Nutrition Assistant at Care Best Initiative (CBI)

Care Best Initiative (CBI) is a fast-growing, woman-led, and youth-driven Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 2019 and presently operational in states within North-East, Nigeria. Our objectives are to save lives, alleviate the suffering of children, women, and other vulnerable people; and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural disasters; as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations; and to promote the right of children, women and vulnerable people in the society. Our actions are multi-sectorial inclined, gender-sensitive, and socially inclusive.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Assistant

Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Employment Type: Volunteer
Duration: 6 months (extendable)

Job Description

• The Nutrition Assistant will work directly with the Nutrition Officer who is responsible for the implementation of CBI's Nutrition program in Damaturu.

Responsibilities

• Provide key Nutrition education messages to beneficiaries based on the protocols and guidelines during sensitization.
• Preparation and Submission of order requests as per policies and procedures.
• Follow up and ensure the field team interacts with the beneficiaries and community leaders properly.
• Represent the organization at LGA meetings involving nutrition actors.
• Liaise and secure consent from the local authorities and beneficiaries prior to intervention.
• Working in harmony with all other project staff and field team for the effective and efficient day-to-day management of the Nutrition activities in Damaturu.
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/ reports and proposals and budgets when needed.
• Coordinate community mobilization and sensitization of the community on Nutrition activities.
• Follow up, inspect and ensure project materials are delivered as per specified measurements at field level in a timely way, and follow up on those not delivered as per requisition.
• Coordinate with other stakeholders on the ground for smooth, efficient, and effective implementation of the activities.
• Contribute to CBI’s monthly reports for nutrition activities.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.

Qualification and Requirements

• Degree in Nutrition or other relevant Health fields; Public health, Environmental Health Science, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum of 1 year programming experience with relevant working experience, preferably in the Nutrition sector
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, calm, and a good sense of humor.
• Very good understanding of Nutrition policies, strategies, and programs.
• Experience in community-based interventions.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and representative skills (written, oral, cross-cultural).
• Ability to work with multi-cultural teams.
• Skills in training and management.
• Proficiency in the use of computers (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint Presentation).
• Ability to speak English fluently, Hausa, and other local languages desirable.

Application Closing Date
14th July, 2022.