Nutritionist
What we do
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and, at the same time, promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.
Our values
- At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.
Purpose
The Nutritionist designs, plans, implements and monitors the Economic Security (EcoSec) Unit’s nutrition programs in line with the country strategy, under supervision and with limited coaching and support from their hierarchical superior. S/he gives technical support to Health for the management of the hospital feeding program and to EcoSec for the analysis of the country-wide nutritional situation and the integration of Nutrition within the interventions, and to the Delegation in general for external engagement within the Nutrition cluster and partners.
Reports to (role)
- Economic Security Coordinator
Accountabilities & functional responsibilities
- Oversees the implementation of hospital nutrition programs, including initial assessments of hospital facilities.
- Drafts patient diets based on ICRC protocols and deploys systems for monitoring patient nutrition and food consumption.
- Trains local hospital staff and SRCS volunteers on nutritional assessment and monitoring, as well as food provision oversight.
- Conducts regular hospital visits to discuss specific patient cases with medical and surgical teams.
- Collects data from the team and prepares regular hospital-specific reports for relevant coordinators and the regional nutritionist.
- Designs and supports the implementation of assessments, analyzing collected data including MUAC, oedema, and food consumption indicators.
- Performs qualitative and quantitative nutrition and food security data analysis, contributing to food-system analysis, identifying economic security gaps, and proposing EcoSec activities, particularly for Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programming.
- Provides nutrition-related input for delegation and EcoSec strategic approaches, contributes to internal reporting, and expands networking related to nutrition with local stakeholders
Desired profile and skills
- Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
- Able to work under pressure in a potentially dangerous environment
Certifications / Education required
- Masters degree in nutrition or public health, or equivalent work experience.
- Very good command of English and/or French.
- Computer proficiency.
Professional experience required
- Ideally 6 years overall professional experience including3–5 years’ experience in a similar field.
What we offer
- Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
- Competitive employment package with medical insurance.
- In-house training opportunities for personal development.
Additional information
- Type of role: National Staff
- Working rate: 100%
- Location: Port Sudan
- Type of contract: Fix-term contract (Extendable)
- Length of assignment: Six months(Extendable)
- Application deadline: 05July 2025
- Desired starting date: September 2025