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Location: Sokoto and Zamfara
Type: Consultancy
Career category: Administration/Finance
Years of experience: 3-4 years
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:
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- 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.
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.
Team management:
- This role has no team management responsibility.
Further information:
- Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.