About US:

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale

Job Summary:

Save the Children is seeking job applications for a Program Officer – Nutrition for a WFP- funded, implementing quality Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) sites activities at our field office in Kyaka II. The Program Officer Nutrition will work with Save the Children’s field office to ensure the prevention of stunting among children from 6 to 23 months and pregnant and lactating women in respect to the WFP standards and the increase of attendance for MNCH services and adequate and quality management of moderate acute malnutrition cases among children from 6 to 59 months and pregnant and lactating women, in respect to the IMAM guidelines and WFP standards.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the Save the Children Programme Officer-Nutrition job must hold a Degree in Nutrition with a minimum experience of two years with NGOs.
• Working experience of one year in IMAM or Maternal and Child Health program.
• Experience in Nutrition Programs and Community work.
• Experience in training of volunteers on IMAM program.
• Good Interpersonal relations.
• Good capacity to work in a team and flexibility.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good writing and presentation skills
• English fluency (verbal and written) required and local language (preferred)
• Experience working in a refugee context.

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Closing Date : 23 April 2020