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Reporting to: Nutrition and Health Programme Manager

Proposed start date: February 2025

Work location: Nguru, Yobe State

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a community mobilization and sensitization plan for effective program delivery;
• Implement the mobilization activities at LGA level in line with the work plans while adhering to deadlines;
• Provide training, orientation to the target communities regarding the nutrition project and other mobilization activities part of the project;
• Provide guideline and training to assistants for effective community mobilization at the LGA level;
• Contribute to detailed planning and implementation of mobilization on nutrition and health in collaboration and assistance of the Programme Manager;
• Identify methods of community mobilization that enhance partnership & coordination with government official and local communities, internal integration within sectors and programs (Health, Nutrition, WASH, etc.);
• Identify areas of cross-program linkages within ACF programs in assigned LGA to ensure program quality and adherence to program objectives, including respect of ACF technical guidelines, systems, and established deadlines;
• Develop strong relationships with community members and also maintain contacts with the relevant gate keepers and humanitarian actors at site level, in order to support the participation and inclusion of the local communities;
• Support the reinforcement and coordination of regular project monitoring activities, i.e. baseline, PDM, end line, etc;
• Provide support to line manager in budget forecasting, detailed work planning, monthly and quarterly reporting;
• Assist the PM in preparing internal and external reports for ACF and the community, including case studies and success stories;
• With technical support from Deputy PM, mobilize CM team and conduct focus group discussions on identifying community perceptions about malnutrition, diseases, care seeking behavior across different age and gender groups;
• 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;
• Support the health authorities at LGA and ward development committees on identification and selection process of CHIPS agents;
• With support from Health and Nutrition PM and assistant Community Mobilization Officers and in consultation with Ward Development Committees (WDCs), religious and community leaders, respective health workers, recruit community promoters, select care group volunteers;
• Participate with line/technical managers in developing job description of care group promoters and volunteers;
• Participate with line manager/technical managers in developing criteria for selection of care group promoters, care group volunteers from the community level;
• Support assistant community mobilization officers, promoters and volunteers in conducting community census (house to house visit) to identify beneficiary households;
• Support and guide assistant community mobilization officers and community promoters in establishing care groups; neighbour groups;
• Develop training plan for CHIPS agents, community engagement focal persons and CHIPS supervisors at ward level in collaboration with the LGA CHIPS focal person;
• Organize and facilitate trainings for community promoters and health workers on care group modules & lesson plans;
• Prepare budget plan for trainings, logistic requirement, financial requirement according to existing procedures and share with Health and Nutrition PM for necessary support;
• Provide regular technical supervision visit and on job coaching support to assistant community mobilization officers and community promoters in conducting community demand creation activities and care group sessions; reporting of care group activities etc;
• Draft training reports for all sort of training conducted for community mobilization teams with support from line manager/assistant CM;
• Upon monitoring and supervision visit, draft summary report inclusive of good lessons, challenges and proposed solutions to line managers;
• Share day-to-day challenges with community mobilization and suggest mitigation measures to program team;
• Facilitate strong linkage between the facilities and community level activities through liaison with health and nutrition educations/CHEWS based at  the health facility;
• Develop care group implementation work plan with support from line manager and assistant community mobilization teams for the LGA and share with line manager;
• Develop and share LGA budget planning in line with the project internal budget and reviewed work plan on a monthly and quarterly basis; share with line manager;
• Support community mobilization teams (Assistant CMO, Promoters) in preparing monthly action plans for each team member in line with care group implementation work plan;
• With support from CM teams, prepare weekly movement plan and share with line manager/Logistic
• Identify needs of materials well in advance and share with H&N PM for preparing PR;
• Support PM in recruitment processes of Assistant community mobilization officer;
• Support CM team (Assistant CM Officers, promoters) for community mobilization sessions with community leaders, religious leaders and Ward Development committee (WDCs);
• Engage health workers in selection process of care group volunteers, supervision of care group activities, training of care group promoters etc;
• Ensure necessary support (transportation, logistic materials and/or technical guidance) to Assistant CM Officers/Community Promoters in conducting community mobilization sessions, care group meetings and regular meetings;
• Maintain database of health facility, catchment population, community promoters by health facility, care groups by health facility and community volunteers by health facility at the LGA level;
• Maintain database of community promoters and care group volunteers with their contact information and/or alternative contact information at LGA level;
• Archive all finalized LGA work plan, monthly action plans, updated data bases related to care group activities at LGA level;
• Prepare bi-weekly reporting template and share PM;
• Check and finalize care group reports submitted by Assistant CM Officers and consolidate overall LGA level care group activities;
• Cross check and support team in reporting individual women/beneficiary counting and reporting on a regular basis;
• Provide feedback to Assistant CM Officers and promoters on appropriate reporting;
• Share quantitative report and summary narrative report with Deputy Nutrition PM;
• Coordinate with Action Against Hunger support departments for appropriate guidance on procedures such as recruitment, procurement, transport, cash withdrawal for program activities at base level;
• Ensure regular coordination and collaboration with health and nutrition officers and health facilities on referrals;
• Coordinate with ACF support departments and ACF sector departments with the help of PM to ensure a common approach and sharing of information;
• Represent Action Against Hunger with local authorities, partners and other program stakeholders at LGA level with support from Nutrition and Health PM.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Health Education, Diploma in Community Development or related studies, Education, Sociology, Psychology, Communications, or related Social Science field;
• 2 years’ experience in community mobilization work particularly in a humanitarian context;
• Experience in Nutrition/Health and /or WASH programming and community engagement;
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences at local and state level;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, adaptability and ability to work effectively as a member of a team;
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with community members and leaders, partner agencies and key contacts in the government;
• Previous supervisory role and working knowledge of MS office;
• Strong sense of organization and attention to details;
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Hausa and/or Kanuri will be an advantage.

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Reporting to: Nutrition and Health Programme Manager

Proposed start date: February 2025

Work location: Nguru, Yobe State

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct psychological assessments and plan the appropriate interventions and follow-up for the beneficiaries;
• Ensure an appropriate, safe and confidential environment for psychological interventions (framework to discuss highly emotional issues, set up group rules, values, exercises, etc.) , in communities, schools, camps, primary health care centres, community based-organizations, and home visits;
• Ensure the high quality of intervention and care are provided to beneficiaries;
• Ensure regular and proper use of psychometric scales;
• Provide individual and group therapeutic sessions and activities for persons in need, including children, adolescents, adults, families and persons with specific vulnerabilities;
• Strictly follow standard ACF protocols;
• Ensure confidentiality and proper documentation of clinical details in the patient file;
• Ensure referrals to specialized services (MHPSS, Health, Protection etc) when needed, according to ACF protocols and national standards; Follow-up the quality of care provided by partnering agencies and actors; Follow-up closely on protection issues;
• Provide staff care to health workers and community helpers, according to ACF protocols and national policies;
• Provide psychological support remotely if needed (in case of no access to the field);
• Prepare (with the program manager) and conduct trainings for general practitioners, nurses, midwives, health workers, and psychosocial workers in primary health care centers, hospitals, on MHPSS, protection and care practices, according to ACF international standards (like mhGAP, PM+, IPT, Thinking Healthy, child development, basic helping skills, Life skills, Social and Emotional skills, etc);
• Conduct regular on the job and group supervision of trained non-specialists, including technical support, case management, patients assessments, counselling skills;
• Assist the ACF psychosocial workers to prepare and conduct training and technical supervision for community-based organisations and stakeholders (conduct trainings in absence of psychosocial workers);
• Contribute to the training and supervision of ACF psychosocial workers and ACF teams of other department (particularly on Psychological First Aid and psychosocial/protection issues and referral);
• Ensure the high quality standard of capacity building;
• Participate actively in clinical and technical supervision conducted by the Program Manager and HoD MHPSS; proposing monthly case studies;
• Contribute to the design of sectorial guidelines, protocols, SOPs and methodologies of work for tailored interventions;
• As defined by the project manager, contribute to any other project activity, including multi-sectorial integrated activities, psychoeducation and awareness sessions and campaigns, needs assessments, gender and protection risks assessments, mapping of actors and services, workshops, selection of beneficiaries, identification of vulnerable groups, planning of activities, etc;
• Permanently evaluate needs and gaps related to MHPSS and protection, report challenges, suggest project improvements for implementation and propose new interventions;
• Contribute to data collection, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, according to ACF tools and processes; Guarantee and ensure the confidentiality of beneficiaries information and data collection at any time, and for any activity;
• Understand and follow the logistic, financial, HR and security procedures enabling the project implementation;
• Collaborate actively with other ACF departments;
• Contribute to represent ACF at the field level through meetings with implementing partners, INGOs and NGOs, cluster and working group coordination, on request of the program manager and HoD MHPSS;
• Ensure adherence to ACF gender requirement; commit and comply with ACF gender, age and diversity principles;
• Support the implementation and the promotion of gender, age and diversity principles at anytime during activities.

Position Requirements:

• Post-graduate degree in psychology, counseling (master's degree and clinical psychology and mental health counseling are assets)
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience;
• Experience related to MHPSS, Protection and/or Care Practices;
• Experience in the humanitarian context, with vulnerable populations, IDPs, refugees, in host communities, camps, and PHCs;
• Experience in psychological assessment, counselling and follow-up;
• Experience in case management and referral.
• Experience in training and supervision;
• Knowledge or experience of MHPSS IASC, WHO and community-based guidelines;
• Technical skills in psychological assessment and testing, counselling, psychotherapy. Knowledge or experience in trauma, severe mental health conditions, SGBV, child development, care practices;
• Training and supervision skills for health workers and community members. Skills in data collection, monitoring and evaluation;
• Excellent communication, listening and observation skills;
• Empathy, tolerance and flexibility; Sensitivity towards protection and confidentiality issues; Capacity for team work and team spirit;
• Autonomy;
• Good knowledge of local customs, norms and culture;
• Fluent English (both oral and written);
  Hausa is an asset (both oral and written);
• Availability of candidate who can work in stressful environment. This position requires field travel at least 80% of the time.

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Reporting to: Nutrition and Health Programme Manager

Proposed start date: February 2025

Work location: Nguru, Yobe State

Key Responsibilities:

• Update and maintain 5W/4W mapping (Health, and Nutrition sector) tool on a monthly basis for the operational LGA; and share with the Nutrition and Health programme Manager;
• 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 and health facility database on a regular basis and updating overall health facility based activities;
• 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; 
• Support the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager in facilitating and organizing technical trainings for health workers (including on LMIS, HMIS);
• Ensure use of predefined quality assessment checklist, on-job coaching guidance as well as support Nutrition and Health assistants in using these tools;
• Review financial, logistical and HR needs on a monthly & quarterly basis and share with the N&HPM;
• 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;
• Prepare individual monthly action plan in reference to work plan and share with the Nutrition and Health Programme manager in regular monthly planning meeting with nutrition and health teams led by the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager;
• 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;
• Ensure availability of essential nutrition & health supplies in assigned health facilities including data tools;
• Monitor for appropriate documentation–IMCI and CMAM treatment registers/tools, individual child growth monitoring cards, ANC/PNC cards and delivery registers;
• Identify financial requirements, logistic needs, HR support in reference to work plan and inform the NHSM to prepare budget forecast;
• Draft supply request and share with Deputy Nut & Health Manager on a monthly basis;
• Facilitate quarterly review meetings/workshops with respective government health managers at State/LGA level;
• Develop monthly monitoring and supervision plan for the LGA and share with the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager;
• Ensure that specific monitoring finding is reported to the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager with potential solutions;
• During supervision visit, identify gaps of in supply sides and report to the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager for remedial action;
• Ensure that referral of are made to the nearest higher-level centre and tracked for high-risk pregnancies, SAM with medical complications and other conditions requiring higher-level care;
• Maintain individual monitoring & supervision plan as well as for the supervisee;
• Regularly follow up with the teams on the progress of activity, challenges and guide on necessary actions;
• Share training plans with identified needs to the PM well in advance to facilitate support from HR/Admin/Logistics;
• Track Supervisee’s daily attendance, validate monthly attendance for supervisee, and submit it on a timely basis to HR;
• Communicate with HR for necessary staff meeting, performance review, appraisals, and leaves of supervisee;
• Liaise with HR to provide orientation on ACF charter/core values/child safeguarding policy/staff code of conduct etc;
• Ensure rational use of all medical equipment and stationaries in health facilities;
• 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;
• Prepare consolidated tracking tool for supportive supervision visits/on-job coaching sessions and share with line manager;
• Update LGA work plans, individual work plans and share with line manager;
• Use appropriate attendance sheet on-job coaching sessions, workshops/meetings and trainings and share a copy with line manager;
• Use specific supervision checklist during supervision visits and archive filled supervision checklists with summary report – every month;
• Fill the health evolution reports every month for the LGA and share it with line manager for consolidation;
• Support government health workers in preparing the integrated diseases surveillance report, monthly facility based DHIS2 report;
• Provide summary analysis from the LGA report including -
  • Significant contextual changes that have impact on nutrition & Health operations;
  • Bullet points on progress of training, on-job coaching and supportive supervision;
  • Feedback on quality of service provision through monitoring visits (checklist to be used);
  • Key challenges and proposed solutions;
• Collect consumption reports from health facilities, compile for LGA and share with line manager with needs for upcoming month;
• Regularly report and coordinate with line manager regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision-making.

Position Requirements:

• 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

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Reporting to: Nutrition and Health Programme Manager

Proposed start date: February 2025

Work location: Nguru, Yobe State

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the referred SAM children from other health facilities or community health workers are re-diagnosed and documented appropriately;
• Ensure that the admission criteria into a stabilization centre according to the national CMAM protocol and WHO guidelines are followed;
• Support the stabilization centre medical team on deciding properly about the malnutrition status of SAM children and referrals to other components of CMAM (SC/OTP/SFP) by ensuring strict compliance with the recommended discharge criteria;
• Boldly indicate on the wall all the available OTP in the LGA for appropriate referral of SAM children to OTP nearest to their home;
• Ensure that dispensing of sugar water and F75 upon admission is in place;
• Ensure appropriate diagnosis and monitoring of hypothermia, hypoglycaemia, dehydration, severe anaemia, take timely action to prevent and treat those complications using the protocol strictly in collaboration with SC doctors;
• Follow up of the anthropometric measurement of the children (weight, MUAC, checking bilateral eodema and W/H percentage) to ensure consistent weight gain in collaboration with the SC team;
• Closely follow up and monitor to ensure that all the necessary information on the registration book, treatment sheet, follow up card at admission and discharge are recorded for each beneficiary;
• Provide technical coaching to the nurses and nurse aids on calculation, preparation of therapeutic milk and distribution and monitoring of feeding according to the standard protocol for the SAM children;
• Ensure that SC nurses and nurse aids are encouraging breastfeeding practices;
• Train nurses and nurse aids on supplementary suckling technique (SST) and ensure SST for mothers facing breastfeeding challenges;
• Ensure that the systematic treatment and drugs are given correctly to all patient in collaboration with SC doctors;
• Ensure caregivers are regularly given feedback on the status of their children;
• Follow up of the hygiene and sanitation rules in the centre and ensure PPE are always available and being used;
• Identification of absence and defaulters from stabilization centre and follow up at home through volunteer’s network and / or outreach staff in collaboration with Nut & Health Programme Manager;
• Carry out daily ward rounds in the morning and evening with SC Doctors, SC nurses and ensure patients are visited as appropriately. Ensure the notes on patient cards are properly filled after the ward rounds or any other patient examination or procedures;
• Ensure that all the SC team are familiar with and respect all the ACF Internal rules and regulations;
• Ensure that adequate supplies are available in stabilization centres in collaboration with the  Nutrition and Health PM;
• Ensure that daily record/tally on utilization of each medicine and therapeutic feeding product used in SC are available;
• Prepare weekly / monthly utilization, requisition and stock report for therapeutic feeding products, medicines and medical equipment with validation from the PM manager;
• Liaise with ACTION AGAINST HUNGER pharmacist for supplies with adequate anticipation;
• Follow up the utilization and expiry information of all therapeutic feeding product and medicines on a regular basis and inform ACTION AGAINST HUNGER pharmacist for appropriate action required;
• Prepare and ensure that the order forms are in conformity (including consumption coherence and SRO) and ensure anticipation to prevent stock out;
• Provide technical support in milk preparation in accordance with protocol and hygiene rules;
• Ensure rational use of medicines and therapeutic foods at the center;
• Ensure that all medical devices and equipment are properly handled and functioning at all time;
• Responsible facilitation and tracking of food for care givers in collaboration with the logistics department;
• Support Nutrition and Health Manager in facilitating and organizing technical trainings for SC health workers;
• Organize training and refresher session for SC Health Workers on SAM management;
• Develop customized need specific guidance notes on delivery service for on job coaching on different modules based on national protocol;
• Conduct technical on-job coaching of SC health workers on regular basis;
• Ensure use of predefined quality assessment checklist, on-job coaching guidance as well as support SC Doctors and Nurses in using these tools;
• Provide technical training and regular guidance to health workers on appropriate stock management and reporting (LMIS);
• Lead continuous learning and improvement for SC;
• Respect the existing working rules and be attentive to the working condition of the personnel;
• Assist SC doctors to develop monthly roster for different SC staffs and ensure monitoring this;
• Distribute and delegate the work within the personnel according to their knowledge;
• Organize and conduct weekly medical meetings with the team to discuss mortality review and case study in collaboration with the Nutrition and Health program manager;
• Inform the line managers in case of difficulties and challenges faced for timely remedial action;
• Ensure optimal hygienic condition of the center through regular daily cleaning and monthly super cleaning of the whole center;
• Ensure that all information from initial diagnosis and previous diagnosis/treatments (if referred from OTP) of SAM children coming to the centre are captured in the CCP card and admission register;
• Ensure that all data collection tools (i.e. screening registers, patient registers, patient CCP card, patient feeding chart, patient’s diagnosis test reports etc.) are regularly updated and always available at the centre;
• Ensure that all actions carried out on any SAM patient are recorded in the patient file no matter how minute;
• Compile and analyse the data and determine the performance of the centre, share the monthly Activity Progress Report in collaboration with the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager;
• Regularly report and coordinate with nutrition PM regarding challenges, issues faced at the centre for timely and appropriate decision-making;
• In coordination with the Nutrition and Health PM, Logistics department and base Pharmacist, ensure appropriate supply plan on weekly/Daily basis, for the stabilization centre. Communicate to ensure functioning and maintenance of SC ambulance and generator any issue identified in advance.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Medicine, Public Health or other relevant qualifications with experience in Public Health and CMAM programming;
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in in- patient management of SAM cases with Medical Complications and CMAM programmes implementation;
• Valid practicing license;
• Excellent report-writing skills is required;
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Hausa and/or Kanuri;
• Good Communication and Interpersonal skills;
• Team management experience with similar programs;
• Commitment to and understanding of ACTION AGAINST HUNGER’s aims, values and principles;
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point is required.