Nutrition Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Position Overview

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives:

• Conduct capacity assessment of health facilities: baseline, progress and end line and to come up with reports of the same.
• Identify issues/problems and solutions as a result of the capacity assessment and progress assessment and in collaboration with the Program Manager, adequately implement solutions to resolve problems.
• Assist in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up
• Support the community volunteers in the building up community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities
• Under the responsibility of the Deputy Nutrition Program Manager, identify key areas of training for the community actors.
• Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conducting theoretical trainings if necessary followed by On Job Training (OJT).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level Degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM, IYCF and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Proficient in statistical and other softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa)
• Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

Application Closing Date
8th May, 2017

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application by email to: [email protected] To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title and location in the email subject line, or on the application envelope. For example, "Nutrition Officer-Borno".

Note

• Also note that applications received without these specifications will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
• Applications received after this date will not be considered.
• Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.