Job Title : Filed Project Officer

Category: Health and Nutrition

Reporting to: TBD

Incumbent

Employment Type : Full Time (with possibility of extension)

Career Level: Junior Level (3+ years experience)

The primary purpose of the Field Project Officer position is to be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of outreach EPI, health education, and screening, OTP, as per the guideline of MOH and WHO mobile health and nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health and nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. She/he will also be responsible for day-to-day documentation of activities, including people provided with health education, vaccinated children, screened children and mothers, children admitted to outpatient therapeutic program (OTP), and other services and compile weekly and monthly reports, and share with IOCC and Woreda Health Offices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Improve basic preventive health care at community level with emphasis in health, immunization, and nutrition services.

• Strengthen linkages and coordination mechanisms between community and the Woreda health offices.

• Strengthen early referrals mechanisms.

• Plan and implement project outlined in the protocol for OTP and Stabilization Center (SC) to achieve project objectives.

• Facilitate admission of the patient at the OTP and SC.

• Train and support the health extension workers (HEWs) on prevention and response of major diseases under surveillance and 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 and adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary drugs for provision of treatment under curative services, nutritional and clinical requirements at the catchment health facilities - Plumpy'nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipment’s, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.

• Conduct planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care in the community.

• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Duration: Full-time employment (8 months with possibility of extension).

Salary: Based on the organization’s scale.

Location:  Enderta Woreda, in Tigray Region. 

Job Requirements

Requirement

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA): 

  • Good written and spoken communication skills in the local language (Amharic). 

  • Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and can cope with stressful situations.  

  • Good organizational and interpersonal skills. 

  • Ability and willingness to work in remote and potentially insecure environments.  

• Competencies: 

  • Ability to work in a team; sensitivity to cultural conditions and practices; 

  • tenacity in observing procedures, regulations, and other requirements in implementing and maintaining IOCC programs; and make appropriate recommendations.

• Education: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in nursing or Public Health with valid registration/practicing license.

• Experience: 

  • At least two years experience in the field, out of which one year NGO experience in the field; and experience in nutrition and health program MHNT implementation.

• Language: English and local language

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a motivation letter and a recent, non-returnable CV( in a single file)  to [THIS LINK] website by clicking the green APPLY NOW Button

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Note:

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.