About this role
Nutrition Officer
- Job Type Full Time , Onsite
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 3 years
- Location Borno
- Job Field Medical / Healthcare , NGO/Non-Profit
- Conduct situation analyses and research on nutrition trends, health, and related factors to inform programme planning and design.
- Plan, implement, and monitor nutrition activities, including malnutrition screening (anthropometry), growth monitoring, outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTP), stabilization centres (SC), supplementary feeding, and referral systems.
- Support management of acute malnutrition and prevention programmes (e.g., IMAM, MIYCN/IYCF counselling, Baby-Friendly initiatives, micronutrient supplementation).
- Provide technical support, on-the-job training, coaching, and capacity building to health workers, community health volunteers, and local government staff.
- Ensure availability and proper management of nutrition supplies (therapeutic foods, anthropometric equipment, etc.) and maintain quality standards.
- Coordinate with stakeholders (Ministry of Health, partners, communities) for integrated service delivery, often linking nutrition with health, WASH, food security, and social behaviour change communication.
- Collect, analyse, and report data; prepare progress reports, donor reports, and documentation of lessons learned; support monitoring and evaluation.
- Conduct community sensitization, awareness campaigns, and home visits (including defaulter tracing).
- Contribute to programme reviews, innovation, knowledge management, and partnership building.
- In clinical/hospital settings: Perform individual nutritional assessments, develop meal plans, provide counselling for patients (including chronic disease management), and support maternal/child nutrition education.
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