Health and Nutrition officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

The position holder will be responsible to the key role of Nutrition officer and provide support to the implementation and monitoring of nutrition project activities at woreda and kebele level as per the agreed project documents and work plan based on national protocol in close collaboration with the target beneficiaries, community members and local government to implement the project according the agreed standards to address the priority problem of the poorest, marginalized community members.

Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Address children malnutrition cases (40%)

• Provide support to address malnutrition cases of children under five
• Reduce GAM in children 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women, as recommended in the national guidelines
• Treat moderately malnourished pregnant women cases (The operational area is chronically food insecure and highly vulnerable to malnutrition and disease)

  Improve referral linkages between IYCF, TSFP, OTP, SC levels and CM activities (30%)

  • Handle cases of severely and moderately malnourished children effectively referred from TSFP to OTP and vice versa and from SC to OTP and vice versa.

    Monitor and report the effectiveness of emergency response (30%)

    • Prepare periodic monitoring and evaluation tools to assess progress of nutrition activities against agreed objectives (Monitor implementation of TSFP program quality)
    • Assess effectiveness of the program by SPHERE standard like cured rate, defaulter rate, death rate and non- responder rate
    • Produce monthly, quarterly, and final reports according to internal, external & donor schedules
    • Inform the Nutrition Supervisor of any professional problems encountered

      Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

      • Understand and put into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC).
      • Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
      • Ensure that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

        QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

        Qualifications/ experience essential:

        • BSC in Health, Nursing and other relevant fields of study
        • Experience: Minimum of three years of relevant experience

          Qualification desirable

          • Work experience in Health Service Extension Program is an asset.
          • Ability and willingness to work in remote and challenging environments
          • Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
          • Interest in and ability to train volunteers
          • Ability to translate technical information into practical guidance and tools and effectively communicate this using print, electronic, and presentation media.
          • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines, and manage a variety of tasks with accuracy

            Languages required

            • Fluency in local language is essential (Afan Oromo) with basic knowledge of English
            • Knowledge of other local language is desirable

              Plan International’s Values in Practice

              We are open and accountable

              We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.