Nutrition and Health Officer at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition and Health Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno with frequent visit to Konduga & Kaga LGA
Job Type: Full Time
Reporting To: Nutrition and Health Program Manager
Department: Programmes - Nutrition and Health
Level: Mid Level
Proposed Start date: July, 2022

Key Responsibilities

• Update tracking tool to monitor programme screening-based data on acute malnutrition; collect health facility-based disease surveillance reports and update morbidity reporting tool for assigned health facilities/LGAs;
• Conduct ongoing capacity assessment of health workers on CMAM services delivery, IMCI service delivery, reproductive health service delivery, vaccination, etc. and review the training needs and/or coaching needs; 
• Ensure that all health facilities/sites have adequate supplies to delivery uninterrupted health care services through identifying needs, informing line manager on regular basis;
• Support the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager in organizing LGA based coordination meeting;
• Ensure that all children and patients visiting ACF supported health facilities are properly examined and treated according to national health and nutritional protocols and standards;
• Identify gaps for WASH in health facilities and inform the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager on a regular basis;
• Support the Nutrition and Health Assistants in selection of porridge mum beneficiaries and care groups;
• Regularly follow up with the teams on the progress of activities, challenges and guide on necessary actions;
• Ensure that Nutrition and Health Assistants are using standard monitoring checklist during visit to health facilities;
• Maintain and update database for health workers, community health workers/volunteers, trainings and share with line manager;
• Regularly report and coordinate with line manager regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision-making;
• Collect consumption reports from health facilities, compile for LGA and share with line manager with needs for upcoming month.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Heath or other relevant qualifications with experience in Public Health and CMAM programming;
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Primary Health Care Program;
• An excellent report-writing skill is required including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa;
• Good Communication and Interpersonal skills;
• Team management experience with similar programs;
• Ability to observe and to provide feedback on the activities;
• Ability to manage staff according to local culture and organization policies.

Starting Basic Salary

• N281,063 per month (excluding other benefits).

Other benefits include but not limited to:

• 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.

Application Closing Date
1st July, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion
• Action Against Hunger provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
• This is an emergency recruitment and we are looking to fill this role as soon as possible.
• Candidates available to start immediately are highly preferred.
• Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.