LGA Facilitator at Committed To Good (CTG) - 4 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-9962
Locations: Bade, Bama, Konduga and Mobbar - Borno
Start date: 01-Jul-2023

Overview of Position

• The nutrition situation in the northeast is worsening. As part of the nutrition response, there is a need to have Facilitators on the ground.
• The Facilitators monitor day-to-day activity implementation, provide technical support, monitor & supervise the utilization of supplies (ensuring no misuse, etc.), conduct on-the-job mentoring for the service providers & ensure adherence to the admission & treatment protocols.
• In light of our accountability to the donors & to the affected population, the presence of the Facilitators ensures effective program implementation with use of life-saving resources & achievement of the desired results for vulnerable women & children.
• The nutrition section had 5 State Facilitators & 28 LGA Facilitators making the total of 33 Facilitators in BAY states. 4 LGA Facilitators from Bama, Mobbar, Bade & Konduga resigned between September 2022 to January 2023.
• This created a gap in the 4 most critical LGAs where nutrition services are being delivered.
• As services in these 4 LGAs are being delivered by the government & local NGO partners they require very close monitoring & technical guidance & support.
• The gap created by the absence of the LGA Facilitators is affecting program delivery in the 4 LGAs as there are no fixed government staff dedicated for nutrition program.
• With current limitations in travel in some LGA's there is a great need to have Facilitators stationed in these LGAs to work closely with the Ward Nutrition Focal Points & other partners on the ground & supervise the nutrition program to ensure quality program delivery & timely reporting.
• The Facilitator will coordinate partners on the ground & conduct monthly meetings, including documenting minutes & ensuring follow-up action points from the meeting & feedback to the state & our client.
• The Facilitator will also report to our client & their partners on any humanitarian challenges faced in the LGAs for prompt interventions to the situation.

Main Responsibilities & Tasks

• Coordinate & supervise nutrition activities in collaboration with the LGA Nutrition Focal Point & Community Nutrition Mobilizers.
• Conduct end user monitoring to ensure adequate stocks of key nutrition commodities RUTF, MNPs / SQ - LNS, Vitamin A, Albendazole, Iron & Folic Acid / MMS, Therapeutic milk & ReSoMal, are available in the LGA & health facilities. Including, requesting nutrition supplies & ensuring supplies are stored properly & monitoring utilization & report any misuse of supplies.
• Provide biweekly & monthly reports on the disaggregated number of children receiving services & other nutrition indicators as required.
• Provide weekly updates on nutrition services being delivered at the health facilities.
• Supervise maternal nutrition & child health week activities.
• Participate in the coordination meetings at the LGA & state level as required.
• Supervise Ward Nutrition Supervisors & provide regular updates on the functioning of the community structures & compile date from the nutrition implementing sites.
• Ensure monitoring of community-based & faciilty nutrition activities in LGA's.

Deliverables:

• A detailed work plan is submitted, discussed & reviewed by the supervisor every month.
• Monthly progress report submitted to the supervisor for review, discussions & feedback.
• Monthly trip reports & summary of the action points from the visits submitted to the supervisor.
• Monthly reports on supportive supervision indicating challenges, good practice & lessons learned, proposed solutions & lessons learnt.
• Nutrition program data CMAM, MIYCN submitted to the supervisor not later than 5th of each month.
• Participate in the state & LGA monthly humanitarian coordination meetings & share minutes with action points for follow-up to the supervisor.
• Weekly updates on the humanitarian situation & any relevant changes in the situation influx, or disruption of services.
• Inputs for the monthly humanitarian situation report when needed.
• Coordination & supervision of nutrition activities in collaboration with the LGA Nutrition Focal Point.
• Ensure adequate stock of key nutrition commodities RUTF, MNPs are available in the LGA & health facilities.
• Supervise maternal nutrition & child health week activities.
• Any other deliverables agreed upon by the supervisor.

Project Reporting:

• This role reports to the line manager.

Key Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or a related field.
• Must be computer literate.
• Fluent in English and knowledgeable of the local language Kanuri & Hausa will be an asset.
• At least 3 years of work experience in nutrition, health / public health program management.
• Experience in working in an emergency is an advantage.
• Experience in working with communities in nutrition & other health-related programs.

Team Management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Languages:

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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.