I. JOB SUMMARY
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.
The key activities under this component are as follows:
Two Officers will be hired, one for East Hararghe and one in the West Hararghe.
II RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
1. Provide Technical Assistance/ Program planning and implementation (30%)
Provide quality Technical Support to communities on the following:
Responsibility #2 Training and Technical Support (20%)
Responsibility #3 Planning and Supervision (20%)
Job Responsibility #4: Networking and Learning (15%)
Responsibility #4 Reporting (10%)
Responsibility #5 Perform other duties as assigned (5%)
III. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
While the incumbent will face all three levels of problem-solving, the biggest challenges belong to category number three. The incumbent must use interpersonal skills to pick and choose the right strategy to address a given problem and also has to deal with variable solutions, which need analysis, problem definition and development of alternative solutions. The incumbent must use of different tools and programming approaches for identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, implementing and evaluating the health and nutrition needs in the communities and how to best meet those needs.
IV. GENDER EQUALITY
V. QUALIFICATION
A. EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
Desired:
B. EXPERIENCE:
Required:
Desired:
C. TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Required:
Desired:
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.
V. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The Health and Nutrition Officer is expected to establish and maintain open and cordial relations with government counterparts, the community, and other partners. S/he is also expected to establish good relation with the Project Manager and Extension Agents, and other staff in order to provide technical and professional support in the areas of health and nutrition.
VI. WORKING CONDITIONS
There are 2 Health and Nutrition Officers, one in East Hararghe and one in West Hararghe.
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