Nutrition Surveillance Specialists at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Surveillance Specialist


Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Duration: 6 months
Start Date: 01-Sep-2016

Job Description
You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

• Taking lead in survey, surveillance and continuous assessments for the nutrition teams in Northern Nigeria.

Key Activities

• Define, propose, plan and implement a nutrition surveillance system for Northern Nigeria in coordination with available information and partners.
• Lead the implementation and follow-up of the surveillance system.
• Capacity build and coach the Nutrition/Deputy Program Manager in survey planning, methodology, management and reporting.
• Coordinate and produce quality assessment reports internally and externally.

Requirements
You have deep experience managing Nutrition Surveillance

• You have a Master's degree in Statistics, Epidemiology, Nutrition by research or related field.
• You have at least 2 years of proven experience in Managing nutrition assessments and surveys as well as humanitarian work.
• You are experience in nutrition program management in emergency set-up including proposal writing, project budget management, reporting and training provision.
• You are technically very knowledgeable on SMART, LQAS, CSAS, SQUEAC methodologies.
• You have experience in nutrition program management in emergency set-up including proposal writing, project budget management, reporting and training provision.

You're a super communicator:

• You have excellent writing, communication and analytical skills.
• You have good management and representation competencies.
• You are excellent in influencing and negotiation skills.

You embrace the challenge of building your team’s skills:

• You are highly organized & pay attention to how everyone in the team is coping.
• You are calm under pressure, yet are diligent in insisting that your team consistently meets ACF’s standards of quality.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply 
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online