Location: Grand Bassa and Bong

Reports To: Project Manager

Duration: 1 year (with the possibility of extension)

This position is contingent upon funding.

Background

Latter Day Saints Charities (LDSC) has invited CRS to submit a proposal to address the global critical nutrition needs of adolescent girls and young women, with an emphasis on a multi-regional perspective and incorporating a significant goods delivery component. In response, CRS is designing a five-year program across seven countries including Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Liberia, India, Timor Leste, and Guatemala. NCHC will be working with CRS on this project.

Objectives

The position has the primary responsibility to develop and support nutritional interventions for the Sustainable, Targeted, Responsive approach to Optimize Nutrition and Growth (STRONG) project. The Nutrition Project Field Officer will be responsible to support activities, training, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of nutrition-related interventions under the STRONG project. The Project Field Officer will coordinate closely with CRS Project Manager and Project Officers working within communities served by the project, with other project staff and management. The position holder will be based in one of the project counties.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with NCHC program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per the established reporting schedule.
• Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor the capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
• Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Nursing, public health, or other related field of study.
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in project support. Experience in the field of agriculture, nutrition/health and working with adolescent girls and young women for an NGO would be a plus.
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages – English, speaking the local language of the assigned county is a plus.

Travel – Will be based in the assigned county, Bong or Grand Bassa, and may travel to Monrovia occasionally when the need arises.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Observation, active listening, and analysis skills with the ability to make sound judgments.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
• Most know how to ride a motorbike.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Experience implementing activities, monitoring projects, and collecting relevant data preferred.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Agency REDI Competencies:

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help the organization achieve agency goals.

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity – Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust – Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually look for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

Supervisory Responsibilities (None)

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Project Manager, MEAL Officer, Project Assistant, Interns

External: CRS, Partners, and Government

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Applications:

The last date for submission of Application (CV and cover letter) is 10^th August 2023 by 4:00 pm

Interested candidates need to send their updated CVs and a cover letter to wkbrowne@yahoo.com on or before the closing date mentioned above.