Nutrition program officer

Organization:

Workforce Humanity gives entry-level humanitarian workers the opportunity to gain international field experience through an internship with an NGO. Interns work with our NGO partners in Africa and Asia for approximately six months to improve the technical expertise of the skills on the ground. We believe in local development through capacity building of NGOs so that we can empower their representatives and our interns by helping to develop technical expertise, strategic capacity, and enable better responses to the needs of beneficiaries.

Our partner in India is looking for a Nutrition Program Officer to support their work.

The Role:

The incumbent will support nutrition program management, ensuring that the proper processes are in place and are being utilized.

Manage humanitarian and/or recovery nutrition programs

Analyze and advise in program implementation modalities (targeting criteria, mobilization modalities, local partnerships, monitoring systems, staff schedules, etc.)
Plan, develop, and conduct trainings and start up according to final implementation plan and in line with national nutrition protocols
Identify training needs and supervise the technical training of all national nutrition staff members
Improve the planning and coordination of current and possible new projects
Assess the needs of identified locations with local authorities and health personnel (human resources, material, and/or training needs; rehabilitation, etc.)
Evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of current and future programming in relation to nutrition, food security and livelihoods in the local context

Advise and assist in nutrition program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation

Develop a project monitoring system, including participatory methods, program progress toward achieving targets, ability to measure stated indicators, program adherence to methodology, budget expenditure, etc.
Identify opportunities for deeper assessment, applied research, or publication related to ongoing program, particularly drought disaster risk reduction
Participate in updates of the nutrition strategy, in addition to the larger country strategy to which it contributes
Contribute to developing concept papers and proposals for prospective donors

Representation

Represent the organization externally and collaborate with government authorities, NGOs, and donors
Ensure that all relevant stakeholders have information about the organization’s background, program, objectives, working areas, duration of programs and activities in the field
Promote and reinforce relationship with district and province technical authorities
Ensure correct MOUs are in place with relevant district/province stakeholders

Qualifications and skills required:

Degree in Nutrition Science, or other relevant training
A high level of analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills is essential
Experience in facilitation and training would be an asset
Organized with the ability to implement systems and follow-up progress
Able to work collaboratively to achieve stated goals

Workforce Humanity provides you with:

Experience in the field in the international development/humanitarian sector
Access to a resource library with guidelines and tools from the NGO sector, to a career development centre, and to advice from experienced humanitarian workers
A member forum to share and learn from experiences of other participants

This is unpaid and participants must pay the administrative fee as well as their travel costs (flight, visa, insurance, accommodation, etc.).