Field Nutritionists job at IsraAID

About IsraAID:

IsraAID is an international non-governmental humanitarian aid organisation based in Israel. Since we were founded in 2001, our teams have worked in emergency and long-term development settings in more than 60 countries around the world. IsraAID responds to emergencies and helps communities affected by crises rebuild their lives and their futures together. From hurricanes to refugee crises to global pandemics, we mobilise quickly and collaborate with communities at the deepest level, accompanying the process of becoming self-reliant in the ability to prepare and respond to emergencies and crises and return to adaptive functioning.

In Uganda, we support the recovery and restoration of people affected by humanitarian crises and to cultivate and nurture resilience and build agency while establishing systems and partnerships to reduce the risk of future disasters. We work in 3 geographical locations in Uganda. In Northwestern Uganda in the Palorinya refugee settlement and Southwestern Uganda in the Nakivale Settlement and Nyakabande Transit center.

About the Position:

The purpose of this position is to guide and support the implementation of the Integrated Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), nutrition surveillance and assessment, including Mass Screening, Implementation of preventive nutrition interventions, including blanket feeding, IYCF/MIYCN promotion, breastfeeding support, and community-based strategies to prevent acute malnutrition and Promotion of Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in Nyakabande Transit Centre and Nakivale refugee settlement. The incumbent will report and work under the guidance of the Nutrition Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

Program Implementation

• Participate in conducting routine community and facility-based nutrition screening for children under five and pregnant and lactating women following approved CMAM guidelines.
• Support enrolment and admit eligible cases to the community treatment program, provide nutrition commodities, follow-up on progress of treatment, discharge from the program and track cases in collaboration with community health volunteers and MOH health staff.
• Identify malnutrition cases with medical complications and ensure timely referral to stabilisation centres, followed by admission into the OTP program upon stabilization.
• Ability to implement and abide by the approved community treatment protocol
• support facility-based and outreach management of acute malnutrition (OTP/SFP).
• Promote MIYCN practices, including breastfeeding counselling and complementary feeding messages in community settings.
• Support delivery of behavior change communication on key nutrition and health practices.
• Ensure accurate case documentation, including admission dates, treatment provided, quantities of nutrition commodities used, follow-up timelines, and any complications observed during treatment.

Community Mobilisation & Capacity Building

• Support, mentor, and mobilize community health volunteers and outreach workers to improve screening, management, referral, and follow-up of cases.
• Provide on-the-job training and coaching to volunteers on CMAM and MIYCN best practices.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Collect, compile and submit weekly, monthly and ad-hoc program data and activity reports to the Nutrition Officer in line with donor and organisational standards.
• Support accurate data entry and quality assurance of program monitoring tools.
• Assist in the preparation of case studies, success stories and lessons learned.

Coordination

• Participate in stakeholder meetings at the community and sub-county level as required by the supervisor.
• Liaise with the health facility teams, WASH and protection counterparts to support integrated management and referral pathways.

Logistics Support

• Track basic nutrition commodities and equipment at field sites and report stock levels to the Nutrition Officer.

Other Duties

• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition & Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Community Nutrition, from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience implementing community nutrition programs with exposure to CMAM, MIYCN, IMAM surge or related interventions.

Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of CMAM, nutrition screening, assessment methods and referral pathways.
• Experience in behaviour change communication strategies.
• Proficient in data collection, reporting and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, planning and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in hardship and field conditions.

Key Behaviors

• Ability and willingness to take instructions.
• Honest, diligent and trustworthy
• Flexible and adaptable in terms of time management
• Team player
• Proactive attitude in dealing with unexpected situations
• Commitment to IsraAID’s values: Professionalism, Humanity, Collaboration, Flexibility and Adaptability, Resilience

ETHICAL STANDARDS

IsraAID has zero tolerance towards any acts of misconduct, sexual exploitation, and abuse. The recruitment process will include all candidates’ declarations and reference checks focused on misconduct and SEA.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

IsraAID is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status

• Participate in conducting routine community and facility-based nutrition screening for children under five and pregnant and lactating women following approved CMAM guidelines.
• Support enrolment and admit eligible cases to the community treatment program, provide nutrition commodities, follow-up on progress of treatment, discharge from the program and track cases in collaboration with community health volunteers and MOH health staff.
• Identify malnutrition cases with medical complications and ensure timely referral to stabilisation centres, followed by admission into the OTP program upon stabilization.
• Ability to implement and abide by the approved community treatment protocol
• support facility-based and outreach management of acute malnutrition (OTP/SFP).
• Promote MIYCN practices, including breastfeeding counselling and complementary feeding messages in community settings.
• Support delivery of behavior change communication on key nutrition and health practices.
• Ensure accurate case documentation, including admission dates, treatment provided, quantities of nutrition commodities used, follow-up timelines, and any complications observed during treatment.
• Support, mentor, and mobilize community health volunteers and outreach workers to improve screening, management, referral, and follow-up of cases.
• Provide on-the-job training and coaching to volunteers on CMAM and MIYCN best practices.
• Collect, compile and submit weekly, monthly and ad-hoc program data and activity reports to the Nutrition Officer in line with donor and organisational standards.
• Support accurate data entry and quality assurance of program monitoring tools.
• Assist in the preparation of case studies, success stories and lessons learned.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings at the community and sub-county level as required by the supervisor.
• Liaise with the health facility teams, WASH and protection counterparts to support integrated management and referral pathways.
• Track basic nutrition commodities and equipment at field sites and report stock levels to the Nutrition Officer.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

• Knowledge of CMAM, nutrition screening, assessment methods and referral pathways.
• Experience in behaviour change communication strategies.
• Proficient in data collection, reporting and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, planning and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in hardship and field conditions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition & Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Community Nutrition, from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience implementing community nutrition programs with exposure to CMAM, MIYCN, IMAM surge or related interventions.