utritionist Vacancy - MEDAIR

MEDAIR is a Christian humanitarian international NGO founded in 1988, with its HO in Switzerland. MEDAIR’s mission is to respond to human suffering in emergency and disaster situations by implementing multi -sectoral relief and rehabilitation projects, in a compassionate and serving attitude inspired by its Christian ethos.

The organisation’s consistent focus ensures maximum efficiency and The organisation’s consistent focus ensures maximum efficiency and accountability, with ISO 9001:2000 certification worldwide. Medair’s unswerving commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.

Nutritionist

Applications are hereby invited from qualified persons to ii the position mentioned above, based in Southern Sudan. Medair South Sudan is looking for a Nutritionist for its emergency response team and Primary Health Care Programme. (50% ERT and 50%PHC)

Location: Juba Southern Sudan

Responsibilities Include:

For Emergency Response Team:

• Assessment of nutrition needs in remote areas, making recommendations and coming up with intervention strategies
• Implement and interpret nutrition surveys and assessments
• Contributing and coordinate in planning and carrying out nutrition responses regarding nutritional emergencies
• Checking inventory to ensure accurate nutritional inventory as well as preparation of nutritional part of field trip, check and inventories are kept in field locations
• Ensure adequate stocks of nutrition equipment
• Ensure timely nutritional equipment supplies requests are submitted to the Project Manager
• Meet with counter parts/local leaders/at the onset of and during the time ERT is on ground as requested by the Project Manager.
• Responsible for diagnosis of nutrition patients and ensure the correct treatment is prescribed
• Provision and coordination of appropriate nutritional education at household and clinic levels

For Primary Health Care Programme

• Provision of technical support for the PHC team, primarily through periodic 3-4 week visits to the programme sites in Upper Nile State
• Review assessment and management of malnutrition in health facilities
• Assist with capacity building of County Health Departments in managing and supervising nutrition programmes General
• Training and supervision of local M0H health staff or staff from partner NGO using the GoSS MoH guidelines
• Give input to Medair’s and Southern Sudan nutrition policy and guidelines
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities
• Liaison with partner NGO’s, local authorities and MoH

The suitable candidate should have the following attributes:

• Bsc/Msc or equivalent in Nutrition or related degree
• Working experience in Southern Sudan
• At least 2 years working experience in nutrition in humanitarian relief programmes
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
• High sense of responsibility, good organisational, coordination and time management skills
• Flexibility and willingness to work extended and irregular hours due to emergencies
• Team player and be aL9e to work in a diverse cultural working environment
• Excellent computer skills, Microsoft Word and Excel, computer programmes for statistic analysis (SMART)

Application to be submitted to jobs-sds@southsudan.medair.org

Deadline for applications is 28th April, 2010.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

MEDAIR is a Chnstian humanitarian international NGO founded in 1988, with its HO in Switzerland. MEDAIR’s mission is to respond to human suffering in emergency and disaster situations by implementing multi-sectoral relief and rehabilitation projects, in a compassionate and serving attitude inspired by its Christian ethos. The organisation’s consistent focus ensures maximum efficiency and accountability, with ISO 9001:2000 certification worldwide. Medair’s unswerving commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vubierable.