Nutrition Counselling Officer - Zahle

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Nutrition Counselling Officer performs a variety of specialized duties related to the nutrition counselling to families and children. He/she will actively help programme participants make healthier nutrition choices including but not limited to support for pregnant and lactating women, best practices on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) for families with children aged 0 – 24 months, weight management, and malnutrition/weight gain. The Nutrition Counselling Officer will also be responsible to identify acute malnutrition cases and cases of children showing developmental delays and referring them to specialized services. Moreover, the Nutrition officer will oversee the establishment of Early childhood development corners across community centers including the delivery of ECD group sessions and healthy eating awareness raising for children enrolled in education, child protection and youth programs.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science or a related field

Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English

Proven experience in developing effective prevention/treatment plan

Good time management skills

Aptitude to empathize with participants and help them open up

Previous experience as a nutrition counsellor

Minimum 2 years of experience in nutrition programs

Experience in field work and community mobilization

Training facilitation 

Computer skills

Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

A copy of the full role profile can be found at: Nutrition Counselling Officer - Zahle

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.