Nutrition and Health Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Key responsibilities:

• Update tracking tool to monitor programme screening based data on acute malnutrition, collect health facility based disease surveillance reports and update morbidity reporting tool for assigned health facilities/LGAs;
• Participate with M&E team in supervision of data collection for nutrition and health assessments;
• Liaise with nutrition and health assistants for accessing community support group database, health facility database on a regular basis and updating overall health facility based activities;
• Conduct ongoing capacity assessment of health workers on CMAM services delivery, IMCI service delivery, reproductive health service delivery, vaccination etc. and review the training needs and/or coaching needs;
• Ensure that all health facilities/sites have adequate supplies to deliver uninterrupted health care services through identifying needs, informing line manager on regular basis;
• Support the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager in organizing LGA based coordination meeting;
• Ensure that all children and patients visiting AAH supported health facilities are properly examined and treated according to national health and nutritional protocols and standards;
• Identify gaps for WASH in health facilities and inform the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager on a regular basis;
• Facilitate quarterly review meetings/workshops with respective government health managers at State/LGA level;
• Organize training for Government nurses/midwives on CMAM, integrated management of childhood illnesses and ANC/PNC and delivery service provision in close collaboration with PM/MPM;
• Support nutrition and health assistants on developing customized need specific guidance notes on IMCI, ANC/PNC, delivery service for on job coaching on different modules based on national protocol;
• Regularly report and coordinate with line manager regarding challenges, issues faced in the field for timely and appropriate decision-making;
• Ensure regular contact with MoH service providers and LGA health authorities to receive service delivery report in a timely manner;
• Maintain and update database for health workers, community health workers/volunteers, trainings and share with line manager;

Position Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health or other relevant qualifications with experience in Public Health and CMAM programming;
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in primary health care and Nutrition program including experience in inpatient SAM treatment;
• An excellent report-writing skill is required including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa;
• Good Communication and Interpersonal skills;
• Team management experience with similar programs;
• Ability to observe and to provide feedback on the activities;
• Ability to manage staff according to local culture and organization policies;