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Job Title: Nutrition Officer
Location City / Town: Cabo Delgado
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FOR VARIOUS CONSULTANT VACANCIES
Short Description/ Purpose of Job
The Nutrition Officer will work on the management of nutritionally at-risk children under 6 months of age and provide messages and individualised counselling on proper infant and young child feeding practices and mothers/caregivers in crisis-affected IDPs and host communities in the Metuge district of Cabo Delgado.
Working together with the Ministry of Health, the District Health and Nutrition Officer, the Health and Nutrition Coordinator and technical advisors, he/she will plan, guide and support the implementation of MAMI activities in Metuge. He/she will support the effective implementation of the activities of the health and nutrition programme at local and community level. He/she will support the health and nutrition coordinator in the development and delivery of training packages and monitoring tools. The main objective should be to ensure that primary health care, with special emphasis on the MAMI package at community level as well as referral to care at hospital level, is provided with the support of community actors, in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s system policy.
Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities
Qualifications and Skills
- Nutrition technician or nurse in maternal and child health (MCH).
- Driving licence for motorbikes.
- Experience and skills.
Essential
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar position;
- A good understanding of breastfeeding practices and nutritional assessment within the target community;
- Ability to work to a tight deadline and under pressure;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work in a multicultural team;
- Motivated and prepared to work in the field areas under challenging conditions;
- Ability to communicate with the flood-affected population;
- Passionate about improving children’s lives;
- Protect children in connection;
- Non-discriminatory and gender sensitive;
Desirable
- Experience of working in NGOs;
- Experience in individual or group counselling;
- Knowledge of the local language (Emakua) is an advantage;
- Interested candidates should submit their Certificate of Qualifications, ID, CV and motivation letter in Portuguese and English by 7th April 2024. Via the following link:
https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com:443/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/6756?utm_medium=jobboard
“As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from women and people with disabilities. Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all its staff and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
We apply strict procedures to ensure that only candidates suitable to work with children are allowed to join our organisation and all applicants will therefore be subject to this scrutiny.”
DISCLAIMER:
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT MAKE ANY CHARGES AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND DOES NOT PROCEED VIA RECRUITMENT AGENTS.
NB: Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Date Posted: 03/04/2024
Category: NGO
Type: Full-Time
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