Nigeria Job Openings
Save the Children
Nutrition Coordinator, Yobe
FULL TIME
November 15, 2024
JOB TITLE
Nutrition Coordinator
REPORTING TO
Project Manager GRADE 3
REPORTING TO POSITION
Nutrition Officer LOCATION
Damaturu, Yobe state
CHILD SAFEGUARDING
Level 3. The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
The Nutrition Coordinator will be responsible for overall implementation and oversight of nutrition activities (CMAM, CMAMI & IYCF). He/she will also oversee Nutrition Officer and Assistants implementing nutrition activities in the areas of jurisdiction. He/She will who support the day-to-day running of BHA nutrition activities along with SCI partners. The Nutrition Coordinator will also ensure that nutrition activities are fully integrated into other sectoral interventions and also enhance coordination between sectors. The Nutrition Coordinator will Engage in capacity building activities including training and on the job mentorship to team members, provide training to the nutrition team in IYCF-E, CMAM, CMAMI and other related nutrition focused activities.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
This post focuses on emergency/humanitarian programming and not limited to any project. The position holder will be expected to contribute to SCI’s dual mandate and support as needed.
The post holder may be responsible for additional tasks and duties as and when required to support the overall Country Programme, regional and head office priorities.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)
Nutrition Coordinator
REPORTING TO
Project Manager GRADE 3
REPORTING TO POSITION
Nutrition Officer LOCATION
Damaturu, Yobe state
CHILD SAFEGUARDING
Level 3. The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
The Nutrition Coordinator will be responsible for overall implementation and oversight of nutrition activities (CMAM, CMAMI & IYCF). He/she will also oversee Nutrition Officer and Assistants implementing nutrition activities in the areas of jurisdiction. He/She will who support the day-to-day running of BHA nutrition activities along with SCI partners. The Nutrition Coordinator will also ensure that nutrition activities are fully integrated into other sectoral interventions and also enhance coordination between sectors. The Nutrition Coordinator will Engage in capacity building activities including training and on the job mentorship to team members, provide training to the nutrition team in IYCF-E, CMAM, CMAMI and other related nutrition focused activities.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
This post focuses on emergency/humanitarian programming and not limited to any project. The position holder will be expected to contribute to SCI’s dual mandate and support as needed.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Program Management
Program Management
- Oversees the implementation of nutrition activities and ensuring that the quality standards and state of the art are met.
- Work closely with the nutrition Sector Manager in providing technical leadership and strategic guidance in the development, implementation, monitoring and learning from nutrition component of the BHA projects
- Supervise, lead, guide, support and manage nutrition officers and implementing partners, thereby enabling them to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner
- Facilitate trainings for nutrition professionals.
- Participating in and/or leading health, nutrition, and/or multi-sectoral assessments as required.
- Manages all Save the Children resources (equipment, supplies, HR) committed to nutrition program activities.
- Conducts regular field visits to provide supportive supervision to the projects.
- In liaison with the Nutrition Sector Manager, develop work plans, SOPs, budgets, and other required program documents for nutrition section.
- Conducts regular field visits and review meetings with government officials to monitor the implementation of nutrition programs.
- In collaboration with Health and Nutrition Manager and BHA consortium Manager, ensure timely preparation and implementation of activities while focusing on the targets/ deliverables/ budgets
Representation and communication
- Represent SCI nutrition and participate in internal coordination and share up to date within the sector
- Documents findings and recommendations of field visits for follow-up actions; shares as appropriate.
- Actively participates in the development and submission of program reports, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness.
- Documents lessons learned in specific technical areas.
Policy Analysis, Policy Engagement and Advocacy for Policy Change
- Contribute to nutrition learning and research that supports the sector advocacy objectives and lead the implementation research necessary for evidence-based advocacy.
- Represent the organization at all relevant technical external task forces, working groups, seminars or other meetings as approved by the sector head and use these meetings to negotiate strategic, project and advocacy positions.
- Develop good relations with other NGOs, development and UN agencies working in the sector and where possible forge alliances to influence key actors around advocacy objectives.
- Be fully aware of national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders in the sector of thematic area covered.
- Ensure that the voices of children guide advocacy and policy change objectives and related activities.
- Compile, Analyze and interpret nutrition response data and provide regular updates to government and NGO coordination bodies as requested, and use the information to justify decisions on further resource allocation.
- Participates in identifying, coordinating, and implementing operational research studies to pilot and scale-up effective direct interventions in coordination
Programme Quality and Effectiveness
- Ensure that project officers are meeting both internal and donor technical standards and requirements. This includes oversight of implementation quality, reviewing, editing and signing-off donor reports to ensure they are of an acceptable technical and presentational quality.
- Participate in field-based project monitoring and review meetings.
- Liaise with Programme Operations staff to identify technical support needs of projects and staff and jointly agree on specific and time bound support needs of projects and staff in relevant technical areas.
- Provide technical training to ensure that the project staff have the necessary skills to technically implement the project.
- Assist project staff in the use of nutrition and cross-cutting tools and guidelines to ensure the quality of work. These include, among others, child participation, child right programming and mainstreaming of gender, diversity and HIV/AIDS.
- Prepare work plans, in consultation with Field manager and Nutrition technical team and ensure that implementation is up to date
- Undertake regular field visits to project sites to ensure technical quality and timeliness of ongoing work.
Documentation and Reporting:
- Provide accurate, complete and up-to-date information required for effective strategic and tactical planning in the Northeast
- Work with the nutrition and MEAL team to ensure quality data is produced, collated, compiled and shared
- Prepare regular/mandated program/project reports for management to keep them informed of program progress.
- Build the capacities of the nutrition Officers and Assistants to produce quality reports
Program Finance, Logistics and Administration
Other
- Assist in staff recruitment and training, conduct performance monitoring in collaboration with HR, and ensure that standards and protocols are adhered to
- Timely submit the procurement requests for all projects
- Review and manage program budgets and ensure that there is regular alignment of the budget in regard to expenditures
- Coordinate very closely with logistics in order to ensure that there is no break in nutrition program supplies
- Organize and follow-up on all other procurements needed for the projects
The post holder may be responsible for additional tasks and duties as and when required to support the overall Country Programme, regional and head office priorities.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
- Degree in Medicine, public health, nursing, nutrition, public health or related health fields
- Five years works experience in the nutrition emergency in NGO environment.
- Strong analysis and writing skills
- Certificate in monitoring and evaluation, nutrition in humanitarian context, CMAM, IYCF, or any other related topics.
- Experience in working with government counterparts and other partners at various levels -
- Excellent understanding of the relevant thematic sector in Nigeria at both field and policy levels; including the national nutrition program and well as CMAM programming
- Proven experience in emergency nutrition projects
- Familiarity with nutrition donors, partners, and NGO groups
- Practical understanding of the challenges and opportunities in realising children’s rights in Nigeria, in relation to thematic area
- Understanding of advocacy and representation within the nutrition sector
- Demonstrable experience in M&E
- Good presentation and facilitation skills
- Proven conceptual skills and an ability to think and plan strategically
- Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff
- Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
- Excellent spoken and written English and local language (Northeast of Nigeria)
- Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases)
- Experience in nutrition project data management and CMAM programing
- Having an operational experience will be a plus advantage.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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