Join Our Team as Nutrition Officer

Job Description:

Location of Work: Raya Azebo & Enderta Woredas

Job Purpose: Nutrition Officer support woreda health offices and PHCUs in systematic nutrition screening, active case detection, early referral and admission of acute malnutrition cases through routine nutrition screening and Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) programs as well as Extended Outreach Services (EOS) or Child Health Days (CHD) campaigns. He/she will support heath facilities (Primary Hospitals, Health Centers and Health Posts) in the treatment of acute malnutrition among nutrition priority groups, mainly Children U5 and PLW and referral linkage services in accordance with the national protocol and SPHERE standard. He/she will support and assist Woreda Health Offices and PHCUs in the piloting of Family MUAC approach. The position holder will support and assist woreda health offices and health facilities in the procurement of gap filling SC/OTP supplies, job aids, and anthropometric equipment’s for the management of Acute Malnutrition in Outpatient therapeutic program (OTP) and Stabilization Center (SC).

Nutrition Officer is expected to support health facilities and ensure the IYCF promotion, counselling, and support for mothers at the Therapeutic Feeding Programs (TFP) and Targeted Supplementary Food Program (TSFP) in CMAM sites. The Officer has the responsibility to ensure high-quality IYCF activities with IYCF teams, closely coordinated an integrated with the Emergency Nutrition Response project. In addition, ensures the project’s activities fit within the framework of the National Nutrition Program and ensures good relations with local stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Project/Program Implementation:

• Supporting the planning and execution of project activities, ensuring they align with organizational goals and donor requirements.
• Ensuring project activities are implemented effectively and efficiently, meeting deadlines and achieving desired results.

Compliance and Administration:

• Ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures, as well as donor requirements.
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation related to project activities.
• Contributing to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
• Supporting woredas and PHCU in planning and conducting nutrition screening activities;
• Ensuring existence of functional referral pathways and linkages between communities and HF and vice versa;
• Promoting the availability of services to which beneficiaries can be referred, training of staff in nutrition screening and referral services;
• Ensuring that HFs are equipped with minimum supplies needed for nutrition screening activities, (e.g. MUAC tapes, registration and reporting format, referral forms, guidelines etc.);
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• Support and assist Woreda Health Offices and PHCUs in the piloting of Family MUAC approach.
• Implement and provide technical support for TSFP (food distribution), Site preparation (IDPs), and mobilization of community, and nutritional screening for both host & IDPs
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and provide technical support on stabilization Center and Outpatient Therapeutic Program sites every week;
• Ensure linkage of OTP discharges, MAM children, and acutely Malnourished PLW to distribution of protection and TSF ration (If applicable);
• Print, laminate and provide the necessary OTP/SC guide lines and protocols for running OTP/SC, photocopy for other related activities;
• Protect, promote and support Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) program in the health system, including health facilities with due emphasis on enhancing the availability and integration of IYCF counselling services in coordination with IYCF team members.
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plump nut and drug stock control balance form)
• Ensure the integration of IYCF to CMAM programming through strengthening of psychosocial & emotional sites & IYCF promotion & counselling with assigned team members

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

• BSc degree in Public Health/ Clinical Nursing/Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

1. Acute malnutrition 2019 revised guideline training

2. Revised 2019 IMAM guideline, and IYCF-E training

3. Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)

4. Trained on Family MUAC approach and TSFP/MAM

Required Professional Experience

• 3-5 Years of experience

Required Language(s)

• Amharic
• Local language
• English

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations

• Filed Based

Position’s physical requirements

• Physically fit

​ Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or Key Competencies

• Be Safe and Resilient
• Build Relationships
• Learn and Develop
• Partner and Collaborate
• Deliver Results
• Be Accountable
• Improve and Innovate
• Embrace Change

Skills Required:

• Food / Technology / Science / Engineering
• Health / Medical