Nutrition and Integrated Community Health Officer at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) - 5 Openings

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response effort.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition and Integrated Community Health Officer

Locations: Lagos, Edo, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River

Project Goal

• The project is designed to enhance the health and wellbeing of children living with HIV and reduce HIV-related risk among uninfected children, adolescents, and young people through multisectoral coordination to provide a suite of social welfare and related services that mitigate the multiple layered vulnerabilities they face and in so doing contribute to sustained HIV epidemic control and resilience.
• The Nutrition and Integrated Community Health Officers will be responsible for integration of MNCH into community health service delivery and facilitate service delivery for wrap round RMNCH+N services at the community level while ensuring a functional nexus with focal health facilities.
• He/she will also ensure adherence to TAConnects’ policies and donor regulations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Community system strengthening for integration and wrap-around of RMNCH+N, Malaria and nutrition services for OVC and their households
• Facilitate Service delivery for community MNCH services, Integrated nutrition services and seamless harmonization of OVC treatment and social services.
• Engage and strengthen community actors in the design and implementation of interventions leveraging its existing systems/programs to support community participation, mobilization and service delivery, including CLM.
• Leverage on experience to facilitate delivery of integrated health service at the community level.
• Strengthen the capacity of WDCs and CHIPS to improve community demand for OVC and RMNCH+N services and facilitate community ownership of programs.
• Strengthen functional bi-directional referrals through the hub and spoke model between community and primary health care facilities
• Improve operational efficiencies of PHC facilities and functionality of WDCs for strong facility community nexus to foster community ownership and improve OVC and RMNCH outcomes.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years working experience in the areas of OVC, RMNCH+N, Nutrition, family planning and community health systems strengthening.
• S/he must be familiar with the OVC, RMNCH+N and Community Health program landscape in Nigeria. Additional qualifications include:
• Experienced Community Nurse or community health professional or any other closely related health care professional; additional qualifications in community Health and other health related courses will be an advantage.
• Demonstrable expertise and experience working with CBO, CSO, and community structures and platforms.
• Strong IPC skills necessary for effective community engagement and coordination among organizations within a consortium.
• Strong ability to multi-task and an astute team player will be highly desirable.
• Fluent in English, (written and oral communication) and relevant local language.

Application Closing Date
7th February, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated Resume and a Cover Letter detailing their relevant experience to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.