State Facilitator, Nutrition

Job Summary

In line with the government’s decentralization agenda, the national flagship N774 Programme will activate a multi-sectoral, accelerated and scale-up response to the nutrition crisis in the country with a focus on scaling up support to the poorest, excluded and most marginalized households across all 774 LGAs. This places additional human resource needs on the field offices to ensure more efficient delivery of the acceleration plans for nutrition, strengthening the monitoring of activities, community mobilization and provision of the requisite technical support both at the state and LGA levels. The Child Nutrition and Development Section, therefore, seeks the services of state nutrition facilitator to provide support for the delivery of maternal, infant, and young child nutrition interventions in the targeted state including conducting programme monitoring and last-mile distribution.

Job Details

The nutrition facilitator shall work under the direct supervision of the Field Office Nutrition Manager/Specialist or an assigned focal person. S/he will provide technical support to the assigned state and facilitate the delivery and monitoring of nutrition programmes. The roles and tasks will be adapted as required based on the location and needs (this will be discussed and reflected in the monthly or quarterly work plans). The state facilitator are expected to work alongside UNICEF and government staff, as well as state and LGA structures, by playing a facilitative and supportive role in the delivery of the nutrition programme.

Support to programme development and planning at LGA and state levels:
•Provide technical support to the state in designing context-specific nutrition programmes and activities in line with the approved UNICEF/Government work plan, such as preparing state work plans, micro plans, and annual operational plans.
•Support state and LGA nutrition focal persons in preparing memoranda, requisitions, and approval of work plans by principals.
•Support to plan and conduct periodic progress meetings with implementing partners, including the governments and other nutrition stakeholders.
•Facilitate and participate in the domestication of state/LGA strategies, job aids and guidelines, as well as support multi-sectoral nutrition coordination programmes and activities.
•Participate in nutrition sector coordination meetings at the state level to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in the design and implementation of nutrition programmes.Technical and operational support to nutrition programme implementation at the state and LGA levels:
•Facilitate the implementation of planned activities and programmes in line with approved work plans at the state and LGAs.
•Support state and LGAs in community mobilization, implementation and reporting on activities in collaboration with other nutrition partners/stakeholders in line with the approved plans.•Support UNICEF field offices in coordinating nutrition responses and programmes, especially in hard-to-reach areas and communities.
•Support UNICEF field offices in the processing of funds for planned activities, verification of direct payments, beneficiary or payee lists and any other related tasks.
•Facilitate the development of Nutrition Programme Cooperation Agreements (PCAs) and Memorandum of Understanding at the field level by providing the requisite support to partners. Nutrition supplies management and last mile distribution

•Support state and LGA nutrition focal persons and respective health facilities in properly planning and distributing the nutrition supplies.
•Provide monthly updates/reports on nutrition stock utilization and balances at the state, LGA and health facilities levels to ensure an intact supply chain system for optimal delivery of services.
•Conduct regular monitoring visits to the communities and health facilities for nutrition commodities’ last mile distribution to ascertain the frequency, quantity and quality of commodities distributed as well as document beneficiary satisfaction and feedback
.•Provide on-the-job training for the health facilities staff, storekeepers and staff involved in the management of nutrition supplies.
•Provide timely reports on suspected aid diversion, pilfering or diversion of nutrition supplies, including negative beneficiary feedback, bottlenecks, and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.Capacity building and programme monitoring
•Facilitate capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of state and LGA staff and communities to implement nutrition programmes and interventions.
•Facilitate the timely submission of monthly programme and inventory reports by state, LGAs and health facilities, as well as other nutrition-related information.
•Undertake regular programme field visits and monitoring with partners/stakeholders to assess the progress of implementation of activities and provide the requisite technical support, take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution.
•Facilitate regular monitoring and evaluation exercises, programmes and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess nutrition programs/projects.

•Assist UNICEF field offices in collecting and reporting on key performance indicators from the states and LGAs periodically

DELIVERABLES:
The nutrition facilitator shall undertake key activities as outlined above (but not be limited by them) to ensure the submission of the deliverables detailed below:
1.Weekly updates on the humanitarian situation and any relevant changes in the situation -influx, disruption of services (limited to the six humanitarian states – Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Sokoto, Katsina and Zamfara)
2.Monthly nutrition progress report based on agreed-upon activities by the supervisor with recommendations.
3.Monthly stock reports using approved templates (State, LGA and health facilities levels).
4.Monthly monitoring reports or Trip reports and summary of the action points from the field visits
5.Other programme-related reports in line with the work plan whilst flagging issues requiring urgent attention (e.g., nutrition supply stockouts, pending payments or accountabilities, etc.)
6.Report on state and LGA coordination meetings related to nutrition (including humanitarian) highlighting key discussion and action points.
7.Monthly supply request for each state or LGA for nutrition supplies.8.End-User monitoring report9.Final report summarizing programmatic observations, areas of improvement and recommendations (at the end of the contract).

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCE:
•A first degree in food and nutrition, public health-related field
•Must be computer literate.
•Fluent in English and knowledge of the local language will be an asset
•At least three years of work experience in nutrition, health/Public health program management
•Experience in working in an emergency is an advantage.
•Experience in working with communities in nutrition and other health-related programs

About Company

NINA JOJER LIMITED

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Nina Jojer Limited is a leading human resources organization in Nigeria. It also has a policy advocacy advisory division and an IT/Telecom division. It is a firm known for its effective and innovative solutions, backed by a robust network within many sectors. We claim to be the largest aggregator service in Nigeria. Over the years, Nina Jojer has cultivated in-house expertise to offer tailored services to clients. To facilitate smooth operations for our clients across Sub-Saharan Africa, we have fostered strong partnerships. In parallel, we uphold stringent adherence to global best practices.