Zonal Head (Nutritionist)

At Cuddles Foundation, our mission is to bring holistic nutritional support to every child

We work through partnerships with 30+ government and charitable hospitals across India

that treat underprivileged children for cancer. Our Nutritionists, trained specifically for

Paediatric Cancer Nutrition, are placed in these government hospitals. They monitor the

child s progress, create diet plans and nutritional charts, counsel their parents and educate

them in home-based nutrition. We provide children undergoing treatment with food, hot

meals, nutritional supplements, and ration baskets as per their requirements so that the kids

have the strength to fight cancer. Food heals.

About the Role: Nutritionist Zonal Head

As a Nutritionist Zonal Head, you will be responsible for all Nutritionists performance and

management within your assigned zone of hospitals. You will be trained and mentored to

take on this new role that prepares you to be a manager. You will cultivate your team and be

a role model of excellence and integrity to them.

Responsibilities:

You will ensure the Nutritionists in your zone conduct counselling sessions for every

child in their respective hospitals every day

You will build a strong team within the hospitals you work in and participate in hiring

and training as and when necessary

You will communicate and build a positive relationship with all the Doctors within

You will plan for long-term absenteeism in your assigned zone, making sure no centre

is left unattended without a Nutritionist

You will champion technology. You are comfortable with technology and will ensure

seamless and error-free adoption of the FoodHeals App amongst your Nutritionists

You will ensure that the Nutritionists from their hospitals send monthly reports,

success stories, and/or case studies, and they are collated and sent to your line

manager as per agreed deadlines

You thoroughly understand programs across all hospitals in your assigned zone and

ensure smooth functioning as per planned budgets.

You ll guide the Nutritionists reporting to you, mentor them, help them with tough

cases during weekly case calls, and document them

You ll develop innovative counselling techniques to help through difficult cases

You ll assist in research, training, and publishing case studies/papers

This role requires you to travel to all hospitals within the assigned zone and be at the

hospitals for 8 hours (9.30 am 5:30 pm)

You will continue to assess, counsel, and plan diets for paediatric oncology and

haematology patients in the IPD & OPD at the hospital where you are stationed

You ll support the execution of special initiatives as needed

You ll share a weekly report on the impact and outcomes of your and your team s

work with the Head Nutritionist

You ll be responsible for the performance of the Nutritionists in your appointed region

You will address their concerns and involve the Head Nutritionist whenever

You have a Master in Clinical Nutrition with 8+ years of experience as a Nutritionist

You have an exceptional ability to self-manage your work and time

You have a proven track record of top performance in your career

You are comfortable with long-distance domestic travel within your assigned zone,

You have high EQ and interpersonal skills and possess the presence and passion for

representing the organisation to a variety of people patients, donors, doctors, and

You are good with MS Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

You have experience working across cultures and demographics. You re attuned to

the inherent hurdles of working in a public health setup.

Experience in managing teams will be an advantage

Skills:

You can inspire your team to work towards achieving the necessary goals. You can provide

leadership for peers, subordinates, and partners.

You stay on top of it all.

You have excellent communication skills, both spoken and written. You are a thorough

professional and great at resolving problems quickly and effectively. You work well with

people, even if you don t see them every day.

You re an avid team player.

You re confident in your skills and not afraid to speak your mind, but you know how to put the