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Nutrition Officer, Yobe - BHA at Save the Children Nigeria

Posted on Tue 01st Jul, 2025 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)


Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Officer - BHA

Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Full Time
Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: Nutrition Assistants  
Job Category: Programme Operations

Child Safeguarding

  • Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

  • Support project implementation which includes but not limited to Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition IMAM, Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNA) and other Nutrition related activities as agreed with the donor.
  • The Nutrition Officer will also work with the Government and other key stakeholders in ensuring quality delivery of nutrition interventions in the Project locations.

Key Areas of Accountability

  • The post holder will receive a context-specific ToR for each deployment, which will draw upon the responsibilities outlined below.

Programme Support (typically will be at field level):

  • Working closely with the Nutrition Coordinator and, the Nutrition Officer will do the following.
  • Coordinate with partners to ensure quality of nutrition screening for children under-5 conducted by Community Nutrition Mobilizers (CNM) or CHIPs in target Communities.
  • Supervise and support provision of OTP Services in target communities together with the IMAM team.
  • Ensure quality of IYCF counselling sessions provided during Support group meeting and one on one counselling at health facilities.
  • Ensure integration by coordinate with other sectors such as WASH, Health and CP to ensure complimenting services are provided
  • Monitor nutrition commodities supplied (RUTF, MNP and others) to ensure proper utilization and avoid stockouts
  • With support from the Nutrition coordinator coordinate with partners ensure quality cooking food demonstration sessions are conducted in Project supported Communities.
  • Build capacity of local partners, Health Workers, CNMs and Mother Leaders by providing on-the-job coaching on IMAM and M-IYCN and other identified capacity building needs.
  • Support Project level nutrition assessment/surveys as approved by Donor. 
  • Support quality data collection of activities conducted in the Communities.
  • Promote increasing awareness of appropriate nutrition behaviour in project communities by ensuring behaviour change materials are visible in supported communities and health facilities.
  • Support the development of case studies and success stories from programme implementation.
  • Provide maternal and child-care/feeding key messages to beneficiaries of food program during food distribution.
  • Plan Project activities in line with the Detailed implementation plan, ensuring they are conducted as when planned and in the right quality 
  • Support the Project coordinator in procurements for the project
  • Assess and identify service delivery gaps for improves service delivery
  • Support the Project coordinator in budgeting and reporting of activities 
  • Support other duties as assigned

Additional job responsibilities:
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Qualifications and Experience   

  • Certificate or Degree in Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health, or any related field.

Experience and Skills:
Essential:

  • Certificate or Degree in Nursing, Nutrition, Public Health or any related fields.
  • Experience of working in Nutrition programme.
  • Good communication skills (verbal and written). 
  • Acceptable IT Skills 
  • Strong interpersonal skills.

Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

  • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
  • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • Future-oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

  • Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
  • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity

Remuneration
Grade: 4.

Application Closing Date
8th July, 2025; 12:59 AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Equal Opportunities

  • The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Child Safeguarding:

  • We need to keep children safe, so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety:

  • The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

  

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