Health and Nutrition Officer

About the role

Action Against Hunger is seeking a Health and Nutrition Officer to support the implementation of nutrition programmes at the field level. The role will coordinate acute malnutrition management, infant nutrition, integrated case management of childhood illnesses and social‑behavior‑change activities, working closely with WASH and food‑security teams.

Key responsibilities

• Integrate malnutrition management into health service delivery at facilities and outreach sites.
• Implement programmes such as MAMi, BFHI, MIYCAN, ICCM and SBCC at both health‑facility and community levels.
• Supervise daily field activities, monitor performance indicators and ensure they meet sphere standards.
• Identify and verify programme participants, conduct monitoring, reporting and troubleshoot implementation challenges.
• Support capacity‑building of VHTs, care‑group volunteers, health workers and district partners.
• Coordinate with WASH and food‑security officers to ensure multi‑sectoral integration.

Required profile

• Experience in health and nutrition programme implementation in humanitarian or development settings.
• Ability to work directly with communities and local partners.
• Strong reporting and data‑verification skills.

Required skills

• Acute malnutrition management
• MIYCAN framework
• MAMi (Management of At‑Risk Infants under six)
• Integrated Case Management of Childhood Illnesses (ICCM)
• Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC)
• Breastfeeding Promotion (BFHI)
• Capacity‑building and supervision
• Programme monitoring and reporting