Working under the mentorship and supervision of the Nutrition Officer, the program assistant will directly be responsible to handle the receipt, storage, dispatch, distribution monitoring, documentation, accounting and reporting of commodities (Food and NFI) for the nutrition program. In liaison with the nutrition officers take lead in commodity management for all the nutrition program commodities, nutrition surveillance, nutrition education & counselling and promotion of maternal infant and young child nutrition in Hirshabelle state, Somalia..

Requirements: 

Minimum bachelor’s degree in nutrition/ pharmacy/medical logistics/ supply chain or other relevant disciplines.

Academic background in fields related to pharmacy/Medical/ Nutrition logistics is an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Minimum of 2 years of experience directly related to a Nutrition/ pharmacy/ medical and nutrition warehouse/ general storekeeping techniques, including basic administration, preferably in a humanitarian/ developmental context.
• Medical and Nutrition warehousing background and or proven experience and understanding of essential drugs in Somalia.
• Proficiency in using computer applications.
• Good written and spoken English and Somali languages.

Desirable

• Computer skills
• Reporting skills
• Education in emergency minimum standards
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Psychological and first aid skills
• Cash and voucher assistance.
• TOT skills
• Humanitarian sphere standards and Core humanitarian standards (CHS)
• SCI common approaches
• Basic pedagogical skills