Action Against Hunger 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.
Nutrition & Health Officer
Location: (Country & Base): Damaturu, Yobe State
Start date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Program Manager
Slot: 4
Objective 1
- Implementation of Health and Nutrition activities at the facility and community level
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the development of joint activity work plans with key stakeholders in the LGA and within ACF
- Ensure that all services are fully integrated, scaled-up and implemented as per national protocols
- Establish and foster linkage between the health facility and the community in the respective catchment areas
- Plan and participate in training of HF staff on IMAM and IYCF and other health packages
- Building the capacity of the Health Facility staff and community volunteers (CVs) attached to the health facilities on CMAM, IYCF and other health interventions in the LGA
- Support and build capacity of HF and LGA health department in the compilation, preparation and submission of accurate and timely Health and Nutrition reports
- Implement, organize, follow-up and report on capacity building, training and nutrition screening activities
- Improve on the linkages between the beneficiaries in the CMAM, IYCF and other Health program and the health facilities.
- Participate in surveillance activities to monitor Health and Nutrition situation in the LGAs.
- Provide updates to HF staff, LGA health workers and community leaders and Health & Nutrition Assistants on Health and Nutrition situation analysis in the LGA in collaboration with the DPM and surveillance specialist
- Assess and report the drugs and other major supplies in the HF on a monthly basis and share report with H&N Sector Manager.
- Build the capacity of HF staff and CVs and monitor for accurate timely and quality reporting and management of stocks.
Objective 2
- Scale up and functionality of Care Groups (CGs) and Fathers Group (FGs) at LGA level
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Provide monthly updates on PLW and Neighbour Women (NW) grouping at LGA level with specific details on those that newly join the groups monthly.
- Orientation and training of community based health promoters and H&N packages.
- Build capacity of CHIPPS, care group facilitators and CGV leaders on Health and Nutrition packages
- Monitor the knowledge levels of CHIPPS, Care group and CGV leaders and close the knowledge gaps for quality results.
- Conduct monthly reviews with CHIPPS, Care group leaders on reporting and data accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure proper maintenance of Health and Nutrition records in HFs and community groups, verified using checklists (QIVCs) and are easily accessible
- Conduct hands on supervision of HWs in selected HF in the LGA for quality health and nutrition services and closing gaps in the Facility.
- Supervise the Care group and fathers group meetings for quality discussions and dissemination of reports.
- Conduct and monitoring the referral mechanism in Care groups and HFs
Objective 3
- Project Management
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the implementation of Health and Nutrition activities in line with activity timeline
- Ensure budget utilization for H&N interventions in line with the financial forecast and within timelines
- Ensure compliance to logistic and finance during planning of workshops, trainings and/or meeting that requires financial advances and/or logistical procurement etc.
- Ensure the Health and Nutrition activity targets for care groups, CGV groups, and other core health and nutrition targets is met monthly in selected wards.
- Monitor the project activities and output targets are achieved on a monthly basis
- Maintain close collaboration with LGA Health and Nutrition department and political leadership on health and nutrition issues in the supported LGAs
- Build relationships with INGOs and local NGOs for synergies in nutrition and health service delivery to avoid duplication of efforts in the targeted LGAs.
Objective 4
- Community based assessments, community profiling and community based interventions
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Conduct community mobilization and sensitization for public health and nutrition in targeted LGAs.
- Share health and nutrition gaps with key leaders, community groups and community members during ongoing meetings in community and LGA.
- In collaboration with the DPM, develop messages to pass to the community members and other target groups according to the needs identified from the dialogues and sensitization sessions
- Ensure case-finding and referral mechanisms are functional in HF and communities.
- In collaboration with the DPM and HF Health workers, ensure community health and nutrition screening is functional and linked to the health facilities.
- Document the functionality of community structures and models and share with Health and Nutrition Sector manager for action.
- Conduct situational analysis of multisector issues for further actions quarterly
Objective 5
- Information management, reporting and coordination:
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that all training and meeting records are dully in place for all activities (attendance sheet, on-job coaching sessions, workshop/meeting reports)
- Monthly reports submitted by 28th monthly in agreed standards
- Submit issues log report to H&N Sector Manager with updates on specific actions taken so far and the further actions required.
- Share success stories on system strengthening and any other Nutrition and health interventions in the LGAs.
- Organize and lead the LGA based monthly coordination meetings and support LGA teams on health and nutrition issues including reporting and service gaps
- Participate in the relevant cluster meetings and other related forum at district or governorate level as and when requested by the PM or in absence of PM.
- Support the health facility staff in completing health and nutrition reports (beneficiary statistics, stock report and requests among others)
- Support preparation of care group monthly report using the information provided by nutrition assistants and health promoters
- Participate in writing situation reports with information on food security, WASH or security information at the community as needed and/or requested
Objective 6
- Performance Management
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Communicate Action Against Hunger performance standards and expectations to team members which includes;
- 10 minutes monthly conversation for Health and Nutrition Assistant completed, discussed and submitted by 30th monthly
- 3 months/end of probation performance appraisal and annual/ end of contract appraisal completed, discussed and submitted by end of month.
- Staff development needs, capacity gaps highlighted in performance management document and key issues highlighted for Sector Manager attention
Internal & External Relationship
Internal:
- Health and Nutrition Sector Manager: Line Manager
- WASH, SP, HSS Sector Manager: Information Sharing
- Health and Nutrition Officer : Exchange of information and coordination of activities
- M&E Officers/Manager; regular collaboration and coordination; exchange of information
- Logistic/HR/Finance Managers: functional collaboration and exchange of information
External:
- LGA Health and Nutrition Department, Health Facilities: direct technical and facilitation support, close collaboration, training and workshop facilitation support.
- LGA Team/Health facility team: Training, supportive supervision, exchange of information, coordination.
Position Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Medicine/Public Health/Nursing/or related field
- Certificate in project management for development will be an added advantage
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- 3 years’ experience in primary health and nutrition
- Good understanding of Nigeria health system structure
- Previous role of development facilitation and supervisory level is required
- Fluency in spoken and written English language. Hausa language will be added advantage
- Working knowledge of MS office
Preferred:
- Work experience in humanitarian settings
- Work experience with government health care system is an added advantage
- Experience of working in partnership with or directly with health department is preferable
- Ability to plan and organize work Independent with appropriate follow through while paying close attention to detail and can read and abstract information from a variety of formats.
- Ability to delegate and follow up of task among teams
- Ability to manage wide range of stakeholders for collaboration, coordination and consultation
Gross Basic Salary
NGN 236,585 – NGN 379,904
More Information
- Job City Yobe State
