Senior Nutrition Officer

The Senior Nutrition Officer will provide technical and operational leadership for the implementation of IRC-supported nutrition services across Ajuong Thok, Pamir, and Hakima nutrition sites.

The position will oversee Community Outreach, Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP), Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP), and Stabilization Centre (SC) services, ensuring effective identification, admission, treatment, monitoring, referral, and follow-up of children and other eligible beneficiaries affected by acute malnutrition.

The Senior Nutrition Officer will supervise and mentor nutrition staff, monitor service quality and performance, strengthen community-based screening and referral systems, ensure effective nutrition commodity management, and maintain accurate and timely reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

A. Nutrition Program Management and Oversight

• Lead the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of nutrition activities across Ajuong Thok, Pamir, and Hakima nutrition sites.
• Develop and maintain monthly and weekly implementation plans, ensuring activities are delivered in line with approved project targets, budgets, donor commitments, and operational priorities.
• Conduct regular field visits to all assigned nutrition sites to monitor implementation, identify service delivery gaps, and provide technical guidance and operational support.

B. Community Outreach and Active Case Finding

• Oversee community-based nutrition activities, including active case finding, MUAC screening, referral, follow-up, and defaulter tracing.
• Coordinate regular outreach activities in collaboration with community health workers, community nutrition workers, community leaders, and other relevant structures.

C. Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP)

• Provide technical oversight of OTP services at Ajuong Thok, Pamir, and Hakima nutrition sites.
• Ensure proper screening, anthropometric assessment, admission, clinical assessment, treatment, follow-up, and discharge of eligible children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition, in accordance with national protocols.

D. Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP)

• Oversee the implementation of TSFP services in accordance with approved eligibility criteria, national guidelines, and applicable WFP or partner requirements.
• Ensure accurate screening, admission, follow-up, transfer, and discharge of eligible beneficiaries, including children and pregnant and lactating women where included in the approved program design.

E. Stabilization Centre (SC) Services

• Provide technical and operational oversight of Stabilization Centre nutrition services for children with severe acute malnutrition and medical complications, in coordination with the designated clinical team.
• Ensure SC services operate in accordance with national inpatient management protocols and approved clinical procedures.

F. Technical Quality Assurance and Supportive Supervision

• Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to OTP, TSFP, SC, and community outreach sites across the three locations.
• Provide on-the-job coaching, mentorship, and technical support to nutrition staff to strengthen clinical and programmatic competencies.

G. Nutrition Commodity and Supply Chain Management

• Prepare and update nutrition commodity forecasts based on beneficiary caseloads, historical consumption, treatment protocols, stock balances, and projected program needs.
• Coordinate with pharmacy, logistics, supply chain, and program teams to ensure timely replenishment of nutrition commodities across Ajuong Thok, Pamir, and Hakima.

H. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Reporting

• Monitor beneficiary caseloads, service utilization, staffing needs, commodity availability, and implementation progress across the three locations.
• Identify operational challenges, develop corrective action plans, and follow up on agreed actions with responsible staff.