Nutrition NIPP Intern

Summary of Role:

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the NIPP (Nutrition Impact & Positive Practice) intern will rotate across different GOAL country programmes over their 9 month assignment. In this time s/he will provide support and assistance to country programme teams on review and evaluation of all aspects of their NIPP projects and on documenting their progress to date. It is estimated that the NIPP Intern will spend around 2 months in each country programme and for each assignment a scope of work will be developed by the relevant Programme Coordinator in country in conjunction with the relevant HQ Technical Team. The NIPP Intern will also work with the HQ Technical Team in refining and improving the M&E toolkit and database currently in use. S/he will also develop and maintain an Intranet site on NIPP resources and monitoring tools.

The NIPP project is a community based initiative aiming to improve nutrition security and care practices through behaviour change (BC), including promotion of improved care and feeding practices, household hygiene-sanitation hard-ware and utilisation & homestead gardens. It targets high risk individuals/ households (HHs) and is currently being implemented in Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe (Malawi will adopt the approach in June’14).

Nutrition Impact and Positive Practice (NIPP) circles provide an alternative means of community-based, moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) treatment and prevention to food hand-out style nutrition programs, designed to:
• Treat mild or moderate malnutrition in the community;
• Prevent future episodes of acute malnutrition including intrauterine growth restricted babies, leading to low birth weight (LBW), through treatment of pregnant/lactating women (PLW); and thus
• Help to reduce the prevalence and thus burden of chronic malnutrition.
It achieves these outcomes through improving the nutritional status and reducing the risk of further undernutrition of targeted high risk individuals.

GOAL's NIPP circle project is based on replicable, peer-led education and practical demonstrations, to support positive behaviour change (BC) in communities where inappropriate behaviours are known to contribute to malnutrition. The design acknowledges the different roles of men and women in contributing to household nutrition, and includes the community at large to improve awareness and buy-in and reduce negative messaging.

This is a 9 month contract with a 3 month probationary period. The location is roving , meaning the intern will experience different locations across our African based programs.The intern will report to the relevant Program Coordinator in country.

Duties/Responsibilities:

A specific scope of work will be provided for each country allocation however overall the NIPP Intern will;

1. Familiarise themselves in detail with CORE Groups Designing for Behaviour Change (SBD) frameworks and associated use of Barrier Analyses (BAs). The global DBC TT member should be consulted to ensure a clear understanding is attained prior to field deployment.
2. Work as a part of the programme team in each country programme to assist them with the review, evaluation, implementation, monitoring and analysis of NIPP interventions in operational areas. In some contexts this will require working with partner organisations to provide a similar supporting role.
3. During country support visits, ensure that implementation adheres to the core principles of the initiative.
4. Be responsible for remote technical support to all implementing countries and answer technical queries and provide remote support in an appropriate manner.
5. Work with the M&E team both in-country and the global technical team advisor to ensure data collection is accurate, complete and timely, plus resolve any database issues as they arise.
6. Oversee the master database tracker to ensure timely data collection is adhered to in the field (where possible).
7. Work with the global M&E technical team to update and amend the main database template and toolkit, to improve ease of use for field teams, whist ensuring that indicators for log-frames are easily collectable. They will also ensure a simple log is maintained of all changes to both the DB and toolkits for reference.
8. Ensure learning reviews (using standard GOAL template) are conducted by each country on an annual basis towards the end of an annual cycle and ensure that appropriate actions are included the following 12m activity plans, to avoid repeating errors and profit from positive lessons.
9. Oversee the live document ‘Problems & Solutions’ and ensure that this is updated by implementing countries and circulated to other GOAL countries to use as a resource tool.
10. Put together maintain a resource file on GOAL Intranet on GOALs NIPP project

Requirements:
Essential

1. Recently completed Master’s degree in Public health nutrition, health promotion or related field, experience in social and behaviour change communication preferred.
2. A minimum of 6 months development related overseas experience
3. Motivated and experience of working on own initiative
4. Experience with monitoring and evaluation
5. Very good excel and database management skills, including use of formulas and linking sheets

Desirable

1. Some experience in developing community activities and supporting behaviour change materials for a variety of target audiences.
2. Strong skills in community development and understanding the different operational environments encountered in developing contexts is an advantage.
3. Previous experience working overseas in a development setting
4. Experience of conducting community research

The successful candidate will also have excellent analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and cross-cultural skills; demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks within designated deadlines, excellent team work skills and a demonstrated capacity to produce results.

GOAL will pay for the Intern's flights, travel insurance, pre-departure medical and they will stay in GOAL shared accommodation.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the above position. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.

How to apply:

Please apply online via the following link http://bit.ly/1noKtXV