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

Location: Bade, Yobe, Nigeria
Direct Line Manager: Project Manager

Job Description

• Action Against Hunger Nigeria Mission is recruiting a Health Officer who will be accountable for regular monitoring and supervision of facility-based health service delivery to ensure that services are provided with recommended national technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain 5W/4W mapping (Health, and Nutrition sector) tool on a regular basis for the operational LGA, and share with the Sector Health Manager.
• Update tracking tool to monitor program screening based data on acute malnutrition; collect health facility-based disease surveillance reports and update morbidity reporting tool for assigned health facilities/LGAs.
• Ensure that the Assistants are using the standard Monitoring checklist during a visit to health facilities.
• Ensure that specific monitoring finding is reported to the NHSM with potential solutions
• During the supervision visit, identify gaps in the supply sides and report to the NHSM.
• Work with health workers to establish crowd control mechanisms in the health facilities/centers.
• Use appropriate attendance sheet on-job coaching sessions, workshops / meetings, and training and share a copy with the line manager.
• Use specific supervision checklist during supervision visits and archive filled supervision checklists with a summary report.

Qualifications

• HND / Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in primary health care programs.
• 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.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Remuneration

• Minimum Basic Salary: NGN 236,585 per month
• Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion.
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, 24 days paid leave per year, free and direct access to the Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.