Nutrition Coordinator

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 

Level 3:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

To manage the coordination of the Mother Baby Spaces IYCF-E  (Infant and Young Child Feeding Education) in an assigned area. To ensure that the all components of the program are functioning properly, providing quality care to all the beneficiaries while respecting guidelines and principles of good practice e.g. the Operational Guidance on IYCF-E, the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant resolutions, and SPHERE manual.

Staff reporting to this post: IYCF-E  (Infant and Young Child Feeding Education) Officers

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Support:

• Overall responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of project site activities and staff (such as IYCF-E activities, IYCF-E staff and volunteers).

• Provide technical guidance on IYCF-E to support the staff of the assigned area and MoH and other humanitarian actors as necessary to promote consistent good practice.

• Ensure all staff understand and implement program guidelines used for assessing the mother-child pair, advising the best feeding option and following up as appropriate.

• Ensure appropriate and consistent education messaging to mothers and other caregivers at all programming contact points specially in the MBS. Note: the key messages should be the ones agreed in the nutrition cluster.

• Prepare field visit plans and supervision checklist.

• Compile monthly activity reports and assist with stock consumption/distribution plans for each of the MBS as required.

Training and Capacity Building:

• Provide staff appraisals and supportive supervision

• Conduct orientations and trainings to build the capacity of staff/volunteers, MoH staff and the community at large.

• Establishing partnerships with other stakeholders of the assigned area.

Advocacy and Communication:

• Facilitate cross-sectoral programming, particularly to promote excellent communication and referral between IYCF-E, health, FSL and CP programming.

• Attend relevant internal and external sectoral coordination meetings.

• Liaise with other humanitarian actors, local authorities, ministries to maximize collaboration and ensure proper coordination of activities and agreed protocols in the assigned area.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

COMPETENCIES FOR THIS ROLE:

1. Delivering Results

Takes personal responsibility and holds others accountable for delivering our ambitious goals for children, continually improving their own performance or that of the team/ organisation.

Level required: Accomplished

1. Problem Solving and Decision Making

Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation.

Level required: Accomplished

1. Working Effectively with Others

Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.

Level required: Accomplished

1. Communicating with Impact

Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust.

Level Required: Accomplished/Leading Edge

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Qualified doctor, nurse, midwife or nutritionist with strong primary health care / community health care experience
• Demonstrable commitment to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding
• Experience of designing and implementation programs (ideally nutrition-related), including monitoring and evaluation
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
• Demonstrable ability at report writing and excellent communication skills
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Emergency health or nutrition programming experience
• BMS programming experience
• Familiarity with the Operational Guidance on IYCF-E and SPHERE standards
• Language advanced skills in English
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts