Nutrition Assistant at Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF)

About the Position

Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF) seeks a qualified Nutrition Assistant to support comprehensive nutrition and health programs in Lagos, Nigeria. The position holder will serve as a key member of the nutrition team, coordinating community health activities and ensuring effective program implementation across multiple service delivery points.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement a comprehensive Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program in the assigned area in collaboration with the Programme Manager and Hygiene and Sanitation staff
• Serve as the Nutrition Programme Focal Point, including coordination of cross-cutting activities (Gender-Based Violence, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse)
• Provide hygiene promotion training to Community Nutrition Mobilizers (CNMs), Nutrition Health Workers, and Hygiene Promoters to improve community hygienic behaviour and practices
• Support nutrition activities at mobile clinics and supervise patient health education sessions conducted by Community Health Workers (CHWs) in maternal and child health (MCH) and mobile outreach sites
• Assist in ensuring Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) and Therapeutic Supplementary Feeding (TSF) protocols are strictly adhered to when treating malnourished cases
• Organize case-finding activities to identify malnourished children at the community level with CHW support
• Provide health education on prevention and treatment of malnutrition, breastfeeding, and hygiene and sanitation to caregivers
• Support acute malnutrition management activities, including training and supervisory activities for OTP and Supplementary Feeding Programme (SFP) operations
• Assist in planning, quantification, and selection of nutrition service sites and their operations
• Provide weekly supervision and support to CMAM teams at nutrition service sites
• Coordinate with nutrition and health staff to track and report Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD)/Cholera, Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) cases admitted in OTP, stabilization centers, and health care facilities
• Ensure all beneficiaries (children and pregnant and lactating women) in the CMAM program receive appropriate care and treatment

Required Qualifications

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. Specific qualifications will be detailed by the organization.