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Job for a Nutrition and Health Assistant at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nutrition and Health Assistant Location: Maiduguri, Borno Job Type: Full Time Starting Date: As Soon as Possible Direct Line Manager: Nutrition and Health Officer

Objective 1

Undertake nutrition interventions at the LGA level under the direction of the Nutrition Officer

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Facilitate community mobilization, meetings and trainings during community led Nutrition activities;
Directly implement in the field activities defined in the program in close collaboration with the Nutrition Officer.
Implement a detailed work plan in collaboration with the AAH Nutrition team in Yobe at LGA / ward level activities in collaboration with Nutrition Officer, which includes among others delivery and follow-up of training.
Work closely with community resource structures ( CGVs, Traditional and Religious leaders) to follow up on implementation of Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF) activities with the support from the Nutrition Officer
Support in the implementation of capacity building training for the target beneficiaries in the community.

Objective 2

Collect information and data on nutrition at the LGA level through screenings, surveys, and assessments

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Collect information to ensure effective surveillance of the nutritional situation in the area of intervention.
Collect the required information in the field to support an understanding of the evolution of the context.
Support the M&E team in data collection for screening or other nutrition-related assessments.
Support the preparation of documentation required for the implementation of field activities

Objective 3

Mobilization and awareness-raising about the organization, program objectives, and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the beneficiaries (at LGA level)

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Contribute to the development of project community mobilization strategies.
Implement sensitisation activities for targeted communities about IYCF and specifically rolling out the care group model with support from Community Volunteers (CGVs), traditional and religious leaders plus other key stakeholders at LGA level.
Coordinate all activities very closely and in collaboration with LGA nutrition focal persons, the HF in charge and PHC coordinator plus other key stakeholders.
Facilitate a good working relationship between CGVs, HF in charges, LGA staff plus local & religious leader’s government and target beneficiaries.

Internal & External Relationship Internal:

Nutrition Deputy Program Manager: Technical hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
Nutrition Officer: Technical hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
Other technical teams: – exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination

External:

Local governmental and non-governmental partners: exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on the choice of technical options

Qualifications

Diploma in a Nutrition or Community Health, Public Health, Nursing, and Health-related field.

Skills and Experience Essential:

Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri, and English
Commitment to AAH mission, values, and policy
Good team spirit
1 year relevant work experience
Experience in the Nutrition and social approach – IYCF a plus
Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Preferred: