Essential Job Functions/Scope of Work:
International Medical Corps is a global, nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Founded in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-denominational organization. Its mission is to improve quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities around the world. By providing training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to those most at risk, and with the flexibility to respond quickly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates and helps devastated health care systems to regain their autonomy.
Program context:
In recent years, Cameroon has been affected by crises in several neighboring countries, which have led to insecurity and left Cameroonian communities in a vulnerable state, particularly women, and children living in border areas. IMC UK is one of the organizations working with WFP since July 2016 for nutritional assistance projects for refugees and host populations in Cameroon, more specifically in the North, East and Adamawa regions. Several hundred thousand refugees of various nationalities, but mainly Central Africans and Nigerians, have found refuge in Cameroon for several decades. UNHCR figures from the January 2024 fact sheet on Central African refugees in the East, Adamawa and North regions reveal that there are 330,869 Central African refugees, with children under the age of 5 accounting for 11, 62%. Of these refugees residing in these three regions, 70,567 live in camps. The significant presence of refugees in these communities has worsened the situation of food insecurity prevailing in host communities where opportunities for income-generating activities, such as subsistence agriculture, livestock and small businesses, are limited. IMC, thanks to WFP funding, will develop a nutrition program and help communities vary the content of their meals.
- ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/SCOPE OF WORK:
The Nutrition Assistant, working under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Supervisor, is responsible for daily technical planning, implementation and reporting of field nutrition activities, improving the quality of interventions by ensuring compliance with the defined strategy and focusing on the expected results.
– Take the lead in implementing the nutrition program through positive deviance (PD), IYCF support groups and agropastoral activities in intervention areas.
– Organize and supervise the community mobilization component of the project (door-to-door mass screening and agropastoral activities) in collaboration with the health district and the CHWs.
– Work closely with partners Livelihood, CBT, GBV and other partners on the ground to organize focus groups on protection and gender issues related to activities provided by IMC in communities.
– Work in close collaboration with MINADER and MINEPIA to ensure the correct implementation of agropastoral activities (farms, gardens, livestock and fish farming).
– Ensure that beneficiaries are targeted in accordance with project requirements.
– Work closely with all health structures and partners to regularly conduct quarterly door-to-door mass screenings to identify cases of malnutrition and direct cases to appropriate structures.
– Provide technical assistance to health promoters and CHWs under his responsibility.
– Ensure that registers and other monitoring and evaluation tools are correctly completed.
– Monitor the evolution of the nutritional status of children admitted to the PD program.
– Organize health education and cooking demonstration sessions in communities and health centers, keeping track of lessons learned and sharing them with the program manager.
– Collaborate with district services to integrate nutrition-specific/nutrition-sensitive activities and general food distribution during supplementary food distribution.
– Prepare monthly narrative reports using the existing template and submit them to the Nutrition Supervisor every 28th.
– Identify program gaps and provide strategy to Nutrition Supervisor.
- Formation
– Conduct on-site refresher training for Field Workers, PDF Mother Models and Community Health Workers on a monthly basis and report training gaps to the Nutrition Supervisor.
– Supervise staff (field workers and community health workers) by giving them instructions on monitoring beneficiaries through home visits.
- Professional relationships
– Work with the Nutrition Supervisor, CBT and Livelihood team, Project Manager, Field Coordinator, Finance and Logistics team to ensure appropriate support is provided to the team.
– Interface with local delegates, local authorities and relevant agencies to ensure mutual understanding of the nutrition program and maximize the distribution of resources and allocation of available funds;
- Administration and Reports
– Supervise the activities of community relays and field agents in the field, by examining and approving their work plan, supervising them and instilling discipline in them.
– Prepare weekly and monthly narrative reports using existing template and submit them on time.
– Work closely with Logistics to ensure that all field visits are planned according to logistical means
QUALIFICATIONS :
– Be a nutritionist or nurse with solid experience in community nutrition and BCC.
– Have a good knowledge of the CMAM protocol.
– Be bilingual (English and French).
– Have excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
– Master Microsoft Word, Excel and data management.
– Have excellent personal motivation.
– Be able to work within a multicultural team while having good team spirit.
– Be extremely flexible and able to deal with stressful and frustrating situations.
– Have good knowledge of the basics of nutritional survey.
Personal characteristics :
– Perfect personal integrity.
– Attention to detail and precision.
– Dynamic and able to perform several tasks at the same time.
– Team spirit and ability to solve problems.
- Security:
– Ensure compliance with security protocols and policies;
– Consider the safety implications of all program activities, reviewing all new initiatives with other staff, leaders and community volunteers.
- Compliance and ethics:
– Promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics within International Medical Corps. To the extent applicable to the position, the candidate must fully understand and adhere to International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards.
– Performs work with the highest level of integrity.
– Communicate these standards to staff, where applicable, and partners and require them to adhere to these values.
- Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse:
Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and among beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
- Code of Conduct:
In this role, the individual is expected to promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards , and adhere to these standards.
If this is a supervisory position, the individual must model ethical behavior through their own conduct and supervision of the work of others; ensure that the people reporting to it have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards described in the code of conduct and ethics; monitor the compliance of the people he supervises; apply the International Medical Corps Code of Conduct and Ethics and policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Workplace Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct Policy, consistently and fair; support employees who, in good faith, raise questions or concerns.
- Backup:
All staff have a shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect the populations they work with, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes protection against the following behaviors by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect or abuse of children, at-risk adults or LGBTI people; and any form of human trafficking. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations of our code of conduct and ethics, which may involve conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption or harassment. If you see, hear or become aware of any violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethics or the Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report it.
- Equal opportunities:
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ethnicity, age, disability or veteran status.
***International Medical Corps does not solicit any fees, payments, or other monetary transactions from job applicants. If you are the subject of a financial solicitation in connection with this recruitment, please contact International Medical Corps at the website:* www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com .
How to apply
Composition of the application file: CV and cover letter; Proof of diploma and training presented; Employment certificates relating to professional experience; 3 Professional references; Application files marked “Application for the position of MEAL Assistant” must be sent to International Medical Corps at the following email address: camrecruitments@internationalmedicalcorps.org
NB: Only pre-selected Candidates will be contacted.
For the National Director and by delegation, the Human Resources Coordinator.