MULTIPLE JOB OPENINGS FOR NURSES AT ACF INTERNATIONAL

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:


1.
Job Title: Health Officer


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the mission and the community.

Specific Objectives: 

• Conduct community mobilization sessions for public health.
• Contact key leaders, community groups and community members and identify health needs in each community.
• Develop messages to the community members and other target groups according to various needs (mothers, fathers, youth, children etc.)
• Support the implementation of community approach through regular contact and exchange with community, gather information on the community organization and identify key persons for the building of case-finding and referral network, communication channels for sensitization.
• Under the responsibility of the Nutrition Deputy Program Manager and in cooperation with health facility staff, Community health mobilizers and village leaders, identify the community volunteers to be trained for acute malnutrition case identification and referral as well as public health promotion activities.
• Ensure gender balance in community volunteers as well as a mix of different specialties within the community (teachers, mothers etc.)
• Participate in the design and implementation of training workshops for the community volunteers.
• Conduct regular the supervision of volunteers in the field and evaluate the adherence of the trained volunteers to the correct nutritional screening, referral of cases and dissemination of public health promotion topics. This includes not only supervision but mentoring/coaching/on the job trainings.
• Ensure community sensitization on relevant topic related to the trainings.
• Continuous on the job training of community volunteers in public health related topics.
• Implement community health groups (CHGs) within the catchment population for each health facility targeted by CMAM.
• In collaboration with the Deputy Nutrition PM, plan the activities to be carried out by ACF’s community health team.
• Ensure close collaboration with the nutrition officers to ensure the community activities are linked to the capacity building activities at the health facility level.
• Provide timely coherent analysis of the community situation in relation to health situation to the Deputy Nutrition Program Manager.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing, Pharmacy/or Medical Doctor with Primary health care Major or Nursing degree with solid experience in Management of childhood illness and CMAM.
• 1 year experience working in a Stabilization centre, IMNCI and CMAM approach.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
• Capacity to supervise and coach adult learners
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, particularly health related INGOs
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Previous experience with AAH.

2. 
Job Title: Nutrition Officer


Location: Maiduguri, Borno


Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives:

• Conduct capacity assessment of health facilities: baseline, progress and end line and to come up with reports of the same.
• Identify issues/problems and solutions as a result of the capacity assessment and progress assessment and in collaboration with the Program Manager, adequately implement solutions to resolve problems.
• Assist in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up
• Support the community volunteers in the building up community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities
• Under the responsibility of the Deputy Nutrition Program Manager, identify key areas of training for the community actors.
• Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conducting theoretical trainings if necessary followed by On Job Training (OJT).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level Degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM, IYCF and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Proficient in statistical and other softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa)
• Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

3.
Job Title: Health Assistant


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach.
• Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives

• Assists in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up). Active screening in phase one of the project which proceeds to community volunteers implementing passive screening in the second phase of the project.
• Supports the community volunteers in the building up of the community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities.
• Supervise community volunteers conducting screening and home visiting in the centres and communities
• Under the responsibility of the nutrition program manager identifies key areas of training for the community actors
• Inform the Nutrition Deputy Program Manager on training needs.
• Implement community health groups (according to methodology)
• Ensure outlined participation in the CHGs by all registered participants.
• Draw an action plan after every CHG session, and follow up this action plan at the beginning of the next session.
• Involve community volunteers in the CHGs.
• Follow up the community volunteers to make sure that they follow up the communities to achieve the set action plans after the public health sessions.
• Listen to the community volunteers and give them any necessary support in the field and report this to the office.
• Follow up the community volunteers and be sure that they are conducting public health promotion in the community (a wide variety of activities according to the identified needs, for example one-on-one, bazaars, screening days, school groups etc.)

Qualifications 

• Diploma in Nursing, / Primary Health Care / or any related field with solid experience in Management of childhood illness and CMAM.
• 1 Year experience working in CMAM programme.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
• Capacity to supervise and coach adult learners
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, particularly health related INGOs
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Previous experience with AAH.

4.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Officer


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives 

• Under the responsibility of the Health & Nutrition Deputy Program Manager and in cooperation with health facility staff, AAH Clinic Supervisor and village leaders, identify the community volunteers to be trained for acute malnutrition case identification and referral as well as public health promotion activities.
• Ensure gender balanced as well as a mix of different specialties within the community (teachers, TBAs, mothers)
• Under the responsibility of the nutrition program manager, participate in the design and implementation of training workshops for the community volunteers.
• Conducts regular supervision of volunteers in the field and to evaluate the adherence of the trained volunteers to the correct nutritional screening, referral of cases and dissemination of public health promotion topics. These includes not only supervision but mentoring/coaching/on the job trainings.
• Ensures the community sensitization on relevant topic related to the trainings.
• Continuous on the job training of the community volunteers in public health topics (case by case).
• Ensure community nutritional screening is functional and linked to health facilities.
• Work with community volunteers and provide support in the field and report this to the office.
• Follow up the community volunteers and ensure public health promotion in the community (a wide variety of activities according to the identified needs, for example one-on-one, bazaars, screening days, school groups etc.)
• Track, report and map all activities under community mobilization for all sectors (FSL, WASH and Nutrition).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree/HND in Health Information/Health Education/ Community Health Extension Worker certificate or other related qualifications.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 2 years in conflict/insecure contexts.
• Previous experience in CMAM and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).
• Previous NGO experience in managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

5.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Assistant


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach.
• Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives 

• Identification of key community members and training of community health volunteers.
• Ensure the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of active screening activities by the health facility staffs in the first phase of the program (detection of cases, referral, and follow-ups). Once this phase is over the community volunteer will do passive nutritional screening.
• Assist in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up). Active screening in phase one of the project which proceeds to community volunteers implementing passive screening in the second phase of the project.
• Support the community volunteers in the building up of the community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities
• Implement community health groups (CHGs) (according to methodology)
• Ensure outlined participation in the CHGs by all registered participants.
• Draw an action plan after every CHG session, and follow up this action plan at the beginning of the next session.
• Involve community volunteers in the CHGs.
• Follow up the community volunteers and ensure public health promotion in the community (a wide variety of activities according to the identified needs, for example one-on-one, bazaars, screening days, school groups etc.)

Qualifications 

• National Diploma in Health Information/Health Education/ Community Health Extension Worker certificate or other related qualifications.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM and community mobilization.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 2 years in conflict/insecure contexts.
• Previous experience in CMAM and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating
• Working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).
• Previous NGO experience in managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

6.
Job Title: Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno


Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs. With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives 

• Conduct Simple Rapid Assessment (SRA) of all mothers with children under 24 months that attend the OTP/SFP programme through the local Mobile clinics.
• Conduct detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women requiring additional support or reveal difficulties.
• Maintain clear communication with other CMAM programme staff regarding status of beneficiaries.
• Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counselling for breast feeding and colostrum feeding, to ensure prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
• Counseling the mothers on good maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
• Provide tailored one to one counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to mothers on the key issues of infant and Young child feeding practices.
• Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical and specific advice for the mother’s needs.
• Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counselling sessions and maintain good relationships with the beneficiaries.
• Ensure strong communication links with all other CMAM staff, providing advice and support to all other staff members on IYCF issues as and when they arise.
• Conduct education sessions within the surrounding community on the importance of IYCF practices in conjunction with community mobilisers.
• Aid in establishing mother to mother support groups (Community Health Groups – CHGs) within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
• Play an active role on advocacy to promote proper IYCF Practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination and growth monitoring.
• Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conducting theoretical trainings if necessary followed by On Job Training (OJT).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.
• Integration of IYCF care practices within PHC/MCH component run by government staff.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level Degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM, IYCF and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Proficient in statistical and other softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa)
• Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

Note 

• Also note that applications received without these specifications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
•  Applications received after this date will not be considered.
• Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates 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, "Health Officer-Borno".

Application Deadline: 8th May, 2017