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Helen Keller International Recruits Nutrition Officer(Adamawa, Akwa ibom, Borno)

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Established in 1915, Helen Keller International (HKI) works to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We combat the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health and nutrition. Headquartered in New York City, HKI currently conducts programs in 22 countries in Africa and Asia as well as in the United States. HKI Nigeria implements a bi-annual campaign on vitamin A supplementation and other nutrition activities in 10 states of the federation.
 
Vitamin A supplementation 
HKI works closely with the government of Nigeria to ensure high coverage of more than 80% of the target population with vitamin A. HKI has supported the training of health workers, program monitoring, community education and the delivery of vitamin A capsules. In 2001, HKI integrated vitamin A supplementation into Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) as a cost-effective, sustainable strategy and a strong platform for community mobilization. Vulnerable groups, including children 6-59 months old and post-partum women within 8 weeks of delivery, were targeted.  Since 2009, HKI aligned with the Federal Government of Nigeria and adopted the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Weeks (MNCHW) as a high impact strategy to distribute Vitamin A capsules alongside other low-cost interventions that have been proven to be highly effective in reducing mortality rates and improving maternal and child health. HKI supports the implementation of the MNCHW in 10 states of the federation through funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
 
Desired Course(s): Nutrition, Food and Dietetics, Public Health
Application Deadline: December 15, 2012
Specialization: NGO / Community Services
Experience: 3-5 yrs
Job Status: fulltime
Location:, Adamawa, Akwa ibom, Borno
 
Job Title: Nutrition Officer
 
Job Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Program Manager Nutrition/Fortification, the Program Officer implements, monitors and evaluate HKI Nigeria’s nutrition programs and projects in accordance with national protocols and policies.
 
Technical Capacity
 
Competencies Required:
 
Qualifications Required:
How to apply
All applicants should submit electronically (1) Curriculum vitae; and (2) A cover letter (application letter) to [email protected]
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