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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Position: Hygiene Promotion Officer
Location: Damasak, Borno
Job Summary
* The Hygiene Promotion Officer will be based in Damasak, Borno State and work under the supervision of the WASH Deputy Project Manager.
* He/she will ensure the implementation of KAP baseline survey, analysis and hygiene promotion strategy based on the findings.
* He/she will also provide support in the development of technical guidelines and tools.
* The Hygiene Promotion Officer will work closely with the WASH Deputy Project Manager throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of WASH technical activities.
Requirements
The successful candidate will:
* Have a bachelor's degree in Public Health, Sociology, Rural Development or other related fields.
* Have previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities.
* Be professional, flexible, motivated, culturally sensitive and have good organizational capacity,
* Have minimum of three years relevant work experience within the humanitarian sector.
* Be proficient in Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
* Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
* Be fluent in Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa and English.
* Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
* Have good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
* Have previous donor programming experience (USAID, ECHO, DFID, SIDA).
Application Closing Date
5:00pm; 7th August, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Note: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply
Position: Public Health Promotion (PHP) Assistant
Location: Nangere, Yobe
Job Summary
* The Public Health Promotion (PHP) Assistant will be based in Nangere, Yobe State and work under the supervision of the Public Health Promotion Officer.
* The PHP Assistant will work closely with the PHP Officer in health promotion activities within the community such as context assessment and developing materials for hygiene promotion.
* He/she will promote safe hygiene and mobilize members of the beneficiary communities, participate in registering beneficiaries as well as distribution of * Non-Food Items (NFI) kits to registered beneficiaries.
Requirements The successful candidate will;
* Have at least a Diploma in Health,Hygiene and any other related field with at least 1 year relevant work experience.
* Have previous experience in hygiene promotion and community mobilization.
* Be motivated professional, flexible and culturally sensitive.
* Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
* Be fluent in Hausa and English.
* Have good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
* Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
Application Closing Date
4th August, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Position: Nutrition Project Manager
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Summary
* The Nutrition Project Manager will be based in Maiduguri, Borno State and report to the Field Coordinator.
* The Nutrition Project Manager will focus on contributing to the definition and implementation of Action Against Hunger policies, positioning and strategies of health and nutrition department in the mission.
* He/she will manage, supervise and train the program team. This is a technical specialist position expected to support technical implementation of Action Against Hunger’s nutrition & health program in Yobe.
* The role will involve supporting health facilities clinics as well as basic health care and nutritional treatment.
* The Nutrition Project Manager will be the focal point in providing technical support and recommendations on program implementation at all stages of the project cycle and ensuring quality of services delivered, ensuring compliance with Action Against Hunger protocols and national guidelines.
* He/she will work closely with the Grant manager and other sector managers (e.g. FSL, WASH, M&E etc.) to ensure project objectives are achieved; as well as with the Logistics, HR, and Finance departments when required.
Requirements
The successful candidate will:
* Have at least a Degree in Health/Nutrition related field with experience in Emergency Health and Nutrition Intervention. A postgraduate Degree will be an added advantage.
* Have effective organisational skills to represent the mission at various level.
* Have a minimum of 2 years experience in managing health and nutrition in the humanitarian sector including proposal writing, project budget management, reporting and training.
* Be disciplined and able to work and arrive at decisions independently and with less supervision.
* Possess excellent written and verbal skills in English including ability to use Microsoft office packages.
* Be willing and able to travel regularly to field sites and monitor activities.
* Have strong understanding of project project life cycle management, monitoring and evaluation.
* Be flexible and able to work within a multicultural team.
Application Closing Date
11th August, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Note: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Position: Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Assistant
Location: Damasak, Borno
Job Summary
* The Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Assistant will be based in Damasak, Borno state and work under the supervision of the Infant and Young Child Feeding Officer.
* The IYCF Assistant will support the IYCF Officer in conducting rapid/detailed assessment of infant and young child feeding practices in mothers/care givers at mobile clinics.
* He/she will support the IYCF Officer in providing personalized IYCF counselling sessions to pregnant women for the preparation of breastfeeding and colostrum feeding and all mothers with children under 24 months.
Requirements
The successful candidate will;
* Have a minimum of National Diploma in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field.
* Have related working experience in humanitarian contexts (conflict/insecure contexts) preferably.
* 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 and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
* Have the ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
* Be professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
* Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
* Be fluent in English and other local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa)
* Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
* Have previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, WASH, Nutrition).
Application Closing Date
7th August, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Position: Nutrition CMAM Officer
Location: Damasak, Borno
Job Type: Full Time
Job Summary
* The Nutrition officer will be based in Damasak, Borno State and will work under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Deputy Project Manager.
* He/she will play a key role in the implementation of community health groups (CHGs) within the community for each health facility targeted by the CMAM component.
* He/she will conduct health capacity assessments and also ensure the functionality and linkage between community nutritional screening and health facilities.
* The Nutrition Officer is also required to represent Action Against Hunger program within the communities.
Requirements
The successful candidate will:
* Have a minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level Degree preferred.
* Have a minimum of 2 years working experience within humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts including community mobilization.
* Be able and willing to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
* Have the capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
* Be professional, motivated, flexible and culturally sensitive.
* Possess excellent team, budget, project management and representation competencies.
* Be proficient in statistical softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
* Be committed to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
* Be fluent in English and other local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa).
* Have previous NGO experience in managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
Application Closing Date
7th August, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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