Nutrition Officer

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organization working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting for its Gaza office a

Nutrition Officer

For 3 months commencing upon signature of the project contract.

:The candidate will be responsible on the following objectives and task

:Coordination and communication

• Maintain regular communication with relevant stakeholders with external actors (local authorities, UN agencies, community leaders, other NGOs, volunteers, subcontractors, etc.).
• Participating in relevant coordination to ensure sharing of best practice within the wider humanitarian community. 
• Inform Action Against Hunger Management about the positions of different actors in the field, they response capacities etc. to anticipate joint opportunities of joint response and to avoid duplication.
• Maintaining regular information flow to partners and stakeholders.  
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Programmes’ management  

• Make sure that Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP), Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) & Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) programs are implemented according to Sphere standards.
• Support Action Against Hunger Gaza Team, the Nutrition Coordinator/ Manager in country analysis and emergency strategy definition.
• Prepare activity plans for each activity in coordination with management.
• Prepare supporting documents and the material needed for the distribution and produce field reports when possible.
• Support the selection of geographical areas/internally displaced person (IDP) centers and target groups.
• Conduct regular field visits to the project sites, ensure spot check of the activities conducted, and provide the needed technical support.
• Propose solutions and improvements relating to project activities and how to improve distributions.
• Conduct any Monitoring and Evaluation activity as required and document all activities led (pictures etc).

Technical support and supervision  

• Supervise performance and accountability work to ensure programmes can demonstrate results and base future plans on evidence of positive outcomes at community level. 
• Supervise and manage the Nutrition teams which may consist of (assistant, field workers, social workers, daily labour), structure may vary over time.
• Provide technical assistance and oversight in the areas of needs assessment, programme design, implementation, and monitoring Nutrition interventions. 
• Lead nutrition screening and coordinate the integration of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)-E in identified health facilities, collect, and analyse data and build a response plan together with the coordinator.
• Contribute to the establishing a monitoring and evaluation system for the nutrition projects, in collaboration with the MEAL coordinator.  

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

• Midwife/labour and delivery nurse or general nurse ideally. Other backgrounds to be considered: nutritionist, pharmacists, public health.
• Leadership in Community Management of Acute malnutrition (whether inpatient or outpatient) in emergency settings is a plus.
• Knowledge of program implementation. 
• Knowledge on partnership building and management.
• Previous experience in Malnutrition screening (Middle upper arm circumference (MUAC) , Weight-for-Height Z-Score (WHZ) and edema measurement).
• Previous experience in counselling on pregnant and lactating women and infant feeding.
• Previous experience in emergencies, including large scale distribution, planning it, and executing it.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams with minimum 3 years of directly proven experience in NGO sector.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, strong planning and observation skills.
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking Arabic and English
• Very good knowledge in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
• Female candidates from Rafah area are preferred.
• Valuable prior experience in issues related to the promotion of gender equality or personal commitment to gender equality.

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunities employer. Women are encouraged to apply for this position.

Action Against Hunger has a commitment to protect all persons we come into contact with through our work, including children and At-Risk adults. Action Against Hunger has ZERO TOLERANCE towards all forms of harm and abuse, including sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We take concerns and complaints relating to Safeguarding issues involving our Staff, Associated Personnel, Partners and Suppliers very seriously and will take action to vigorously investigate and manage any violations or alleged violations of our policies.

Interested candidates should send their updated CV including at least two professional references covering the last two supervisors for their last two jobs to WhatsApps # +972 593 103 293. Applications will be accepted up to and including the 14th of January 2024.

PLEASE indicate the title of the position in all correspondence.

Only those candidates pre-selected for an interview will be contacted.