Nutrition and Health Officer needed at Action Against Hunger.
JOB TITLE: Nutrition and Health Officer
JOB LOCATION: Bade, Yobe, Nigeria
Direct Line Manager: Project Manager
Job Type: Full Time
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JOB DETAILS:
- Action Against Hunger Nigeria Mission is recruiting a Health Officer who will be accountable for regular monitoring and supervision of facility-based health service delivery to ensure that services are provided with recommended national technical standards.
Responsibilities
- Update and maintain 5W/4W mapping (Health, and Nutrition sector) tool on a regular basis for the operational LGA, and share with the Sector Health Manager.
- Update tracking tool to monitor program screening based data on acute malnutrition; collect health facility-based disease surveillance reports and update morbidity reporting tool for assigned health facilities/LGAs.
- Ensure that the Assistants are using the standard Monitoring checklist during a visit to health facilities.
- Ensure that specific monitoring finding is reported to the NHSM with potential solutions
- During the supervision visit, identify gaps in the supply sides and report to the NHSM.
- Work with health workers to establish crowd control mechanisms in the health facilities/centers.
- Use appropriate attendance sheet on-job coaching sessions, workshops / meetings, and training and share a copy with the line manager.
- Use specific supervision checklist during supervision visits and archive filled supervision checklists with a summary report.
Qualifications
- HND / Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in primary health care programs.
- 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.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Remuneration
- Minimum Basic Salary: NGN 236,585 per month
- Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion.
- Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, 24 days paid leave per year, free and direct access to the Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.
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Note: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: November 27, 2020
Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations |