NUTRITIONIST – KISMAYO Full Time

What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and, at the same time, promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Purpose

Under the supervision of the Nutrition Delegate, the Nutritionist contributes to the overall integration, implementation and management of the Economic Security (EcoSec)) nutrition activities in the area of responsibility (AoR), Kismayo. The incumbent implements the supplementation programme targeting Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) for children under the age of five years and Pregnant and Lactating Women, including preventive activities at community level (Family MUAC-MIYCN). The Nutritionist also analyses the nutrition and food security situation, undertakes and integrates nutrition in needs assessments and planned EcoSec interventions, building the capacities on nutrition-sensitive approaches of the concerned staff.

This is a national/resident position based in Kismayo, Somalia.

Accountabilities & functional responsibilities

• Contributes to Economic Security assessments in planning, designing the methodology, implementation, and results analysis to ensure the nutrition component is well assessed
• Ensures implementation of the TSFP at the supported mobile and static Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) clinics with OTP in line with the IMAM guidelines and ICRC’s internal standards and procedures adopted together with Health department
• Ensures adequate technical support, monitoring and evaluation of the SRCS staffs during the implementation of the MAM programme
• Ensures adequate stock of nutritional products at the TSFP clinics within the AoR for the treatment of MAM
• Ensures timely and quality reporting of activities and statistical data (weekly, monthly and quarterly) in line with the institutional and internally adopted procedures and formats
• Contributes to monitoring of the food security and nutrition situation within the region, highlighting and reporting on any rising food insecurity trends and other aggravating factors to inform decision making, and through integrated action with other departments
• Organises and leads Nutrition Surveys with SMART methodology in target communities with the support of Nutrition Delegate
• Ensures optimal integration of standard nutrition and food consumption tools and indicators, including, yet not limited to identification of baseline data and SMART indicators, and assessing approach, making sure that the nutrition criteria are being properly followed
• Ensures the systematic inclusion of nutrition indicators during Multi-Disciplinary Assessments (MDAs) and Rapid needs Assessments at Sub-delegation level
• Ensures quality data collection and entry on food consumption and nutrition data
• Responsible for training enumerators including Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) staff and volunteers on nutrition and food consumption tools and compiles their feedback on the data collection exercises
• Leads on integration of nutrition activities within EcoSec programming throughout project cycle (will focus on agriculture, livestock, income support and markets)
• Monitors all nutrition-sensitive activities, and tracks the integrated nutrition indicators to ensure that implementation is consistent with the planned activities in achieving the set objectives

Certifications / Education required

Bachelor`s Degree in;

• Nutrition
• Public Health
• Nursing
• Or equivalent qualification in a related field of study (Medicine Clinical Medicine, Midwifery, Dietetics, Health Sciences, Community Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiology Biostatistics/ Demography (if linked to health research), Biology / Biochemistry (with focus on human health or nutrition)

Professional experience required

• At least 5 years’ experience in management of IMAM or any other similar field of activity
• Project management experience

Desired profile and skills

• Ability to design and implement SMART Nutrition Survey
• Strong facilitation, presentation and report writing skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Proficiency especially in MS Office suite
• Excellent knowledge of political, social, economic, and cultural aspects in Somalia

Language

• English
• Somali

What we offer

• Challenging job opportunity within a dynamic work environment in an international humanitarian organization
• Training and development opportunities
• Competitive salary with benefits, based on the ICRC Compensation and Benefits framework

Our values

At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.

Additional information

This is a national/resident position based in Kismayo.
Closing date 25th November 2025

Tagged as: International Committee of the Red Cross, Somalia