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

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.