Nutrition Officer (Khartoum) – Premiere Urgence Internationale

Job Description

Organization	Premiere Urgence Internationale
Job Title	Nutrition Officer
Location	Khartoum
Section/Unit	Program – Health & Nutrition
Supervisor	Health Facility Supervisor
Duration	6 months
Closing Date	16 Oct 2024

The Nutrition Officer is responsible for the effective, qualitative and efficient implementation of nutrition activities in the health facility supported by PUI and in the community under the catchment of the health facility, providing technical support and on job training for the MOH staff in the health facility. 

Under the direct supervision of Health Facility Supervisor, the nutrition officer plans, supervises and ensure execution of the nutrition activities including OTP, malnutrition screening, defaulter tracing and patient referral. S/he follows Sudan MOH guidelines and universal standards to ensure quality and continuity of care. 

Duties and responsibilities:

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Ensure implementation of nutrition activities according to Sudan nutrition protocol
• Ensure availability of the supplies needed for the nutrition program in adequate amount and notifying the HF supervisor at appropriate time before stock depletion so that efforts for replenishment is made.
• Work closely with C4D officer on strengthening the community screening and referral of malnutrition cases
• Ensure proper screening of all under-five children who come to health facility for malnutrition
• He/she participates in the evaluation and to the definition of the training needs of his/her team
• Provide on-the-job trainings for MOH staff on implementation of the national protocol 
• Supervise malnutrition screening, taking of anthropometry, admission and recording of beneficiary information. 
• In liaison with C4D officer, develop lists for home visits, defaulter tracing, and ensure the tracing of the defaulter cases
• Collect nutrition data and submit to the HF supervisor on weekly base
• Participate in assessments as may be required by the supervisor
• Ensure timely referral of children with complicated SAM to SC in collaboration with HF supervisor to the SC
• Any other duty as required by the supervisor

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Mandatory requirements: 

Language skills: 

• Fluent in English and Arabic (Speaking & writing).

Education degree: 

• Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, and Social Science, etc. 
• Training/practical experience in IYCF/CMAM is an added advantage. 

Work experience: 

• At least 2 years of work experience in clinical management, 
• Experience in an international NGO is a strong asset

Knowledge and skills: 

• National Protocols 
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic and communication skills
• Computer knowledge
• Project management and reporting
• Financial and logistics management
• Ability to work in a volatile and complex security environment
• Knowledge of the local security context and security management
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation principles and tools and accountability mechanisms
• Knowledge and adherence to humanitarian principles

Computer skills: 

• Good knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, etc.

Other: 

• Good skills in reports and contracts redaction 
• Knowledge of humanitarian actors 
• Good management and pedagogical skills 
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations

Assets:

• Interests 
• Good communication skills, diplomacy and solution-oriented attitude 
• Curiosity and interest in the organization’s activities
• Good ability to manage deadlines in emergency response contexts (stress resilient)
• Honesty, integrity and transparency
• Adaptability, flexibility
• Autonomy, sense of initiative and anticipation
• Punctuality

Transversal skills: 

• Able to manage stress and pressure. Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
• Ability to withstand pressure and volatile environment
• Sense of diplomacy
• Analytical skills
• Capacity to adapt and organizational flexibility
• Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work and manage affairs professionally, and with maturity
• Ability to represent the activities and mandate of PUI before local authorities
• Ability to work with different partners in a spirit of openness, and with adaptable communications strategies