Applicants must possess:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences from a recognized institution.
  

Experience

The ideal candidate should have:

• At least five (5) years of proven experience in implementing gender-sensitive community-based nutrition programs.
  
• Demonstrated experience in community mobilization and nutrition behavior change interventions.
  
• Proven experience integrating nutrition into agriculture, food security, and livelihood programs.
  
• Experience working in refugee settlements and host community settings.
  

Nutrition Program Implementation

• Lead the implementation of nutrition activities in line with project objectives and national nutrition guidelines.
  
• Integrate nutrition-sensitive approaches into agricultural production, food security, and livelihood interventions.
  
• Promote diversified food production and consumption through kitchen gardens, climate-smart agriculture, and nutrition-sensitive farming practices.
  

Community Mobilization and Nutrition Education

• Conduct community-based nutrition education and awareness campaigns.
  
• Develop and implement behavior change communication (BCC) strategies to improve household nutrition practices.
  
• Train community nutrition volunteers, lead farmers, community health workers, and local leaders.
  

Integration of Nutrition into Agriculture and Food Security Programs

• Ensure effective integration of nutrition objectives into climate-smart agriculture and food security interventions.
  
• Support establishment of nutrition-sensitive demonstration plots, kitchen gardens, and household food production initiatives.
  
• Promote production and consumption of nutrient-rich crops and diversified food systems.
  

Gender, Social Inclusion and Community Engagement

• Promote gender-sensitive approaches in nutrition programming.
  
• Ensure active participation of women, men, youth, refugees, and vulnerable groups in project activities.
  
• Address barriers affecting access to nutritious food and nutrition services.
  
• Strengthen community ownership and participation in nutrition interventions.
  

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Support development and implementation of nutrition monitoring frameworks and indicators.
  
• Collect, analyze, and report nutrition-related data and project achievements.
  
• Conduct routine monitoring and supportive supervision of field activities.
  

Stakeholder Coordination and Partnerships

• Collaborate with district authorities, health facilities, government agencies, NGOs, UN agencies, and community structures.
  
• Participate in nutrition, food security, and livelihood coordination meetings.
  
• Build partnerships that strengthen nutrition programming and sustainability.
  

Compliance and Safeguarding

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, organizational policies, and national nutrition guidelines.
  
• Promote safeguarding, accountability, gender equality, and inclusion in all project activities.
  
• Ensure nutrition interventions adhere to humanitarian principles and ethical standards.