Public Health Nutritionist 12-586

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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 and nutrition 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.

International Medical Corps (IMC) is seeking a public health nutritionist to work potentially work on IMC’s Haiti Nutrition Program, pending funding. The Nutritionist will supervise the supplementation, GMP, Care Groups, PD/Hearth and other related activities.

To apply for this position please go to: http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop and manage the supplementation, GMP, Care Group, PD/Hearth and other SBC components
Coordinate and link the agriculture and WASH components of the project
Coordinate with and link the nutrition activities to the maternal and child health components of the project with special attention for referrals and synergies between components and with existing community-based management of acute malnutrition programs
Train national staff to implement the program
Build capacity of Haitian health staff and/or local community to eventually take on the entire management of the program.
Ensure efficiency and results-oriented performance in the program
Develop and implement a capacity building plan on the Care Group and PD/Hearth components, ENA, IYCF, and other SBC activities
Liaise with and work through the Ministry of Health to build their capacity in the Care Group and PD/Hearth approaches, as well as community GMP to ensure sustainability
Liaise with the Ministry of Health to ensure supplementation activities remain in line with Haitian policy and regulations and that the Ministry of Health assumes ownership of the activities. Provide necessary TA.
Document all processes and outputs of capacity building, coordination and management of activities to ensure a experiences and lessons are well documented for future reference
Prepare an M&E plan and provide weekly and monthly progress updates to his/her reporting office(s). Submit quarterly, mid-term and final technical reports as may be required by the project documents and in a timely manner
Work with nutrition team on developing and conducting surveys and evaluations as needed. This could include knowledge, attitudes and practices, SMART, dietary diversity, and other surveys