Senior Project Officer - Nutrition

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Nutrition / Public Health / BSc or equivalent required. Masters preferred.
  
• 6 to 8 years of work experience in community development, mobilization and management of MAMI ,CMAM and MIYCN-E projects in emergencies, preferably Northeast or Northwest Nigeria.
  
• Experience in conducting nutrition assessments and an understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems
  
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with all beneficiaries
  
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
  

Technical/Administrative, Program Quality and Implementation

• Ensure quality and timely field level implementation of the Nutrition program against set objectives, targets, and work plans
  
• Advise and assist Partner nutrition team in developing project specific strategies, tools, systems, and plans.
  
• Develop activity workplans for the Nutrition programme and ensure proposed activities are developed in coordination with other sectors-internally and externally with other implementing partners.
  
• Ensure that nutrition programs utilize international best practices, policies, and guidelines, in line with Ministry of Health and WHO/UNICEF
  

Program Development and Strategic Planning

• Contribute to and support in carrying out the situation analysis for the nutrition sector to ensure timely and current data on maternal and child nutrition are available for the designing, development, and management of nutrition projects.
  
• Identify opportunities for program and proposal development in line with the CRS's and donor guidelines.
  
• Work in coordination with Procurement and Admin units to track Nutrition programme procurements, delivery and distribution at the field level.
  

Capacity Building and Supervision

• Ensure the capacity building of CRS nutrition team and partner staff through on-the-job training, technical guidance and coaching sessions while ensuring staff performance evaluation plans are developed
  
• Ensure appropriate support to the nutrition team by regular field visits and provide targeted technical feedback
  
• Develop capacity building plans and strategies and identify relevant training opportunities for CRS and partner staff to advance knowledge and skills in nutrition.
  

Coordination and Representation

• Represent CRS at nutrition sector working group meetings and coordination forums UN, international and national NGOs for nutrition coordination as needed at the LGA and state level
  
• Ensure good coordination with other CRS partners staff, nutrition field teams and provide frequent feedback and updates
  
• Develop new and manage existing relationships with key stakeholders and potential collaborators for nutrition programs.
  

Reporting

• Support the development of field-based reports to CRS, Nutrition sector and/or external donors, as necessary.
  
• Develop reporting templates for supervisees to aid in tracking progress of programme activities and key indicators
  
• Conduct any other programming responsibility delegated by the supervisor.