Overview
The Health Field Officer 2 will implement Health and Nutrition activities within the assigned Area of Responsibility, serving as the focal point for nutrition activities and contributing to broader health initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain dialogue with hospital coordination units and monitor patient treatment and care.
- Serve as ICRC focal point for the supported hospital for Stabilization Centre service.
- Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to improve quality of care.
- Monitor adherence to national and international SAM management protocols.
- Support mentorship, on the job training and formal capacity building of hospital staff work at the SC.
- Monitor admissions, outcomes, cure rates, mortality rates and other key indicators.
- Support forecasting, procurement and management of therapeutic feeds, drugs and medical supplies.
- Support sustainability planning and coordination with hospital management and health authorities.
- Support implementation, monitoring and supervision of ICRC-supported health and nutrition activities (i.e OTP, TSFP) services in supported health facilities.
- Strengthen quality of care in outpatient consultations, maternal and child health services, immunization, family planning and preventive services.
- Support implementation of community component of SAM in collaboration with Economic Security (Ecosec).
- Monitor nutrition commodity consumption, storage, reporting and forecasting.
- Ensure active case finding, screening, referral and defaulter tracing mechanisms are functional.
- Organize and/or facilitate training sessions, mentorship and supportive supervision activities across supported facilities
- Monitor and report disease outbreaks and public health emergencies.
- Support preparedness and response to cholera, measles, diphtheria, meningitis, malnutrition surges and other emergencies.
- Strengthen collaboration with Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) and humanitarian partners.
- Promote integration and coordination between Health, Nutrition, EcoSec, Water and Habitat and Protection programmes.
- Support health facilities in compiling routine health and nutrition reports
Required Experience
Minimum of 3 years professional experience in related field, especially in emergencies
Qualifications
- University degree in medicine, nursing or midwifery
- Postgraduate master’s degree/diploma in public health or health management is a strong asset.
- Fluent English and local working language (Hausa).
- Valid license to practice
- Good computer skills-MS word, Excel.
