This role is open to Current IRC Employees Only

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Job Overview/Summary: The Senior nutrition officer is responsible for the targeted supplementary feeding program (TSFP) and ensures the effective implementation of the Emergency Nutrition response project at the woreda (district) level. The focus of the project is on both the host community and IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) sites. The position holder coordinates and implements the TSFP program in alignment with organizational and international standards. Furthermore, the senior officer provides ongoing technical support to project Nutrition Officers and government health care providers, including nurses, midwives, public health officers, and Health Extension Workers. She / he supervises the planning, execution, and assessment of Targeted supplementary feeding programs within the organization's areas of operation. This position will be based at Shire field office and will directly monitor the Nutrition Officers based at different districts and report to the Senior Health and Nutrition manager.

 

Major responsibilities include: Take charge of planning and coordinating field-level TSFP activities, which include tasks such as preparing and estimating administrative costs for direct distributions. Additionally, submit operational requests to the program manager. Prepare distributions plans providing estimates of the proposed number of beneficiaries and how distribution shall be affected. Timely submitting of the Food Distribution Plans to WFP for approval. Lead the scoping/distribution planning community sensitization missions. Prepare all TSFP tools required prior to each distribution, ensuring the tools are delivered to Officers, and they can undertake distributions. Collaborate with the Woreda and other projects to create joint work plans that connect the TSFP with the Community Case Management of Malnutrition (CMAM) activities. Act as the link between the woreda based TSFP team and the zonal/regional administrations, and field office. As and when required actively represent IRC nutrition coordination cluster. Verify, compile, and share complete timely reports of the TSFP activities to Zone/region and, IRC program manager in shire. Prepare and submit on time to the WFP Shire office the weekly, monthly TSFP beneficiary reports, monthly distribution report including the waybill tracking sheets and the monthly report invoice. Participate in the preparation of the weekly Nutrition cluster 5Ws report on TSFP. Develop TSFP process monitoring checklist in collaboration with M&E Undertake regular TSFP supervising field visits to provide on-the-job training, identify capacity gaps, material needs and collect TSFP activity reports from the field. Review existing TSFP training packages and adapt (as required) Mentor and coach, the Officers, Assistants and Screeners. Conduct TSFP and other nutrition-related training for HEWs and Health Development Army (HDAs) and Health workers in the Woredas along with Nutrition officers. Consistently and proactively supervise/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs. Perform any other related duties as required.     Grants ManagementResponsible for preparation of activity, procurement, and spending plan. Responsible for revision and updating detailed activity, spending and procurement plans accordingly. Ensure budget activity lines are assigned well as per the description in the proposal.     Monitoring & EvaluationCompile and report project progress (weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual) to the supervisor. Ensure the timely compilation of TSFP beneficiary field data. Supervise and assess program activities to settle if monthly and quarterly indicators have been met. Provide technical support to evaluate the effectiveness of program implementation and recommend adjustments in goals, objectives, intervention strategies, and measurable outputs. timelines.      Safeguarding Responsibilities: -  Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office] Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies

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