Nutritionist

CARE INTERNATIONAL-SOMALIA NUTRITIONIST

CARE International is an NGO working in Somalia. CARE and its partners work with vulnerable communities to address the underlying causes of poverty and promote peace and development, as well as mitigating immediate suffering caused by drought, conflict and displacement.

Reporting to the Area Manager, the Nutritionist will oversee all aspects of emergency nutrition activities including needs assessments, establishment of nutrition programme and procurement of special nutrition needs. S/he will be required to provide nutrition technical backstopping to partner staff. Facilitate training of nutrition staff and volunteers (active case finders) and organize for nutrition education. Create working synergy between nutrition component and other emergency projects for proper utilization of the resources at the field office. S/he will also need to respond to immediate nutrition issues with simultaneous consideration of medium and long term needs and opportunities. The Nutritionist will be required to suggest practical strategies for responding to changes in the operating environment as well as maintaining a focus on longer term objectives. The nutritionist will be required to make regular monitoring efforts and periodic visits to field sites in Somalia, and represent the organization in nutrition cluster coordination meetings and to other key stakeholders at the field level.

The position will work closely with the CARE Emergency Program Coordinator, Area Manager and local partners. The position is based in Nairobi with frequent field visits to field sites in Somalia.

Core Competencies • People skills:
• Communication Skills: • Integrity • Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility: • Awareness and sensitivity of self and others:
• Work style:
• Knowledge and skills: • 1 – 3 years experience in nutrition interventions Technical Competences • Previous work experience in medium-large scale nutritional emergencies • Capacity to develop, implement and analyze nutrition/health assessments, develop work plans and budgets • Experience in nutritional assessments • Skills in training, monitoring and evaluation of nutritional interventions • Strong coordination skills with the ability to manage information (statistical analysis, report writing and presentations) Requirements • Diplomas in at least one of the following: nursing, nutrition, and public health • Previous experience in working on management of acute malnutrition • Experience organizing and facilitating training • Fluency in English and Somali • Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, flexibility, adaptability and empathy • Ability to plan and facilitate health based curriculum trainings/workshops

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