LGA Facilitator Job at Committed To Good

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: LGA Facilitator

Vacancy ID:  VAC-9565
Job Location: Gombe
Start date: 23-Apr-2023

Overview of Position

• The LGA Facilitator will provide that essential link between the section & the LGA of implementation, serving to coordinate & supervise nutrition activities at the LGA level.
• S / He will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day implementation of nutrition activities across our client-supported implementation sites.
• S / He will also supervise the daily operations of the Ward Nutrition Supervisors, with a specific focus on ensuring quality implementation & data reporting. With limited travel to implementation sites by our client's staff, LGA Facilitators’ presence in the field provides a much-needed means for program monitoring to ensure maintenance of the quality of implementation according to national & international protocols as well as an independent layer of accountability.

Role Objectives

• With the support of the Nutrition Specialist, organize & implement training of a selected number of beneficiaries on planning & primary production of orange flesh sweet potato demonstrating good agriculture practices & marketing.
• Assemble training modules & learning materials to be used for the training.
• Provide coaching & mentoring services to the gardens for a determined number of days & gardens to be agreed upon.
• Ensure quality of IYCF counseling sessions provided at individual level & group sessions.
• With support from the State Nutrition Officer, ensure quality cooking food demonstration sessions are conducted in communities.
• Promote increasing awareness of appropriate nutrition behaviors in communities by ensuring behavior change materials are visible in supported communities & health facilities.
• Come up with a clear training plan, methodology, expectations & outcomes to demonstrate what beneficiaries will be trained on & how they will be trained & what can be achieved at the end of the program.
• Deliver training across selected communities in the state. Support beneficiaries with the required skills to be able to step down the training within their communities to enhance their knowledge of orange fleshed sweet potato as a source of Vitamin A.
• Ensure quality & timely reporting on all areas of implementation.
• Support the development of case studies & success stories from program implementation.
• Work with nongovernmental organizations & community-based organizations to disseminate technologies on legumes processing & utilization of different location-specific crops.
• Supervise the Ward Nutrition Supervisors & provide regular updates on the functioning of the community structures to the supervisor, including compiling & validating data from nutrition implementing sites.
• Ensure adequate stock of key commodities (RUTF, SQ LNS) are available within the LGA & at health facilities.
• Monitor the distribution and utilization of nutrition commodities & provide reports on suspected misuse to the supervisor.
• Participate in meetings at LGA & state level as required.
• Ensure appropriate supply chain management at LGA & health facility levels including timely requisition of nutrition supplies, storage in conducive conditions & report of inappropriate storage conditions or any other form of supply mismanagement to the supervisor.
• Coordinate the activity of support group leaders.
• Any other duties assigned by a supervisor that is in line with the general job description.

Project reporting:

• Provide bi-weekly & monthly reports on the numbers of children receiving nutrition services & other key nutrition indicators as required.
• Provide bi-weekly updates on the functioning of the community nutrition volunteers & ward nutrition supervisors.
• Provide bi-weekly updates on the delivery of nutrition services at the facility level.
• Provide bi-weekly updates on the status of nutrition supplies at the facility & LGA levels.

Requirements / Key Competencies

• B.Sc / HND in Nutrition, Microbiology, Food Science, or any other related field with a minimum of 3 years experience in community engagement, crop production, carrying out facilitation of women groups & micro gardening or related role in a well-structured organization.
• Fluency in English & Hausa is compulsory.
• Have an excellent understanding of issues related to agriculture relevant in northern Nigeria.
• Have an excellent understanding of issues related to food & nutrition in the Gombe state.
• Have experience working with communities to improve homestead farms.
• Management especially in the cultivation of orange fleshed sweet potato.
• Have the ability to work under minimal supervision & with tight deadlines.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills & the ability to work in a team-oriented multicultural environment.
• Have the ability to deliver accurate & timely reports.
• Have Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) skills.
• Good verbal & communication skills.
• Working with people.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Note: Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.