Nutrition Capacity Building Officer

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Nutrition Capacity Building Officer

Organisation: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Location: Gusau, Zamfara State

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: Minimum 3 Years

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree / HND or relevant professional qualification

Job Category: NGO / Non-Profit

Job Summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is recruiting a Nutrition Capacity Building Officer to oversee and coordinate nutrition activities across IRC-supported Stabilisation Centres (SCs) and Outpatient Therapeutic Programmes (OTPs) in an assigned Local Government Area in Zamfara State.

The successful candidate will support quality nutrition service delivery, supervise health facility staff, strengthen capacity in Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and promote effective implementation of nutrition programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor nutrition project activities to ensure achievement of programme objectives and targets.

• Supervise IRC-supported Stabilisation Centres and OTP facilities.

• Provide technical support, training and on-the-job coaching to health facility staff on CMAM and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF).

• Monitor programme performance, identify service delivery gaps and recommend solutions.

• Coordinate with LGA health authorities, government structures and implementing partners.

• Ensure proper nutrition data collection, documentation, analysis and timely reporting.

• Conduct facility and community monitoring visits and participate in nutrition assessments and surveys.

• Support community-based nutrition activities, referrals, follow-ups and awareness programmes.

• Promote growth monitoring, Mass MUAC screening and maternal, infant and young child feeding practices.

• Supervise staff performance and coordinate continuous capacity-building activities.

• Contribute to donor reporting, project proposals, work plans and budget monitoring.

• Support nutrition emergency preparedness and response activities.

• Requirements and Qualifications

• Health-related professional qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics, Medicine (MD) or Nursing (RN), with a strong nutrition background.

• At least 3 years’ experience managing and implementing nutrition programmes.

• Experience in team leadership and staff management.

• Experience in outbreak response interventions.

• Ability to work with displaced communities and people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

• Strong professional discipline, integrity and ability to work independently under pressure.

• Key Competencies

• Nutrition programme management

• CMAM and IYCF implementation

• Staff supervision and capacity building

• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

• Community engagement and coordination

• Data collection and analysis

• Grant and budget management

• Application Deadline: Not Specified.