National Programme Officer (Nutrition)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. VA-039/2012
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Post Title: National
Programme Officer (Nutrition)
Post Grade: SC9 (Equivalent to NOB)
Duty Station: Mogadishu
Date of issue: 23.07.2012
Contract type: Service
Contract
Closing Date: 05.08.2012
Position No. 22057461
Organizational
background
The World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance for
relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food
coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.
This position is open to qualified Somali candidates with good
knowledge of the local area. Female
candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.
Major
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under
the direct supervision of Head of Programme in Mogadishu Area Office, the
incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:-
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Assist in programme planning by advising the Head of Nutrition
Unit on potential gaps in programme coverage or overlaps;
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Participate in bi-annual allocation planning exercises, drafting
of technical guidance notes and other documents to inform programme planning
and design;
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Review nutrition proposals to ensure technical compliance with national
guidelines and policies;
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Identify potential Cooperating Partners (CPs) in liaison with
local authorities, UN agencies, NGOs and community members;
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Assess the capacity of potential CPs in implementing nutrition
interventions and evaluate the performance of CPs currently implementing
projects;
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Liaise and stay up to date with other agencies interventions in
nutrition to ensure sound integration of WFP supported projects;
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Participate in field assessment missions;
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Review monthly distribution plans in a timely manner;
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Oversee the supply of nutrition related equipment and consumables
to CPs and prepare monthly Non-Food-Item (NFI) stock reports and requests to
the Country Office;
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Review and oversee timely submission of CP monthly reports;
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Mentor food
aid monitors on qualitative monitoring of nutrition interventions;
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Ensure that
issues arising from field missions are addressed and advise management on the appropriate
action;
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Undertake
field monitoring and on-site CP mentoring visits to ensure compliance with WFP
guidelines and policies;
·
Identify
capacity building needs and assist management to plan for capacity building
activities;
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Contribute to
the preparation of training material, guidelines, Information-Communication-Education
(IEC) material
and implementation tools;
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Organize and
assist in facilitating trainings and workshops;
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Represent WFP
at the health, nutrition and WASH cluster meetings and other technical
meetings;
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Prepare
weekly status reports and other reports as required;
·
Maintain
close relationship with MOH, UNICEF, FSNAU and other stakeholders in the
nutrition sector;
·
Perform other
related duties as required.
Minimal Qualifications:
Education:
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University degree in Nutrition,
Public Health or a related field.
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Experience:
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At least three years of postgraduate
professional experience in nutrition/health in humanitarian emergencies.
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Language:
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Fluency in both oral and written
communication in English and Somali.
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Knowledge:
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Experience utilizing
computers, including word processing, spreadsheet or other WFP software
packages.
Knowledge of nutrition
survey related software (ENA for SMART, Anthro, Epilnfo) would be an
advantage.
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Interested and qualified candidates are
requested to submit online applications
only according to the following procedures:
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All applications must
include an accurately filled in Personal History Form (P11) available at the following link http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc to be sent
by e-mail to HR-SOM@wfp.org
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Quote
the Vacancy Announcement number, job title and location of preference;
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Hand delivered applications
will no longer be accepted;
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Applications that do not
meet the above requirements will be disregarded;
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Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
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