Health and Nutrition Officer - Borno at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE:  

The Health and Nutrition Officer will provide technical support and lead the implementation of health and nutrition interventions within the project, ensuring activities are in line with WHO and national guidelines, global best practices, and Save the Children’s clinical standards. The role will focus on strengthening facility and community-level systems for the early identification and management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), supporting IMAM, IMCI, MIYCN-E, and MAMI programming, outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Degree in nursing, Medicine (MBBS), or related field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Recommended a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a humanitarian and development environment, including significant field operations experience and experience working with MOH.
• Extensive knowledge of nutrition and health interventions.
• Extensive experience in in stakeholders’ management, participation in TWGs, and other coordination meetings.
• Significant knowledge of humanitarian and development systems, institutions and donors and best practices in emergency management
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English and at least one major Nigerian Language
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently, live and work in difficult physical conditions in an area of potential insecurity.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s Vision, Mission, Values and Practices