Health and Nutrition Officer

About the role

The Health and Nutrition Officer will support field‑level health and nutrition activities for Action Against Hunger USA. This role ensures the effective implementation of acute malnutrition management, infant nutrition programs, integrated case management of childhood illnesses, and social‑behavior‑change communication.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise daily implementation of nutrition activities and monitor progress against project objectives.
• Coordinate integration of malnutrition management within health facilities and outreach services.
• Support capacity‑building for community health volunteers, care groups, and district health workers.
• Collaborate with WASH and Food Security officers to align multi‑sector interventions.
• Identify and verify programme participants, conduct field monitoring, and produce timely reports.
• Facilitate information exchange with local government, NGOs, and international aid partners.

Required profile

• Experience in community‑based nutrition programs and acute malnutrition management.
• Ability to work closely with health, WASH, and food security teams.
• Strong field supervision and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication with beneficiaries and partner organizations.

Required skills

• Knowledge of MAMi, BFHI, MIYCAN, ICCM, and SBCC programmes.
• Capacity‑building and training facilitation.
• Monitoring and reporting of nutrition indicators.