Nutrition and Health Officer needed at Action Against Hunger.
JOB TITLE: Nutrition and Health Officer
JOB LOCATION: Monguno, Borno, Nigeria
Job Type: Full Time
Direct Line Manager: Nutrition & Health Program Manager
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JOB DETAILS:
- Action Against Hunger Nigeria Mission is recruiting a Nutrition and Health Officer who will assist in the development and implementation of appropriate nutrition-focused BCC and IYCF methodology.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to developing program strategy in health and nutrition in consultation with the program team and other stakeholders.
- Act as a focal point in designing and implementing health and nutrition activities through behavior change communications and individual counseling/case management. Key nutrition focus areas will include but are not limited to:
- Dietary diversity.
- IYCF practices.
- WASH practices.
- Exclusive breastfeeding
- Collaborate with health centers and other nutrition-focused stakeholders in order to successfully carry out program activities
- Assist in ensuring that materials and supplies needed by health workers in AAH supported facilities are readily available
Qualifications
- HND / Bachelor’s degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing, or related field with at least 2 years of similar experience in an NGO setting.
- A medical doctor with 1 year of similar experience post-NYSC may be considered
- Experience in working in donor-funded programs (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities
- Skills in statistical and other software (MS Excel, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
- Fluency in Hausa and English.
- Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Experience in humanitarian PQA or M & E.
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 30, 2020
Job Features
Job Category | Administration/ Office/ Operations |