Position: Nutrition Supervisor
Duty station: Mogadishu
About Qatar Charity
Qatar Charity (QC) is a leading Gulf-origin nongovernmental organization dedicated to carrying out humanitarian and development programs to fight global poverty by working in partnership with vulnerable communities regardless of faith, race, gender, or political beliefs. Qatar Charity enables people to survive, recover and rebuild their lives while also empowering them to become self-sufficient through practical knowledge, focused expertise, and innovative solutions. QC has been maintaining active present in Somalia since 2007 through its field office in Mogadishu. It has a portfolio of programs focusing on both humanitarian and development sectors.
QC intends to scale up its nutrition programming in Banadir region to reach more communities in need of support and is seeking experienced nutrition staff to join our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Planning, implementing, supervising, monitoring and evaluation of IMC nutrition program across the implementation areas.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other agencies, government representatives and community leaders.
- Lead the overall implementation of CMAM, IYCF and strengthen Family MUAC approaches.
- Ensure overall timely and quality of the Nutrition Programme
- Support supervision, mentoring and training staffs under him/her.
- Strengthen community components for both CMAM and IYCF through Community Nutrition volunteers (CNVs) and Mother Support Groups (MSGs).
- Practicing handling children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) gently and using a supportive and friendly manner with mothers.
- Document success stories and lessons learnt for the future programming.
- Represent IMC in meetings in areas of coverage when called upon.
- Provide information to health/clinic staff regarding prevailing nutritional trends and food security issues as observed and reported from the community to allow for timely interventions.
- Maintain monthly nutrition surveillance data gathering and submit report to ONA tool.
- Proper and timely management of supply chain management to ensure no breakdown in supplies.
- Management of nutrition store, Stock cards and nutrition equipment
- Ensure Health and Nutrition education sessions are well planned and executed.
- Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports as per the work plan and provide recommendations to address issues and concerns encountered within the previous reporting period.
- conduct CMAM and IYCF trainings for nutrition staff.
- Perform other tasks and responsibilities as discussed with his/her supervisor deemed necessary for the implementation of the program.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential
- University degree in Nutrition
- Have minimum two years of relevant experience in nutrition programming, implementing, and monitoring.
- Experience in the prevention treatment of acute malnutrition and maternal childcare.
- Excellent understanding in nutrition programmer, primary health care or community health experience
- Experience in identifying SAM & MAM cases for both U5 and PLW
- Proven capacity in management and teamwork
- Demonstrable ability to write reports.
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
- Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field.
- Previous experience of work with humanitarian agencies
- Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge in Arabic language can be an asset.
N.B This position is only for Somali nationals
How to apply
Qualified interested candidates shall send their application letter, and CV with references to the flowing email hr.so@qcharity.org