Gaza Nutrition Programme Officer

The Opportunity – Gaza Nutrition Programme Officer.

Post location: Gaza Field Office.

Contract Duration and Level of Effort: 12 months.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Under overall guidance and supervision of the Health and Nutrition Programme Manager and Nutrition Coordinator, the Nutrition Officer will support the day-to-day implementation of all nutrition activities implemented by Save the Children. He/she will oversee teams in three Nutrition Sites, which includes Nutrition Counsellors, CMAM Nurse & Community Engagement Workers. The Nutrition Officer will provide technical support to the team and ensure the nutrition services delivered to pregnant women, caregivers of children under 2 and children under 5 and good quality and according to national protocols and guidelines/protocols developed by the nutrition cluster. The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for the reporting for their assigned Nutrition Sites and overall running of and accountability for the Nutrition Sites.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Gaza Nutrition Programme Coordinator.

Staff reporting to this post: CMAM Nurses, Nutrition Counsellors, Community Engagement Workers.

Budget Responsibilities: None.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of all nutrition activities at the nutrition facilities and communities.
• Support SCI and partners to establish IYCF corner/Mother baby area in targeted shelters and health centres.
• Provide technical support on IYCF and CMAM for counsellors, health workers, nurses and partner staff in the IDP shelters/ health facility to make sure save the Children is supporting partners to provide quality nutrition services.
• Ensure partner staff and health workers use national guidelines/SOP/Guidelines developed by nutrition cluster to provide quality nutrition services.
• Make sure availability of adequate nutrition IEC materials in health facilities/IDP shelters supported by Save the Children.
• Conduct regular field visits to provide on the job training for MBA nutrition staff, CEW and partner’s nutrition staff.
• Use standard supervision checklist to monitor and evaluate the quality of nutrition Services.
• Facilitate cross-sectoral programming, particularly to promote excellent communication and referral between different programs such as IYCF-E, management of wasting, child friendly space, health, food distribution, WASH etc.
• Prepare and share regular reports with the Nutrition Coordinator.
• Attend training and teams meeting as requested.
• Perform other duties related to nutrition assigned by supervisor.
• Effective collaboration and coordination with nutrition clusters, UN agencies, NGOs and MoH.
• Ensure timely nutrition data collection and reporting in collaboration with MEAL and MBA nutrition staff.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.Sc. in Nutrition, Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing or Midwifery.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Essential

• 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• A good understanding of CMAM & IYCF programme.
• Excellent interpersonal skill and able to work in a multicultural team.
• Motivated and prepared to work in nutrition sites in challenging conditions.
• Ability to communicate with the conflict affected population.
• Experience of working with NGO.
• Experience in individual/group counselling.
• Proven ability to write clear, concise, and high-quality reports.
• Good written and spoken English.

The Organisation

Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at Search Jobs - SCI Career Site Careers (oraclecloud.com)

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.