Nutrition and Health Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Location: Maiduguri / Damasak, Borno
Department: Programmes - Nutrition and Health
Experience Level: Mid Level
Reporting To: Nutrition and Health Programme Manager
Proposed Start Date: November, 2021

Job Description

• We are currently looking for a Nutrition & Health officer who will support the nutrition and health PM in the day-to-day implementation and completion of health project activities throughout the project life cycle.
• This involves providing oversight and supervision of health care for health facilities ran by State and LGAs and supported by AAH.

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.
• Participate with M&E team in supervision of data collection for nutrition and health assessments.
• Liaise with nutrition and health assistants for accessing community support group database, health facility database on a regular basis and updating overall health facility based activities.
• Ensure that all health facilities/sites have adequate supplies to deliver 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 AAH 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.
• Facilitate quarterly review meetings/workshops with respective government health managers at State/LGA level.
• Organize training for Government nurses/midwives on CMAM, integrated management of childhood illnesses and ANC/PNC and delivery service provision in close collaboration with PM/MPM.
• Support nutrition and health assistants on developing customized need specific guidance notes on IMCI, ANC/PNC, delivery service for on job coaching on different modules based on national protocol.
• Regularly report and coordinate with line manager regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision-making.
• Ensure regular contact with MoH service providers and LGA health authorities to receive service delivery report in a timely manner.
• Maintain and update database for health workers, community health workers/volunteers, trainings and share with line manager.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health or other relevant qualifications with experience in Public Health and CMAM programming.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in primary health care and Nutrition program including experience in inpatient SAM treatment.
• 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 Gross Basic Salary & Other Benefits

• 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.