Nutrition Specialist at MINISANTE: (Deadline 29 March 2022)

Nutrition Specialist at MINISANTE: (Deadline 29 March 2022)

Job description

• Participate in the Food and Nutrition Technical Working Group including providing guidance on priority actions in nutrition related to the health sector as well as sharing analysis of nutrition related data.
• Contribute to the development of the new Food and Nutrition Strategic Plan and provide technical support to the MOH and the NECDP on technical matters including key policy decisions as well as design of nutrition interventions.
• Support the development of meaningful and formal partnerships with between the Government, UN agencies, NGO’s, research institutions and other community stakeholders that participate involved in food and nutrition programs.
• Support the production and ensure availability of up-to-date records of all documents, resources such as training, M&E, supervision and communication tools, lessons learned and good practices related to health data specifically those related to nutrition program implemented through MoH/RBC and facilitate their circulation and use within the MOH, NECDP, social cluster ministries and with development partners.
• Through collaboration with the NECDP, facilitate the development or adaptation of technical and training manuals and curricula on M&E for as well as nutrition in general, including e-learning modules, • Participate in the Food and Nutrition Technical Working Group including providing guidance on priority actions in nutrition related to the health sector well as sharing analysis of nutrition related data.
• Contribute to the development of the new Food and Nutrition Strategic Plan and provide technical support to the MOH and the NECDP on technical matters including key policy decisions as well as design of nutrition interventions.
• Support the development of meaningful and formal partnerships with between the Government, UN agencies, NGO’s, research institutions and other community stakeholders that participate involved in food and nutrition programs.
• Support the production and ensure availability of up-to-date records of all documents, resources such as training, M&E, supervision and communication tools, lessons learned and good practices related to health data specifically those related to nutrition program implemented through MoH/RBC and facilitate their circulation and use within the MOH, NECDP, social cluster ministries and with development partners.
• Through collaboration with the NECDP, facilitate the development or adaptation of technical and training manuals and curricula on M&E for as well as nutrition in general, including e-learning modules, • Participate in the Food and Nutrition Technical Working Group including providing guidance on priority actions in nutrition related to the health sector well as sharing analysis of nutrition related data.
• Contribute to the development of the new Food and Nutrition Strategic Plan and provide technical support to the MOH and the NECDP on technical matters including key policy decisions as well as design of nutrition interventions.
• Support the development of meaningful and formal partnerships with between the Government, UN agencies, NGO’s, research institutions and other community stakeholders that participate involved in food and nutrition programs.
• Support the production and ensure availability of up-to-date records of all documents, resources such as training, M&E, supervision and communication tools, lessons learned and good practices related to health data specifically those related to nutrition program implemented through MoH/RBC and facilitate their circulation and use within the MOH, NECDP, social cluster ministries and with development partners.
• Through collaboration with the NECDP, facilitate the development or adaptation of technical and training manuals and curricula on M&E for as well as nutrition in general, including e-learning modules,
Policy formulation
. Leading and formulating strategies and policies for nutrition in healthcare system;
• Overseeing nutrition and other health indicators calculations to ensure that indicators are consistent across different activities and systems and participate in regular audits of the health information systems set up by the MOH, its programs and projects, and other stakeholders
• Participate in the primary and secondary analysis of data generated from the National Health Accounts, Demographic and Health Survey, and other health services.
• Within the MOH to prepare, routine and special purpose analyses of data collected and Process feedback from users and communicate to supervisors
• Provide support to data administrators/ managers at central and district hospital levels in nutrition statistical analytical skills and to ensure that the required analytical interpretation and feedback is provided to the site data points
• Work with M&E task force, Clinical Services and individual departments within the Ministry of Health to develop analysis plans for their data sets particularly nutrition related.
• Conduct analyses of health and disease trends based upon data from the HMIS and other data sources for use in annual statistical reports, monthly and quarterly epidemiological bulletins, and special studies and for publication on the MOH web site.
• Participate in the development of the HIS policies ,norms and guidelines for general health information collection, analysis, and use
• Support districts and other health facilities in the analysis and use of HMIS data including nutrition data to inform decision making.