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  • Posted: Mar 28, 2017
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    Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
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    LGA Nutrition Officer

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    Summary of Key Objectives:
    Objective 1: To plan, supervise & monitor CMAM activity implementation at the LGA level health facilities, according to the National CMAM Guidelines & protocols.

    Objective 2:  To assess and build the capacity of the Health staffs of the LGA level health facilities

    Objective 3: Responsible for regular reporting, evolution data analysis and communication

    Objective 1: To plan, supervise & monitor CMAM activity implementation at the LGA level health facilities, according to the National CMAM Guidelines & protocols.

    • Together with the health facility staff, ensure the effective and quality planning and implementation of CMAM activities in all targeted health facilities.
    •  Ensure that all targeted health facilities are following the CMAM National Guidelines to provide quality CMAM services
    • Provide technical support to the health facility staff in planning, implementation and follow up on each component of CMAM interventions (inpatient care, outpatient therapeutic program, community mobilisation and F- IYCF activities)
    • Conduct regular monitoring and supervision of program activities to improve quality of service delivery of CMAM programs both at facility and community levels.
    • Ensure appropriate health and nutrition education messages are integrated and are consistently delivered to the pregnant and lactating mothers/caregivers at health facilities and in the community.
    • Provide and share regular information on defaulters and absentees to the nutrition assistants to ensure that they are actively followed up.
    • Facilitate and ensure that the health facility staff prepare monthly supply request, distribution plans, and consumption reports and share the report with their authorities every month.  
    • Work with LGA Nutrition focal person and PHC Coordinator to ensure the availability of essentials nutrition commodities i.e RUTF, drugs, CMAM equipment and stationeries

    Objective 2:  To assess and build the capacity of the staff at the LGA level health facilities

    • Conduct the assessment of overall needs of LGA PHCs (structure, equipment, supply, training needs, etc) according to the CMAM guidelines.
    • Support the targeted health facilities in preparation and planning for implementation of activities identified through the assessment.
    • Train the health facility staff on the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) according to the Nigerian CMAM guidelines & protocols
    • Coordination meeting preparations including, notification of meeting participants and Venue.
    • Together with the LGA/health facility nutrition focal point, identify the gaps of the HWs & CVs through supervision visits, and provide on-the-job coaching and training based on the gaps

    Objective 3: Responsible for regular reporting, data analysis and communicat

    •   Prepare bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports where its necessary.
    • Together with the health facility staff, verify and cross check weekly and monthly CMAM data
    • Provide accurate data on admissions, cured, deaths and defaulter per health facility and LGA for compilation in the weekly and monthly reports to the Nutrition Program Manager using the appropriate data tools.
    • Provide detailed explanations of defaulters, deaths, and non-respondents to the Nutrition PM in the monthly CMAM and F- IYCF service data
    • Work with the M&E officer to maintain the program data base for CMAM interventions.
    • Participate in nutrition surveys and support the team to provide input to the survey report.

     Objective 5: HR Management of the Nutrition Assistants

    • Manage the Nutrition Assistants to ensure that CF program objectives are communicated effectively within the communities in order to improve program effectiveness.
    •  Ensure that the proper performance evaluations are completed for each Nutrition Assistant on an annual basis
    • Assess the capacities of the team and identifies the training and coaching needs and opportunities
    • In collaboration with the HR department, ensure that all HR procedures are followed and that support is available to the team for all matters concerning human resource
    • Ensure that all HR processes, procedures and policies are understood and followed

    Additional responsibilities

    • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task
    • The LGA Nutrition Officer should be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work/activities
    • The LGA Nutrition Officer is expected to conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations and charter
    • Degree in Health Sciences with a Major in Nutrition or related field; Bachelor level degree in nutrition &  Health a plus

    POSITION REQUIREMENTS
    QUALIFICATIONS
    Degree in Health Sciences with a Major in Nutrition or related field; Bachelor level degree in nutrition &  Health a plus

    SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
    PREFERRED
    Local to Yobe State and well integrated into local community

    Trained in adult education/learning and effective training techniques

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