Nutrition and Health Officer at Action Against Hunger (ACF)

Action Against Hunger (ACF)-USA is part of the ACF-International network which 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.

Action Against Hunger (ACF) is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Nutrition and Health Officer

Location: Dutse, Jigawa
Duration: 1 year

Job Description

• To play key role in implementing the Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) funded by the UK Department for International Development, a joint project being implemented by Save the Children UK (SC) and Action Against Hunger (ACF).
• Key focus on the delivery of nutrition communication interventions.
• CDGP will provide 60,000 pregnant women and mothers with children under two with unconditional cash transfers and nutrition behaviour change communication training to contribute to the eradication; of extreme hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Northern Nigeria.
• To assist in the development and implementation of an appropriate nutrition focused BCC and IYCF methodology.
• Collaborate with health centres and other nutrition focused stakeholders in order to successfully carry out CDGP activities.
• Represent ACF externally in relevant local and state level forums and technical working groups.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor degree in health, nutrition, nursing or related field.
• Higher level degree preferred.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities.
• Fluency in Hausa and English.
• Experience in humanitarian nutrition or health work.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.

Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications, CV's and letter of Motivation to: recruitment.ng@acf-international.org
Or
No 1, Jerry Gana Close,
Utako, Abuja FCT.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.