Deputy Manager Nutrition

• Preferably, a Bachelor’s or Masters’ Degree in Nutrition and Health.
  
• Minimum of 5 years experience in nutrition programming – CMAM experience is a MUST.
  
• Hands-on experience in designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nutritional behavioural interventions is highly desirable.
  
• Knowledge of nutrition and food security issues in Northeast Nigeria
  
• Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, including cross-cultural teams.
  
• Able to communicate in English, Kanuri and Hausa.
  

STRATEGY & VISION:

• Participate in developing strategic partnerships with the private sector and Government counterparts that enhance sustainable nutrition outcomes.
  
• Contribute to and support in carrying out analysis of the nutrition situation within targeted areas and identify opportunities to enhance nutrition outcomes within the project scope.
  
• Participate in technical assessments, surveys, research etc. to monitor evolving needs, facilitate learning and relevant adjustments in programming.
  
• Develop fact sheets, briefers, and other materials on nutrition to expand communication and advocacy.
  

TECHNICAL / ADMINISTRATIVE, PROGRAM QUALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION:

• Support the startup/ongoing nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive activities i.e., Promotion of Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition in an emergency, b). Supplemental Nutrition Assistance c). CMAM services and d). integration of nutrition in other sectors especially WASH.
  
• Follow up the activities, evaluate the quality, identify gaps and in liaison with the Technical Advisor develop action plans to improve service delivery
  
• Participate in developing nutrition sector-specific technical strategies, approaches, tools and detailed implementation plans.
  

TEAM MANAGEMENT:

• Manage the officers with effective guidance and adequate support
  
• Ensure the implementation of good team management practices with supervisors/team leader
  
• Follow up on staff schedules, annual leave and attendance sheets in accordance with HR procedures
  
• Manage the recruitment of new staff in collaboration with supervisors Nutrition Program Manager
  

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION:

• Participate in both internal and external field level technical meetings and coordination.
  
• Ensure strong coordination with the various program sector leads and other partners and provide regular feedback and updates on nutrition activities.
  
• Develop new and manage existing relationships with nutrition stakeholders in the areas of operation and potential collaborators for project nutrition activities.
  

FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT:

• Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to emergency programming.
  

SECURITY:

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
  
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
  

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING:

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
  

ACCOUNTABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES:

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.