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Job Title:  Nutrition Officer

Organisation: IsraAID

Duty Station:   Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

IsraAID is an Israel-based non-governmental organization that was founded in 2001 and has since its inception worked in emergency and long-term development settings in over 54 countries. IsraAID’s mission is to support people affected by humanitarian crises by partnering with local communities around the world to provide urgent aid, assist recovery, and reduce the risk of future disasters. IsraAID has operated in Uganda since 2016.

Job Summary: We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Nutrition officer to join our team to implement our activities in Palorinya and Nakivale Refugee Settlements. The successful candidate will play a key role in planning, implementing, and monitoring Nutrition activities to ensure that Refugees and host communities live healthy lives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implementation of the nutrition response at IsraAID Uganda area of operations while ensuring adherence to the stipulated protocols.
• Implement a comprehensive Maternal Infant and Young Child nutrition Program
• Promote the implementation of breastfeeding program.
• Support capacity building for Community Outreach Workers through the identification of capacity gaps and supporting training.
• Prepare and deliver culture-sensitive awareness and educational nutritional messages to the community
• Conduct regular Mass screening for children under five in collaboration with Community Health Volunteers/Community Outreach Workers.
• Recognize, diagnose, and care for individuals suffering from malnutrition.
• Effectively and comprehensively implement appropriate referral pathways for malnutrition cases.
• Monitor the progress of patients who have been referred to nutrition management programs/ feeding programs.
• Develop, implement, and revise nutritional guidelines tailored for specific needs with a bias for cultural sensitivity.
• Compile and submit donor and IsraAID Nutrition program reports on a weekly, biweekly, and monthly basis of all implemented activities.
• Liaise with the Procurement Department in logistical program supplies, procurement, and monitoring of supply control.
• Monitor and review nutrition supplies and equipment movements such as deliveries, storage, transport, and utilization at the site level.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Hold a Degree / Diploma in Food Nutrition and dietetics from a recognized institution.
• At least four years of experience within an INGO/NGO in implementing community nutrition programs.
• Experience in Maternal infant and young child nutrition.
• Experience in nutrition survey and assessment
• Proven analytical, communication/ negotiation skills and ability to think strategically.
• Experience in report writing and excellent computer skills.
• Confident, flexible and positive personality
• Strong planning and implementation capacity
• Essential: English and Kiswahili

How to Apply:




All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience to ugandahr@israaid.org Please include ” Nutrition Officer Application” in the subject line.

Deadline: 21st July 2024

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