Health and Nutrition Officer

About the role

World Vision is hiring a Health and Nutrition Officer for its DHR/USG project in Goncha, Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia. The officer supports the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of integrated health and nutrition interventions across targeted woredas, working under the Zonal EHF Project Coordinator and with national and field-level technical teams. The role strengthens service delivery through Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs) and addresses the needs of conflict-affected and vulnerable populations.

Key responsibilities

• Nutrition screening, case finding and referral: lead systematic MUAC screening for children under five and pregnant/lactating women, strengthen active case finding, and refer SAM and MAM cases to OTP, SC and TSFP services
• CMAM readiness and treatment support: support quality CMAM services aligned with national protocols and SPHERE standards, and provide technical support for SAM/MAM case management
• IYCF-E and maternal/caregiver support: implement breastfeeding promotion and complementary feeding counseling, support Mother-to-Mother groups, and run cooking demonstrations
• Supply and logistics: ensure uninterrupted availability of RUTF, therapeutic milk and essential drugs, monitor stock and coordinate last-mile delivery
• Health service support: promote immunization, growth monitoring and management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria; strengthen IDSR, EWARS and PHEM systems; lead risk communication and community engagement
• Quality assurance and capacity building: conduct supportive supervision and mentoring of health workers and HEWs, and hold quarterly review meetings
• MEAL: collect and report data accurately, monitor nutrition indicators and program performance, and check data quality
• Coordination: work with Woreda Health Offices, the Nutrition Cluster and partners, and participate in coordination platforms

Required profile

• BSc in Nutrition, Public Health, Nursing or Midwifery, or a related health field, from an accredited university or college
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in health and/or nutrition programming
• Demonstrated experience in emergency or humanitarian settings, preferably in conflict-affected or hard-to-reach areas
• Experience implementing CMAM, IYCF and IYCF-E interventions, primary health care and disease prevention programs, and hands-on work with government health systems
• Proven experience in training, mentoring and supportive supervision of health staff
• Experience in multi-sectoral emergency response coordination and in reporting, data management and monitoring systems (e.g. DHIS2)

Required skills

• Certified or documented formal training in Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF); IYCF in Emergencies (IYCF-E) strongly preferred
• Training in CMAM, breastfeeding counseling, SBCC or community mobilization, and familiarity with Family MUAC (advantageous)