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Job Title | Health and Nutrition coordinator |
Place of work | Halaba |
Code | SCI/SH/058/2017 |
Project | Emergency Nutrition Response |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale |
No. of Positions | 01 [One] |
Length of Contract | 5 months |
ROLE PURPOSE:
The position holder is responsible for the Health and Nutrition component implementation in the Koson, Mareko Alle and Halaba woredas and working closely with the partners and stakeholder at woreda, Kebele, level. for the effective implementation and linkage of primary health care and. In addition the position holder is also expected to provide a consistent and high quality technical support in relation to Health and nutrition implementation and will assist OTP officers, PHEM/IDSR officer, strengthen the surveillance system and support quality of primary health services like immunization, , SFP officers and Community Mobilization Officers in the woreda to build strong CMAM implementation package
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
· and provides updates when needed.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
· Significant training experience (e.g. Community mobilization, CMAM IYCF, Coaching and mentoring, and WASH related etc) with community mobilization in support of Health and WASH related programs.
· Experience in conducting trainings, training of trainers, and organizational capacity building is an asset for community and health care professional.
· Excellent public speaking, community engagement, and facilitation skills
· Ability to work under pressure, in hardship environment
· Motivated and enthusiastic, organized and with good critical thinking
· Demonstrated skills in partnership building and interpersonal communication.
· Excellent and demonstrated skills in computer Microsoft office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlooks, emails
· Excellent in report writing skills
· Previous NGO experience in a similar setting
· Knowledge of other local languages pertinent to the area of responsibility
· Able to work independently in a high-stress and high-risk environment with shifting priorities
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education qualification
· Minimum of first degree in Nutrition, public health or Sociology Public health in education and demonstrated experience with a major in Community Mobilization preferred; combination of work experience and sufficiently related areas of study.
Experience
· At least with a minimum of 3 – 5 years of experience in outreach, communications, advocacy, community mobilization, and behaviour change. Resident in or experience of working in one of the proposed areas of responsibility will be a distinct advantage