Nutrition Coordinator - Local Hire
Position Summary
The Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for leading and coordinating all nutrition-related activities under a funded healthcare project in Gaza. The position ensures high-quality, evidence-based nutrition programming targeting vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant and lactating women, and other at-risk groups. The Nutrition Coordinator will provide technical leadership, oversee implementation of nutrition services, and strengthen local capacity in a complex humanitarian and emergency context.
Principal Responsibilities
Represent the organization in Nutrition Cluster coordination meetings, technical working groups, and inter-agency forums.
Coordinate with key nutrition stakeholders including UNICEF, WFP, WHO, local authorities, and implementing partners to ensure alignment with national strategies and sector priorities.
Strengthen coordination mechanisms between nutrition programming and other sectors including health, WASH, protection, and community outreach to support an integrated response.
Lead the technical planning and oversight of nutrition activities across supported program sites in line with approved workplans, operational plans, and donor requirements.
Develop nutrition implementation plans including service delivery models, caseload projections, and site coverage strategies.
Ensure standardized systems for malnutrition screening, referral pathways, and follow-up mechanisms are functioning effectively across facilities and community outreach platforms.
Review program performance indicators such as admission trends, cure rates, default rates, and coverage, and recommend corrective actions to strengthen program effectiveness.
Represent the organization in Nutrition Cluster coordination meetings, technical working groups, and relevant inter-agency forums.
Maintain effective coordination with key stakeholders including UNICEF, WFP, WHO, and partner NGOs.
Contribute to sector-level information sharing, assessments, and coordinated humanitarian responses.
Oversee nutrition program monitoring systems to ensure accurate data collection, reporting, and analysis of program indicators.
Conduct technical monitoring visits and quality assurance reviews across supported sites to ensure adherence to protocols and program standards.
Analyze nutrition program data and provide technical recommendations to improve program quality and coverage.
Support preparation of nutrition program reports and technical updates in collaboration with MEAL and program teams.
Strengthen technical capacity of nutrition staff through mentoring, training, and supportive supervision.
Provide technical guidance and supervision to Nutrition Officers and field nutrition teams to ensure consistent application of nutrition protocols.
Identify operational and programmatic risks related to nutrition activities and support implementation of appropriate mitigation measures.
Ensure safeguarding principles, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity, and accountability to affected populations (AAP) are integrated across nutrition services.
Promote adherence to humanitarian principles, ethical standards, and organizational policies in all nutrition programming activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, or another relevant health sciences field.
A master degree in Public Health, Nutrition, or Health Management is an advantage.
Minimum 3-7 years of relevant professional experience in nutrition programming, including experience with Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF/IYCF-E), and emergency nutrition interventions.
Proven experience working with Nutrition Cluster mechanisms and coordination with UN agencies such as UNICEF, WFP, WHO, and national health authorities.
Strong knowledge of international humanitarian standards and guidelines, including SPHERE standards, WHO nutrition guidance, and Nutrition Cluster protocols.
Demonstrated experience in nutrition program coordination and technical supervision within humanitarian or emergency settings, preferably in complex or conflict-affected environment.
Experience working with donor-funded projects.
Strong analytical, reporting, and coordination skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate across departments and cultures.
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.