Location:

Monrovia
Salary:

negotiable
Job type:

Full Time
Posted:

2 hours ago
Category:

Programme Management
Deadline:

March 31, 2026

VOSIEDA seeks a Nutrition Officer to strengthen nutrition planning, data systems, capacity, accountability, coordination, and effective, sustainable programme delivery in selected counties.
Location	Liberia
Duration	Initial 7 months, extendable subject to strong performance.
Supervisor	Program Coordinator
Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa (VOSIEDA) is a Liberian non-profit civil society organization founded in 2001. Based in Monrovia, it works across Liberia and the Mano River Union to reduce poverty, strengthen livelihoods, protect natural resources, advance gender equality, support clean energy, and promote peace, resilience, and inclusive development.

BACKGROUND

VOSIEDA is partnering with UNICEF and other UN agencies to implement Empower and Nurture: Harnessing the Full Potential of Adolescent Girls in Liberia. The project addresses persistent gaps in adolescent health, nutrition, and protection, which remain particularly acute in Liberia, where women and girls continue to face heightened vulnerability driven by harmful social norms, unequal power relations, and discriminatory gender practices.

The Nutritionist will be deployed to Grand Gedeh or Rivercess and will work closely with government counterparts and implementing partners to strengthen integrated nutrition services for adolescent girls. Key responsibilities will include supporting iron and folic acid supplementation, deworming, nutrition counselling, preventive and promotive nutrition services, and related data analysis and reporting. Services will be delivered through schools, communities, and health facilities to ensure inclusive coverage. The role will also contribute to strengthening adolescent girls’ confidence, life skills, leadership, and meaningful participation in decisions affecting their well-being and future.

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE

The Nutrition Officer will support County Health Teams in Grand Gedeh, Montserrado, and Rivercess by managing NEP nutrition activities, coordinating, handling data, reporting, ensuring quality assurance, and resolving problems under the Project Coordinator’s supervision.

TASKS & FUNCTIONS

The Nutrition Officer is expected to provide technical support with a specific focus on the following elements:

Support for programme development and planning
Technical and operational support to programme implementation
Networking and partnership building

1. Support to programme development and planning

Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentation, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM), and monitoring and evaluation of results.

2. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

· Support the government to provide a package of nutrition interventions to adolescents in schools, health facilities, and the community. (IFA, deworming, and nutrition education)

· Provide support to the government to ensure schools health clubs are functional with school gardens and promote nutrition education

· Support the government in conducting food demonstration classes conducted in schools and communities with adolescent girls for knowledge sharing

· Conduct regular programme field visits and exchange information with partners and stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support. Take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks, and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.

· Support with timely data collection and ensure the quality of the data

3. Networking and partnership building

Provide support and guidance to strengthen relationships among line ministries and partners for the implementation of the NEP project.
Participate in all Technical Working Group meetings within the county around adolescent development and ensure that NEP interventions are aligned with government priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A university degree in one of the fields is required: nutrition, public health, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research and monitoring, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another Nutrition field.

Experience: Minimum of five years of professional experience is required in nutrition, public health, maternal, infant, and child health/nutrition, or related health sciences. Experience in health or nutrition programme and project development is an added advantage. Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English and demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database management and data manipulation.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit an English application letter explaining your motivation and relevant qualifications for the post, with your CV and three references. Use the subject “Nutrition Officer Position Application [Your Name]” and send it to the VOSIEDA office or info@vosieda.org. False, late, or incomplete submissions will be disqualified. Shortlisted applicants will take a written exam and/or interview. Deadline: 31 March 2026, 5:00 p.m.

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