Nutritionist Job Vacancy in South Sudan

MEDAIR is a Christian humanitarian international NGO founded in 1988, with its HQ in Switzerland.

MEDAIR’s mission is to respond to human suffering in emergency and disaster situations by implementing multi-sectoral relief and rehabilitation projects, in a compassionate and serving attitude inspired by its Christian ethos.

The organisation’s consistent focus ensures maximum efficiency and accountability, with ISO 9001:2000 certification worldwide. Medair’s unswerving commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.

Nutritionist

Applications are hereby invited from qualified persons to fill the position mentioned above.

Based in South Sudan, Medair is looking for a Nutritionist for its Emergency Response Programme.

Responsibilities include:

•          Assessment of nutrition needs in remote areas, making recommendations and coming up with intervention strategies

•          Implementing and interpreting nutrition surveys and assessments

•          Coordinating and carrying out nutrition responses regarding nutritional emergencies

•          Checking inventory to ensure accurate nutritional inventory as well as preparation of nutritional part of field trip, check that inventories are kept in field locations

•          Ensuring adequate stocks and timely requests of nutrition equipment

•          Ensuring timely nutritional equipment supplies requests are submitted to the Project Manager

•          Responsible for diagnosis of nutrition patients and ensuring the correct treatment is prescribed

•          Provision and coordination of appropriate nutritional education at household and clinic levels

•          Review assessment and management of malnutrition in health facilities

•          Assist with capacity building of County Health Departments in managing and supervising nutrition programmes

•          Training and supervision of local MoH health staff or staff from partner NGO using the GoSS MoH guidelines

•          Giving input to Medair’s and South Sudan nutrition policy and guidelines

•          Ensuring accurate and timely reporting of activities

•          Liaison with partner NGO’s, local authorities and MoH

•          Management of local staff

The suitable candidate should have the following attributes:

•          Bsc degree in Nutrition or related field

•          At least 2 years working experience in nutrition in humanitarian relief programmes and South Sudan

•          Excellent communication skills (oral & written), Fluent in English, Arabic an added advantage

•          High sense of responsibility, good organisational, coordination and time management skills

•          Flexibility and willingness to work extended and irregular hours due to emergencies

•          Team player and able to work in a diverse cultural environment

•          Excellent computer skills, Microsoft Word and Excel, computer programmes for statistic analysis

Applications to be submitted to jobs-sds@southsudan.medair.org

Deadline for applications is 7th May, 2012

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted