Job Title: Nutrition Supervisor
Reporting To:Nutrition Officer
Location: Cadado district Galgadud region, Somalia
Project Fund Code: SOM-21/3485/RA2/Nut/NGO/19814
Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension
Closing Date: 10 September 2021

Organisational context

Development and Empowerment for Humanity (DEH) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 2004 and based in Somalia with a mission to work with communities to break the vicious cycle of poverty through innovative community-owned solutions to achieve long-term wellbeing. At DEH, we believe that the local communities are experts of their own situations. Therefore, empowering and working with them is key to achieving sustainable economic progress, inclusive society, and environmental security. For the past 17 years, DEH have strengthened rural livelihood assets through innovative humanitarian initiatives, continuous community training, and knowledge transfer. We have responded to several humanitarian emergencies in South and Central Somalia by providing aid to the population affected by conflicts and natural crises with emergency relief, health care, nutrition services, clean water, and sustainable socio-economic programs in a multi-sectoral based approach. DEH recruits and maintains a dynamic and skilled workforce equipped with local knowledge and relevant expertise. We offer a sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.

The Role

The Nutrition Supervisor will supervise nutrition mobile teams providing treatment for acutely/moderately malnourished children and PLWs. He/she is expected to provide a high standard of promoting optimum health and preventive health care, thereby contributing to a safe, efficient, and effective service to patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and functionally manage the planning and direction of DEH Nutrition mobile teams.
• Promote community participation in all nutrition promotion activities.
• Identify staff training needs in the program and advise essential structural adjustment needed for effective program delivery.
• Ensure that supplies needed by programs under his/her supervision are properly managed while producing good consumption plans.
• Carry out follow up in the OTP/SFP where possible, while undertaking periodical meetings with the CHWs for defaulter tracing and improved service utilization rates.
• Constantly monitor the nutrition needs in the project area and propose appropriate action
• Participate in needs assessment to establish future nutrition programs
• Participate in the writing of timely and accurate monthly reports in collaboration with Field Coordinator
• Participation in joint primary healthcare planning in collaboration with other NGOs and local health authorities.
• Ensures good standards in the delivery of preventive and nutrition promoting services.
• Supervision and monitoring of nutrition activities and programmes at outreach level.

Qualifications & Experience Required Education

• At least a Diploma in Nursing or Nutrition or Public Health.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the same position.
• Good organization and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work in a team.
• Good interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in Somali required.

How to apply

If you are passionate and meet the above qualifications and experience, please send your CV to DEH HR Officer by email to: Careers@deh-africa.org or you can drop your application at DEH office. The address Physical: Safari Apartments | Block A3, 1st floor | KM5 area, Hodan District, Mogadishu Somalia. Or alternatively, you can apply directly on DEH webpage at career section DEH is an equal opportunity employer. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.