Nutrition & Hygiene Promoter Assistants at COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale, is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or natural disasters in their path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the professionalism of local and international operators, and through our partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society organizations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition & Hygiene Promoter Assistant

Location: Yobe

Job Descriptions
Scope of the Vacancy:

• The Nutrition & Hygiene Promoter Assistants will be responsible for planning and implementation of nutrition and hygiene education activities in COOPI’s food security and nutrition operation area in Yobe and Borno states focusing on IDPs and vulnerable host communities.
• They will ensure comprehensive mobilisation of the community for nutrition screening of children under five, forming and monitoring care support groups, IYCF training.

Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Officer and in collaboration with the Project Managers, Field Coordinators, and other collaborators of the projects and of the Base, they will:

• Perform screening of the nutritional status of children under five in their designated locations and refer SAM cases to health/CMAM centres
• Coordinate and collaborate with community mobilisers’ team leaders and lead mothers of care groups in implementing follow-up of referred SAM cases
• Follow up with the new admission of malnourished children
• Ensure liaison with existing community structures, (groups and individuals, women groups, religious leaders where possible.
• Collect and track weekly data at community level, including the results of MUAC screening during house-to-house visits, in accordance with COOPI standard nutrition statistical reporting forms
• Submit weekly nutrition and health report to the Nutrition Officer for onward sharing with the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
• Carry out the day-to-day Hygiene Promotion activities
• Provide training on nutrition (IYCF) and hygiene practices
• Distribution of hygiene items
• Follow referrals of all severely malnourished children to the stabilization center
• Keep defaulter tracing for malnourished children
• Report any problems in a timely manner to the Nutrition Officer or the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
• Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment)
• Conducting cooking demonstrations

Additional Responsibilities

• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned by his/her supervisor.

Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:

• Nutrition and Health qualifications (Diploma/degree)
• Share the humanitarian mission of the organization
• Good communication skills
• Ability to communicate with vulnerable populations
• Proven experience in related field
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Accuracy and promptness in performing duties
• English writing and speaking skill preferred

Desired Competencies / Skills
Essential:

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive

Preferred:

• Previous experience in similar roles in a humanitarian set up
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa/Kanuri)

Application Closing Date
10th July, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: hr.nigeria@coopi.org specifying in the e-mail subject: “Application for Nutrition Promoters/Assistants in Yobe state”.

E-mail applications inclusive of:

    CV (max 3 pages)
    Cover Letter (max 1 page)
    Minimum three qualified reference contacts

Note: Please note that any late application or incomplete submission will not be considered and thus will be disregarded immediately. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted