Vacancy for Nutrition and Hygiene Promoter at COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale

Employment Nigeria 18-Nov-2017 BORNO , NGO

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale a non-governmental humanitarian development organization is recruiting to fill the position below:

POSITION : Nutrition and Hygiene Promoter

Scope

The Nutrition and Hygiene Promoter will be responsible for planning and implementation of nutrition and hygiene education activities in COOPI’s food security and nutrition operation area in Borno state focusing on IDPs and vulnerable host communities.
They will ensure comprehensive mobilisation of the community for nutrition screening of children under five, forming and monitoring care support groups, IYCF training.

Responsibilities

Submit weekly nutrition and health report to the Nutrition Officer for onward sharing with the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Carry out the day-to-day Hygiene Promotion activities
Provide training on nutrition (IYCF) and hygiene practices
Distribution of hygiene items
Follow referrals of all severely malnourished children to the stabilization center
Keep defaulter tracing for malnourished children
Report any problems in a timely manner to the Nutrition Officer
Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment)
Perform screening of the nutritional status of children under five in their designated locations and refer SAM cases to health/CMAM centres
Coordinate and collaborate with community mobilisers’ team leaders and lead mothers of care groups in implementing follow-up of referred SAM cases
Follow up with the new admission of malnourished children
Ensure liaison with existing community structures, (groups and individuals, women groups, religious leaders where possible.
Collect and track weekly data at community level, including the results of MUAC screening during house-to-house visits, in accordance with COOPI standard nutrition statistical reporting forms
Conducting cooking demonstrations

Requirements:

A Diploma in Education, Agriculture or other related field
At least 2 years working in complex emergency context as Nutrition and Hygiene Promoter
Significant experience involving work engaging people in and from community settings
Knowledge of and adherence to COOPI Code of Conduct
Fluency in English
Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative
Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences
Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Kanuri)

Preferred:

Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context

How To Apply
Candidates should send their Applications which should include CV's (max 3 pages), Cover Letter (max 1 page), and minimum three qualified reference contacts to: financial.maiduguri@coopi.org with “Application for Nutrition and Hygiene Promoter” as subject.

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