Mobile Health & Nutrition Officer { Jigjiga )

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    3 months ago
  • Category:
  • Deadline:
    14/07/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS:

Save the Children International Mobile Health & Nutrition Officer { Jigjiga ) Ethiopia Save the Children Jobs 2024

Save the Children International looking for “Mobile Health & Nutrition Officer { Jigjiga )”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 14-Jul-24.

The Save the Children International has published a job vacancy announcement on 05-Jul-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Mobile Health & Nutrition Officer { Jigjiga ) to be based in , Ethiopia. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: Save the Children International

Job Title: Mobile Health & Nutrition Officer { Jigjiga )

Duty Station: , Ethiopia

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Country: Ethiopia

Application Deadline: 14-Jul-24

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Improving basic preventive health care at community level with emphasis health, immunization, health and nutrition services
  • Compiling report and sharing to the line manager timely
  • Closely working with the woreda and sharing work plan
  • Developing weekly movement plan and posting woreda health office
  • Conduct & undertake PHC like consultation & provide proper treatment based on the protocol
  • Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between community and the woreda health bureaus
  • Strengthening of early referrals mechanism
  • Plan and implement project outlined in the protocol for OTP and SC to achieve objectives of the project.
  • The health and nutrition Officer will help facilitate admission of the patient at the OTP, and SC.
  • Train and support the HEWs in severe acute malnutrition case management and follow-up (e.g., referral to SC) according to national guidelines.
  • Train and support community-based volunteer health workers for the implementation of the community component of the project.
  • Ensure each and every admitted child receives adequate and quality clinical and nutritional care through existing resources.
  • Ensure at all times adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary nutritional and clinical requirements – Plumpy’nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipments, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.
  • Assisting the planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.
  • support overall organizational efforts to strengthen genderequality within programs.

Requirements: 

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

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Accountability:

  • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
  • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary capacity to improve performance and applying appropriate measures when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and their team).
  • Takes responsibility for his/her own personal actions and encourages others to do the same.
  • Widely shares his/her personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
  • Future-orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

  • Builds and maintains effective relationships, his/her team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters.
  • Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
  • Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

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Essential

  • BSc/College Diploma in Nursing and/or other health related fields.
  • At least Four years working experience in the field out of which two years NGO experience in related field
  • Experienced in nutrition and health program implementation –data collection and compilation, working with counterpart for lasting intervention, training of health workers, etc.
  • Good written and spoken ability of the local language
  • Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
  • Interest in and ability to work in team. .
  • Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability and willingness to work in remote and potentially insecure environments.

Desirable

  • Awareness of international accountability standards including HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership) and a demonstrated commitment to promoting these standards in ways of working and project implementation.
  • Experience of working with an international NGO in somali region.
  • Experience of social work in local communities.
  • Experience of effectively communicating findings to internal/external stakeholders.
  • Experience in child friendly accountability systems.
  • Previous experience of working in an emergency context.
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