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Vacancy id VAC-40492
Job title VAC-40492 Nutrition Officer
Location Worldwide
Apply by 31-Dec-2025
Start date 01-Jan-2026
Duration 3 years
Number of vacancies 1
Qualification Bachelor's in nutrition, public health, food science or a related field (essential).
Sector experience Minimum of 3 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in nutrition programming in humanitarian or low resource settings (essential).
Geographical experience Minimum of 3 year/s of experience in an international environment (essential).
Languages Fluent in English (essential).

Job description

CTG overview

CTG was established in 2006, almost 20 years ago, in Afghanistan. We currently operate in 35 countries and have approximately 11,500 staff members committed to good!

But do you know who we are? And what do we do?

We provide tailored Human Resources and Staffing Solutions that support critical global initiatives across Humanitarian and Development sectors, and are now strategically foraying into new industries, including Construction, Energy, and IT, with a focus on high-risk regions.

Here’s a list of services we offer:
•Staffing solutions and HR management services
•Monitoring and evaluation
•Fleet management and logistics
•Facilities management
•Sustainability and Communications Advisory
•Election monitoring and observation
•IT professional services
•Medical assistance

Visit www.ctg.org to find out more.
Overview of position

To support the design, implementation & monitoring of nutrition interventions, including Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) & supplementary feeding programs in humanitarian & protracted crises.
Role objectives

Program implementation:

  • Support implementation of CMAM (Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition) & IMAM (Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition) services in line with national & international protocols.

  • Supervise screening & referral of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) & Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) cases using Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) & other indicators.

  • Coordinate Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programs (BSFP) & Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programs (TSFP) at facility & community levels.

  • Support IYCF (Infant & Young Child Feeding) counselling & behaviour change communication activities.

Capacity building & coordination:

  • Train & mentor Community Health Workers (CHWs), partner staff & volunteers on nutrition protocols.

  • Participate in nutrition coordination forums & working groups as required.

  • Liaise with health, protection, food security & education actors to ensure integrated programming.

Monitoring, data & reporting:

  • Support collection & analysis of nutrition data using tools such as KOBO, DHIS2, Excel & SMART survey outputs.

  • Contribute to situation reports, donor reports & internal performance monitoring.

  • Ensure that gender, protection, inclusion & Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) are integrated into monitoring & feedback mechanisms.
Project reporting

This role reports to the line manager.
Key competencies

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, public health, food science or a related field.

Experience:

  • Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in nutrition programming in humanitarian or low resource settings, opportunities also exists for more senior candidates.

  • Demonstrated experience with CMAM, IMAM & IYCF implementation.

Technical skills:

  • Ability to interpret & use nutrition indicators (SAM, MAM, MUAC, coverage, defaulting).

  • Proficiency in data tools such as Excel, familiarity with KOBO, DHIS2 or similar platforms is an asset.

Other requirements:

  • Willingness to work in remote, hardship or insecure settings.

  • Strong communication, facilitation & cultural sensitivity.
Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.
Further information

Likely deployment locations:

  • Country offices & field locations in high burden contexts across Africa, the Middle East & North Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, with possible deployment to emergency surge settings as required by clients.

What joining the CTG roster means for you:

  • The CTG talent roster is not a direct job offer, but a three year pre vetted talent pool designed to fast track your chances of being deployed when suitable opportunities arise.

  • Once you apply, CTG reviews your profile through structured pre screening, competency checks & technical assessments before placing successful candidates into our vetted roster.

  • Being part of the roster means CTG may contact you whenever a partner organisation has a vacancy that matches your skills, experience & availability, enabling rapid deployment without repeating interviews or documentation.

  • Roster membership offers unique advantages, priority access to roles that are never publicly advertised, faster hiring cycles, tailored matches to your expertise & long term visibility across multiple opportunities to work with development & humanitarian partners.
Disclaimer:
· At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.
· CTG has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) which is outlined in its Code of Conduct. Protection from SEA is everyone’s responsibility
· CTG encourages all candidates applying for this advertisement to ensure that their candidate profile is up to date with up to date experience / education / contact details, as this will help you being considered further in your application for this role.