Posted on: Thu 22-12-2016

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.

LGA TECHNICAL ADVISOR Duty Station:     Dutse, Jigawa State

Position Overview: 
To strengthen the capacity of the Local Government Area (LGA) nutrition focal person or team (as designated by the LGA) in management, delivery, and advocacy of cost-effective malnutrition prevention and treatment interventions (interventions include – Infant & Young Child Feeding, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition , Maternal & Child Health Weeks).

Specific Objectives: 

• Support the assigned LGA in nutrition program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Support and coordinate micronutrient supplementation and maternal, newborn and child health weeks.
• Coordination and support to health office of LGA.
• Strengthen technical and advocacy capacity at LGA level.

Qualifications: 
 Bachelor of Science with a major in Nutrition or Bachelor of Nutrition ; graduate degree in a similar field a plus.
Health / Public Health / Nutrition / Higher Diploma or equivalent.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience of emergency nutrition work and the design and implementation of feeding programmes (ideally IYCF, CTC/CMAM), including IYCF monitoring and evaluation.
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff.
• Proven experience and ability in report writing.
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all beneficiaries and their careers.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
• Commitment to and understanding of ACF’s aims, values and principles.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hausa.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and patience.
• Facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Experience in the setup of a IYCF program within CMAM program in an emergency context.
• Experience with working with partners, including the government.
• Previous experience working with mothers support group and strong negotiation skill for behavior change.
• Fluency in local languages (Hausa , Fulani).
• Training in adult education/learning and effective training approaches.
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PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND NON FOOD ITEMS DISTRIBUTION OFFICER Duty Station:     Maiduguri, Borno State

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:
 Bachelors Degree or a higher 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, SIDA).

 

PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND NON FOOD ITEMS DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANTS Duty Station:     Maiduguri, Borno State

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.
• 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.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Applicants should submit their application by email to recruitment.ng@acf-international.org To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title and location in the email subject line, or on the application envelope. For example, “Cash Officer - Borno”. Also note that applications will be processed on FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis and any application received without these specifications will not be considered.  Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted

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