Nutrition Officer

• Facilitate planned SBC and Community engagement trainings in target kebele and Woredas.
• Disseminate and report SBC materials.
• Support with pretesting of SBC materials
• Facilitate the nutrition catchment-based mentorship assessments at PHCU level.
• Ensure the availability of necessary nutrition commodities and supplies (VAS, IFA Deworming and etc.) at each respective woredas and facilities.
• Facilitate the Food Nutrition assessments and surveys in target woredas and kebele
• Conduct participatory exercise to develop action plans to address multisectoral coordination gaps in target woredas.
• Facilitate compilation and sharing of monthly and quarterly reporting format at all levels,
• Work with Community Kebele and Woreda level stakeholders and LIP MEL/Nutrition Coordinator to document community, facility and woreda level activities and report according to standard procedure
• Document best practices, minutes of performance review meetings and JSS and share the findings to zonal coordinators and regional managers
• Facilitate LME activities of the project including data collection, analysis and reporting of data, support all assessments designed in different Woredas,
• Conduct DQAs at the woreda level and health facilities, HMIS and CHIS related training in the target Woreda.
• Facilitate GYSI activities including mapping and collaborating youth networks.
• Ensure the Implementation of Community Nutrition GYSI integration strategy
• Provide need based technical assistance to woreda health offices.
• Document and update the woreda profile.

Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension

No required:6 (six)

• BSc in Nursing, Health Officer, Nutrition, Health Science and related studies

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years in Health, Nutrition, and related projects.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, Amharic, and the local languages
• Experience in Community Nutrition
• Training certification in attending Health and nutrition.
• Creativity and ability to work with limited resources.
• Knowledge and understanding of Community Nutrition
• Experience of facilitating community mobilization, coordination and conversations
• Motor bike driving license.