Position: Nutritionist, Yemen Program

Reports To: Technical Specialist

Location: Sana’a Yemen, with travel to field sites

 

About International Medical Corps

 

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. 

 

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

 

Context and Background 

 

International Medical Corps is anticipating funding for an emergency assistance project that will start in January. Through the Emergency Assistance to Vulnerable Populations in Yemen project, IMC will address health concerns and immediate malnutrition as well as underlying causes. Integration of health services and nutrition and hygiene interventions will be addressed in order to achieve maximum impact. Health activities will focus on building the capacity of the primary health care system to provide sustainable maternal and child health services as well as institutionalizing the WHO program on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). Nutrition sector activities will focus on implementing a community based management of acute malnutrition program that includes the establishment of stabilization centers, outpatient therapeutic programs, management of moderate acute malnutrition, and community mobilization. WASH sector activities will focus on hygiene promotion, and health promotion/prevention for reduced transmission of major communicable diseases.

 

Primary Responsibilities of this position

 

• Provide the technical guidance to the implementation of the nutrition program in Yemen

• Assist IMC in recruitment and orientation of the national nutrition team

• Identify training needs, plan and implement relevant trainings for National nutrition staff

• Supervise and evaluate performance of nutrition national staff

• Organize initial and on-job training for staff on nutrition guidelines and protocols 

• Organize nutrition program supplies; ordering, stocking and distribution and monitoring of consumption and monthly reporting on consumption

• Ensure that therapeutic foods and the nutritional equipment are in place on a monthly basis

• Supervise collection and compilation of nutrition program data in geographic area of responsibility, and ensure meticulous and timely reporting

• Submit weekly statistics and monthly narrative report to the technical specialist

• Support nutrition assessments/surveys, monitoring and evaluation of the nutrition program

• Lead the processes of community mobilization to ensure community participation as relates to the nutrition program activities

• Represent the organization in meetings in the field, including nutrition cluster and MOH meetings. 

• Maintain good, positive contacts with MOH, local authorities, and community leaders to ensure their involvement in program activities.

• Participate in the development of nutrition proposals. 

 

 

Qualifications & Skills needed for this position:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and 5+ years of relevant work experience 

• Work experience in CMAM required

• Ability to train national staff on nutrition technical issues

• Strong organizational skills; 

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments, 

• Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently

• Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively

• Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources.

• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues

• Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures

• Must work independently under difficult conditions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret administrative reports, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 

• Ability and willingness to travel to rural locations and live in sometimes basic conditions.  

• Previous experience working for an international NGO in developing countries required 

• Previous experience in Sub Saharan Africa desired

• Ability to speak, read, write, analyze and interpret, technical and non-technical in the English 

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government leaders and other donors.

 

 

 

Application Proces

 

Please send your CV & Covering Letter using the form  below, or through your Yemen HR account