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Center for Advocacy Resilience and Empowerment Initiative (CARE Initiative) is committed to improving the well-
being of vulnerable populations through humanitarian and development interventions. As part of its ongoing nutrition programming in Borno State, the organisation seeks to recruit a qualified and experienced Nutrition Officer
to support the implementation of nutrition activities targeting vulnerable communities.
The successful candidate will provide technical and operational support for the delivery of quality nutrition services, including Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP), nutrition education, nutrition supplies management, and facility-based interventions.
The Nutrition Officer will work closely with health facility personnel, community service workers, volunteers, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery in line with approved project
plans, national nutrition guidelines, humanitarian standards, and organisational policies.
Job Title: Nutrition Officer
Location : Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Reports: To Project Coordinator
Contract: Duration 6 month
Purpose of the Position
The Nutrition Officer will support the effective implementation of nutrition interventions in designated health facilities and communities in Borno State. The role will focus on ensuring quality nutrition service delivery, providing technical guidance and supervision to community service workers and volunteers operating in Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) centres, supporting the management of nutrition supplies, and strengthening community engagement and referral systems.
The officer will work under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and collaborate with the MEAL team, which is responsible for monitoring project activities and assessing programme performance.
Key Responsibilities
Nutrition Programme Implementation
• Support the planning and implementation of nutrition activities in accordance with approved project work plans,
targets, and technical guidelines.
• Support the delivery of CMAM, TSFP, OTP, nutrition education, and other approved nutrition interventions at
designated health facilities and community locations.
• Work closely with facility-based health workers to promote adherence to national nutrition protocols and
approved service delivery standards.
• Support the identification and referral of children and other vulnerable individuals requiring nutrition assessment,
treatment, or specialised care.
• Promote appropriate infant and young child feeding practices, maternal nutrition, dietary diversity, and
malnutrition prevention through community awareness and education.
• Identify implementation challenges and communicate them promptly to the Project Coordinator, with practical
recommendations for corrective action.
Supervision and Capacity Building
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and supervision to community service workers and volunteers working in
OTP centres and other designated nutrition service delivery points.
• Ensure that assigned community service workers and volunteers understand their roles, responsibilities, and
applicable nutrition service delivery protocols.
• Support the orientation, coaching, and capacity building of community-based personnel on nutrition screening,
referral procedures, nutrition education, record keeping, and beneficiary engagement, as appropriate to their
roles.
• Conduct routine supervisory visits to nutrition service delivery points to provide on-the-job guidance and address
operational challenges.
• Follow up on identified gaps in staff and volunteer performance and escalate issues requiring management
intervention to the Project Coordinator.
• Promote professionalism, teamwork, accountability, respectful communication, and adherence to organisational
policies among community-based personnel.
Nutrition Supplies and Facility-Based Support
• Support the forecasting, requisition, receipt, storage, documentation, and distribution of nutrition supplies in
coordination with the relevant programme, logistics, and health facility personnel.
• Maintain accurate stock records and promptly report shortages, stock discrepancies, expired or damaged items,
and other supply-related concerns.
• Support the proper handling, storage, and utilisation of specialised nutrition commodities in accordance with
approved procedures.
• Liaise with designated health facilities to identify service delivery gaps, supply needs, and operational challenges
affecting nutrition interventions.
• Support appropriate referral pathways between communities, OTP centres, supplementary feeding services, and
other relevant health services.
• Ensure that nutrition activities are delivered in a manner that respects beneficiaries’ dignity, confidentiality, and
right to equitable access to services.
Documentation and Coordination
• Maintain accurate programme records, including activity registers, service delivery records, referral
documentation, stock records, and other required nutrition programme forms.
• Prepare and submit timely activity updates and narrative reports to the Project Coordinator.
• Provide relevant programme information and supporting documentation to the MEAL team to facilitate routine
monitoring, data verification, reporting, and programme learning.
• Collaborate with the MEAL team to address data quality concerns and provide clarifications on reported nutrition
activities when required.
• Participate in relevant coordination meetings with health facility personnel, community structures, government
counterparts, and other humanitarian partners as assigned.
• Document implementation challenges, lessons learned, and success stories to support programme
improvement and reporting.
The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for the technical supervision of assigned community service workers and
volunteers but will not be responsible for leading project monitoring activities, which fall under the designated MEAL
team’s responsibilities.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
• A Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Public
Health, Community Health, or another relevant field from a recognised institution.
• More than three years of relevant professional experience working with an NGO, preferably in humanitarian or
development programming.
• Demonstrated experience supporting nutrition interventions, including CMAM, OTP, TSFP, community-based
nutrition services, or facility-based nutrition programming.
• Practical experience supervising community health workers, community service workers, volunteers, or other
frontline personnel.
• Knowledge of nutrition screening, referral procedures, infant and young child feeding, malnutrition prevention,
and relevant national nutrition guidelines.
• Experience with nutrition supplies management, programme documentation, and routine reporting.
• Good communication, interpersonal, organisational, and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other relevant office applications.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Hausa, Kanuri, or other locally relevant languages will be an
advantage.
• Previous experience working in Borno State or other humanitarian settings in Northeast Nigeria will be an added
advantage.
Duty Station and Employment Terms
The position is based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Applicants must be available to work in Maiduguri or be
willing to relocate independently before resumption.
The appointment will be for an initial period of one year, subject to organisational requirements, satisfactory
performance, and applicable employment conditions. The first three months will constitute a probationary period in
accordance with the organisation’s employment policies.
Candidates who are not currently resident in Maiduguri are responsible for arranging and financing their own relocation and accommodation. CARE Initiative will not provide relocation assistance, accommodation, or reimbursement of relocation-related expenses.
The successful candidate must be willing to undertake field travel to designated project locations, subject to organisational security procedures and prevailing security conditions.
Safeguarding and Code of Conduct
- CARE Initiative is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and maintaining a safe, respectful, andinclusive working environment.
- The successful candidate must comply with the organisation’s Code of Conduct, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policy, safeguarding requirements, anti-fraud and anti-corruption provisions, and applicable
security procedures. - Candidates must demonstrate integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity, and a commitment to humanitarianprinciples.
- Employment will be subject to satisfactory reference checks and other appropriate pre-employment screening in line with organisational policies.
- CARE Initiative has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, fraud, corruption, discrimination, and abuse of authority.
Equal Opportunity and Inclusion
- CARE Initiative is committed to equal opportunity and inclusive recruitment.
- Qualified women and persons with
disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
All applications will be assessed fairly against the stated qualifications, experience, and competencies. - Reasonable accommodation may be provided during the recruitment process, where appropriate.
Application Deadline:30 October 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and qualified candidates should submit:
• An updated curriculum vitae (CV).
• A cover letter highlighting their relevant qualifications and experience.
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