Nutrition Specialist at Helen Keller International Full Time

Job Title: Nutrition Specialist

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full time

Scope of the Position

• The Nutrition Specialist will provide technical expertise and guidance on nutrition interventions, including assessments, program design, and implementation.
• The successful candidate will ensure the delivery of high-quality nutrition programs in line with established standards and protocols.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and guidance on nutrition interventions, assessments, and program design. Conduct training and capacity-building activities for project staff and community health workers on nutrition-related topics.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of nutrition programs, ensuring compliance with national and international standards.
• Develop and adapt nutrition-specific strategies and protocols based on evidence-based practices and guidelines.
• Raise community awareness and consumption of diversified, nutrient dense, fortified and nutritionally adequate foods.
• Improve nutritional status and intervention outcome through increasing production of diverse and safe foods, increased household food availability and gender sensitive interventions.
• Coordinate capacity building and technical support for beneficiaries on nutrition-Specific and sensitive agriculture issues including dietary diversification and nutrient dense diets, food preparation and utilization; best practices; and energy and time saving technologies for women.
• Work with the M&E officer to monitor beneficiary adoption of the new nutrition targeted agricultural practices and food consumption methodologies.
• Promote food safety including appropriate methods of handling, preservation, processing, storage, and utilization of foods.
• Establish linkages and facilitate collaboration across relevant sectors, agencies and public and private sector stakeholders working with the targeted communities.
• Promote water and sanitation activities in the targeted communities.
• Strengthen and promote community engagement processes in the project areas, particularly identifying project beneficiaries, assessing their needs, and addressing and resolving community issues.
• Perform and document regular monitoring of all project activities in close coordination with the project team.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Required Qualifications / Competencies

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in nutrition program management, implementation, and technical support.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing evidence-based nutrition interventions.
• Strong technical knowledge of nutrition and public health principles and practices.
• Excellent training and capacity-building skills.
• Analytical and critical thinking abilities with a focus on program quality and impact.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills In English Language, as well as the ability to report to and advise the State Coordinator on emerging issues.
• Able to work on own initiative with a creative approach to problem-solving.

Application Closing Date
15th December, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.