Deadline: 07 April, 2021
Location: Kiffa, Mauritania
World Vision International is seeking to fill the role of Nutrition Specialist/Field Supervisor.
The mission of the organisation includes working with the poor and people who are oppressed as it promotes human transformation.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the technical monitoring of the construction of hydraulic and sanitation work in the field
- Identify, activate, revitalise health committees
- Organise meetings with health committees for the management (hygiene) of health structures
- Ensure the list of logistical needs for drugs/nutritional inputs and WASH kits for each nutritional centre and USB (basic health unit) is properly maintained and updated
- Monitor the implementation of training for health committees, IYCF optimal monitoring groups and community organisations
- Provide continuous technical and operational support to public health structures and community health workers for the implementation of the PCIMA/ANJE
- Participate in the analysis and monitoring of nutritional performance indicators of the project
- Ensure the collection of the health information necessary for the analysis of the result indicators and transmit them to the project manager
- Coordinate the team of care providers from the nutrition centre
- Formulate and monitor the operational programme of the activities of the nutrition centre for the six-month project
- Contribute to the development of follow-up/monitoring systems for NUT and WASH activities and reports in conjunction with the assistant project manager and the information system manager at DRAS
- Collaborate with the regional representation of the DRAS, DRHA and MASEF for the joint supervision of field activities
- Produce project activity reports
- Support in the preparation of progress reports
- Facilitate the strengthening of the technical capacities of staff and communities for quality service and improved project performance
Requirements
- University degree in Social Sciences, Health Technology, or Biostatistics
- Basic project experience in health and community nutrition
- WASH technician with paramedical experience
- Three years of relevant experience in the field
- Good teamwork and fieldwork skills
- Qualities of communication, animation and respect for interlocutors
- Arabic and French skills (oral and written)
- Excellent computer skills for processing statistics, keeping registers, and drafting reports
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