Fresher Programme Officer – Nutrition NGO Job Opportunities – Save the Children International

Job Title:       Programme Officer – Nutrition

Organization: Save
the Children

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program
presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs
for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact
for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale

Job Summary: Save
the Children is seeking job applications for a Program Officer – Nutrition for
a WFP- funded, implementing quality Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
(MCHN) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) sites activities at
our field office in Kyaka II. The Program Officer Nutrition will work with Save
the Children’s field office to ensure the prevention of stunting among children
from 6 to 23 months and pregnant and lactating women in respect to the WFP
standards and the increase of attendance for MNCH services and adequate and
quality management of moderate acute malnutrition cases among children from 6
to 59 months and pregnant and lactating women, in respect to the IMAM
guidelines and WFP standards.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Save the Children Programme Officer-Nutrition job must
hold a Degree in Nutrition with a minimum experience of two years with NGOs.

·       
Working
experience of one year in IMAM or Maternal and Child Health program.

·       
Experience
in Nutrition Programs and Community work.

·       
Experience
in training of volunteers on IMAM program.

·       
Good
Interpersonal relations.

·       
Good
capacity to work in a team and flexibility.

·       
Good
interpersonal and communication skills

·       
Good
writing and presentation skills

·       
English
fluency (verbal and written) required and local language (preferred)

·       
Experience
working in a refugee context.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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NB: Please apply
using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also
include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

Deadline: 23rd April 2020

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