Posted on: Sat 23-05-2020

Background 

About COOPI 

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access to healthcare, food, and financial security, and to overcome their special vulnerability to wars, civil conflicts and natural disasters. For 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in the field, COOPI has been engaged in breaking the cycle of poverty and responding to specific emergencies in numerous sectors, including Food Security, Humanitarian Aid, Health, Socio-Economical Services, Water and Sanitation, Human Rights, Education and Training, Migrations and Sustainable Energy.

COOPI in Nigeria 

COOPI started its operations in North-East Nigeria in July 2014 to carry out a rapid evaluation of the most relevant constraints suffered by the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) displaced by the food crisis and the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. 

The COOPI Nigeria Field Office is located in Yobe State, in order to cover intervention LGAs in Yobe State and to provide direct assistance to the IDPs and their hosting communities, through a multi-sectorial programme covering Food Security, Social protection, Early Recovery and Livelihoods, Nutrition and Child Protection interventions. COOPI's capacity to respond to the humanitarian situation in the country is confirmed by its experience in providing humanitarian aid in more than 24 other Countries around the World, in over 50 years of operations.

Position: BSFP Distribution Assistant (4 positions) 

Project / Programme: WFP 

Location: (2) Damaturu and (2) Geidam LGA of Yobe State

Reports to: Project Manager 

Duration of the Project: 1 year 

Donors: WFP 

Duration of the contract: 4 months 

Basic salary: (according to the experience) 

Starting Date: June 1st 2020 

Desired Experience: 1 year working in INGO, 8 Months of which should be in Nutrition and Health programming.

Main Duties / Responsibilities Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)

 The BSFP Distribution Assistants will be responsible for the implementation of WFP funded General Food Distribution (Unconditional Resource Transfer) Project in Damaturu and Geidam LGA, Yobe state. Focusing on IDPs and vulnerable host communities.

The BSFP Distribution Assistants will ensure distribution, monitoring and mobilisation of the community to encourage their participation in the distribution activities. 

Under the direct supervision of the BSFP Field Officer and in collaboration with the Field Coordinator, Deputy Project Manager, the Project Manager and other collaborators of the projects and of the Base, she/he will:

• Conduct sensitizations, providing key messages related to the programme objectives, organization of distributions, the use of the products and other messages related to IYCF. 
• Screening of the nutritional status of children under five in their designated locations and refer SAM cases to health/CMAM centres. 
• Supervising the Community Mobilisers, daily labourers and volunteers. 
• Conduct verification of beneficiaries at distribution point, ensuring that rations are distributed only to the entitled and registered beneficiaries. 
•  Fill in the BSFP register accurately, with information on beneficiaries’ Household status and MUAC screening for children.
• Conduct registration of new beneficiaries, ensuring accountability by checking the documentation provided by the beneficiary and by issuing accurate ration cards.
• Distribution of supplementary food to eligible and verified households. 
• Support the preparation of accurate distribution reports by assisting the BSFP Field Officer. 
• Provide sensitization sessions on Food Security, Livelihoods and nutrition (IYCF) and hygiene practices. 
• Report any problems in a timely manner to the BSFP Field Officers or the Field Coordinator.
• Participate in the field work of Surveys, Baselines, Mid-term Reviews, and end line. 

Treat beneficiaries with dignity and apply COOPI’s Code of Ethics and Conduct, the UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in the field, including sensitizing community mobilisers and daily labourers on such principles. 

Minimum Requirements: 

 Degree/Diploma in Nutrition and Health, Basic Medical Sciences or Natural Sciences, Agriculture related studies, with previous experience working in developmental projects 

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Be professional, motivated, flexible and culturally sensitive 
• Experience in data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing 
• Have excellent communication, writing and analytical skills. 
• Be excellent in communication skills and proficient in report writing 
• Have IT troubleshooting capabilities. 
• Be resident and familiar with the terrain in the Northeast Nigeria. 
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams. 
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word). 
• Proven ability to create management information systems for large amounts of data within a complex program.  
• Knowledge and experience in using database specific software. 
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills. 

Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams 

Preferred: 

• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Kanuri). 
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited. 
• Previous experience with similar position 

This ToR shall be inclusive of any other task specifically assigned by the Nutrition Officer and direct supervisor for what concerns the implementation of the program activities. 

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Candidates from and or living Yobe will be prioritised.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION

Please note that any late application or incomplete submission will not be considered and thus will be disregarded immediately. 

Applicants shall be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

Mode of application: Kindly follow link below: https://forms.gle/GmmPfKiEK9VrYFBA6

Date of submission and closure: 18th May, 2020 to 25th May, 2020.

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