesses.
• Effectively influence others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by their own preferred solution
• Give constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for his/her development
• Application Closing Date
• Not Specified.
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