The Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative is a recognized non-governmental organization (NGO) registered with Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It operates primarily as the Nigerian arm or partner of Hope Spring Water, a UK-registered charity dedicated to improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Officer

Location: Borno
Employment Type: Full-time (Onsite)

About the Role

• Conduct situation analyses and research on nutrition trends, health, and related factors to inform programme planning and design.
• Plan, implement, and monitor nutrition activities, including malnutrition screening (anthropometry), growth monitoring, outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTP), stabilization centres (SC), supplementary feeding, and referral systems.
• Support management of acute malnutrition and prevention programmes (e.g., IMAM, MIYCN/IYCF counselling, Baby-Friendly initiatives, micronutrient supplementation).
• Provide technical support, on-the-job training, coaching, and capacity building to health workers, community health volunteers, and local government staff.
• Ensure availability and proper management of nutrition supplies (therapeutic foods, anthropometric equipment, etc.) and maintain quality standards.
• Coordinate with stakeholders (Ministry of Health, partners, communities) for integrated service delivery, often linking nutrition with health, WASH, food security, and social behaviour change communication.
• Collect, analyse, and report data; prepare progress reports, donor reports, and documentation of lessons learned; support monitoring and evaluation.
• Conduct community sensitization, awareness campaigns, and home visits (including defaulter tracing).
• Contribute to programme reviews, innovation, knowledge management, and partnership building.
• In clinical/hospital settings: Perform individual nutritional assessments, develop meal plans, provide counselling for patients (including chronic disease management), and support maternal/child nutrition education.

Application Closing Date
19th November, 2026.