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Job Title ⇒ Nutrition Officer - Karamoja Locusts Response Project
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Organisation ⇒ World Vision International
Reports to ⇒ Project Coordinator
Duty Station ⇒ Uganda
About US ⇒
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-
Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and
communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41
districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children
and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working
with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of
all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where
possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer
for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary ⇒ The Nutrition Officer - Karamoja Locusts Response Project
will be working closely with the health sector in the district and the
community health workers to conduct food demonstration, growth monitoring and
promotion within the community groups. Oversee establishment and utilization
of basic hygiene practices especially Hand washing equipment. Support
developing and dissemination of Information and Education Communication
materials on nutrition and hygiene practices. Supervision to community groups
to ensure nutrition and food security interventions are routinely implemented
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Training & capacity building
⇗ Provide trainings/orientation/technical inputs to staff, community
structure members on nutrition and health monitoring and promotion at
community level.
⇗ Capacity building of Staff WV & co-applicant in nutrition and hygiene
knowledge and skills such as; hand washing, waste disposal, dry rack
establishment and compost pit.
⇗ Conduct nutrition and hygiene training through cooking demonstration as
well as sensitization
⇗ Build the capacity of the community groups to adopt and replicated
nutrition and hygiene practices
⇗ Conduct follow up trainings to pregnant and lactating mothers on balanced
diet, food preparation and handling
⇗ Coordinates with the technical staff coming from across Sectors for
planning and implementations of the nutrition components within the programme.
Implementation of Nutrition component
⇗ Lead in sensitization of beneficiaries on Nutrition and hygiene practices.
⇗ Map out the local staple food and sensitize the community on utilization
such alternatives while upholding the nutritional composition balanced diet
⇗ Working closely with the district and community representatives to map out
the target groups and beneficiaries
⇗ Working closely with the health sector in the district and the community
health workers to conduct food demonstration, growth monitoring and promotion
within the community groups
⇗ Oversee establishment and utilization of basic hygiene practices
especially Hand washing equipment
⇗ Work closely with the Community structure members to ensure adherence to
nutrition and hygiene practices waste disposal, dry rack, compost pits, hand
washing equipment
⇗ Support in development of key nutrition and hygiene messages for
dissemination during sensitization campaigns
⇗ Ensure appropriate management, referral and linkage to care of the
malnourished identified during growth monitoring and promotion
Accounting and reporting
⇗ Ensure all the planned nutrition activities are executed and reported on
⇗ Conduct monitoring visits to community groups and programme beneficiaries
and compile monitoring reports for onward consolidation
⇗ Consolidate, compile and submit quality reports to Project Coordinator as
directed.
⇗ Ensure that all reports are highly accurate, comprehensive, well documented
and will guarantee the credibility of the program.
⇗ Ensure monthly progress report is completed and submitted for onward
compilation
Networking & external engagements
⇗ Actively engage the health facility, the beneficiaries and the technical
team from the District Local Government and sub-county to participate on
nutrition and hygiene interventions within the communities
⇗ Support developing and dissemination of Information and Education
Communication materials on nutrition and hygiene practices.
⇗ Supervision to community groups to ensure nutrition and food security
interventions are routinely implemented
⇗ Coordination with Nutrition partner for common messaging and promotion of
nutrition sensitive programming.
⇗ Coordination and networking with nutrition partners in the region to
support implementation of the nutrition interventions
⇗ Other duties as maybe assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant for the World Vision Nutrition Officer - Karamoja Locusts
Response Project job must hold a degree in Nutrition studies
⇗ At least two years’ experience in community nutrition programming &
management, and Nutrition survey and assessments.
⇗ NGO back ground and experience in the Karamoja sub region would be an added
advantage
⇗ Willing to work under extreme hardship with limited resources.
⇗ Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills in the English
language and knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
⇗ Must have at least one year experience working in the Karamoja region
⇗ Must have experience in establishment and functionalization of community
support group for health, food and nutrition security
⇗ Track record demonstrating high integrity, reliability and dependable
⇗ Ability to work with minimal supervision
⇗ Computer literate
⇗ Writing and reporting skills
⇗ Networking and influencing skills
⇗ The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically up to
60% of the time.
How to Apply ⇒
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application
and complete Curriculum Vitae. Apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Click Here ]https//careers.wvi.org/jobs/uganda/health/nutrition-
officer-karamoja-locusts-response-project/15594
Deadline 6 th November 2020

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