Posted on: Wed 02-12-2015

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International 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.

PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND NON-FOOD ITEM DISTRIBUTION OFFICER

Position Overview:

The Public Health Promotion and Non-food items distribution officer will be working under the leadership and guidance of the WASH Deputy Program Manager and is accountable for the overall implementation of the Public health promotion and Non-Food Items distribution of the WASH project.

Specific Objectives:  

•    Overall supervision of Public Health Promotion and Non-food items distribution activities following AAH’s local strategy and International Guidelines 
•    Train and build the capacity of staffs and partners 
•    Coordinate with internal staffs, and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation
•    Supervise and manage staffs under your responsibility  

Qualifications: 

Diploma in Public health, sociology, rural development, and other related fields 

Essential Skills and Experience: 

•    Previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities 
•    Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
•    Three years relevant work experience 
•    Microsoft Office software 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, Kanuri, Shuwa and English
•    Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

•    Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector 
•    Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
•    Previous experience with AAH
•    Previous donor programming experience (e.g. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA)

PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTIOIN AND NON-FOOD ITEM DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANT

Position Overview:

The HP and NFI assistant will be working under the supervision of the HP & NFI Officer. He/she will assist the HP &NFI officer to undertake hygiene promotion related activities and non-food items distribution to affected populations.

Specific Objectives:  

•    Assist the PHP & NFI Officer in context assessment and developing materials for hygiene promotion
•    Carry out safe hygiene promotion and mobilize members of the beneficiary communities
•    Assist the HP & NFI Officer to carry out NFI distribution 

Qualifications: 

Diploma in Public health, sociology, rural development, and other related fields 

Essential Skills and Experience: 

•    Previous experience in hygiene promotion and community mobilization
•    motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
•    two years relevant work experience 
•    NYSC compulsory
•    Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
•    Fluency in Hausa and English
•    Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy

Preferred Skills and Experience:

•    Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector 
•    Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
•    Previous experience with AAH

Nutrition Officer

Location: Borno

Position Overview

• The Nutrition and Health Officer will play a key role in implementing the program, focusing on the delivery of nutrition communication interventions.

Specific Objectives

• To assist in the development and implementation of an appropriate nutrition focused BCC and IYCF methodology
• Collaborate with health centers and other nutrition focused stakeholders in order to successfully carry out program activities.
• Represent ACF externally in relevant local and state level forums and technical working groups

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field.
• Higher level Degree preferred.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Previous experience with food security and livelihoods programming.
• Previous experience managing cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers)
• Previous experience with ACF

Essential Skills and Experience

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills
• Proven ability to translate evaluated results into learning strategies.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating donor (i.e. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA) funded activities
• Skills on 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, Power Point, Word)
• Experience in humanitarian PQA or M & E.
• Experience in designing and leading internal and external evaluation.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.
• Familiarity with nutrition, healthcare and systems.
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Method of Application

Interested candidates should submit their application by email to [email protected] or in person to the following addresses:

• House No. 3,69 Crescent, 6th Avenue,Gwarinpa, Abuja FCT    
• 079, Unguwar Kasarau Yamma Dutse, Jigawa State  
• No. 195/196, Don Etebet Housing Estate, Damaturu, Yobe State
• 96 West North, Damboa Road GRA, Behind Indimi House, Damboa Road, Maiduguri, Borno State

To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title in the email subject line, or on the application envelope.  Applications received without these specifications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, no phone calls or follow-ups will be entertained.
Qualified women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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