Job Vacancy @ Helen Keller international – Program Officer (Nutrition)

Job Description

Helen Keller International

Job Announcement

Program Officer (Nutrition)

Job Type: Full time

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Start Date: 1st July, 2022

End Date: 30th June, 2023; Annual contract (renewable)

Reports to: Program Coordinator (Nutrition)

Open to Expatriates: No

Grade: I

Introduction

Helen Keller International is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and diseases of poverty. Helen Keller Intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty and is devoted to scaling up evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to improve care practices and ensure that basic health interventions reach vulnerable people, with a focus on women, youth, and children.

Helen Keller Intl has been operating in Sierra Leone for nearly 20 years in support of the Nutrition and Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) components of the National Health Development Plan of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as well as food security component of the ministry of Agriculture.

Nutrition is a core focus for Helen Keller not just in Sierra Leone but globally. Today over 10% of the global population go to bed hungry and over 45% of deaths of children under 5 is attributable to malnutrition. The Program Officer (Nutrition) will be responsible for supporting nutrition programs and activities in HKI Sierra Leone.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Program Coordinator (Nutrition) to contribute to meeting objectives and targets of the program effectively and efficiently
• Contribute to quality assurance of program activities
• Lead any procurement activities for the nutrition program in collaboration with team members and other teams in the CO, as needed
• Assist the Program Coordinator to develop and monitor the workplans for nutrition activities
• Assist the Program Coordinator in monitoring and overseeing the field activities
• Participate in all monitoring activities, nutritional surveys and/or assessments
• Work closely with the M&E staff and other program staff to collect and analyze the program data
• Participate in and contribute to all relevant meetings, platforms, workshops in the country when delegated to do so

• Carry out additional tasks, as delegated by the Program Coordinator and/or Food Security & Nutrition Manager.

Qualification and experience

• A bachelors’ degree in a relevant field – nutrition, public health, social sciences, etc.
• At least 3 years’ of proven in implementing nutrition programs
• Program management experience a plus
• Willingness to travel to the field
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and complex environment
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills

Interested candidates should send a detailed CV, Application letter stating clearly on the subject line of your email “Application for Program Officer (Nutrition)”, names and contacts of three references, a daytime telephone/mobile contact to HR/Administration Manager, 22 New Signal Hill Road, Congo Cross, Freetown or email to SierraLeone.Recruitment@hki.org by the close of business on 18th  June 2022.

Helen Keller International is an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting gender, equity and diversity.

Fostering a diverse and open workplace is an important part of HKI’s vision, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, especially women, to apply.

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