LGA Facilitator at Committed To Good (CTG) - 2 Openings

Committed To Good (CTG) is an award-winning private sector company that enables humanitarian and development projects in conflict zones. As a people solutions business, we recruit, deploy and manage the right people with the right skills to implement projects in the world’s toughest regions.

Having worked in more than 25 fragile and conflict-affected countries, we pride ourselves on hiring 90% local employees, providing decent, dignified work and new opportunities in fragile communities. 90% of our turnover goes back into the local economy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: LGA Facilitator

Vacancy ID:  VAC-10023
Locations: Sokoto and Zamfara
Start Date: 1-Aug-2023
Number of vacancies: 2
Team management: This role has no team management responsibility

Overview of Position    

• The LGA Facilitator will provide that essential link between the section & the LGA of implementation, serving to coordinate & supervise nutrition activities at the LGA level.
• S / He will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day implementation of nutrition activities across our client-supported implementation sites.
• S / He will also supervise the daily operations of the Ward Nutrition Supervisors, with a specific focus on ensuring quality implementation & data reporting.
• The LGA Facilitator will also play a prominent role in reporting on the changing humanitarian situation within their LGAs & will enable our client & their partners to adapt in a timely & appropriate response to the changing situation.
• In the context of increasing insecurity with limited travel to implementation sites by our clients staff, LGA Facilitators’ presence in the field provides a much-needed means for program monitoring to ensure maintenance of quality of implementation according to national & international protocols as well as an independent layer of accountability.

Role objectives     

• Coordination & supervision of nutrition activities including but not limited to Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), Maternal Infant & Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) counselling, Micronutrient Powder (MNP) & Maternal, Newborn & Child Week (MNCHW) within LGA of assignment in collaboration with the LGA Nutrition Focal Person.
• Provide weekly update on the humanitarian situation & relevant updates on the changes, such as influx of new Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) or disruption to services.
• Ensure that national guidelines are followed for the provision of nutrition services at the community & facility levels.
• Ensure adequate stock of key commodities [Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), MNP] are available within the LGA & at health facilities.
• Monitor the distribution & utilization of nutrition commodities & provide reports on suspected misuse to supervisor.
• Participate in meetings at LGA & state level as required.
• Supervise the Ward Nutrition Supervisors & provide regular updates on the functioning of the community structures to the supervisor, including compiling & validation of data from nutrition implementing sites.
• Ensure appropriate supply chain management at LGA & health facility levels including timely requisition of nutrition supplies, storage in conducive conditions & report of inappropriate storage conditions or any other form of supply mismanagement to supervisor.
• Coordinate the activity of Community Nutrition Mobilizers.
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor that are in line with the general job description.

Deliverables:

• Provide bi-weekly & monthly reports on the numbers of children receiving nutrition services & other key nutrition indicators as required.
• Provide bi-weekly updates on the functioning of the community nutrition volunteers & Ward Nutrition Supervisors.
• Provide bi-weekly updates on the delivery of nutrition services at the facility level.
• Provide bi-weekly updates on the status of nutrition supplies at the facility & LGA level.

Project reporting:  

• This role reports to the line manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Nutrition or a Health-related field or equivalent qualifications (essential).

Sector experience:

• Minimum of 3 year/s of demonstrable relevant Nutrition Management experience (essential).

Geographical experience:

• Minimum of 3 year/s of experience in Africa (essential).

Languages:

• Fluent in English (essential).
• Fluent in Hausa (essential).

Key competencies:

• Degree in Public Health, Nutrition or a Health-related field or equivalent qualifications.
• Must be computer literate.
• Fluency in English & Hausa is compulsory.
• At least 3 years’ experience in health / public health program management.
• Experience in working with communities on nutrition or other health-related issues.
• Experience working in emergencies will be an advantage.
• Good verbal & communication skills.
• Working with people.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.