Health Officer

Position Title: Health Officer

Duration of Assignment: 12 months

Reporting Line: Reports to the woreda health and nutrition officer and other line positions as required

Number of Positions: One

Duty station: Liben woreda of East Borena zone

A. Purpose of the Role

The Health Officer will provide technical leadership and operational support to the Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT), ensuring the delivery of integrated health and nutrition services in the target woredas. The role involves planning, provision of service, supervising service delivery, strengthening community and staff capacity, managing health and nutrition programs, supporting disease surveillance and outbreak response, and ensuring accountability, quality, and compliance with organizational and national standards.

B. Key Responsibilities and Duties

1. Planning

• Develop and implement monthly and quarterly MHNT work plans aligned with project objectives.
• Schedule and coordinate outreach, trainings, and health service delivery activities.
• Use program data to guide planning, identify gaps, and prioritize interventions.

2. Health Service Delivery & MHNT Management

• Provide outreach mobile health and nutrition services, ensuring adherence to national protocols.
• Supervise, mentor, and support MHNT members, HEWs, and facility staff.
• Monitor the quality of clinical services and oversee mobile health and nutrition service delivery.

3. Nutrition Program Management

• Lead the implementation of CMAM programs (OTP, SC, TSFP) and IYCF-E interventions.
• Ensure proper screening, referral, and follow-up of malnourished children and vulnerable populations.
• Support nutrition assessments and monitoring in line with project standards.

4. Capacity Building

• Organize and facilitate training, coaching, and mentorship for health teams, HEWs, and MHNT members.
• Build community-level capacity by training community surveillance committee members.
• Promote knowledge transfer to strengthen local health systems.

5. Disease Surveillance, Outbreak Prevention & Response

• Support IDSR implementation and community-based surveillance.
• Detect, report, and respond to disease outbreaks in coordination with local health authorities.
• Develop contingency plans and conduct outbreak investigations as needed.

6. Coordination and Representation

• Liaise with government health authorities, NGOs, and community structures to ensure integrated programming.
• Represent the project during technical meetings and coordination forums.

7. Monitoring, Reporting, Data Management and Documentation

• Prepare weekly activity updates, monthly health and nutrition progress reports, and outbreak reports.
• Document success stories, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Ensure data quality, timely reporting, and proper record-keeping.

8. Supply Chain & Logistics

• Support planning and management of medical and nutrition supplies for MHNT activities.
• Ensure timely distribution, proper storage, and rational use of supplies and equipment.

9. Safeguarding, Protection & Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)

• Ensure adherence to safeguarding policies, protection standards, and ethical guidelines.
• Promote accountability to affected populations by ensuring inclusive, safe, and respectful service delivery

C. Expected Deliverables and Outputs

• Develop movement plans
• Two weekly, Monthly and quarterly MHNT activity reports.
• Outbreak investigation and response reports.
• Documentation of success stories, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Timely and accurate supply and logistics reports.

D. Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health,  or related health discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in humanitarian health and nutrition programming.
• Proven experience in mobile health and nutrition service delivery, CMAM programs, IYCF-E, and MISP.
• Experience in supervising health teams and conducting training/mentorship.
• Knowledge of outbreak detection, IDSR, and emergency health interventions.
• Strong planning, coordination, reporting, and data management skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in remote, challenging, and multicultural environments.

E. Work Conditions and Requirements

• Flexible working hours, including weekends during outbreaks or emergencies.
• Physical ability to conduct field travel and support mobile team operations.

F. Cross-cutting issues

• The health officer must adhere to organizational policies, including the code of conduct, child protection policies, and health and safety regulations. Compliance with ethical standards is mandatory. Training Certificate on humanitarian principles and standards is preferable.