Nutrition Officer at Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative – Borno State

Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative is recruiting a full-time Nutrition Officer in Borno State to plan, implement and monitor nutrition interventions.

Responsibilities

• Review nutrition and health trends to inform programme planning.
• Coordinate malnutrition screening, growth monitoring, outpatient therapeutic care, stabilisation services, supplementary feeding and referral systems.
• Support acute malnutrition management and preventive initiatives, including IMAM, infant and young child feeding counselling and micronutrient interventions.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance and training to health workers, volunteers and local government personnel.
• Manage nutrition supplies and equipment and maintain programme quality standards.
• Work with health authorities, implementing partners and communities to connect nutrition services with health, WASH and food security activities.
• Collect and analyse programme data and prepare progress reports, donor updates and learning documentation.
• Deliver community awareness activities, home visits and follow-up with programme participants.
• In clinical settings, assess individual needs, support meal planning and provide nutrition counselling, including maternal and child guidance.