Current Job Openings at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is currently looking to fill the role of Finance Assistant who will be responsible to ensure quality control of the invoices, improve the quality of the documents, file and archive the documents and send monthly accountancy files to the capital.

• Reporting to: Finance Officer
• Proposed start date: January 2026
• Work location: Maiduguri, Borno State

Key responsibilities:

• Check all invoices and confirm their amount as from their reception and the coherence with the accountancy in Saga;
• Prepare a report for the Finance Officer of all missing invoices or differences in amounts from the SAGA extracted file;
• After the monthly accounting closure check the accounting codes, the project codes, and the budget codes;
• Correct any errors in the invoices if necessary;
• Check that all the invoices are present for each budget line and each contract;
• Ensure photocopying of all original & split documents;
• File the originals according to budget (contract) and budget line;
• File everything very conscientiously;
• Reclassify the invoices according to their new budget lines if necessary, particularly when they have been used in various operations (redistribution of the initial budget lines);
• Check that the accounting codes, the project codes, and the budget codes are accurate as per the attached PR or program allowance request form;
• Finalize the dispatch of files by adding labels and adequate packaging for the originals to be sent to the capital;
• Check that all invoices and their amounts are present as from their reception and the coherence with the accountancy in the excel file;
• Check that all the invoices are present for each transaction in the accountancy;
• At the end of the monthly accountancy closure, prepare the files to be sent to capital (final checking of invoices and their presence;
• File and archive the copies in the base. 

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor equivalent in Accounting/Finance;
• Exceptional organization, time management, and attention to detail;
• Professionalism, honesty, reliability, autonomy & strong sense of responsibility;
• Very good communication & training skills;
• Strong computer skills particularly in MS Excel, literacy and numeracy;  
• Fluent in English;

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Action Against Hunger is currently looking to fill the role of Deputy programme Manager – Nutrition and health to contribute to the to the successful implementation of nutrition and health program activities in Borno State through extending capacity building to nutrition and health officers, LGA PHC health facilities staffs in the program supported areas.
The DPM will also oversee the implementation of nutrition and health programmed, complementary activities on nutrition and health, sensitization and counselling, active case finding and integration and referral with health, nutrition, FSL and WASH components of the project

Position Details

• Reporting to: Project Coordinator
• Proposed start date: January 2025

Key Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Mapping of nutrition and health services and gaps in the targeted Local Governments

The Deputy Manager (DPM) is responsible for:

• Carrying out LGA assessment
• Determine the needs at the LGA primary health care department and health facilities.
• Ensure on-going high quality relationships with the LGAs, Health facilities and its representatives

 Tasks:

• Coordinate with the respective PMs/project coordinators (where applicable) to ensure that data generated from ACF supported health facilities is submitted to the LGA HMIS for compilation and utilization 
• Update stakeholder contact information at state level and targeted local government area (LGA) for nutrition and health sector on a regular basis.
• Develop health facility matrix for tracking gaps in service provisions, HRH, supplies, technical capacities, information management and availability of policies/guidelines at health facility level
• Liaise with Nutrition and Health service delivery team; and keep them updated about the identified gaps on a regular basis
• Ensure a feedback mechanism is established-between health facility-LGA-state with active participation from State and LGA authorities 
• Joint planning with state and LGA authorities to conduct review meetings and supportive supervision alongside project staff to monitor the quality of nutrition and health services
• Work with project staff and LGA counterparts to continually monitor the supply chain for nutrition and health supplies and make timely recommendations on how to address specific gaps sustainably

Mission 2: Establish and supervise activities in the framework of Project Design and Innovations

The Deputy Programme Manager-Porridge mum is responsible for:

• Technical support and capacity building of local partners implementing the Porridge mom project
• Management of the project cycle for porridge mum nutrition project.
• Ensure projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Action against Hunger, Country and international standards

Tasks and responsibilities

• Ensure the local partner implements the porridge mom project inline with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Action against Hunger, country and international standards;
• Finalize and manage the update and implementation of the detailed Project(s) Implementation Plan (DIP);
• Develop detailed monthly/weekly implementation plans in collaboration with the local partner project staff in order to achieve the activities in the DIP;
• In collaboration with the Nutrition and Health PM and HOD, support the development of strategies addressing the problems linked to poor health and malnutrition in the Northeast region;
• Jointly with the SPHCDA and the LGA health authorities promoting and supervising high quality care for beneficiaries of the project;
• Through the local partner, support in the monitoring of community health and nutrition activities and ensure proper linkage and referral with the primary health care services supported by the project.
• Lead assessment, beneficiary identification and implementation of porridge mom in line with the project proposal and donor strategies through collaborating with FSL and H&N team;
• Initiate and oversee needs and technical assessments and analysis, as well as preparing the follow up reports in coordination with the Program Manager , Project Coordinator, HoD/DHoD Nutrition and Health, M&E HoD/DHoD and DCDs;
• In keeping with the policy of ACF - NIGERIA LTD/GTE as a learning organisation, contributing to building on good practice, experience, and assessments, and working with the health and nutrition officers to ensure proper documentation of all aspects of the nutrition and health interventions.

Mission 3: Establish training and skills development for Health Workers and LGA staffs

The DPM is responsible for:

• Involving State and LGA in evaluating the skills and technical level of the teams in health facilities
• Consulting with LGAs/State to determine their training needs
• Proposing training plans to SPHCDA staffs at LGAs and health facilities.
• Developing the skills of Health workers across project supported LGAs. 
• Ensuring, with the SPHCDA, the quality and appropriateness of the training programmes put in place

 Tasks:

• Identifying the training needs of government staff having regard to the level of expertise within the SPHCDA.
• Proposing sequences of training sessions and integrating them into the working routine of the Health workers in the health facilities.
• Setting out the specifications of the training sessions to be put in place
• In collaboration with the DHODs, Identifying resource people in the SPHCDA to create training modules and their educational material, and contact them, whilst taking consideration throughout of the local cultural context
• In coordination with the DHODs, planning joint training sessions in the areas identified
• Training and monitoring the partner's teams of trainers
• In coordination with the DHOD, ensuring that the training content offered takes account of such issues as the protocols in line with the National standard protocols.
• In coordination with the nutrition and health teams, facilitating the organisation and execution of training programmes
• Carrying out on the spot as well as considered assessments and analyses of the training sessions undertaken (quality of the session(s), degree of retention= before and after testing)

Mission 4: Information management, reporting, coordination and representation

The DPM is responsible for:

• The professional image of ACF programme
• Respect for the principles and values of ACF in the framework of the partnership
• The quality of the relationship with the government partners

Tasks:

• In collaboration with the nutrition and health team, strengthen  the state and LGA level data quality review and use for decision making
• In collaboration with the N/H PM ensure that all training database for health workers, community health workers/volunteers are collected and archived.
• Identify key progresses, gaps and challenges with proposed solutions from the monthly follow up visits, health facility matrix updates and inform N/H Programme Manager for follow up.
• Conduct regular meetings with other ACF project staff or partners to discuss and document lessons learned
• Regularly report and coordinate with line managers regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision making
• Closely coordinate with State/LGA representatives from SMoH and health care agencies responsible for service delivery for the targeted LGAs
• Support the LGA to organize and lead the LGA based monthly coordination meetings and support LGA teams on structuring LGA coordination mechanisms with health workers and partners
• In coordination with the DHOD, participate in the relevant sector meetings (nutrition and health) and other related forum at LGA or state and provide feedback to the DHOD and nutrition and health teams and ensure action points due to specific projects are followed through
• In coordination with the DHOD, representing the health and nutritional dimension of the ACF programme in respect of the geographical area covered at coordinating meetings, meetings with the authorities
• Developing and structuring communications with local contacts (regular meetings, identification of key local contacts and development of collaboration with these contacts)  in order to promote harmonious and productive relationships
• In collaboration with respective PMs and Project Coordinators (where applicable), applying the articles of agreements signed with the state government and carrying out regular checks to ensure that the collaboration conforms to the plan
• Ensuring that the relationship with state government is consistent with the orientation and the ethos of ACF's partnership policy (currently under development: mutual trust, respect, shared aims, complementarity, transparency and mutual support, shared learning....)
• Build strong partnerships with the government at state and LGA level and other key stakeholder to ensure that ACF - Nigeria Ltd/Gte projects are in  line with government priorities and the successful implementation of the projects
• Represent ACF - Nigeria Ltd/Gte professionally ensuring the ACF - Nigeria Ltd/Gte projects are well regarded at LGA and State level
• In coordination with the DHOD, ensure streamlined external communication with the LGA and State actors and partners, to ensure harmony internally and externally.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine/public health/nutrition/Health Systems/Health Economics/Health policy or related field
• 3 years’ experience in primary health care system, CMAM AND IYCF;
• Good understanding of health systems strengthening;
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of primary health care and nutrition services in Nigeria;
• Previous role at coordination level is required;
• Ability to engage and build effective working relationships at multiple levels with Ministry of Health personnel, implementing partners, NGOs and INGOs;
• Demonstrated ability to develop individual and institutional capacity;
• Fluency in Hausa and English;