Assistant Technical Officer, Nutrition - CMAM

Tags: nursing Law finance English Environment
  • Added Date: Tuesday, 04 June 2024
5 Steps to get a job in the United Nations

Position Title: Assistant Technical Officer, Nutrition - CMAM

Location: Konduga LGA, Borno state.

Supervisor: Field Coordinator

Project Description:

Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance. These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and responded to the humanitarian crisis in the NE for seven years. In anticipation of a new project, and in support of ongoing ones, FHI360 seeks an experienced Assistant Technical Officer Nutrition (CMAM) to support our response to the humanitarian crisis in NE Nigeria.

Basic Function:

Position is responsible for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with and without complications, provide nutrition rehabilitation among admitted SAM cases and prevent further deterioration through provision of therapeutic feeds, routine and specialized medicines. He/She will oversee health and nutrition counseling, capacity building of CMAM assistants.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Lead community outreach activities, mid upper arm circumference screening/Active case finding for malnutrition in children under-5.
  • Provision of OTP services in target communities and Internally Displaced Persons camp. Conduct defaulter tracing, follow-up visits and deliver key messages at the OTP site.
  • Oversee timely identification of complications, non-responder, and two-way referrals to the stabilization center (SC) based on set criteria
  • Develop Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) workplan, produce trend of malnutrition based on admission, carry-out mortality audit at the OTP
  • Support M & E unit during assessments, focus group discussion including preparation and submission of timely reports.
  • Support M & E unit during assessments, focus group discussion including preparation and submission of timely reports. Ensure appropriate documentation of services and continuously monitor OTP performance and output indicators.
  • Support effective management of SAM children with complications at the Stabilization Centre
  • Ensure correct clinical diagnosis, comprehensive health checks and appropriate treatment according to protocols of the patients while in the program.
  • Support capacity building activities of NNGO staff working with FHI 360.
  • Ensure all criteria are respected and understood, including admission, discharge, and transfer to and from the OTP/Stabilization Center (SC).
  • Carry-out daily ward-round and develop 24-hour call-duty roster for MOH/CMAM-SC assistant.
  • Take weekly and monthly physical inventory of all nutrition supplies ensuring stock levels are accounted for, ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with logistics.
  • Oversee preparation of safe therapeutic milk and food for admitted SAM children and caregivers respectively.
  • Work closely with CMAM assistantโ€™s at SC to ensure all protocols are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the Out-patient therapeutic program (OTP).
  • Ensure comprehensive health checks, checking Vitals, frequent medicines and feed administration and treatment according to the protocols.
  • Report on progress and any problems in a timely manner
  • Respond to inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission and discharge whenever necessary.
  • Update patients forms and file including the critical care pathway (CCP) card, OTP follow up cards among to ensure completion, accuracy, coherence and to track patient progress.
  • Provide key health and education messages to beneficiaries base the protocol and guidelines.
  • Compile the statistical data (admission, default, cured, absent, death) and draft a report on activities
  • The incumbent will support Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (SMART), Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) and other nutrition surveys at LGA level
  • Other duties as assigned.

    Additional Responsibilities:

Recommended for you