Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling. Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation

JOB DUTIES/SCOPE

• Prepare detail work plan, procurement plan and budget spending plan at the beginning of the program for nutrition and health programs.

• · Update procurement plans and revise budget pipelines regularly and on monthly basis 

• Follow up and support the implementation of other grants and activities in the area conducted by International Medical corps

• Ensure that the planned activities are implemented according to the work plan with in the planned budget and with good quality as per the national and international Medical Corps standards.

• Organize and facilitate zonal level trainings, workshops and other meetings and support the woreda staff for the woreda level training, workshop and meeting facilitation.

• Ensure planned activities including trainings are implemented as per the national guidelines and standards  

• Ensure the malnutrition management and prevention activities such as SAM management support, the linkage of SAM management with MAM management, IYCF behavioral change activities including Care Group and are implemented as per the plan and based on the standards

• Participate in public health and nutrition project proposal preparation.

• Compile and shared project bi-weekly report for Addis program team on time. Complied and send monthly as well us quarterly progress and statistics report and other needed updates for concerned body regularly and as needed on time.

• Provide monthly program update for MANTF and ENCU meetings on time and as needed

• Provide data and other program updates on time and as needed to the nutrition team in Addis office.

• Conducted supportive supervision and provided on job training on the gap identified. Facilitated monitoring visit with zonal and woreda officials and share the report for Addis Program team. Facilitated and accompany the final government evaluation.

• Strengthen health delivery system to improve malnutrition and disease prevention and control services.

• Coordinate and undertake the nutrition and primary health monitoring surveys and health facility audit assessments.

• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Job Requirement

QUALIFICATIONS

• Training/education/experience/physical demands required; provide 6-8 requirements)

• Master's Degree in Nutrition, Nursing or Public health from recognized learning institution

• 3 years of experience in related field

• Bachelor degree in Nutrition, Public health/Nursing or related field of study with 5 years of experience in related field

• Experience on managing emergency Health and Nutrition intervention, particularly CMAM, IYCF projects

• Experience of facilitation of training review meetings and workshops.

• Experience on budget and manpower management and Excellent computer skills, including all Microsoft applications

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines and develop good team spirit and support staff.

• Training on CMAM, IYCF. Ensure that IMC's food security program and approach is in line with policies and strategies of the Government of Ethiopia's as well

• Knowledge of the local language of the respective areas would be an added value 

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