TSFP Officer -2

Location: Gorro, Ethiopia

Organization: World Vision International

Deadline: March 11, 2026

Job Description

Employee Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

TSFP Officer support woreda health offices and PHCUs in systematic nutrition screening, active case detection, early referral and admission of acute malnutrition cases through Targeted Supplementary Feeding programs (TSFP). He/she will support heath facilities (Primary Hospitals, Health Centers and Health Posts) in the treatment of acute malnutrition among nutrition priority groups, mainly Children U5 and PLW and referral linkage services in accordance with the national protocol and SPHERE standard.

He/she will support and assist Woreda Health Offices and PHCUs in the piloting of Family MUAC approach. The position holder will support and assist woreda health offices and health facilities in the procurement of gap filling TSFP supplies, job aids, and anthropometric equipment’s for the management of Acute Malnutrition in TSFP program.

TSFP Officer is expected to support health facilities in close coordination with other Nutrition teams to ensure TSFP integration with  IYCF promotion, counseling, and support for mothers at the Therapeutic Feeding Programs (TFP) in CMAM sites.

• Supporting the planning and execution of project activities, ensuring they align with organizational goals and donor requirements.
• Ensuring project activities are implemented effectively and efficiently, meeting deadlines and achieving desired results.
• Ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures, as well as donor requirements.
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation related to project activities.
• Contributing to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
• Supporting woredas and PHCU in planning and conducting nutrition screening activities, ensuring existence of functional referral pathways and linkages between communities and HF and vice versa; Promoting the availability of services to which beneficiaries can be referred, training of staff in nutrition screening and referral services;
• Ensuring that HFs and FDPs are equipped with minimum supplies needed for nutrition screening activities, (e.g., MUAC tapes, registration and reporting format, referral forms, guidelines etc.) and promoting and supporting community mobilization and sensitization activities towards nutrition screening program.
• Implement and provide technical support for TSFP (food distribution), Site preparation (IDPs), and mobilization of community, and nutritional screening for both host & IDPs
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and provide technical support on Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program sites every week;
• Ensure linkage of OTP discharges, MAM children, and acutely Malnourished PLW to distribution of protection and TSF ration (If applicable);
• Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plump nut and drug stock control balance form)
• Ensure the integration of TSFP with IYCF -E & CMAM programming through strengthening of psychosocial & emotional sites & IYCF promotion & counseling with assigned team members

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

• BSc degree in Public Health/ Clinical Nursing/Nutrition and related health field of study preferred from accredited universities or health colleges

Certificates on:

• Acute malnutrition 2019 revised guideline training
• Revised 2019 IMAM guideline, and IYCF-E training
• Integrated Pharmaceuticals Logistics System (IPLS)
• Trained on Family MUAC approach and TSFP/MAM

Required Professional Experience

• 3-5 Years of experience

Required Language(s)

• Amharic
• Afan Oromo
• English

 

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only.

 

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