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Save the Children Health and Nutrition officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
Save the Children Ethiopia looking for “Health and Nutrition officer”.
Applicants with a BSc Degree may apply on or before 18th March, 2024.
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international, non-government operated organization. It was founded in the UK in 1919, with the goal of helping improve the lives of children worldwide. The organization helps to raise money to improve children’s lives by creating better educational opportunities, better health care, and improved economic opportunities.
The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 12th March, 2024 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Health and Nutrition officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Save the Children Job Vacancy 2024
Key Areas of Accountabilities:
- Overall responsible for coordination of day to day health and Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) activities at assigned project site
- Organize and facilitate kick of meetings, review meeting and other events to enhance ownership and sustainability
- Develop joint plan with Woreda health office and Health facility representatives to strengthen integration and collaboration
- Plan and supervise implementation of project activities together with MOH counterparts
- Provide technical guidance to health extension workers and health workers
- Coach and mentor MOH staffs working at different levels including woreda health office, health centres and health posts
- Conduct training need assessment, health facility functionality and other assessments with MOH
- Make sure appropriate distribution and utilization of supplies and equipment provided by SCI
- Organize and facilitate trainings to health workers and health extension workers on different thematic areas
- Conduct post training follow up, routine supportive supervision and joint monitoring visit
- Participate on regional level integrated supportive supervision and other monitoring visits
- Asses local capacity and ensure programmes are deliver results according to relevant standards, polices, and program strategy
- Organize and facilitate CMAM training to HEWs and health workers
- Facilitate the roll out of Family MUAC training
- Provide technical support on management of acute malnutrition for health workers and HEWs
- Ensure appropriate use of national guidelines for management of acute malnutrition at all levels
- Support on strengthening referral linkage for CSAM management
- Ensure the CMAM activities implemented timely and the CMAM budget spent as per plan
- Follow procurement of CMAM equipment and supplies with Health and Nutrition Coordinator
- Support the preparation, distribution and appropriate use of SBCC materials
- Make sure availability of adequate CMAM supplies in health facilities supported by Save the Children.
- Conduct regular field visit to provide on the job training for Health workers, HEWs and HDAs
- Use standard supervision checklist to monitor and evaluate the quality of service for management of acute malnutrition
- Facilitate cross-sectoral programming, particularly to promote excellent in communication and referral between different programs such as IYCF-E, CMAM, child friendly space, health, food distribution, WASH etc.
- Support HEWs, health centres and WorHO on CMAM related report preparation
- Make sure all activities supported by Save the children are documented per the standard at all levels
- Ensure appropriate and consistent health education is provided to the communities
- Facilitate and support in the development and scheduling of outreach activities and support region wide campaigns at assigned woreda
- Support woreda level microplanning.
Position in Organization:
- Position Name: Health and Nutrition officer
- Job Identification: 3284
- Job Category: Business Support
- Posting Date: 12/03/2024, 01:06
- Apply Before: 18/03/2024, 01:05
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Locations: CO – Addis Ababa
Minimum Requirement:
Education:
- BSC in Public Health or Nursing
- Desirable MPH in any field of Public Health
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years working experience and with more than 1 year NGOs experience
- Experience in Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)
Language Requirement:
- Fluent in oral and written English and Tigrigna.
How to Apply Save the Children Health and Nutrition officer Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/3284
The Closing Date: 18th March, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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