Community Nutrition Officer

% of time

Activity

90%

Program Implementation

• Coordinate the planning and implementation of integrated community nutrition interventions in line with the UN Joint Nutrition Project, National Office Strategy, and the Health and Nutrition Technical Program.
• Collaborate closely with the Health and Nutrition Specialist and the ENOUGH Campaign Technical Advisor to ensure high-quality execution of community-based nutrition activities aimed at reducing stunting in Ngororero and Rutsiro districts.
• Mobilize key stakeholders and facilitate training sessions to strengthen capacity in core nutrition models and approaches among community actors.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships, linkages, and collaborations with local partners, government entities, and other stakeholders to enhance the delivery of community nutrition initiatives.
• Organize and lead mass mobilization campaigns to raise awareness and promote optimal maternal, infant, and young child feeding practices.
• Conduct capacity building of community health workers and other community volunteers on national nutrition guidelines and protocols
• Follow up on the operationalization of the use of child scorecards in the promotion of 22 integrated nutrition, WASH, and ECD practices in households in target districts
• Support the integration of nutrition-sensitive activities within Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), with a focus on improving household food security and livelihoods.
• Ensure timely collection, analysis, and reporting of community nutrition data to inform decision-making and track progress against project indicators and targets.
• Promote innovation by documenting best practices, success stories, and lessons learned from the field to inform future programming and support knowledge sharing.

30%

Financial Management

• Participate in the budgeting of UN joint nutrition activities to ensure the available resources are efficiently utilized
• Spending according to the plan and budget such that the monthly cash flow is not significantly over- or underspent
• Providing variance explanations and taking action on time to ensure that budgets are being used as planned

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 3 years of experience working in the integrated community nutrition sector

1. Must be familiar with integrated community nutrition and SBCC models, e.g., PDH, CBNP, mother support groups, father support groups, nurturing care, Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), VSLAs, Microfinance, Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA), Citizen Voice and Action (CVA)
2.  Ability to construct, interpret, and critique budgets and track expenditure; strong financial/budgeting skills.
3.  Report writing skills
4. Strong group facilitation and training skills
5. Good monitoring skills

Required Education,

training,license,

registration, and

certification

1. Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and dietetics, Community nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, or any other closely related field (If the degree is issued by a foreign institution, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required.

2. Must have a valid driving license class A.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

1. Proven ability to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate community-based interventions, including budgeting, workplan development, and activity reporting.
2. Demonstrated skills in conducting training, coaching, and mentoring of CHWs, community volunteers, and local leaders on nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive practice
3. Knowledge of nutrition-related indicators and tools, with the ability to collect, interpret, and use data for decision-making, accountability, and learning.
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda, with the ability to engage effectively with community members, partners, and local authorities.
5. Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Outlook.
6. Experience in Networking
7. Business-oriented mindset

Travel and/or

Work Environment

Requirement

Domestic Travel: 70% Regular internal travel to project community sites is required. The position requires working closely with local partners and decentralized local government structures and health facilities in the district.