Nutrition Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Duty Station:     Maiduguri, Borno State.
                Damaturu, Yobe State.

Specific Objectives: 

• Directly implement the activities defined in the program in close collaboration with the Nutrition officer.
• Work closely within community structures to follow up on implementation of CMAM activities with support from the Nutrition officer.
• Create awareness and sensitize the community on CMAM practices, malnutrition, causes of malnutrition and treatment of malnutrition.
• Participate in screening of children less than five years, referral and follow up of malnourished beneficiaries at community level.
• Implement sensitization activities for targeted communities about CMAM with support from MOH, community leaders and other key stakeholders at LGA level.
• Coordinate all activities very closely and in collaboration with MOH and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure timely submission of weekly reports, monthly reports and MUAC screening data & reports to nutrition officers for compilation.
• In collaboration with the nutrition officer and DPM develop success stories, lessons learnt and case studies.

Qualifications:
 Diploma in a nutrition or community based programming or related field.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• 1 year relevant work experience.
• Experience in the Nutrition and social approach – IYCF a plus.
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English.
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy.
• Good team spirit.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

•  Previous experience with nutrition and health programming.
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
• Previous experience with ACF.
• Previous humanitarian programming experience.
• Ability to Speak Hausa, Kanuri.