COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale, is a humanitarian,
non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy.
For more than 50 years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty
and to supporting populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or
natural disasters in their path to recovery and sustainable development, by
making use of the professionalism of local and international operators, and
through our partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society
organizations.
Context and
background
Since the declaration of state of emergency in the Nigerian
federal States of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, the escalation of the Boko Haram
insurgency has led to multiple displacement crises, with communities fleeing
their area of origin to take refuge in camps or host communities. In 2014 there
was a substantial increase in violence related to Boko Haram and the counter
insurgency operations, consequently creating acute and largely unmet
humanitarian needs, as IDPs are cut off from their homes and livelihoods, basic
services, kinship and social ties. In September 2014, COOPI began operating in
north eastern Nigeria in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the
insurgency, established its operation in Bauchi State and later expanded to
Yobe State considering the heightened presence of IDPs in the LGAs of Fika,
Damaturu, Potiskum, Geidam and Yunusari. Recently, COOPI initiated an
assessment mission in Borno State and establishes a presence in Maiduguri to
launch operations in the most affected area of the Lake Chad crisis. COOPI is
currently operating in 5 LGAs in Yobe State, reaching about 25,000 individuals
among IDPs and host communities with a multi-sectoral intervention covering
nutrition, food security and child protection. COOPI has recently developed a
cash & voucher based response system in Nigeria to address the food
insecure communities while integrating this approach with a nutrition component
– community outreach, referral system, IYCF campaign and appropriate
therapeutic services addressed to malnourished children and pregnant and
breastfeeding women.
Given the unfolding large scale emergency in the north
eastern Nigeria, COOPI plans to scale up its current operations in Yobe state
and reach newly accessible areas, in addition to areas receiving Nigerian
returnees from Niger, with its multi-sectoral services including food security,
cash transfer programming, nutrition and protection. Furthermore, COOPI plans
to set-up operations to extend its humanitarian services to affected
populations in Borno state, including the capital Maiduguri and newly
accessible areas in the state, where the most vulnerable populations are stuck
with insufficient basic services to respond to their immediate needs in a
dignified manner.
DUTY STATION: Yobe
and Borno State
ROLE: Nutrition Manager
DURATION: 6 months renewable
ROLE PURPOSE:
The goal of this programme is to support the set up and
improve CMAM and IYCF services to safeguard the nutritional and health status
of infants and children in northern Nigeria. The Nutrition Manager will be
responsible for overseeing the overall implementation of the programme
activities and the management of nutrition programme staff. The Nutrition
Manager will provide input into the strategic vision and direction to the
COOPI nutrition programme in northern
Nigeria, including allocation of resources and ensuring that appropriate
monitoring are maintained at all levels, that programme implementation is on
track and that outputs are being delivered. The nutrition manager is
responsible for designing, overseeing and coordinating the nutrition programs,
as well as liaising with various external partners. S/he reports to head of
mission. The set of activities in a nutrition programs includes:
Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
approach
IYCF promotion activities
Assessments and surveillance interventions (nutrition
surveys using ENA for SMART, coverage surveys using SQUEAC methodology, KAP
surveys)
Capacity building of local staff and local partners
Community mobilization
RESPONSIBILITIES
MANAGEMENT OF THE
NUTRITION PROGRAM
Follow up and ongoing analysis of the context.
Definition, supervision and monitoring of COOPI Nutrition
programs, in compliance with COOPI nutrition security policy and standard
operating procedures
Ensure the integration of nutrition components in the food
security programmes
Provision of continuous guidance and technical support to
the programmes
Identify and troubleshoot challenges to remove any obstacle
that might arise during project implementation.
Design and ensure the use of monitoring tools. Ensure that
the M&E systems are effective, of high quality, and provide regular impact
and process data and that the baseline and evaluation assessments are conducted
Ensure compliance of programs in terms of achieving
objectives in current grants.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Management of nutrition program staff and elaboration their
Job description.;
Ensure that staff have clearly defined objectives and
understand their responsibilities.
Conduct evaluation and appraisal of staff
Provision of technical and organizational support and
trainings to the nutrition project staff
Ensure all staff understand and implement programme
guidelines and protocols
REPORTING
Compilation, analysis and feedback on monthly reports for
the nutrition programmes and assist with stock consumption/distribution plans
as required
Ongoing communication with food security programme teams and
nutrition focal point at HQ level.
Donor reporting.
REPRESENTATION AND INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
Coordination with other technical departments at
coordination level (Food Security and Livelihood, Logistics and
Administration).
Provide technical guidance to support COOPI to promote
consistent good practices
Represent COOPI at national and regional level in nutrition technical
meetings.
Participate in the external coordination with nutrition
partners and governmental bodies and provide technical support and guidance in
the nutrition sub-committee and cluster, where relevant.
QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
Qualified doctor, nutritionist, nurse with primary health
care and nutrition experience
Health / Public Health / Nutrition / BSc or equivalent
Demonstrable management experience, including budget holding
responsibility
Minimum of 3 years of previous experience working with NGOs
specifically on CMAM and infant and young child feeding programmes
Experience of designing and implementation programmes,
including monitoring and evaluation methodologies (SQUEAC, LQAs)
Experience in conducting nutrition assessments (SMART, KAP
surveys) and an understanding of nutritional data and information systems
Proven capacity to supervise, train, motivate and coach
staff
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating
when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions
Prepared to work in an uncertain security environment
Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay in the
field
Commitment to and understanding of COOP mission, values and
principles
Experience and ability to represent COOPI nutrition work in
external meetings
Demonstrable ability at report writing and excellent
communication skills
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office software including
Word and Excel as well as email/internet
Fluency in written and spoken English
Desired
Prior experience working for humanitarian agencies
Knowledge of the operational area
Location : Yobe
and Borno State (this is not a family duty station)
How to apply
Interested persons should click here to apply
Application Deadline
09 August, 2017
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