Nutrition Programme Assistant Full-Time

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Organizational context

The Nutrition Programme Assistant will be reporting to the Head of SO; while de-briefing regularly the CO Nutrition in Emergency Coordinator.

Job purpose

Under the direct supervision of Programme Head of Sub office, the Nutrition Programme Assistant (NPA) will support and build the districts authorities and cooperating partners (CPs) capacities in implementing and monitoring WFP supported nutrition interventions in Tete province.

The Nutrition Programme Assistant through the following tasks will contribute to strengthen skills and build capacities of government authorities at Provincial level and district level, through mentoring, coaching and on-the-job training

Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

• Support the district Governments and Cooperating partners in coordinating and Ensure that MAM treatment core activities supported by WFP at Provincial/District levels are implemented with quality and timely;
• Support the provincial nutrition clusters’ action plans to respond to the drought in the districts affected;
• Timely support to the development of internal WFP SO’s nutrition response plans (work plan, budget) for submission to CO’s approval;
• Determining needs for intervention and develop an action plan to respond the emergency in the provinces affected by drought and administrative support;
• Liaise with DPS’s clinical partners (where available) to support the response through cases follow up with their community health workers at community level;
• Monitoring of the implementing activities using corporate indicators in support to the M&E Unit at /SOCO;
• Forecasting on nutrition supplies for the assigned district: RUSF, Super cereal and NonFood Items;
• Training on PRN I and II for both health staff and health partners involved in the nutrition response;
• Contribute to the Food Security Provincial cluster work plan to ensure alignment with the Provincial Nutrition Cluster work plan;

Deliverables

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Secondary level of Education or bachelor’s degree in related areas such as: Public Health, Nursing; Nutrition; Rural Development, Agriculture, Education, Data analysis and Social Sciences;
• Experience: 3-5 years’ work experience in related fields, including working with communities, emergencies and development programs; Experience in working with WFP or Partners organizations;
• Language: Fluency in spoken and written Portuguese and relevant local languages.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• B.Sc. in Nutrition or related subjects (Public Health, Nursing, etc.);
• Experience and knowledge of Nutrition intervention;
• At least 1 year of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in Public Nutrition and/or Public Health & Nutrition Programme management, Programme formulation, planning, monitoring and evaluation in public sector public health management or related field;
• Experience in direct implementation of IMAM, micronutrient supplementation, maternal health and nutrition Programme and multi-sectoral responses addressing the underlying causes of undernutrition;
• Familiarization with latest developments, guidelines and standards, and technology in the field of Nutrition, especially in the prevention and treatment of maternal, neonatal and child undernutrition;
• Experience working in partnership with NGOs, government and civil society;
• Successful track record with Programme implementation and M&E and ability to concisely synthesize information;
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Exhibited cross-cultural competence;

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Relevant work experience in Mozambique;
• UN experience, especially with WFP or UNICEF;
• Cluster experience.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives;
•  Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor;
•  Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates;
•  Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities;
•  Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds;
•  Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work;
•  Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues;
• Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency;
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments;
• Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor;
•  Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals;
•  Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives;
•  Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES