Latest Job Vacancies at Action Against Hunger, 29th August, 2018

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. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: WASH Assistant Location: Monguno, Borno Job Type: Full Time Slot: 2 Openings Job Summary

• This position is based in Monguno, Borno State and reports directly to the WASH Officer. The WASH Assistant is required to work closely with the WASH Officer to ensure successful implementation of WASH project activities in line with the project objectives.

• Provide assistance to the WASH Technical Officer to assess water and sanitation needs in the communities.
• Participate in technical assessments, data collection, and technical surveys.
• Participate in community selection and mobilization towards the construction and/or rehabilitation of water and sanitation activities.
• Assist in the supervision of seconded staff throughout construction and or rehabilitation activities.
• Communicate & report WASH field activities accordingly to all relevant parties.
• Conduct regular field visit and ensure quality assurance of construction and electrification of facilities being delivered and adherence to design specifications.
• Maintain regular contact with local stakeholders.
• Work closely with the team members and relevant stakeholders throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of the WASH project.

• Minimum of National Diploma in Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building and other related fields with minimum of 1 year field experience.
• Previous experience in supervising drilling, electrical and construction activities.
• Professional, good organizational capacity and motivated.
• Capacity to be adaptable and flexible.
• Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

• This position is based in Monguno, Borno State and reports directly to the Sector Manager - WASH.
• The WASH Officer is required to work closely with the Sector Manager in data collection as well as the supervision of construction and rehabilitation of water and sanitation related activities (water points, latrines, incinerators, and others) ensuring successful implementation of project activities.

• Participate in the selection, design and construction of water systems using ground or surface water, including abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems or rehabilitation of existing systems.
• Assessment of sanitation needs, design and implement the most appropriate form of sanitation system.
• Consider different maintenance mechanisms, ensuring that they are appropriate to the local context and cultural norms.
• Prepare a Written Work Instruction for use on-site ensuring clarification of contractor roles and responsibilities at each stage of the execution of construction activities.
• Support the WASH Sector Manager in the development of technical guidelines and tools.
• Work closely with the WASH Sector Manager throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of the WASH technical activities as well as hygiene promotion.
• Ensure effective communication and network is developed and maintained through partnership and collaboration.
• Liaise with local government and sectoral stakeholders/counterparts to exchange information on WASH technical implementation status.

• Degree in Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, and other related fields.
• Have a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience.
• Have previous experience in supervising drilling and construction activities.
• Professional, motivated, organized, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English.

• The position is based in Monguno, Borno state and work under the supervision of the Sector Manager - Nutrition. The IYCF Officer is required to directly implement nutrition activities at the community.

• Conduct capacity assessment of health facilities: baseline, progress and end line and to come up with reports of the same.
• Identify issues/problems and solutions as a result of the capacity assessment and progress assessment and in collaboration with the PM adequately implement solutions in order to resolve problems.
• Conduct rapid/detailed assessment of Infant and Young Child feeding practices in mothers/care givers at mobile clinics.
• Provide personalized IYCF counselling sessions to pregnant women for the preparation of breastfeeding and colostrum feeding and all mothers with children under 24 months.
• Ensure proper maintenance of IYCF integration with all CMAM components.
• Conduct Simple Rapid Assessment (SRA) of all mothers with children under 24 months that attend the OTP/SFP programme through the local Mobile clinics.
• Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conducting theoretical trainings if necessary followed by On Job Training (OJT).
• Conduct detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women that require additional support or reveal difficulties.
• Aid in establishing mother to mother support groups (Community Health Groups – CHGs) within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
• Play an active role on advocacy to promote proper IYCF practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination and growth monitoring.

• Bachelor's degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level degree preferred
• Have a minimum of 2 years working experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts including CMAM, IYCF and community mobilization.
• Have the ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Have the willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult working conditions.
• Have the capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Have excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Be proficient in statistics and other softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Be proficient with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa).
• Have previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, WASH, Nutrition).

• This position is based in Monguno, Borno State and directly supervised by the PHP & NFI Officer
• The PHP & NFI Assistant is required to work closely with the PHP & NFI Officer in the implementation of hygiene promotion related activities and non-food items distribution to affected populations.

• Organize hygiene promotion awareness raising sessions though emergency hygiene session or through PHAST, CHAST and CLTS methodologies.
• Mobilize communities to adopt safe hygiene practices as promoted by the project (latrine construction, hand washing facilities, environmental cleanliness).
• Assist the PHP officer in conducting training sessions for the community workers/volunteer and/or targeted populations.
• Assist the PHP officer in preparing training modules for the promotion of hygiene in the communities.
• Assist the PHP officer in developing teaching tools adapted to different audiences: songs, role games, meetings, and training courses.

• Minimum of an OND in Public Health, Social Science and other related fields.
• At least 1 year relevant working experience in supervising hygiene promotion and community mobilization activities in the humanitarian sector.
• Professional, good organizational capacity and motivated.
• Capacity to be adaptable and flexible.
• Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri and English.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

• This position is based in Monguno and will directly report to the Sector Manager - Nutrition and Health.
• The Health Officer will be responsible for regular monitoring and supervision of facility based health service delivery to ensure that services are provided with recommended national technical standards in line with the project objectives.

• Update and maintain 5W/4W mapping (Health, and Nutrition sector) tool on a regular basis for the operational LGA.
• Situation monitoring and mapping of health sector activities in Borno State.
• 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 in conducting SMART/Rapid SMART surveys.
• Participate with M&E team in the supervision of data collection for Nutrition KAP surveys; Baseline and End line Surveys.
• Develop monthly monitoring and supervision plan for the LGA.
• Develop LGA work plan with specific roles and responsibilities for each of the field staff.
• Identify financial requirements, logistic needs, HR support with reference to work plan.
• Monitor all health facilities/sites to ensure adequate supplies to delivery of uninterrupted health care services through needs identification.

• Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health.
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience in primary health care and maternal health in the humanitarian context.
• Previous experience in CMAM and IYCF program.
• While paying close attention to detail and can read and abstract information from a variety of formats.
• Ability to work under pressure and react according to evolving context/situation.
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels.
• Excellent skills in report writing.
• Excellent Knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and HAP Standards.
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.

• The position is based in Monguno Borno state and reports directly to the Project Manager.
• The Sector Manager is responsible for the overall management ensuring successful implementation of OFDA funded Health and Nutrition interventions that targets vulnerable IDPs and host communities in Monguno area in the North East region of Nigeria.

• Support the implementation of the short and long range plans for delivery of project services, and provide guidance to AAH’s Nutrition and Health staff in the management of project interventions and/or activities for effective project impact.
• Work with project team to develop overall detailed project implementation plan for nutrition and health component in line with predefined project implementation work plan.
• Manage the assigned Nutrition and Health project interventions in order to meet the project objectives within budget and the allotted time frame and report promptly any operational concerns (e.g. projected failure to meet objectives; increased beneficiary needs; projected over or under spending on project budget).
• Manage the performance and identification of training needs, propose training plan to the Regional Health and Nutrition Coordinator, direct line Manager as well as with other supportive departments.
• Ensure projects are implemented in line with donor requirements and in accordance with AAH, country and international standards i.e. Sphere and HAP standards.
• Ensure appropriate financial management, coordination and effective communication.
• Establish performance objectives, provide feedback, identify strengths and areas for professional improvement.

• Degree in Nutrition/Nursing or Medicine or public health. Certificate in project management for development professionals will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience in primary health care and maternal health in the humanitarian context.
• Previous experience in CMAM and IYCF program.
• Previous experience in a managerial role.
• 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 work under pressure and react according to evolving context/situation.
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels.
• Excellent skills in report writing.
• Excellent Knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and HAP Standards.
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.