Livelihoods Assistant - Nutrition at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Locations: Bama, Mafa - Borno
Contract type: National contract
Slot: 2

About the job

• The Livelihoods Assistant - Nutrition is responsible to assist the Livelihoods Officer - Nutrition in the implementation of DRC activities within the scope WFP programme in Borno State (Mafa & Bama)

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Assist in all the Nutrition activities including nutrition screening and distribution.
• Supervise Nutrition Workers.
• Conduct training and sensitisation activities related to food distributions and nutrition.
• Assist in Planning, supervising and monitoring training, awareness and sensitisation activities, including maintenance and verification of all supporting documentation and activities (e.g. pre- and post-tests).
• Assist in Maintaining records of all activities, in order to complete timely reports for DRC and for external actors, including donors.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor all nutrition-related activities, including screening, referrals and follow up.
• Assist the Nutrition Officer in project documentation.
• Promote the rights of displaced people and affected populations, and explore and assess new and better ways to provide timely, effective and appropriate assistance.
• Assist in gap analysis, needs assessment, conducting registration, receiving commodities and distributing to beneficiaries in locations adversely affected by the conflict.
• Ensuring quality MUAC screening takes place at all team registrations: children are accurately recorded in terms of their nutrition status;
• Assist in Ensuring appropriate implementation of Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme (BSFP) for children 6- 59 months and the Pregnant and Lactating Women
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to DRC and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• And any other duties assigned to him/her by the Food Security Manager

About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to. All employees should master DRC's core competencies:

• Prepare and share work plan with the CPT Officer according to the programme detail and implementation plan
• Provide the CTP Officer with relevant documents, and channel issues.
• Communicating
• Taking the lead
• Collaborating
• Striving for excellence and
• Demonstrating integrity.

Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required:

• BA/B.Sc/HND in Health or Nutrition related field;
• 1 year of experience working on the implementation of a nutrition program
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders to identify beneficiaries according to criteria required.
• Experience with carrying out assessments, nutrition case management, monitoring and evaluation required.
• Commitment to renewing and maintaining knowledge of best practices
• Ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrated strengths in analytical skills, monitoring and evaluation, and report writing

Desirable:

• Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Fluency in English and Hausa; fluency in other languages spoken in Borno will be a plus.

We Offer

• Contract length: 9 MONTHS
• Level: IPE BAND NM-I
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals
• Start date: 1st February 2019