Nutrition Officer at Taimako Community Development Initiative (TCDI) – 2 Openings Full Time

Job Title: Nutrition Officer

Locations: Machina and Nguru, Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, the Nutrition Officer will carry out the following responsibilities:

• Conduct Nutrition Risk Assessments at the community level in partnership with other stakeholders, during the course of the project.
• To act as the first point of contact for any safeguarding, child, and adult Nutrition concerns, providing timely, relevant support and advice
• Supervise the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) staff.
• Conduct capacity building and training of staff and CFM team on Nutrition-related thematic areas such as child Nutrition, GBV, Nutrition mainstreaming, and confidentiality of Nutrition data.
• Provide capacity building and training to TCDI enumerators and community-based volunteers on the TCDI and WFP Code of Conduct and safeguarding principles.
• Ensure that the “Do No Harm” and Humanitarian principles, Staff Code of Conduct, PSEAH, Nutrition and Safe Guarding policies are respected by all stakeholders.
• Coordinate and develop activities for women-friendly spaces
• Lead the Organization on awareness sessions and workshops on general Nutrition
• Ensure the identification, management, referrals, and follow-up of Nutrition cases, with urgent needs.
• Develop appropriate Nutrition key massages and IEC materials, and ensure that they are disseminated among the communities.
• Disseminate relevant information regarding the rights of the person of concern and services available in the area in other to enhance access to services and rights.
• Proactively seek to access people who have missed out on assistance, such as marginalized communities’ new arrivals or households whose situation has suddenly deteriorated
• Ensure Nutrition is mainstreamed in TCDI/WFP programs in the field and workplaces.
• Support and contribute to the field assessment, data collection and storage in a database, report writing, and sharing community feedback and concerns.
• Report immediately any Nutrition breach during the implementation of activities to management.
• Represent TCDI at Nutrition coordination meetings, both at the WFP and regional entities.
• Coordinate and supervise facilitators during the session on women-friendly spaces.
• To act as the first point of contact for any safeguarding, child, and adult Nutrition concerns, providing timely, relevant support and advice
• Ensure to carry out any other duties that will be assigned by the Programme Manager.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess B.Sc Degrees with 3+ years relevant work experience.

Application Closing Date
6th January, 2025.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Qualified female and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
• Please note, given the urgency of vacancy, the position may be filled before the due date.