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Senior Nutrition Officer Job at IsraAID
IsraAID
Job Description
IsraAID is seeking a dedicated and skilled Senior Nutrition Officer (SNO) to join our team to provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for the Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) continuum of care. The role supports the effective implementation of all CMAM components including community outreach and the timely referral of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition. 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.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide strategic guidance for the decentralisation of services through community clinics, outreach systems, and alternative delivery platforms such as schools and Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS).
- Convene and support an integrated, multi-sectoral approach involving health, education, WASH, protection, and agriculture to ensure alignment of nutrition objectives across sectors.
- Engage community leaders and religious figures as “Nutrition Champions” to build trust, promote ownership, and support sustained nutrition-related behavior change.
- Undertake capacity and training needs assessment of the team to identify existing gaps and guide the design and implementation of targeted training interventions
- Design and implement comprehensive capacity-building plans for staff, including Training of Trainers (ToT) for the health and nutrition team
- Facilitate the integration of MIYCN and MAMI protocols into capacity-building curricula for health facility staff to strengthen service delivery
- Participate in stakeholder meetings at the national, district and sub-county level as required by the supervisor
- Oversee the program’s learning agenda and the production of evidence to guide future scaling of interventions
- Ensure the standardized application of data collection tools (e.g., DHIS2, tally sheets) to foster uniformity and comparability across regions
- Collaborate with the manager and team to review performance indicators (e.g., cure, death, and default rates) and jointly identify and implement corrective actions as needed
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting aligned with program objectives to support effective monitoring, learning, and evidence-based decision-making.
- Monitor and follow up on nutrition commodities to ensure adequate quantities, appropriate types, proper storage, and timely availability of specialized nutritious foods for community teams, in line with treatment and prevention protocols.
- Oversee and coordinate with relevant staff the implementation of the “Expanded Criteria” strategy during supply chain disruptions or rapid response operations.
- Any other duties assigned by the
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
Apply here: https://israaid.bamboohr.com/careers/327
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