Nutrition Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Job Summary

This position is based in Yobe State and will work under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Deputy Project Manager. The successful candidate will play a key role in the implementation of community health groups (CHGs) within the community for each health facility targeted by the CMAM component. He/she will conduct health capacity assessments and also ensure the functionality and linkage between community nutritional screening and health facilities.The Nutrition Officer is also required to represent Action Against Hunger program within the communities.

Specific tasks and responsibilities;

• Participate in the development of joint activity work plans with key stakeholders in the state and within Action Against Hunger.
• Establish and foster linkage between the health facility and the community in the respective catchment areas. 
• Plan and participate in training of State Ministry of Health staff on CMAM and IYCF through various approaches such as on job training, continuous nutrition education and theoretical trainings.
• Building the capacity of the Ministry of Health staff (all levels) and community volunteers (CVs) attached to the health facilities who attend to beneficiaries in the CMAM programs.
• Orientation and training of community based health promoters.
• Conduct community mobilization and sensitization for public health and nutrition during day to day nutrition activities, calendar days and nutrition days.  
• Support and build capacity of MOH in the compilation, preparation and submission of accurate and timely nutrition reports.
• Implement, organize, follow-up and report on capacity building, training and nutrition screening activities. 
•  Coordinate the LGA census for PLW and Neighbour Women (NW) grouping at LGA level.
• On a monthly basis, reviews flip chart lesson plans with nutrition assistants and health promoters and ensure they understand the information well and can teach the information in a participatory manner.
• Ensures close collaboration with the facility staff, Nutrition Focal Person (NFP), health promoters, community mobilizers, hygiene promoters, CGVs, CVs and other community actors to ensure that the community activities are linked to the activities at the health facility.
• Provide timely coherent analysis of the community situation in relation to nutrition, health, food security and livelihood and water and sanitation situation to the program team. 
• Prepare care group monthly report using the information provided by nutrition assistants and health promoters.  

The successful candidate will; 

• Have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field.
• Have a minimum of 2 years working experience within humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts including community mobilization.
• Be able and willing to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Have the capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Be professional, motivated, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Possess excellent team, budget, project management and representation competencies.
• Be proficient in statistical softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Be fluent in English and other local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa).
• Have previous NGO experience in managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).

The deadline for this position is Friday, 29th December 2017 at 5:00 p.m. 

Please note advert may close before the due date once we have received application from qualified candidates.