URGENT JOB VACANCY IN WIDOWS AND ORPHANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (WEWE) – LEAD NUTRITION AND CHILD HEALTH EXPERT

URGENT VACANCY

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (WEWE)

Lead Nutrition and Child Health Expert

The Incorporated Trustees of Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization [hereinafter referred to as “Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)”] a local not-for-profit, faith-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill in the positions of Lead Nutrition and Child Health Expert in response to USAID request for applications

This position is being recruited strictly on merit, we do not have an already existing candidate, and we are sincerely looking for the best candidate that can add value to the organization

Position:         Lead Nutrition and Child Health Expert

Location:        The successful candidate will be based in Abuja

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• S/he will provide the overall nutrition technical leadership, technical guidance to master trainers, supervisors and trainers/mentors for successful implementation at sites.
• S/he will participates in the Master TOT at the national level and co-leads the grantee’s Training of Trainers’ execution at the State level.
• S/he will ensures implementation of outpatient treatment interventions for children identified as acutely malnourished using an integrated package of child health services, including a food-based approach and CMAM which focuses on building capacity of providers to counseling and teaching caregivers to use locally available foods to rehabilitate moderately malnourished children (and even severe acute malnutrition with no underlying complications) in the outpatient setting, and to use RUTF where available for SAM cases. This also includes ensuring that all children receive routine immunization, treatment of uncomplicated childhood illness, and referral to hospitals for complicated cases.
• S/he will ensures that all children graduating/recovering from the SAM to Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) are counseled in food-based approaches to prevent relapse and further the rehabilitation to normal nutritional status.
• S/he will provides key expertise on nutrition mentoring, training and quality assurance to all trainers/mentors.
•  S/he will be responsible for meeting all project. agreement obligations, including documentation and quality report
• S/he will overall oversight of technical aspects of the program.
• S/he will develops and coordinates training schedules and ensures availability of qualified trainers.
•  S/he will responsible for producing technical deliverables and achieving technical project results as specified by the grant agreement
• S/he oversees technical planning and implementation of the approved workplan.
• S/he will provides on the job mentoring and supportive supervision of trainers and supervisors.
• S/he will supervises the onsite capacity building of health workers.
•  S/he will provides technical direction for data collection and tracking all enrolled nutrition cases using the nutrition tracker. This includes tracking weight for height, mid-upper arm circumference and minimum acceptable diet including: dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency.
• S/he will responsible for reports and ensures results for project activities.
• S/he will communicate with the grant.

Qualifications and Experience

• Individual in a leadership role in the organization.
• Nutritionist, and/or Child Health expert, with an MPH, MBBS, Medical, Nursing, or other relevant master’s degree
• Minimum of 5 years of institutional work experience and expertise on nutrition, child health and related activities.
• Must have demonstrable competency in facilitating nutrition screening and counseling, child health mentoring in the clinical setting, and experience leading participatory training sessions.
• Advanced experience in competency-based skill building training for health workers
• Experience managing a USAID funded project/sub-project is highly desirable.
• Experience using M&E software such as Excel, DHIS2, and other open-source platforms.
• Experience in data analysis and report writing.
• Excellent English writing skills.

• Method of Application

Interested and qualified applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS Word document) explaining suitability for the job to: leadnandchealthexpertfct@weweng.org

• Deadline: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

• Please indicate the title of the position applied for in the subject line of the email. Applicants should provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on their CVs as well as three professional referees.
• Candidates must provide functional email addresses and telephone numbers of referees.

• Kindly Note: Applications will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis. WEWE reserves the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable candidate is selected. While WEWE thanks all applicants for their interest

“WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which promotes diversity and does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability”.

“WEWE’s organizational culture promotes the principles of safeguarding and high moral values. WEWE’s Safeguarding Policy 2022 promotes an environment where no staff, associates, volunteers, case workers, consultants, board members, and partners engage in a sexual relationship, harass, or exploit anyone under the age of 18 or vulnerable adult, especially our beneficiaries”.

“WEWE’s organizational culture also has zero tolerance for corrupt practices. Therefore, for any of our job vacancies, we advise that applicants do not offer or accept any request for money, favors, or gifts from anyone to facilitate an employment opportunity with WEWE. Applicants found engaging in such practices could jeopardize their chances of being selected. If anyone contacts, you with such an offer please report this immediately to WEWE management on this WhatsApp line 09037811024”.