Massive Recruitment at Premiere Urgence Internationale, 21st September, 2018
Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.
PUI is implementing humanitarian activities in Nigeria since April 2016, supporting population with food security, nutrition and health project in Maiduguri and Borno State. PUI is now looking for its Health team in Monguno.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Midwife, PHC
Location: Monguno, Borno State
Slot: 8 Openings
General Objective
- Under the direct supervision of the SRH supervisor, the Midwife provides MNCH/ SRH care services, including ANC, PNC, Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care, family planning, etc.
- S/he follows PUI obstetrical and Sexual Reproductive Health protocols and universal standards to ensure quality and continuity of care.
Responsabilities and Tasks
Consultation:
- Welcome patients to the MNHC/ SRH services in the PHC.
- Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
- Provide Antenatal and Postnatal care services.
- Provide Basic Obstetrical and Neonatal care, including assistance to urgent normal deliveries, manage obstetric emergencies.
- Ensure mothers receive the documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card…).
- Provide Family planning counseling as a routine and on request (where possible to the couple) and provide contraceptives according to the need.
- Treat sick Pregnant and Lactating Women for illnesses selected by PUI, and for which a protocol is provided and adhere to therapeutic standards.
- Manage sexual transmitted infections according to PUI protocols.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
Assessment:
- Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first
- Evaluate the pregnant women for high risks pregnancy and ensure a timely referral to secondary health services.
- Identify cases needing referral and refer them in time, assessment and follow-up of new borne.
- Identify Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and collaborate with the medical team for treatment.
Health Education:
- Provide individual and group health education to patients concerning safe motherhood, care of the new born, IYCF (Infant and Young child feeding), Family Planning and general Sexual Health.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Reporting:
- Document collected information on health cards and other records.
- Support in various data collection.
- Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with SRH supervisor and other PHC staff.
- Ensure operation of equipment, and report to SRH supervisor in case of damage or not functioning.
- Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors
Specific Objective and Linked Activities:
- Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up to identified women in reproductive age years, especially pregnant/lactating women.
- Ensure safe deliveries and provide first care to the new born.
- Provide Training on Sexual and Reproductive Health to CHWs, Nurses.
- Report on collected data.
- Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements/
- Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
- Fluent in local languages - Kanuri, Hausa, etc.
- Education degree: Recognized Midwife degree (at least certificate level) with national legislation
- Work experience: 2-3 years of experience in Midwifery,
- Work experience with other NGO’s would be an asset.
Knowledge and Skills;
- Technical knowledge about use of medical equipment
- Good knowledge about Ante Natal Consultation and Post Natal Consultation
- Good practice in conduction of deliveries
- Ability to manage a fair workload including emergencies.
Assets:
- Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest for social issues and good team sprit
- Transversals skills
- Strong motivation to help people in need
- Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
- Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
- Understanding of the political situation in the area
- Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
- Well organized and hard worker
- Able to manage stress and pressure
- Understanding of the context of the area
- Reliability
- Neutrality
- Able to check validity of information, logical thinking
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Nutrition Supervisor
Location: Monguno, Borno
Slot: 2 Openings
General Objective
- Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Nutrition Project Manager, the Nutrition Supervisor oversees all activities at the CMAM sites: screening, health education, treatment of and follow up of children with malnutrition and record keeping
Responsibilities and Tasks
Activities Implementation:
- Overall lead in the CMAM treatment points.
- In liaison with medical staff refer for medication or dispense routine medication as per Nigerian protocol.
- Supevise malnutrition screening, admission and recording of beneficiary information.
- In liaison with Deputy Nutrition Project Manager, develop lists for home visits and defaulter tracing and share with Nutrition Supervisors for follow-up by Community Nutrition Mobilisers (CNM).
- Act as a liaison with the beneficiaries, local population and authorities in order to identify the needs, grievances and major events that could have potential consequences for PUI activity
- To Represent PUI at various Nutrition related fora, as may be required.
- Any other duty as may be required by the supervisor.
Team Supervision:
- Participate in the recruitment of nutrition staff. Recruit and train daily workers
- Organise and supervise the day-to-day schedule of the team to guarantee the smooth running of the project and participate to the weekly tasks including drafting of the field work plans
- Make sure every members of the team clearly understand his/her task and has the necessary material to correctly fulfil his/her objectives
- Ensure the work schedules are respected in the field
- Organise regular meeting with his/her team (briefing and debriefing) and ensure they have the necessary support they need
- He/she participates in the evaluation and to the definition of the training needs of his/her team
- Ensure the proper training and supervision of the daily workers who take part in the project
- Ensure the security rules in the field are respected, the safety of the field officers is guaranteed and the regular communication with the security focal person is maintained.
- Analyze the humanitarian situation, taking protection problems into consideration/Do no Harm to the population
- Ensure representation of PUI at field level for the areas which s/he is responsible for
- Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the Supervisor.
Monitoring and Reporting:
- Responsible for data collection and timely report compilation and submission
- Keep monitoring tools and files archived at the PUI office, ensuring their availability to his/her Supervisor
- S/he will be responsible for data keeping, analysis/interpretation and advice to the management on any trends that require action.
- Participate in assessments as may be required by the supervisor.
- Responsible for data management and record keeping at the CMAM centers.
- Participate and supervise any assessments for the projects or for new projects
- Propose action plan to ensure that beneficiaries and local populations both understand the project goals and actively participate in their implementation.
- Provide weekly internal situation reports
Logistic & Administration:
- Contribute to the definition of the needs in materials and tools regarding the program and the planning of interventions.
- Ensure the safety and good operating conditions of all PUI material of the field team
- Ensure the follow-up and the proper use of materials and tools used during on-site works.
- Manage the supply of materials to the work site in collaboration with logistics department.
- Analyze the security situation in the area and inform the Supervisor in case of security incidents, rumours or any security information.
- Responsible for tracking CMAM Project supplies and notifying the Nutritionist/logistics at appropriate time before stock depletion so that efforts for replenishment are made.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs. The employee could be requested to perform other tasks as his/her Line Manager may judge necessary.
Specific Objective and Linked Activities:
- With the support of Deputy Nutrition Project Manager and Nutrition Project Manager ensure quality implementation of CMAM activities integrated with IYCF program.
- Actively support a functional referral system from identification of malnutrition cases from different sources including community, health posts and other partners operating in the area, to treatment and follow up of project beneficiaries
- Prepare and share quality and timely data and/or reports as requested by Nutrition Project Management
- Ensure that staffs understand duties and responsibilities in the working environment according to their job descriptions and internal HR guidelines
- Take part in preparing and conducting trainings and on-the-job mentoring of nutrition team
- Coordinate with the Nutrition Mangment team in addressing any relevant issues related to the routine project implementation
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Priorities of the Department:
- Enhanced quality implementation of CMAM program according to global and national guidelines
- Quality data management and reporting of CMAM activities
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
- Language skills: Fluent in English, and
- Local Language: Hausa and Kanuri
- Computer Skills: Proficient user of MS office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Education degree: Degree/Diploma in a Health related discipline or NCE in a relevant field
Work experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Community Nutrition program.
- Previous experience with NGO is required.
- Demonstrated understanding of the MOH systems and structure.
- Previous experience in food distribution is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in team management/supervision.
- Previous experience in Humanitarian assessment, monitoring and evaluation is an asset.
Computer skills:
- Proficient user of MS office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Other requirements
- Commitment to the NGO values and principles
- Excellent knowledge of Borno State, willing to travel locally
- Teamwork and team management
- Stress Management and flexibility
- Diplomacy and problem solving
- Capacity to mobilize community
- Rigor and organization.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Nurse
Location: Monguno, Borno
Slot: 11 Openings
General objective
- Under the Direct Supervision of the OPD Supervisor/Nurse Teamleader, the Nurse provides patients consultations in collaboration with Midwife and other team members in the facility. S/he follows PUI protocols and standards to ensure Quality and contiunity of care, promotion and restoration of health of patients and population.
Responsabilities And Tasks
Consultation:
- Welcome patients to the facility.
- Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
- Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first.
- Assess and identify patients health needs.
- In the role of Clinician, manage the cases under his/her line of technical expertise, but also provide nursing care according to the need of the patient.
- Adhere to his/her level of therapeutic standards.
- Give first aid when needed.
- Provide low-key psychological support/Basic Psychological First Aid to patients according to need.
- Provide individual and group health education to patients, when appropriate.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Document collected information on health cards and other records.
- Ensure daily, weekly and monthly data collection for OPD
Organization:
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Team Work:
- In case of absence of another team member, the nurse will replace in the appropriate sector (nurses in other departments (triage, dressing, vaccination, nutrition, etc.…), midwives, registrar, and dispenser).
- In case of absence of the Team Leader, the nurse will take the Lead and will become the security focal point of the team.
- Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with the other health staff.
- Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors.
Specific Objective And Linked Activities:
- Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in PUI facilities.
- Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up on identified beneficiaries with NCDs and other diseases/morbidities of Public Health relevance.
- Provide training on selected topics on Non-Communicable Diseases and other of Public Health relevance.
- Report on collected data.
- Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Qualifications
Mandatory requirements:
- Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
- Fluent in local languages – Kanuri, Hausa, etc.
- Education degree: Recognized Nurse Degree (at least certificate level) with national legislation
- Work experience: 2-3 years of experience in Nursing, or in OPD services.
- Work experience with other NGO’s would be an asset.
Knowledge and skills:
- Good knowledge of Communicable and Non Communicable diseases
- Good knowledge of Public Health
- Good ability for team work
- Ability to manage a fair workload including emergencies.
Assets:
- Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest for social issues
Transversals skills:
- Strong motivation to help people in need
- Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
- Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
- Understanding of the political situation in the area
- Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
- Well organized and hard worker
- Able to manage stress and pressure
- Understanding of the context of the area
- Reliability
- Neutrality
- Able to check validity of information, logical thinking
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Midwife Assistant - PHCC
Location: Monguno, Borno State
Slot: 3 Openings
Overal Mission
General Objective:
- Under the Direct Supervision of the OPD Supervisor/Nurse Teamleader, the Nurse provides patients consultations in collaboration with Midwife and other team members in the facility. S/he follows PUI protocols and standards to ensure Quality and contiunity of care, promotion and restoration of health of patients and population.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Consultation:
- Welcome patients to the facility.
- Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
- Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first.
- Assess and identify patients health needs.
- In the role of Clinician, manage the cases under his/her line of technical expertise, but also provide nursing care according to the need of the patient.
- Adhere to his/her level of therapeutic standards.
- Give first aid when needed.
- Provide low-key psychological support/Basic Psychological First Aid to patients according to need.
- Provide individual and group health education to patients, when appropriate.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Document collected information on health cards and other records.
- Ensure daily, weekly and monthly data collection for OPD
Organization:
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Team Work:
- In case of absence of another team member, the nurse will replace in the appropriate sector (nurses in other departments (triage, dressing, vaccination, nutrition, etc.…), midwives, registrar, and dispenser).
- In case of absence of the Team Leader, the nurse will take the Lead and will become the security focal point of the team.
- Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with the other health staff.
- Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors.
Specific Objective and Linked Activities
- Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in PUI facilities.
- Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up on identified beneficiaries with NCDs and other diseases/morbidities of Public Health relevance.
- Provide training on selected topics on Non-Communicable Diseases and other of Public Health relevance.
- Report on collected data.
- Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Qualifications
Mandatory requirements:
- Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
- Fluent in local languages - Kanuri, Hausa, etc.
- Education degree: Recognized Midwifery Degree or CHEW qualified under the Nigerian health care legislation
Work Experience:
- 2-3 years of experience in Midwifery or SRH especially in Maternity Work experience with other NGO’s would be an asset.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Technical knowledge about use of medical equipment
- Good knowledge about Ante Natal Consultation and Post Natal Consultation
- Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest for social issues
Transversals skills:
- Strong motivation to help people in need
- Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
- Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
- Understanding of the political situation in the area
- Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
- Well organized and hard worker
- Able to manage stress and pressure
- Understanding of the context of the area
- Reliability
- Neutrality
- Able to check validity of information, logical thinking
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Cook
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State
General objective
- Under the direct supervision of the Logistics Officer and the overall supervision of the Field Coordinator, the Cook is responsible for preparing meals on request for PUI expatriate staff, in accordance with the rules of hygiene. He/she is also responsible for requesting the food and equipment necessary for this work, and the maintenance of his/her workspace.
Responsibilities And Tasks
- Wash plates, dishes, cutlery
- Keep the kitchen, cooking utensils and refrigerator clean. Disinfect the refrigerator regularly.
- Inform his/her line manager of any cooking equipment required and of any missing or damaged materials
- Prepare and clean the dining area before and after meals
- Buy the produce required for meal preparation, within the fixed budget
- Keep a log recording of all expenditure and regularly settle advances relating to the purchase of food
- Evaluate gas and monitor gas consumption
- Manage food and commodity stocks for expatriate accommodation
- Prepare meals according to the fixed number of people and definite planning, checking that the food is healthy and the menus varied
- Respect the essential hygiene regulations and maintain exemplary conditions of hygiene in the kitchen and storage areas
- Monitor the provision of drinking water, ensuring that water dispensers are disinfected regularly
- Manage the stock of cleaning products under the supervision of his/her direct supervisor
- Ensure that no unauthorized person / expatriates gains access to the quarters
- Clean the kitchen and refrigerator
- Regularly undertake thorough cleaning
- Turn off lights and fans when leaving a room
- Monitor the provision of Drinking water in the guest house.
- Guide visitors to the appropriate person or to the waiting area.
Specific objective and linked activities
- Install, make an inventory of kitchen utensils and organize the working place.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Qualifications
- Language skills: Fluent in English and Hausa
- Education degree: Professional cooking Certificate and Literacy essential
- Work experience: Previous cooking experience with Hotels, Restaurants is a must
Knowledge and Transversal / skills:
- Commitment, Flexibility
- Stress Management, Results
- Teamwork
- Service
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Nurse Assistant/AID
Location: Monguno, Borno State
Slot: 5 Openings
General Objective
- Under the Direct Supervision of the Nurse , the Nurse Assistant provides patients consultations in collaboration with Midwife and other team members in the facility.
- S/he follows PUI protocols and standards to ensure Quality and contiunity of care, promotion and restoration of health of patients and population.
Responsabilities and Tasks
Consultation:
- Welcome patients to the facility.
- Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
- Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first.
- Assess and identify patients health needs.
- In the role of Clinician, manage the cases under his/her line of technical expertise, but also provide nursing care according to the need of the patient.
- Adhere to his/her level of therapeutic standards.
- Give first aid when needed.
- Provide low-key psychological support/Basic Psychological First Aid to patients according to need.
- Provide individual and group health education to patients, when appropriate.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Document collected information on health cards and other records.
- Ensure daily, weekly and monthly data collection for OPD
Organization:
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Team Work:
- In case of absence of another team member, the nurse will replace in the appropriate sector (nurses in other departments (triage, dressing, vaccination, nutrition, etc.…), midwives, registrar, and dispenser).
- In case of absence of the Team Leader, the nurse will take the Lead and will become the security focal point of the team.
- Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with the other health staff.
- Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors.
Specific Objective and Linked Activities
- Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in PUI facilities.
- Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up on identified beneficiaries with NCDs and other diseases/morbidities of Public Health relevance.
- Provide training on selected topics on Non-Communicable Diseases and other of Public Health relevance.
- Report on collected data.
- Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Qualifications/Mandatory Requirements
Education degree:
- Recognized Nurse Degree (at least certificate level) with national legislation
Work experience:
- 2-3 years of experience in Nursing, or in OPD services.
- Work experience with other NGO’s would be an asset.
Language skills:
- Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
- Fluent in local languages - Kanuri, Hausa, etc.
Knowledge and skills:
- Good knowledge of Communicable and Non Communicable diseases
- Good knowledge of Public Health
- Good ability for team work
- Ability to manage a fair workload including emergencies.
Assets
- Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest for social issues
- Transversals skills:
- Strong motivation to help people in need
- Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
- Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
- Understanding of the political situation in the area
- Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
- Well organized and hard worker
- Able to manage stress and pressure
- Understanding of the context of the area
- Reliability
- Neutrality
- Able to check validity of information, logical thinking.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Health Supervisor
Location: Monguno, Borno
Slot: 2 Openings
General Objective
- Under the direct supervision of the health deputy project manager, the opd supervisor provides patients management in collaboration with midwife and other team members.
- S/he follows pui protocols and standards to ensure quality and continuity of care, promotion and restoration of health of the patients and population, ensure supervision of care.
Responsabilities and Tasks
Consultation:
- Welcome patients to the facility.
- Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
- Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first.
- Assess and identify patients health needs.
- In the role of Clinician, manage the cases under his/her line of technical expertise, but also
- Provide nursing care according to the need of the patient.
- Adhere to his/her level of therapeutic standards.
- Give first aid when needed.
- Provide low-key psychological support/Basic Psychological First Aid to patients according to need.
- Provide individual and group health education to patients, when appropriate.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Document collected information on health cards and other records.
- Ensure daily, weekly and monthly data collection for OPD
Team Management:
- Manage the team under his/her supervision including leaves follow-up, appraisal, and supervision on-the-job.
- Support his/her team in various data collection and collect it at the end of the day
- Propose solutions to the DPM/PM for daily challenges in partnership with the team.
- Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors
Supervision:
- Organize and supervise PHC Team.
- Supervise on-the-job nurses, nurse assistants, registrars, laboratory technician and drug dispenser and ensure the follow-up of protocols.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations
- Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and
- Coordination with the other health staff.
- Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Specific Objective and Linked Activities
- Ensure staff understand duties and responsibilities in the working environment
- Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in PUI facilities.
- Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up on identified beneficiaries with NCDs and other diseases/morbidities of Public Health relevance.
- Provide training on selected topics on Non-Communicable Diseases and other of Public Health relevance.
- Report on collected data.
- Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Priorities of the Department:
- Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in PUI health facility
- Scale up on the primary health care facility plan should be developed according to the time frame
- Assessment on beneficiaries at risk and diagnosed individuals with communicable and non-communicable diseases, other diseases of public health relevant and treat him.
- Build the capacity of the community health workers, nurses, nurse assistants, midwives, registrar on thematic related to health
- Provide frequent feedback on health - illness patterns observed in the facility that require further assessment
- Report to line manager periodically regarding context changes that affect the modality of intervention
Mandatory Requirements/Qualifications
- Education degree: Recognized Nurse Degree (at least certificate level) with national legislation
- Work experience: 4-5 years of experience in Nursing, staff supervision and experience with NGO’s.
- Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Excel, Outlook.
Language skills:
- Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing),
- Fluent in local languages - Hausa, etc.
Knowledge and skills:
- Good knowledge of Communicable and Non Communicable diseases
- Good knowledge of Public Health
- Good ability for team work
- Ability to manage a fair workload including emergencies.
Other:
- Good team spirit
- Good management skills
- Good reporting skills
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Nutrition Officer
Location: Monguno, Borno State
Slot: 4 Openings
General Objective
- Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition supervisor, the Nutrition Officer will help organize and undertake Nutrition Education/Sensitization and Community screening activities at community level.
- The Nutrition Officer will be responsible to ensure that educational messages are delivered to beneficiaries as per set targets and with the upmost quality regarding accuracy, efficiency and culturally sensitivity to optimize the adoption of healthier behavior among mothers of children under 5.
Responsabilities and Tasks
Implementation and Monitoring of the Activities:
- S/he will Participate in the identification of eligible project beneficiaries and Community Focal persons.
- S/he will participate in organising Project beneficiaries and Volunteers into groups and other Fora for dissemination of nutrition messages dissemination
- Participate in the planning for and implementation of trainings of the beneficiaries, volunteers and community Focal persons.
- Conduct household surveys, individual follow-ups and monitoring nutrition Education activities
- Train and support nutrition community focal points and Lead Mothers all along the project implementation
- Monitor the work of community volunteers under its responsibility
- Prepare Community level sensitization plans and topics in liaison with the supervisor.
- Analyze the humanitarian situation, taking protection problems into consideration/Do no Harm to the population.
- In liaison with supervisor, disseminate any relevant reporting tools to lead mothers and volunteers as may be required.
- Ensure OTP (Out-patient Therapeutic Program) beneficiary defaulter tracing and other forms of beneficiary follow-ups at community level.
- Work with Volunteers and Lead mothers to conduct Community screening and refferals for malnourished beneficiaries.
- S/he will be responsiible for project sensitization and Mobilization at community level.
- In Liaison with supervisor, Organize sensitizations sessions for the beneficiaries or community members according to the identified needs
- To Represent PUI at various SBCC related fora as may be required.
- Participate in assessments as may be required by the supervisor
Community Mobilization:
- S/he will help nurture good collaboration between PUI and local community leaders
- Act as a liaison with the local population and authorities in order to identify the needs, grievances and major events that could have potential consequences for PUI activities
- Help to ensure that beneficiaries and local populations both understand the project goals and actively participate in their implementation.
Communication and Reporting:
- Pass on any information or problems to his/her direct and/or indirect supervisor concerning his/her task, PUI programs, or safety aspects
- Address any issues on the field with the beneficiaries or the community members and tell the line supervisor
- Represent PUI at anytime and anywhere when s/he is in duty.
- Collect and Compile data, pictures and information from the field to present weekly internal reports to the supervisor
- Present weekly achievements, problems encountered and suggestion to improve the project implementation.
- S/he will help strengthen the Organization’s community Feedback and complains system.
- Keep monitoring tools and files archived at the PUI office, ensuring their availability to his/her supervisor.
Logistic & Administration:
- Contribute to logistical and administrative organization of the activities
- Contribute to the definition of the needs in materials and tools regarding the program and the planning of interventions.
- Ensure the safety and good condition of all material provided by PUI
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Priorities of the Department:
- To follow up the sensitization sessions delivered to the Mother Care Groups participants
- To ensure the quality of the messages delivered to the Mother care Group participants
- To report any issue face with the Mother care group participants
- To contribute to the qualitative reporting of the activities, especially data entry
- To contribute to the proper filing and archiving of all the sources of verification
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:
- Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
- Fluent in local languages - Kanuri, Hausa, etc.
- Education degree: Degree/Diploma in a Nutrition, Health or related discipline or certificate of secondary education with at least 3 year relevant experience in the sector
Work Experience:
- At least 2 years’ experience in SBCC programing at community level
- Demonstrated understanding of infant and Young Child Nutrition SBCC/IYCF education programs.
- Conversant with Community screening for Malnutrition.
- Previous experience with NGO is required
- Demonstrated understanding of the Ministry of Health and traditional administrative systems and structure.
- Conversant with Formal and traditional administrative systems and structure at the community level.
- Previous experience in food security related programs is an asset
- Community volunteer’s supervision.
- Previous experience in Humanitarian assessment, monitoring and evaluation is an asset.
- Knowledge and skills
Computer skills:
- Proficient user of MS office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Other:
- Excellent Field work skills
- Commitment to the NGO values and principles
- Excellent knowledge of Borno State, willing to travel locally
- Teamwork
- Stress Management and flexibility
- Strong Negotiator, Diplomatic and with problem solving skills
- Capacity to mobilize community
- Rigor and organization
- Honesty
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 24th September, 2018.