Health Field Officer (Nutrition) at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Maiduguri Sub Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below:

Job Title: Health Field Officer (Nutrition)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Training of health workers and community volunteers (CVs) on different health issues including IYCF, hygiene promotion and malnutrition
• Develop the technical capacity of PHCC staff implementing CMAM and IYCF activities through on job mentoring
• In collaboration with SMOH, LGA nutrition focal and facility in charges ensure case finding through screening and defaulter tracing is functional at all health facilities and there is a link between facility and community nutrition activities and  services
• Monitor and analyse consumption of therapeutic feeds and in collaboration with the HD and Nutrition Delegate (ND) identify solutions to overcome any inconsistencies in stock
• Ensure adequate linkage between the OTP centres and SCs to ensure smooth referral processes for children referred to the SC from OTP and SC back to OTP
• Ensure caretakers receive diverse, nutritious and hygienic meals daily. This can be done through monitoring the food chain (budget, supply, quality)
• Train and mentor SC supervisors to train SC staff on clinical management of paediatric SAM inpatients with complications in line with the national protocols
• Ensure caretakers receive diverse, nutritious and hygienic meals daily. This can be done through monitoring the food chain (budget, supply, quality).
• Collaborate with all other ICRC departments and sectors to ensure nutrition activities are integrated

Required Qualifications

• Nurse (Registered with the Nursing Council of Nigeria) or Nutritionist
• At least 3 years work experience in nutrition
• Good knowledge of public health concerns and awareness of the nutrition situation in Nigeria
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
• Very good computer skills, including use of spreadsheets for data analysis
• Good knowledge of the Ministry of Health and the local health services - Familiarity with nutrition, healthcare and systems

Personal Attributes:

• Fluent in English and one local language in the AoR to be assigned
• Ability to analyse and synthesize information
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills (communication, reporting, autonomy, pedagogy, planning and organizational skills
• Experience in working with CMAM and IYCF programming
• Proven ability to translate evaluated results into learning strategies
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter and contact details of three referees to [email protected] Clearly indicate “Health Field Officer (Nutrition) MIU" as the subject of your application (Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)

In the body of the mail, please indicate the following in the format as seen:

• Qualification(s)
• Current location
• Languages you speak
• Years of relevant experience
• NYSC status

Note

• Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.