About this role
A Nutrition Officer is needed for Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative. The role is onsite in Borno and involves supporting programme reviews, knowledge management, and partnership building, with coordination among health authorities, partners and communities to deliver integrated nutrition, health, WASH and related services. The officer conducts situation analyses, data collection and reporting to inform planning, and ensures nutrition supplies are available and properly managed. Responsibilities include planning and monitoring nutrition activities such as malnutrition screening, growth monitoring, OTP, stabilization centres and referral systems, plus providing on‑the‑job training and capacity building for health workers and volunteers. The position requires supporting acute malnutrition and prevention programmes, conducting community outreach, and performing client assessments and counselling in clinical settings. Applications are via CV submission, with the job title as the email subject, by 19 November 2026.
What you would do
- Coordinate with stakeholders for integrated service delivery.
- Conduct situation analyses and research on nutrition trends.
- Collect, analyse and report data; prepare progress and donor reports.
- Ensure management of nutrition supplies and maintain quality standards.
- Plan, implement and monitor nutrition activities (screening, growth monitoring, OTP, SC, supplementary feeding, referrals).
- Provide on-the-job training and capacity building to health workers and volunteers.
- Support management of acute malnutrition and prevention programmes (IMAM, MIYCN/IYCF, Baby-Friendly initiatives).
- Conduct community sensitisation, awareness campaigns and home visits.
- Perform individual nutritional assessments and develop meal plans in clinical settings.
- Counsel patients and support maternal/child nutrition education.
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