Nutritionist

The Nutritionist plans and implements the nutrition program within the Economic Security unit, providing technical support to EcoSec and Health teams, integrating nutrition indicators into assessments, and engaging with nutrition stakeholders. The role also contributes to general EcoSec activities including data collection, analysis, response design, and aid distribution.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with EcoSec teams to design and deploy data-collection tools, integrating nutrition indicators like MUAC, oedema, and food consumption measures.
• Supports fieldwork data collection, enters and maintains information in survey databases, and contributes to the Project and Activity Management (PAM) platform.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis on collected field data—including MUAC, oedema, food consumption, and household economy factors—and produces visual data representations.
• Conducts SWOT analyses to identify response options across core EcoSec components while monitoring local security, socioeconomic, cultural, and political developments.
• Contributes to beneficiary registration, develops distribution plans, and carries out on-site aid distributions using proper methods and logistics.
• Supports the design and implementation of various economic relief modalities, including vouchers, fairs, cash transfers, and food/cash-for-work programs.
• Assists the Nutrition Program Manager in Port Sudan in forecasting, projecting, and tracking the consumption of nutrition products used in General Food Distribution (GFD) and hospital programs.
• Partners closely with the Health and Water & Habitat teams to support hospital programs, specifically assisting with drafting diets and training staff on patient nutritional assessments.
• Contributes regularly to EcoSec internal monthly and quarterly reporting on food consumption and context, while providing translation and interpretation support when needed.
• Expands the delegation's network with local authorities and nutrition stakeholders, while providing administrative support, guidance, and appraisals for lower-level EcoSec staff

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Nutrition
• Good command (spoken and written) of English and Arabic
• Computer proficiency.
• 2 to 3 years minimum experience in the humanitarian sector.

Skills

• Nutrition Planning
• Technical Nutrition Support
• Nutrition Indicators Integration
• Nutrition Stakeholder Engagement
• Humanitarian Sector Expertise
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Response Design
• Aid Distribution
• Computer Proficiency

Languages

English, Arabic