Mobile Health and Nutrition Team Leader

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) Leader for Sheraro, covering Sheraro and Tahtay Adiabo woredas under the Shire field office. The leader leads, coordinates and ensures quality of mobile health and nutrition services for internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities, and acts as the main link between the MHNT, woreda health offices, local administrations, communities and humanitarian partners. The post reports to the Senior Health and Nutrition Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate MHNT activities, develop weekly movement plans with Woreda Health Offices, and supervise staff so services are timely, efficient and client-centred.
• Deliver primary healthcare, nutrition services (screening, acute malnutrition management, IYCF counselling), disease surveillance, referral, maternal and child health, and emergency response.
• Implement IMAM, ICCM, malaria case management and Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM).
• Manage medicines, nutrition commodities, equipment and supplies, keep accurate stock records, report stock levels and shortages, and oversee the project vehicle and its movement plan.
• Organize on-the-job training and mentoring for PHCU staff, Health Extension Workers and community mobilizers, and strengthen local capacity for disease surveillance and emergency preparedness.
• Act as liaison with government and humanitarian stakeholders, attend woreda-level meetings and represent the project in joint assessments and monitoring visits.
• Register, tally and report all services, compile weekly, monthly and disease surveillance reports, analyze trends and document lessons learned.
• Promote safeguarding, protect patient confidentiality and ensure communities know about services and feedback mechanisms.

Required profile

• Diploma, BSc, MSc or equivalent in Medicine, Public Health or Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 5 years' experience for a diploma, 2 years for a BSc and 1 year for an MSc/MD.
• Preferred: mobile health experience and PHEM experience.
• Renewed professional license.
• Excellent verbal and written English, Amharic and Tigrigna (essential).
• Internal candidates only; applications made through the IRC online recruitment site, with three references and a cover letter.

Required skills

• Project management and organizational skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Microsoft Office Suite