Overview
Health & Nutrition Officer provides technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of activities. The role supports the achievement of planned objectives aligned with Health & Nutrition programme goals and strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide accurate information, data analysis, and documentation for situation analysis, sectoral input, and reporting.
- Provide technical assistance in the implementation of integrated Health & Nutrition approaches.
- Effectively implement work plans and objectives, delivering planned results through technical support and coordination.
- Enhance project efficiency and effectiveness through effective implementation follow-up.
- Monitor project implementation progress for adjustment and improvement of program delivery and sustainability.
- Provide gender/sex disaggregated data and inputs relevant to the Health & Nutrition programme.
- Ensure transparency for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for Health & Nutrition.
- Maintain effective partnership and working relationships for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing, and knowledge networking.
- Keep up-to-date programme information available and prepare reports to support the Health & Nutrition programme.
- Maintain emergency preparedness and provide effective emergency responses.
- Accomplish other assigned duties and responsibilities.
Required Experience
Minimum of 2 years of professional work experience in planning, programme, monitoring and evaluation, health care, programme management. Professional work experience in a programme management function or a technical expert capacity in child survival & health care.
Qualifications
University Degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Child Development, Social Development, Community Development, Medicine, Nursing and any other related fields.
