Emergency Nutrition Officers at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates.

CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on vulnerable children, agriculture, health and HIV, extractives and governance, and peace building programming. CRS is expanding its activities in the North-East in the area of Food Security, Nutrition, Non Food Items, Water and Sanitation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Emergency Nutrition Officer

Location: Maiduguri-Borno State
Band: C-1
Reports to: Emergency Coordinator
Liaises with: WASH, Shelter and Food Security Officers

Job Description

• The Emergency Nutritionist officer will be responsible for nutrition and food security and needs assessments, and the development and management of nutrition interventions in Borno state

Key Tasks and Responsibilities 

• Undertake/participate in nutrition, food security needs assessments of general populations and IDPS in line with  international standards/best practice
• Lead in the design, implementation and monitoring of nutrition and food security interventions in response to the priorities identified through needs assessments and surveillance
• Engage in analysis of the nutritional situation as part of the overall emergency response.
• Contribute in preparing nutrition project proposals and budgets for submission to donors
• Support the implementation of CRS’s emergency nutrition response and strengthen the integration of nutrition and food security/livelihoods
• Ensure program quality and overall nutrition service delivery is within SPHERE minimum standards Organize , supervise and monitor project implementation
• Prepare progress and final reports for submission to donors and host governments with the support of line manager
•  Document project implementation, learning and recommendations during and at the end of deployment
• Provide technical support to nutrition project staff and to the staff of partner organizations if appropriate
• Recruit and manage nutrition project staff as required
• Train and mentor CRS and partner staff in nutrition technical areas and program implementation
• Liaise with government and other agencies/organizations working in nutrition and food security and represent CRS at co-ordination forums dealing with nutrition and food security related issues

Qualification Requirements

• University degree in the relevant fields (Nutrition, Health, Public Health)
• Past experience of minimum three years work in area of Nutrition projects implementation of with at least one year in leading role
• Experience implementing large scale Nutrition programming in Nigeria. Work in Northeast Nigeria, specifically Borno a plus
• Fluent in English speaking and writing is required. Ability to speak Kanuri a plus

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong analytical skills and commitment to inter-agency co-ordination and collaboration in programme development and implementation in emergency situations is essential
• Experience in nutrition assessment/survey methodologies, particularly 30 by 30 cluster sampling and SMART methodology
• Experience in project design, development and monitoring and evaluation
• Familiarity with emergency nutrition and food security interventions, including Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
• Experience in training/mentoring staff
• Excellent verbal and written English and local language
• Experience in using participatory approaches in project design and implementation
• Knowledge of challenges of working with and through local partners in emergency situations

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: Deputy Country Representative/Programs, Emergency Coordinator (Borno State based), Nutritionist, Security Manager, Head of Operations, Nigeria Leadership and Management Team members
• External:UNICEF, UNOCHA, Partner Agencies, Ministry of Health

Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the CRS Application Form below, fill and send with a detailed Resume in a single file Microsoft word document to: [email protected]

Click here to download the CRS Application Form

Note

• Interviews will be conducted on a rolling biases as applications come in. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
• This Job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.
• This is a key staff position that will require USAID approval.