Nutrition Counselling Officer - Beirut
Interested candidates are requested to apply through the following link: Nutrition Counselling Officer - Beirut
Save the Children is a global humanitarian organization committed to diversity and inclusion, working towards empowering and protecting children worldwide and in the countries where it operates. Save the Children highly encourages and welcomes receiving applications from qualified candidates regardless of their diverse gender, orientation, disability, marital status, race, color, ethnic origins, religion, and beliefs. Save the Children has a global policy on anti-harassment as well as zero tolerance for discrimination, bullying, sexual exploitation, and abuse. All applications will be looked at and treated with the strictest confidentiality and transparency regardless of the diversity of candidates.
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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 who 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.
The Opportunity
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 referring them to specialized services.
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 degree in nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science or a related field.
- 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.
- Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.
- Training facilitation
- Computer skills
- Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.
A copy of the full role profile can be found at: Nutrition Counselling Officer - Beirut
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
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