ROLE PURPOSE:

The Nutrition Assistant is responsible for coordinating and delivery of high-quality, nutrition activities, resulting in immediate and lasting change for children. The nutrition officer is also responsible for data collection and report writing, he can provide technical support to the facility and frontline staff and ensure all nutrition interventions are meeting quality standards.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise School cooks and assistants in all target schools- under the school meal project and identify areas for training and support.
• Train cooks in all possible food diversification using local food items, which are rich with nutrient values,
• Ensure hygiene, cleaning and other needs are well noticed in food preparation in target schools in the SM project,
• Follow data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Checking personal and cultural food preferences of individuals

• Supervision, encouragement and feeding of patients at mealtimes and between meals.
• Supervising the consumption of nutritional supplements.
• Collecting information to aid nutritional assessment including nutritional risk screening, food record charts, weights, and other anthropometry measures.
• Support cooks in preparing their food menu on a weekly/monthly basis in all target schools.
• Ensure the ongoing capacity building of cooks as students’ daily meal needs and budget limits,
• Document success stories and lessons learnt for future programming.

• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports as per the work plan.

• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as discussed with his/her supervisor deemed necessary for the implementation of the program.

  SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues and external partners and supporters.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
• Diversify meal preparation according to available food items to meat nutrient meals for schools’ children.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.

  QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BSc in Nutrition, Public Health, Nursing, or any other related field.
• Computer skills in MS packages (windows, word, excel, etc).
• Ability to travel and work in deep field areas.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic Languages.

Desirable:

• Strong sense of adaptability and ability to work within the context of a developing country as well as a multicultural environment.
• Commitment to the principles of children’s rights.
• Strong skills in problem analysis and solution scenarios.
• Willingness to learn and share information.
• Ability to work under pressure.