Nutritionist, Consultant -Jijiga, Ethiopia

Job Description

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

In 2020 WFP CO Ethiopia launched its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2020-2025. The five-year country strategic plan is based on WFP’s recognized strengths and on strong strategic and operational partnerships with the Government, private sector entities, non-governmental organizations and other United Nations agencies. While the bulk of operations continue to address the immediate short-term needs of refugees, internally displaced persons and other food-insecure and undernourished people, there is focus on expansion and intensification of climate change adaptation, resilience and livelihood diversification initiatives also linked to the humanitarian-development–peace nexus. WFP focuses on the prevention of malnutrition, the building of resilience and the integration of nutrition concerns and gender equality throughout the portfolio.

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

In Ethiopia, WFP provides food assistance to over nine million food-insecure people affected by conflict, droughts, flooding, or displacement. As part of the humanitarian response plan (HRP), WFP provides relief food assistance in Somali region. The region has experienced multiple shocks in the past several years which have included human and animal disease outbreaks, climate induced drought and intercommunal conflicts which resulted to abnormal population movements and creation of IDPs.

Under the direct supervision from the Head of Sub Office and technical support from the Nutrition Officers at Country Office, the incumbent will be the Regional-Level Nutrition Coordinator for the Somali Region.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Program Planning and supply chain:

• Compile the annual, quarterly, and monthly commodity requirements for nutrition activities and prepare actualised distribution plans based on the latest screening information available.
• Liaise with nutrition, programme, and resource management colleagues at the country office to ensure that nutrition program needs are effectively resourced and supplied.
• Analyse commodity requests from partners and ensure timely delivery.
• Follow up on commodities dispatches and distributions

Programme implementation: 

• Ensure the follow up of nutrition programmes implemented by Government and NGO partners
• Support multi-agency emergency nutrition assessments
• Identify needs for technical and managerial support to regional Government and cooperating partners
• Organise regular meetings with partners and supervision visits for CP‘staff on the job capacity building;
• Ensure that Nutrition is integrated in other activities for the implementation as stated in programmes guidelines and protocols e.g., relief etc
• Advise Sub Office regarding the integration of Nutrition activities
• Review at first level the cooperating partners proposals for MOUs
• Represent WFP in health and nutrition task force meetings at regional level, especially meetings with regional Health Bureau, RDRMCC and regional health/Nutrition Cluster and share highlights of the meeting.

Reporting:

• Compile and share biweekly updates on the emergency nutrition situation.
• Review and analyse monthly and quarterly reports from TSFP regional coordination (DPPB) and cooperation partner’s reports, as well as monitoring reports.
• Submit monthly reports to CO Nutrition Unit highlighting the programmes achievement compared to plan.

Monitoring:

• Follow up the monitoring activities done by the regional and area coordination unit and share reports
• Suggest recommendations for improvement based on programme results.
• Liaise with NGO’s collaborating with WFP in the region and organize supervision/monitoring visits
• Evaluate the overall performance of staff

Training:

• Participate in CMAM training organized at regional level for HEW and FDAs.
• Organize training for partners when required in partnership with Country Office Nutrition unit, Government, and partners at regional level.

Perform any duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  Advanced University degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology or Medicine.

Experience: Minimum of five years of field experience in designing and implementing nutrition, health programmes. Experience in nutrition, needs assessment in crisis, treatment and prevention of malnutrition in emergency context.

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Experience working with governments on developing nutrition policies and/or implementing a nutrition programme (within food security or health).
• Experience conducting nutritional assessments, analysed data and drafted recommendations for programme.
• Experience in designing qualitative and quantitative surveys and using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.
• Proficient in the use of Excel and handling large data sets.
• Experience working in both emergencies and development context.

Languages: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Knowledge of Somali language is an added advantage.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

3 APRIL 2023