Role & Responsibilities
Working as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Nutrition Advisor provides technical advice and support to field management and health/nutrition staff. Develop, lead, monitor, and evaluate the nutrition aspects of the country programme. Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health/nutrition authorities and other NGOs. Lead on all nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff, promote best practice in the nutrition programmes as well as contributing to the overall management of the country programme.
Project Overview
Medair is running multisectoral programming for crisis affected populations in DRC with an emphasis on health, but including components of WASH, infrastructure, and nutrition. Nutrition programming is currently focused on grants from ECHO in Ituri Province and in North Kivu. Programming is focused on treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition using the CMAM guidelines, but integrated into health facilities vs. being decentralized. SMART surveys have not demonstrated emergency levels of malnutrition; however, underlying levels of malnutrition are constantly exacerbated by the displacement of populations due to conflict and the food insecurity it causes. Medair’s programme is providing supportive supervision and training to local health care workers to better understand the guidelines and ensure the inclusion of screening and treatment for malnutrition in primary health care facilities as it is part of the essential package of health care in DRC. Medair is also supporting stabilization centres in MOH supported hospitals to ensure referrals and proper care of these critically ill children.
Take a look at Medair’s Health & Nutrition work.
Workplace & Conditions
Field based position in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo with regular travel to the field locations. Take a look at Medair’s work in DR Congo.
Starting Date / Initial Contract Details
As soon as possible. Full time, 24 months.
Application Process
To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page.
Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.