National Programme Officer (Nutrition)
VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT NO. VA-055/2012
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Post Title: National Programme Officer
(Nutrition)
Post Grade: SC9 (Equivalent to NOB)
Duty
Station: Hargeisa
Date of
issue: 01.11.2012
Contract
type: Service
Contract
Closing Date: 14.11.2012
Position
No. 22059878
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 Hargeisa 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;
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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 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;
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Oversee
the supply of nutrition related equipment and consumables and prepare monthly
Non-Food-Item (NFI) stock reports;
·
Review
and oversee timely submission of Cooperating Partners (CPs) monthly reports;
·
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;
·
Organize and assist
in facilitating trainings and workshops;
·
Represent WFP at
the health, nutrition and WASH cluster meetings and other technical meetings;
·
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:
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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;
·
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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