Nutrition Officer (Roster)

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:

Take charge of planning and coordinating field-level TSFP activities, which include tasks such as preparing and estimating administrative costs for direct distributions. Additionally, submit operational requests to the Senior Nutrition Officer.
Prepare distributions plans providing estimates of the proposed number of beneficiaries and how distribution shall be affected.
Timely submit of the Food Distribution Plans to Senior Nutrition Officer.
Lead the scoping/distribution planning community sensitization missions.
Prepare all TSFP tools required prior to each distribution and alert volunteers/ensure they are trained to undertake distributions.
Preparing food returns documentation from direct distributions- explained and documented.
Collaborate with the Woreda to create joint work plans that connect the TSFP with the Community Case Management of Malnutrition (CMAM) activities.
Act as the link between the TSP team and the zonal/woreda administrations, WoHo and service recipient community.
As and when required actively represent IRC in woreda based coordination meeting.
Verify, compile, and share complete timely reports of the TSFP activities to woreda and, IRC Senior nutrition Officer.
Prepare and submit on time the weekly, monthly TSFP beneficiary reports, monthly distribution report including the waybill tracking sheets and the monthly report invoice.
Participate in the preparation of the weekly Nutrition cluster 5Ws report on TSFP.
Develop TSFP process monitoring checklist in collaboration with M&E
Undertake regular TSFP monitoring field visits to provide on-job training, identify capacity gaps, material needs and collect TSFP activity reports from the field.
Mentor and coach, the Nutrition Assistants and Screeners.
Conduct TSFP and other nutrition-related training for HEWs and Health Development Army (HDAs) / Village health Leaders and Health workers in the Woredas.
Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
Perform any other related duties as required.
Safeguarding Responsibilities

Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office]
Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies