NUTRITION SUPERVISOR

Qualifications of NUTRITION SUPERVISOR:

• Location: Beni
• Vacancy No: 59345
• Salary: N/A
• Organization: IRC International Rescue Committee
• Deadline: Varies

Brief details about NUTRITION SUPERVISOR:

About

Information about the organization that has offered the job:

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC)’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict and disaster survive, recover, and reclaim their futures. Since 1996, IRC-DRC has been responding to the humanitarian and development needs of Congolese and refugee populations in the DRC, while working to promote their rights and strengthen their health, safety, economic well-being, education, and decision-making power. Currently, IRC works in the areas of health (including sexual and reproductive health), nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), child and women’s protection, good governance and conflict management, and economic recovery and development.
As part of the continuity of the “Emergency response in Heath and protection for crisis-affected people in the North-East of DRC” project funded by the US State Department and implemented in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, IRC intends to continue to respond to the essential health and protection needs of women, girls and children under five, through integrated mobile teams. These teams will be mobilized to support health structures and grassroots community organizations for displaced or returned people in the different areas targeted by the project following alerts shared by OCHA. :
Under the supervision of the project coordinator, the nutrition supervisor is responsible for monitoring the implementation and quality of activities for the detection and treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with or without medical complications admitted to the UNTA and UNTI according to the national protocols (PCIMA) in force. To this end, the nutrition supervisor supports Ministry of Health healthcare providers in UNTA and UNTI and ensures that communities receive healthcare services at the community and health facility levels in accordance with national policy and project guidelines. Depending on program requirements, the nutrition supervisor may also be required to participate in assessment missions or surveys. The nutrition supervisor is also responsible for identifying any harm related to IRC services and implementing actions to mitigate related risks.

RESPONSABILITES CLES

Support in UNTA/UNTI  

• Participate in the basic assessment of the capacities of each health facility (UNTA/UNTI) under his responsibility (personnel, equipment, tools, infrastructure);
  

At the UNTA level

• Provide daily formative supervision from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for all healthcare providers to strengthen the skills of healthcare workers in quality PCIMA (strict compliance with admission and discharge criteria, anthropometric measurements, RUTF dosages, medical prescriptions, changes in the weight/arm circumference curve, monitoring of visits, patient flow, diagnosis/referral in the event of medical complications, etc.);

At the UNTI level

• Ensure regular training supervision of all healthcare providers to strengthen the skills of health workers in the management of SAM with complications and children <6 months or <3.5 kg (medical diagnosis, medical prescriptions and nutritional treatments, compliance with the preparation and administration of milk, compliance with phase change criteria, support for re-lactation, etc.);
• Supervise the quality of nursing care: compliance with hygiene and asepsis rules, ensuring formative supervision of technical procedures, regular nursing monitoring (temperature, rehydration, transfusions, infusions, etc.), implementation of close monitoring for critical cases, compliance with protocols when performing transfusions while ensuring the safety of the recipient (compatibility tests and quality of monitoring);
• Adapt the organization of the service according to the number and type of children admitted – space dedicated to < 6 months to avoid infections and facilitate re-lactation; separation of phases.

At UNTA and UNTI level

• Ensure that management tools are correctly and up to date (consultation registers, PCIMA registers, individual monitoring sheets, daily consumption registers, screening registers, etc.);
  
• Attend various meetings within the CS and the hospital, in connection with PCIMA activities and share the minutes with the hierarchy;
  
• Collaborate with the ECZ in setting up a good referral and counter-referral system for MAS children.
  

Community mobilization 

• Train and supervise health workers in charge of community screening activities (family PB approach or mass screening by community relays);
  
• Support health workers in planning home visits by community relays;
  
• Meet regularly with community and administrative leaders and inform them of project activities.
  
• Participate in monthly joint supervisions with BCZS at community level.
  

Management of nutritional inputs (RUTF, medicines, materials and equipment)

• Ensure that the storage conditions for medicines and ATPE/F75/f100 made available at UNTI/UNTA comply with the correct storage conditions;
  
• Participate in the reception and counting of ATPE and medicines with the hospital/CS team and the community (CODESA);
  
• In collaboration with CODESA, support health structure teams in carrying out monthly inventories of materials and equipment and weekly inventories of ATPE and medicine stocks;
  
• Support healthcare providers in assessing average monthly consumption of ATPE and medications;
  
• Check the adequacy of weekly and monthly consumption of ATPE- F75/F00, medicines and medical equipment with regard to the number of children admitted to the program and notify the Health Nutrition Project Manager in the event of any irrational use;
  
• In collaboration with the medical staff of the CS and the hospital, participate in the validation of monthly orders for medications and nutritional inputs using the management tools provided for this purpose;
  
• Ensure that medicines, nutritional inputs and medical equipment donated by IRC are given free of charge to all beneficiaries.
  

Monitoring and referencing 

• Ensure compliance with the completely free care and support provided to MAS cases in all structures supported by the project;
  
• Track referrals of MAS cases with complications;
  

Data collection and project reporting 

• Ensure the completeness and consistency of PCIMA and screening data collected within health structures;
  
• Collect data in the Commcare database;
  
• Participate in internal and external meetings on project activities;
  
• Carry out any other tasks at the request of his/her hierarchical and/or functional supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Be an A1/A0 nutritionist or an A1/A0 Nurse or a similar field with extensive professional experience (at least 5 years) in the management of MAS cases;
  
• At least 5 years with emergency humanitarian organizations in the implementation of nutritional activities;
  
• Have at least 5 years of experience in primary healthcare with a focus on nutrition, i.e. having worked in a UNTA and UNTI (is an asset);
  
• Good experience in managing quantitative and qualitative surveys;
  
• Having worked as a Nutrition Supervisor or Nutrition Officer in the health zone is a plus;
  
• Have a good command of PCIMA-version 2016;
  
• Experience in breastfeeding support;
  
• Have a good knowledge of the ANJE package and the PB Mother approach;
  
• Strong organizational, communication and training skills;
  
• Excellent level of written and spoken French and Swahili;
  
• Be able to take initiatives relevant to the program;
  
• Willingness and ability to work in an unstable environment;
  
• Ability to work under pressure and live in difficult conditions;  
  
• Strong resistance to stress and ability to work at a high pace corresponding to emergencies;
•  Have very good interpersonal skills (internal and external), teaching and skills transfer abilities;
• Great integrity.

The candidate must be committed to adhering to IRC policies, including the Client Safeguarding Policy and the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion.
Note for IRC Field Staff: Commitment to Clients: By committing to client-centered programming, the IRC places the people it serves—its clients—at the center of its programming and services. IRC staff have an important role to play in supporting the implementation of client-centered programming by educating the community and clients about existing feedback mechanisms and how to use them, including response processes, access, and eligibility for services, and by contributing to the creation of an institutional culture that encourages staff to listen to clients, communicate, and respond to their requests, comments, and complaints.”
Standards of Professional Conduct: IRC workers must uphold the values ​​and principles set out in the IRC WAY – Standards of Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Responsibility and Equality. 
Safeguarding: Strictly adhere to the IRC Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy and all other policies, including those relating to security and fraud prevention.
In accordance with safeguarding, the IRC operates policies on the protection of beneficiaries/clients from exploitation and abuse, child protection, anti-harassment in the workplace, fiscal integrity and anti-retaliation.
Equal Opportunity Employer: The IRC is an equal opportunity employer. The IRC considers all applicants for employment on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Equality: IRC recognizes and honors the fundamental worth and dignity of all individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. IRC is also committed to closing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an environment conducive to women participating in our workforce, including parental leave,gender-sensitive safety protocols and other supportive benefits.

PRESENTATION OF THE FILE

• Job application letter (Maximum 1 page)
  
• Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (Max 3 pages) to be submitted in French or English with the names, positions, telephone number and email address of at least four professional references including a professional reference from HR and a brief explanation of their professional relationship with you (e.g. “my direct supervisor” etc.). Please note that IRC reserves the right to contact any other person who has worked with the candidate during their previous experiences.
  
• Copies: Diplomas, certificates of services rendered, recommendations from former employers only, proof of identity, and the mandatory job seeker card issued by the ONEM.
  

Anyone living with a disability must indicate this in bold at the top of their CV.
If skills are equal, preference will be given to a female candidate.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: From August 25 to September 3, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

• Only those whose applications have attracted the interest of IRC will be contacted for the rest of the process;
  
• To save time in processing this recruitment, the team in charge will analyze candidate files as they are received. This method may lead to the closure of this process before the final date for receiving applications, if the best candidates are identified during the progressive processing of files. IRC encourages you not to wait until the last day of the offer closing to apply;
  
• Any unsuccessful application will be destroyed. IRC reserves the right to request to see the original documents provided by successful applicants.
  

In order to support women, IRC offers special conditions to women by paying 14 weeks of maternity leave at 100%. Until the child’s first birthday, the mother is entitled to a maximum of two hours per working day for breastfeeding. This rest period is paid and counted as working time. In order to allow female IRC staff who have babies of breastfeeding age to reconcile their family responsibilities with field missions, these staff will be authorized to travel in IRC vehicles with their babies and, if necessary, with an accompanying person.
IRC employees are entitled to two days of annual leave. Leave entitlement increases according to seniority. The IRC organizational culture offers a safe and fulfilling work environment for all its employees with flexibility measures focused on the well-being of its staff. As such, the IRC salary scale remains competitive at all grades.

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