Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Master Trainer
Job ID: 2026-7746
Locations: Abuja, Abakaliki - Ebonyi, and Birnin Kebbi - Kebbi
Purpose of the Assignment
- The United States’ Momentum Country and Global Leadership Integrated Health Project (MCGL- RISE IHP) project, implemented by Jhpiego, is seeking the expertise of Master Trainers to support the capacity strengthening of health workers on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) & Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) in FCT, Kebbi and Ebonyi States.
- This initiative aims to enhance the capacity of healthcare providers to deliver the quality nutrition services and improve nutritional outcomes for women, newborns, and children across the implementing states.
Responsibilities
- To build the capacity of health workers on IMAM & MIYCN.
- To strengthen the quality of nutrition services across all the implementing health facilities.
- To familiarize the health workers with the updated national IMAM & MIYCN guidelines.
Scope
- To strengthen the capacity of MCGL- RISE IHP implementing states (FCT, Kebbi and Ebonyi) for the effective implementation of
- Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) & Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) services.
Expected Outcome
- Capacity of health workers strengthened on Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition and Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition in FCT, Kebbi and Ebonyi States.
Deliverables
- Review existing IMAM & MIYCN training modules.
- Review and adopt the training agenda for IMAM & MIYCN in line with national guidelines.
- Prepare and validate training materials (presentations), job aids, and reference tools tailored to the Nigerian context.
- Conduct 7 days MIYCN training and 5 days of IMAM training for health workers.
- Enhance knowledge of health workers on nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions.
- Provide technical support for the development of facility-level action plans to implement integrated nutrition services.
- Develop/review and disseminate a monitoring and supervision checklist to ensure ongoing quality assurance.
- Produce a comprehensive training report, including photographs, attendance records, pre- and post-test results, and key recommendations.
- Identify and document best practices and lessons learned during the capacity-building process.
- Provide technical guidance on integrating community-based volunteers into facility-level service delivery.
- Recommend strategies for strengthening linkages between facility-based services, community outreach, and referral systems.
- Ensure all deliverables are alligned with Nigeria’s national nutrition policies and guidelines as well as global best practices
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Public health, Nursing, Medicine or a related health field.
- Masters or PhD is an added advantage.
- Certification or formal training in IMAM, MIYCN and Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
- Additional certification on training facilitation, project management or monitoring and evaluation is an asset.
- Over a decade of hands-on experience designing and implementing nutrition programs in both humanitarian and development contexts.
- Strong track record in building the capacity of State Master Trainers with a particular focus on secondary health facilities.
- Skilled in developing and facilitating trainings on IMAM& MIYCN in alignment with Nigeria’s national guidelines
- Extensive experience collaborating with government health systems, including effective coordination with State Stakeholders
- Adept at creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), job aids, and training manuals tailored to local contexts.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Certified National master trainer with extensive facilitation experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications for program management and reporting.
- Fluency in English; proficiency in local languages (e.g., Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo) is an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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