Job Title: Nutrition Assistant
Location: Borno
Job Purpose
- The position holder is overall responsible for providing quality Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) – E services at community and facility levels.
- The incumbent will engage in and will work with other team members in the delivery of optimal infant and young child feeding in emergency.
Responsibilities
- Create awareness and sensitize the community on CMAM practices, IYCF, malnutrition, and the causes of malnutrition and treatment of malnutrition.
- Participate in the screening of children less than five years, referral and follow up of malnourished beneficiaries at the community level.
- Implement sensitization activities for targeted communities about CMAM, IYCF with support from MOH, community leaders and other key stakeholders at LGA level.
- Ensure timely submission of weekly reports, monthly reports and MUAC screening data & reports to nutrition officers for compilation.
- Organize and lead the formation of Mother-to-Mother Support Groups for IYCF with the support of IYCF/Nutrition Officer.
- Ensure strong communication links with all other CMAM staff, providing advice and support to all other staff members on infant and young child feeding issues as and when they arise.
- Conduct education sessions within the surrounding community on the importance of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in conjunction with community mobilisers.
- Aid in establishing care group approach (CGs) within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
- Support in recruiting care group promoters across the catchment area of the project intervention.
- Conduct care group training in collaboration with care group facilitators for the care group promoters.
- Improve on the linkages between the care group beneficiaries with primary health care and community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program and other ongoing programs in the community where applicable.
- Participate in surveillance activities including home visit to monitor nutrition situation and program activities.
- Participate in direct skilled IYCF support services including Growth Promotion and Monitoring at IYCF corners/spaces and other contact points.
- Organize and participate in food demonstration sessions periodically.
- Conduct regular focus group discussions with beneficiaries to assess barriers to optimal IYCF uptake. Ensure Gender mainstreaming in nutrition, and integration of other sectors.
- Support the development of case studies and success stories from program implementation.
- Support other nutrition activities as necessary.
Position Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ professional experience as Nutrition Assistant.
- Prior experience in an INGO is required.
- Fluency in spoken and written English (Mandatory)
- Analytical and reporting skills
- Respect and adherence to protection principles
- Capacity to work under pressure, flexibility
- Work within the framework of IINTERSOS Nigeria’s core values.
- Act as an ambassador for INTERSOS Nigeria, through professionalism and conduct.
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Deadline: June 11, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Assistant |