What we do
Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.
In collaboration with our Red Cross and Red Crescent partners around the world, we do everything we can to deliver life-saving aid, reconnect families and locate missing people – helping those who need it most, regardless of who they are and what side of the front line they are on.
We engage with authorities and armed forces on all sides, often confidentially, pressing for access to detainees to improve their living conditions and urging compliance with international humanitarian law to protect non-combatants, including from digital threats.
Our values
- At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.
Purpose
The Nutritionist covers two areas of responsibility within the Economic Security (EcoSec) unit: a technical nutrition component and a generalist EcoSec component. Working under the supervision and guidance of their hierarchical superiors, the position plans and implements the unit’s nutrition program - providing technical support to EcoSec and Health teams, integrating nutrition indicators into assessments, and engaging with the nutrition cluster - while also contributing to the general activities of EcoSec through field data collection and analysis, response design, and aid distribution.
Reports to (role)
- Economic Security Delegate
Accountabilities & functional responsibilities
- Collaborates with EcoSec teams to design and deploy data-collection tools, integrating nutrition indicators like MUAC, oedema, and food consumption measures.
- Supports fieldwork data collection, enters and maintains information in survey databases, and contributes to the Project and Activity Management (PAM) platform.
- Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis on collected field data—including MUAC, oedema, food consumption, and household economy factors—and produces visual data representations.
- Conducts SWOT analyses to identify response options across core EcoSec components while monitoring local security, socioeconomic, cultural, and political developments.
- Contributes to beneficiary registration, develops distribution plans, and carries out on-site aid distributions using proper methods and logistics.
- Supports the design and implementation of various economic relief modalities, including vouchers, fairs, cash transfers, and food/cash-for-work programs.
- Assists the Nutrition Program Manager in Port Sudan in forecasting, projecting, and tracking the consumption of nutrition products used in General Food Distribution (GFD) and hospital programs.
- Partners closely with the Health and Water & Habitat teams to support hospital programs, specifically assisting with drafting diets and training staff on patient nutritional assessments.
- Contributes regularly to EcoSec internal monthly and quarterly reporting on food consumption and context, while providing translation and interpretation support when needed.
- Expands the delegation's network with local authorities and nutrition stakeholders, while providing administrative support, guidance, and appraisals for lower-level EcoSec staff
Certifications / Education required
- Masters Degree in Nutrition
- Good command (spoken and written) of English and Arabic
- Computer proficiency.
Professional experience required
- 2 to 3 years minimum experience in the humanitarian sector.
What we offer
- Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
- Competitive employment package with medical insurance.
- In-house training opportunities for personal development.
Additional information
- Type of role: National Staff
- Working rate: 100%
- Location: Aljunaina
- Type of contract: Fix-term contract (Extendable)
- Length of assignment: Six months (Extendable)
- Application deadline: 09 July 2026
- Desired starting date: October 2026
