Nutrition Field Officer (Internals only) - Idleb Syria - SYNAT

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.

Job purpose:

The Nutrition Field Officer is responsible for the direct implementation of activities under GOAL’s nutrition activities in Idleb. The Nutrition Field Officer, together with the Nutrition Community Worker and other members of the Nutrition team, will provide technical support to beneficiaries to contribute to the reduction of malnutrition and the realisation of positive nutrition outcomes for the projects. The aim is to build capacity in people which will allow them to understand the causes, prevention methods and treatment of malnutrition for U5s and PLW, at household level which will lead to behavioural changes. 

The Nutrition Field Officer will report to the Senior Nutrition Officer and will be responsible for ensuring project activities are achieved within agreed timeframes, budgets and according to GOAL’s standards and donor regulations. He/she will manage the Nutrition Community Worker(s) and contribute to robust process and impact monitoring and support the adaptive management of the nutrition programme.

Duties, objectives and competencies

Team Leadership:

• Lead the Field Nutrition Team in consultation with the Nutrition Program Manager in order to distribute tasks in the field and ensure adherence to the daily work plan.
• Solve problems that arise in the field with the Nutrition Team.
• Lead the Nutrition Team in the field after coordinating with the Senior Nutrition Officer according to an alternating schedule between the members of the supervised team to ensure leadership support and quality control.
• Coordinate the logistic needs of activities in accordance with the implementation plan, such as team cars, distributing nutrition materials, delivering to communities’ items related to the activities, coordinating the set-up and transportation of nutrition activity tents, or any other program needs.

Technical tasks and coordination:

• Participate in community mobilization and training of community leaders and influential people, coordinate and present group sessions and community activities.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate the team's activities and facilitate their work during implementation.
• Actively participate in trainings on dietary diversity, measuring MUAC in households, health education practices, community health visits and referral mechanisms. This list is not exhaustive and may include additional training required.
• Participate in Monitoring and Evaluation activities to assess impact measurement when required (opinion polls, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, community organizing, etc.). And support the M&E team as needed.
• Periodically update the nutrition and health services maps necessary for the referral process, and the links with other services and referral mechanisms, and share them with the Program Management.
• Coordinate referrals daily from the Nutrition Team to treatment centers, health centers or the Safeguarding Team.
• Participate in the evaluation of referrals to the Food Security Program, whether internal referrals from Goal teams or external referrals from Goal's partners.
• Assist Nutrition Program Manager in evaluating the performance of the Nutrition Team and the quality of services provided. In addition to suggesting developments and suggesting new topics based on community and stakeholder feedback.
• Assist Nutrition Program Manager and Senior Nutrition Officer in developing key health messages in nutrition, reproductive health, hygiene, newborn care, etc. to the targeted beneficiaries, and making sure it is delivered appropriately.
• Assist Nutrition Program Manager and Senior Nutrition Officer in recognizing the evolving needs in the community, gaps in access to services, and trends among target populations relevant to program implementation.
• Assist in providing technical support to GOAL Nutrition Partners to ensure that their activities are in line with GOAL operations and requirements.

Reports:

• Ensure that all relevant information is collected for reporting purposes in a timely manner and that nutrition workers collect required and relevant data from fieldwork.
• Verify the validity of the documents submitted in the lists of beneficiaries of the project in coordination and follow-up with Nutrition Program Manager.
• Submit reports on completed tasks as requested by the supervisor.
• Record data on routine activities and health conditions and send them to the Senior Nutrition Officer
• Inform Senior Nutrition Officer of any proposed change or update or any related information.

Other:

• Network and represent to other agencies on GOAL’s nutrition related activities as directed.
• Ensure that policies and guidelines as laid down in GOAL manuals and policies are always adhered to.
• Ensure adherence to GOAL’s Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy and standards of integrity, as well as uphold GOAL’s whistleblowing mechanisms.
• of guidance, Program and implementation SOPs and outreach materials as appropriate
• Other related tasks at the request of the line manager.

Requirements (essential)

• At least in the fourth year of university in a relevant field (nutrition, health, biomedical science, general science, or other related degrees)
• Minimum three years working experience of community nutrition activity in NGO within Syria.
• Willingness to live and work in Idleb.

Requirements (desired)

• Experience of leading the team in field visits within the field for at least one year.
• Preferred to have experience of community nutrition with focus on social behavior change-related activities related to PLW (Pregnant and Lactating Woman) and children for at least one year.
• Preferred to have trainings in Integrated management of childhood illnesses and Infant and young child feeding with NGO.
• Confident presentation and facilitation skills, proven record in provision of training.
• Participate in the distribution of electronic vouchers or nutritional supplements provided to beneficiaries of the nutrition program for at least one round.
• Preferred to have previously used COMM Care applications or similar data collection applications.

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a Cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GOAL has the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with GOAL at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is 11 December 2024 however, you are encouraged to apply immediately as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position before the advertisement’s closing date if a suitable candidate/s is identified.

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment is requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond.  

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General terms and conditions

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.  This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date.  We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Thank you.