Health & Nutrition Officer (Fixed Term)

About the role

Under the DHR/USG project, the Health and Nutrition 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 officer strengthens service delivery through Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs), facilitates nutrition and health assessments and coordinates field operations. The role also covers monitoring, evaluation, reporting and stakeholder coordination.

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
• Support CMAM services (OTP, SC, TSFP) aligned with national protocols and SPHERE standards, and provide technical support for SAM/MAM case management
• Implement IYCF-E interventions, including breastfeeding promotion, complementary feeding counseling, mother-to-mother support groups and breastfeeding spaces
• Manage CMAM supply and logistics: ensure continuous availability of RUTF, therapeutic milk and essential drugs, monitor stock and distribution, and coordinate last-mile delivery
• Support primary health care linked to nutrition, promote immunization, growth monitoring and management of common childhood illnesses, and strengthen IDSR, EWARS and PHEM systems
• Lead risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), and integrate health, nutrition and WASH services
• Conduct supportive supervision and mentoring of health workers and HEWs, and run quarterly review and performance meetings
• Ensure timely data collection and reporting, monitor nutrition indicators and program performance, and coordinate with Woreda Health Offices, the Nutrition Cluster and partners

Required profile

• BSc in Nutrition, Public Health, Nursing or Midwifery, or a related health field, from an accredited university or college
• Certified training in Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF); IYCF-E, CMAM, breastfeeding counseling and SBCC training strongly preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in health and/or nutrition programming, including emergency or humanitarian settings
• Hands-on experience implementing CMAM, IYCF and IYCF-E, PHC and disease prevention programs, and with government health systems (PHCUs, Woreda Health Offices)
• Proven experience in training, mentoring and supportive supervision of health staff

Required skills

• Nutrition screening, active case finding, referral systems and outpatient/inpatient case management
• Multi-sectoral emergency response coordination (health, nutrition, WASH, protection)
• Reporting, data management and monitoring (e.g. DHIS2, CMAM tools)
• Knowledge of the Ethiopian National Nutrition Program, national CMAM protocol, IYCF/IYCF-E guidelines, PHC, IDSR, SPHERE standards and context-sensitive implementation