Technical Manager Nutrition

The Technical Nutrition Officer is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation of the nutrition activities of CARE Niger/Burkina Faso’s humanitarian response programme. Under the supervision of the Project Manager, he/she contributes to improving the nutritional status of mothers and children in the intervention area, particularly through the prevention of malnutrition, the promotion of good food and nutrition practices and community capacity building. He/She provides technical expertise in community and school nutrition, supports field teams in the implementation of activities and ensures the quality of interventions in accordance with the operational framework of the project and the requirements of the lessor.

Experience

The incumbent also contributes to the analysis of nutrition policies, strategies and practices in collaboration with technical services, humanitarian actors, WFP and health authorities. He/she participates in the capitalization of experiences and the production of recommendations to continuously improve the nutritional interventions of the project.

Responsibilities

• 1. Development and coordination of community nutrition activities Design and coordinate a coherent package of community nutrition activities in accordance with the operational framework defined by the donor. Develop a synthetic guide for supervisors and field workers to facilitate the understanding and application of the project’s nutritional approach. Clearly define the main messages and axes of the project’s nutrition communication plan. Identify and integrate complementary activities that can enhance the impact of nutrition interventions. Train and support supervisors and field workers on the guide, tools and implementation approaches. Develop a checklist to track expected outputs and changes at the community, household and individual levels. Use the results of this checklist as a tool to monitor project performance.
• 2. Promotion of malnutrition prevention practices Support the promotion of essential family practices (EFPs) among households and communities. Ensure communication and ownership of the ANJE approach to communities. Ensure the effective implementation of the nutrition communication plan. Identify local health and nutrition practices that can help prevent malnutrition. Support field workers in monitoring the application of good nutritional practices at household level. Promote behavioural changes that promote better nutrition. Regularly monitor activities to prevent and manage malnutrition.

Education / Qualifications

Provide regular feedback to the direct supervisor on progress, difficulties and results of activities. Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the nutrition communication plan.

• 3. Community Capacity Building Identify community relays that can be trained on nutrition issues. Coordinate training, support and, where necessary, equipment for community relays with WFP and health authorities. Organize and structure beneficiaries around community nutrition activities. Integrate nutrition activities into existing community mechanisms, including community engagement groups and approaches. Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to women and community organizations. Develop a training plan to ensure sustainable transfer of skills. Implement FARNs to promote the learning, demonstration and dissemination of proven nutritional behaviours and practices. Set up and support support groups for breastfeeding and feeding the young child. Build the capacity of women and community-based organizations to play an active role in managing nutrition issues.
• 4. Community Engagement and Advocacy Encourage active participation of communities in the prevention and management of nutrition problems. Conduct advocacy actions at local level to strengthen the role of community groups. Encourage the involvement of community organizations in monitoring and supervising nutritional activities. Develop mechanisms for communities to participate in identifying problems and finding appropriate solutions. Ensure the integration of local needs and realities in the programming of nutritional activities.
• 5. Monitoring, capitalization and technical support Provide adapted and regularly updated tools to monitor the nutritional activities of community structures. Collect and analyze information related to the implementation of activities. Identify challenges, best practices and lessons learned from the intervention. Write capitalization notes on the nutrition experiences and results of the project. Contribute to the studies, evaluations and learning exercises of the project. Provide the project team with an analysis of the evolution of nutrition and nutrition education policies and strategies. Collaborate with technical services, humanitarian partners, WFP and health authorities to improve the quality of interventions. Contribute to the documentation and sharing of project results, experiences and recommendations. Job requirements Be holder of a Baccalaureate-level graduate degree+4 minimum in nutrition, social sciences, community development or a relevant field. Have at least 3 years of experience in the implementation of nutrition activities, especially in the prevention and management of malnutrition at the level of health facilities. Have at least 3 years of experience in managing community nutrition activities. Experience working or collaborating with development and humanitarian actors in rural areas. Previous experience with the LDSC lessor, particularly regarding its procedures, technical and thematic requirements, is an important asset. Have a good knowledge of community nutrition approaches, malnutrition prevention and nutrition education. Have a good knowledge of the ANJE approach and essential family practices. Be able to design, organize and facilitate trainings for the benefit of community teams and actors. Master the techniques of community mobilization, behavior change and nutritional communication. Have good capacities in monitoring and evaluation and development of monitoring tools. Master Word, Excel and PowerPoint, with an advanced level in cost analysis on Excel. Have an advanced level in French, both oral and written. Master the local languages of the intervention area. Knowledge of English is an asset. Have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment. Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required skills

Have very good skills in programming, planning and organization of work. Demonstrate initiative, autonomy and ability to work as a team. Be able to maintain effective professional relationships with the different partners and actors of the project. Exercise discretion and comply with confidentiality requirements. ÊBe willing to make frequent trips in the field, which can represent up to 60% of working time. Be based or willing to work in Mainé-Soroa, Diffa region.

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