Superviseur Nutrition

The Superviseur Nutrition is responsible for supervising the implementation and quality of activities related to the detection and treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in health facilities and communities according to national protocols. The role supports health care providers, ensures community access to care, participates in evaluations and surveys, and mitigates risks related to IRC services.

Responsibilities

• Participate in baseline evaluation of health facilities (UNTA/UNTI) under responsibility (staff, equipment, tools, infrastructure).
• Provide daily formative supervision of health care providers to strengthen skills in quality PCIMA.
• Provide regular formative supervision for care of SAM with complications and children under 6 months or under 3.5kg.
• Supervise nursing care quality including hygiene, asepsis, technical acts, and close monitoring of critical cases.
• Adapt service organization according to admitted children and space for under 6 months to avoid infections and facilitate relactation.
• Ensure proper and up-to-date management tools (consultation registers, PCIMA registers, individual follow-up sheets, consumption registers, screening registers).
• Attend meetings within health centers and hospitals related to PCIMA activities and share reports with hierarchy.
• Collaborate with ECZ to establish good referral and counter-referral systems for SAM children.
• Train and supervise health agents responsible for community screening activities.
• Support health agents in planning home visits by community relays.
• Regularly meet community and administrative leaders to inform about project activities.
• Participate in joint monthly supervisions with BCZS at community level.
• Ensure proper storage conditions for medicines and nutritional therapeutic products (ATPE, F75, F100) at UNTI/UNTA.
• Participate in reception and counting of ATPE and medicines with hospital/health center teams and community (CODESA).
• Support health structures in monthly inventory of equipment and weekly stock of ATPE and medicines with CODESA.
• Support health providers in evaluating average monthly consumption of ATPE and medicines.
• Verify adequacy of weekly and monthly consumption of ATPE, medicines and medical equipment relative to admitted children and alert Project Manager in case of irrational use.
• Participate in monthly validation of medicine and nutritional input orders with medical staff using management tools.
• Ensure medicines, nutritional inputs and medical equipment provided by IRC are given free to all beneficiaries.
• Ensure total free care and management for SAM cases in all supported structures.
• Follow up referrals of complicated SAM cases.
• Ensure completeness and consistency of PCIMA and screening data collected in health structures.
• Collect data in Commcare database.
• Participate in internal and external meetings on project activities.
• Perform other tasks as requested by hierarchical and/or functional supervisor.

Requirements

• Be a nutritionist A1/A0 or nurse A1/A0 or similar field with extensive professional experience (at least 5 years) in managing SAM cases.
• At least 5 years of experience with emergency humanitarian organizations implementing nutrition activities.
• At least 5 years experience in primary health care with a focus on nutrition, preferably working in UNTA and UNTI (an asset).
• Experience in leading quantitative and qualitative surveys.
• Experience as Nutrition Supervisor or Nutrition Officer at health zone level is a plus.
• Good mastery of PCIMA version 2016.
• Experience supporting breastfeeding.
• Good knowledge of the ANJE package and the PB Mother approach.
• Strong organizational, communication and training skills.
• Excellent written and oral French and Swahili.
• Ability to take relevant initiatives for the program.
• Willingness and ability to work in unstable environments.
• Ability to work under pressure and in difficult conditions.
• Strong stress resistance and ability to work at a high pace corresponding to emergencies.
• Very good interpersonal skills, pedagogical abilities and skills transfer.
• High integrity.

Skills

• Severe Acute Malnutrition
• Emergency Nutrition Programmes
• Primary health care nutrition
• Quantitative Surveys
• Qualitative Surveys
• Nutrition Supervision
• PCIMA 2016
• Breastfeeding Support
• ANJE package knowledge
• PB Mother approach
• Training Delivery
• Program Initiative
• Stress Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Skills Transfer
• Health Programme Evaluation

Languages

French, Swahili