Nutrition Officer at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Officer

Ref: STS2022-010
Location: Yola, Adamawa State
Duration: 5 months
Recruitment Type: STS- National (6-months renewable contract)

Duties

• Provide technical guidance to micro and small-scale processors at household level on processing of legumes and cereals and utilization.
• Conduct training for women on small ruminant (Goat) rearing including close supervision to ensure optimal animal health and efficient feed management.
• Participate in training of trainer’s workshops and community level demonstrations for households on the development, processing, and utilization of diverse and nutrient dense crops products.
• Undertake Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) campaigns and counselling in Adamawa State particularly in the seven-activity intervention LGAs of Yola South, Fufore, Demsa, Guyuk, Gombi, Song and Hong to reduce malnutrition among farming households.
• Work with nutrition liaison support staff in the seven activity LGAs to support implementation of nutrition interventions, including homestead farming.
• Promote the preparation, utilization and consumption of diverse and nutrient dense crops and promote them among smallholder farmers.
• Work with non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations to disseminate technologies on legumes processing and utilization of different location specific crops.
• Work with Nutrition Focal Person (Adamawa state) to promote WASH-Nutrition related activities and create linkages with community-based organizations, other USAID partners and women groups to disseminate WASH messages and practices.
• Assist in planning, implementing, and monitoring of state activities on food and nutrition and contribute to drafting reports.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualification

• B.Sc / HND in nutrition, Health Food science Technology, animal science or related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience performing similar or related role in a wellstructured organization.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have excellent understanding of issues related to food and nutrition in the relevant states.
• Have experience working with communities to improve small ruminant and livestock management.
• Have ability to work under minimal supervision and with tight deadlines.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented multicultural environment.
• Have ability to deliver accurate and timely reports.
• Have ability to travel extensively within the relevant state and work long hours.
• Have ability to communicate fluently in one or more of northern Nigeria’s major languages is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
29th June, 2022.