Vacancy Announcement No.VA-002/2012
Post Title: National Programme Officer (Nutrition)
Duty Station: Nairobi
Contract type: Service Contract (SC)
Post Grade: NOA
Date of issue: 05.01.2012
Closing date: 18.01.2012
Organizational background
The World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.
This position is open to qualified Kenyan nationals only.Post Title: National Programme Officer (Nutrition)
Duty Station: Nairobi
Contract type: Service Contract (SC)
Post Grade: NOA
Date of issue: 05.01.2012
Closing date: 18.01.2012
Organizational background
The World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.
Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Nutrition and overall supervision of the Head of Implementation section (Field Operations and Implementation), the incumbent will be the technical reference point for field staff involved in the implementation of WFP’s nutrition interventions, and will assist the Head of Nutrition in Programme Planning and Design;
1. Participate in programme planning and design:
- Review
proposals to ensure technical compliance with WFP/nutrition cluster
guidelines and policies;
- Analyse
gaps in program coverage to minimise overlap of resources available;
- Participate
in field assessment missions, design and implementation of operational
research activities;
2. Give technical advice to area offices, partners, and other
units in the Country Office on nutrition program implementations:
- Review
monthly distribution plan to allow meeting deadlines in Food Release Notes
preparation;
- Prepares
Field Level Agreements related to nutrition;
- Undertake
frequent field monitoring and on-site mentoring visits to ensure
implementation procedures adhere to WFP guidelines and policies (including
rations scale, admission criteria, data recording, and reporting protocol)
and to improve CP capacity;
3. Participate in the capacity building of WFP staff and
partners to implement nutrition interventions:
- Create
and maintain a training work plan for WFP
staff and partners in nutrition, Coordinate the work plan with other
agencies involved in capacity building in nutrition;
- Prepare
and update of training material, guidelines,
information-Communication-Education (IEC) material and implementation
tools;
- Organise
trainings and workshops in the field and Country Office in collaboration
with other units;
4. Assist the Head of Nutrition in representation and
coordination work:
- Represent
WFP at the nutrition or food aid cluster meetings and other stakeholders/partners
meetings;
- Participate
in the production of Country Office documents (Project documents, standard
project reports, daily crisis update, weekly executive briefs, monthly
donor updates, other reports and communication papers);
- Maintain
close working relationship with UNICEF, FSNAU and other stakeholders in
the nutrition sector;
Minimum Qualifications
Education: University degree in nutrition, public health or other related field;
Experience: At least one year post-graduate experience working in nutrition/health
in humanitarian emergencies with progressive responsibilities;
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English is a requirement. Somali and/or Arabic language is an added advantage;
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers (Office packages), knowledge of a general
statistical packages (STATA, SPSS, SAS etc) and nutrition survey software (ENA for SMART, Anthro, and Epilnfo) would be an advantage.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures:
Education: University degree in nutrition, public health or other related field;
Experience: At least one year post-graduate experience working in nutrition/health
in humanitarian emergencies with progressive responsibilities;
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English is a requirement. Somali and/or Arabic language is an added advantage;
Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers (Office packages), knowledge of a general
statistical packages (STATA, SPSS, SAS etc) and nutrition survey software (ENA for SMART, Anthro, and Epilnfo) would be an advantage.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedures:
- All
applications must include an accurately filled in Personal History Form
(P11) provided at the following link http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc to be sent by
e-mail to Somalia.Hr@wfp.org
- Quote
the Vacancy Announcement number, job title and location of preference;
- Hand
delivered applications will no longer be accepted;
- Applications
that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded;
- Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
