Deadline: 03 February, 2021
Location: Pulka/Gwoza, Nigeria
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Nutrition Assistant.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Carry out community mobilisation and sensitisation
- Ensure continuous screening
- Distribute nutritional products
- Refer MAS to relevant structures
- Monitor ex-MAS cases
- Visit homes to verify the preparation, storage and use of nutritional products
- Verify cases of non-respondent to the treatment
- Liaise with the district supervisor and project coordinator to ensure the quality and federation of nutrition actions within the districts
- Ensure the community animators have a well mastery of the anthropometric measurements and equipped to screen malnutrition
- Ensure proper and effective Distribution of foodstuffs to patients
- Oversee the post-distribution processes and prepare the next distribution
- Collect and consolidate reports for chief relays
- Organise regular jointed meeting with stakeholders to be able to exchange vital information on the project
Requirements
- At least SSCE
- One year, minimum, of experience in a related position, including working on nutrition projects
- Experience working on a UNWFP-funded projects
- Experience in working in deep field
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Hausa
- Commitment to and understanding of PLAN’S aims, values and principles
To apply and for more information, click here.
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