INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Health and Nutrition Officer
January 16, 2017
Vacancy No. 024/17
No of positions: 2
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Objective: The purpose of the Health and Nutrition Officer position is to provide technical and professional support in the target woredas and kebeles in the area of Reproductive Health (RH), Primary Health Care (PHC) and Nutrition. S/he also works with and provides technical support and guidance to Health Action Committees (HACs) and Community Health Agents (CHAs). The Health and Nutrition Officer is also responsible to document and share good practices within the organization, stakeholders and its partners. Furthermore, the position holder will assist in refining the implementation of all components of the project related to health and nutrition in the target communities. The Health and Nutrition Officer will work closely with other program staff to ensure program quality and impact in line with the goals and objectives of the program.
The Health and Nutrition Officer will act as the key technical support person supporting the implementation and accomplishment of all Health and Nutrition activities to the DFAP program in the DFAP Zones and woredas with supervision and direction from the Project Manager and Health, Nutrition and WASH Advisor. The position holder will also be responsible for capacity-building of field staff and government partners using relevant tools and technical approach. S/he will work closely with and support the woreda team leaders and community based health and nutrition and committees/clubs, etc. to ensure that all activities related to health and nutrition are implemented in a coordinated and harmonized manner.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
1. Provide Technical Assistance/ Program planning and implementation
Lead in the implementation of activities in the target woredas and kebeles focused on the intersection of health, nutrition and WASH. The key activities are as follows:
Training and Technical Support
Planning and Supervision
Networking and Learning
Reporting
§ Prepares monthly/quarterly progress reports and submits to Project Manager;
§ Coordinates quarterly review meetings;
A. EDUCATION/TRAINING
College Diploma in Public/Health, Nutrition, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
B. EXPERIENCE:
3-5 years of experience in Public Health and Nutrition programs in rural communities affected by food insecurity.
D. COMPETENCIES
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, adaptability, communicating with impart, contributing to team success, planning and organizing, proactive problem solving, technical and professional knowledge, stress tolerance and customer focus.
The salary for this position is negotiable based on candidate’s current pay history and the duty station is CARE Ethiopia East and West Hararghe Field Offices. The deadline for applications is 10 days from the date of advertisement and this is a temporary position for about 9 moths with possibility of extension.