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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Under the direct supervision of Senior Program associate the Nutrition assistant will contribute to the attainment of the Fresh Food Voucher project objectives and insuring quality throughout the project cycle.

ABOUT FRESH FOOD VOUCHER PROJECT

WFP has been implementing Fresh Food voucher project starting from 2018. the Fresh Food Voucher (FFV) Programme in three Woredas in the Amhara region: Habru, Dessie Zuria, Raya Kobo, Dawechefa, Mekdela, Kalu and Sekota Zuria woredas. The Programme focuses on households with pregnant and lactating women and/or children under 2 years of age (6 to 23 months).

The programme beneficiaries receive a voucher that can be used to purchase fruits, vegetables and certain animal source foods (such as eggs and milk). To ensure that the markets can respond to the increased demand, the FFV programme will actively engage with fresh food traders in the intervention areas. The FFV program will include a large behavioral component where beneficiaries will be given information about the importance of a diverse diet, along with other social behavior change communication (SBCC) initiatives such as practical demonstrations on the proper usage of nutritious foods.

Overall, the programme has two objectives. First, it aims to improve dietary diversity among children between 6 and 23 months of age and among pregnant and lactating women (PLW). The focus on these demographic groups is based on the now well-established theory on the importance of the 'first 1,000 days'.

JOB PURPOSE

The Nutrition assistant will be responsible to provide technical and coordination support for the activity planning, implementation, monitoring of FFV Project in the targeted kebeles/HPs.  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive):

1.  Support the WFP Dessie Sub Office on implementation Fresh Food voucher project which includes supporting targeting, registration, market support, monitoring of retailors and implementation of SBCC activities within the sub office.
2. Provide support to specific and defined WFP Dessie Sub office fresh food voucher nutrition sensitive project and activities, ensuring a co-ordinated approach with wider projects that comply with WFP standards and procedures.
3. Track and analyse Fresh Food Voucher data to provide input into WFP Dessie sub office reporting activities and contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on Fresh food voucher activities, including use of reporting tools, to enable informed operational decision making and consistency of (internal and external) information.
4. Work and exchange information with internal WFP CO counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing Fresh food voucher activities.
5. Liaise with WFP Fresh food voucher partners (internal and external) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
6. Insure timely implementation of SBCC (Social, behavioural change and communication activities) in the target kebeles/HPs
7. Ensures timely delivery of information to beneficiaries, retailors and other relevant stakeholders during disbursement, graduation of beneficiaries and other occasions
8. Follow and lead the Conduct post distribution monitoring (PDM), share monitoring findings and information with supervisor and WFP Dessie sub office
9. Closely follow up with woreda level fresh food voucher coordinators on the performance retailors to ensure the right and agreed fresh food items are availed at the market
10. Ensures timely delivery of information to beneficiaries, retailors and other relevant stakeholders during disbursement, graduation of beneficiaries and other occasions and disseminates message to the fresh food HHs on their price and their entitlements and the CRM
11. Produces regular weekly, monthly plan and report to the immediate supervisor and WFP Dessie sub office
12. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Education: Post-secondary certificate in Applied human Nutrition, Public Health, Food Technology and other relevant fields is required.

Experience

·         Three and more years of relevant experience in public health, nutrition and/or food security programming.

• Experience in health, nutrition and/or food security information and data management and analysis.
• Experience with implementation of national/international development or emergency programmes.
• Experience identifying and defining nutrition issues/problems within a country.

Language: Fluency in English and Amharic.