Solidaridad Network Asia
Job Profile: Nutrition Officer

Introduction
Solidaridad Network Asia is a global network organization working on sustainable, resources-efficient and inclusive supply chains. Solidaridad is working across 37 countries through 9 Regional Excellence Centre’s, and facilitating development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains. In Bangladesh, Solidaridad has been implementing the Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) programme in southwest Bangladesh with the overall objective to enhance food and nutrition security of smallholder farmers and landless workers through improved production practices, business and supply-chain development. Through a multi-stakeholder initiative, SaFaL developed business models for inclusive value chains of agricultural commodities for dairy, fruits and vegetables, and fisheries those brought positive outcomes for smallholders through increased productivity and income, quality of nutritious food intake as well as economic and environmental benefits.

Overall Job Description

The Nutrition Officer in a team approach will develop and execute the Nutrition interventions in the field. The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating increased consumption of diversified food and reduction of malnutrition among farming households in the project area. SaFaL nutrition intervention focuses to improve the capacity and skill of program bene­ficiaries around practicing optimum consumptions of nutrient rich diets, following key behaviours around health and nutrition like personal hygiene and sanitation, infant and young child feeding. Behavioural change communication is one of the key approaches which is being carried out through the publication of information, education and communication materials, organizing community level events and household counselling. SaFaL is now implementing SRHR programme targeting adolescents. The SRHR strategy would largely focus on mobilizing adolescent and early married girls and make them aware on sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) and nutrition so that they could have a healthy and productive life. Knowledge and awareness building efforts would be made to sensitize men, in-laws, and civil society members on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Leadership capacities of the adolescent girls would make for creating scope and opportunities for livelihood options The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for the coordinate and facilitate implementation of program deliverables at Community level to achieve the project’s nutrition intervention focuses in all aspect.

The position will be based in Jashore and will report operationally to the Programme Manager and Technically to the Nutrition Specialist and maintain close coordination with other team members.   

Duties and Accountabilities:

  • Coordinate and facilitate implementation of program deliverables at Community level Under the direct supervision of Nutrition Specialist.
  • Assume responsibility for ongoing program activities at the designated field site.
  • Participate in the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of nutrition projects, including nutrition surveys, selective feeding programs, and nutrition education at respective sites.
  • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with partners, local organizations and community groups.
  • Under the guidance of the Nutrition Specialist and Nutrition officer will provide ongoing assistance, capacity building and training for partners and community groups.
  • Facilitate program implementation by partners and community groups and linkages with other service facilities at upazila, union’s level.
  • Oversee the identification, development, or acquisition of appropriate resources to support technical components of the program including written translation of materials.
  • Participate in development of evaluation tools, and compile and enter data into computer data base for program evaluations and surveys.
  • Provide information for analysis and reporting.
  • Document lessons learned, and support for learning and advocacy.
  • Provide technical input/support to effectively implement the of research agenda
  • Establish network with different stockholders particularly with Partners, GoB officials i.e. Ministry of Health and Family Planning (MOH&FW), agriculture departments and other research organizations
  • Facilitation and organize training of community nutrition volunteer and adolescents boys and girls.
  • Awareness building of beneficiaries regarding resilient farm production as awareness is the key to resilient agriculture of CNV, LF, staff and HH level.
  • Capacity development of Adolescent boys and girls on SRHR, personal hygiene, gender etc.
  • Awareness building of school students on nutrition and gender.

Education & Experience Criteria

  • Master’s in Nutrition Science, public health or relevant discipline from a recognized University.
  • A minimum of 5 to 7 years’ professional experience in the field of Nutrition and behavioral change of food and nutrition security, livelihood projects. Experiences in working agriculture value chain, agri-business development and supply chain development programmes would be added value;
  • Ability to design, review and establish Nutrition framework;
  • Organized and able to manage own time under guidance and direction from line-manager;
  • Excellent proficiency in English language;
  • Proven skill in analysis of data and narrative report writing.

Person Specifications & Attributes

  • Must ensure effective team alignment and coordination between operational and support functions to ensure overall performance;
  • Ability to work in a team;
  • Proven ability to work in an intercultural environment
  • Effective and efficient communication skills.

Employment Type: Project based fixed term

Salary & Other Benefits
Solidaridad offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with Solidaridad Asia pay scales and Service Rule. The benefits package includes provident fund, one festival bonus, gratuities and medical insurance as per the organizational policy.

Apply Instructions
To apply, please send a CV (3 pages max.) and a cover letter (1 page) explaining the desire, your relevant skills and experiences at recruitment.hrsna@gmail.com . Position applied for should be clearly mentioned in the subject line of the email. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

Closing date of application is November 04, 2018

Solidaridad strives to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status and disability.