Nutrition Coordinator 11-566

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International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

Position Summary
The Nutrition Coordinator (NC) must have the ability to manage, organize and support all aspects of the emergency nutrition program including liaising with the communities where IMC will implement its program, Ministry of Health, other international and national agencies, and donors. The NC is responsible for leading the nutrition team and providing technical support and capacity building of the team to successfully plan, implement and monitor International Medical Corps emergency nutrition program activities in Yemen.

The NC will be responsible for ensuring that the IMC nutrition programs are implemented in line with international humanitarian standards and donor guidelines. Additionally, the NC will work closely with the IMC Yemen Health and WASH teams to ensure that nutrition is integrated into these teams’ activities as appropriate. Additionally, the NC will provide input into proposal development and response strategies as required.

Primary Responsibilities of this position
This position demands technical knowledge, management experience, and work experience in difficult circumstances and in conflict areas.

Program development and management

• Ensure that the startup of the nutrition program is based on sound data and trained staff
• Conduct a SMART survey to assess baseline nutrition data
• Ensure that the implementation of the nutrition programs conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines
• Provide technical support and supervision on nutrition activities.
• Monitor program impact and ensure that program data is valid and relevant, and used to inform program development.
• Provide guidance to staff implementing the International Medical Corps Yemen team on the integration of a nutrition component into other sectors as appropriate
• Provide technical leadership and support for conducting nutrition and coverage surveys, prepare reports and generate discussion within the nutrition coordination forums for any issues which needs to be addressed jointly.
• Assist in compiling the nutrition activities inputs to donor project reports and proposals

Training and capacity building
• Assess the training needs of MOH and International Medical Corps nutrition staff and develop a training program to meet these needs.
• Conduct nutrition training for project nutrition staff and MOH counterparts implementing nutrition programs, focusing on all aspects of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM).
• Ensure the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities and train health staff (International Medical Corps MOH, and local NGO) in case detection and referral mechanisms.
• Conduct and train health staff on surveys including nutrition and coverage surveys, causal analysis, and other assessments of nutritional status of target groups.

Coordination
• Liaise, with the Ministry of Health, and other agencies (UNICEF, WHO, and WFP, INGOs) to ensure appropriate provision of service and use of resources
• Keep the Country Director and the Yemen team informed of all nutrition activities and any challenges that may arise
• Report, accurately and in a appropriate time, all relevant nutritional information required for the comprehensive development of the nutrition program
• Represent International Medical Corps in Nutrition Cluster and other relevant Nutrition related meetings

Security
• Fully adhere to International Medical Corps Yemen Security procedures.
• Fully adhere to International Medical Corps Yemen field communication protocols and standard operating procedures, informing fellow team members and the Country Director immediately of any security incident.
• Behave at all times in a manner which positively promotes International Medical Corps and its work in International Medical Corps operational areas