About the Job
DEPARTMENT/ TEAM /PROGRAM:
Health & Nutrition
AREA OFFICE/ LOCATION: Amhara Region North Wollo Zone Habru Woreda
GRADE
:
4A
CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 Month (From October 1
st
2026-September 30/2027
Reports to Mobile HN coordinator
Matrix Manager: Mobile HN coordinator
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3:
the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people
either
frequently (e.g. once a week or more)
or
intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Risk and Compliance:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption policy and code of conduct. The key responsibilities include understanding and complying with the SCI policies and procedures, not committing any act of fraud, bribery, or corruption, understanding risks in their area/role, and implementing mitigation measures, report any suspected fraud, bribery, or corruption immediately, declare conflicts of interest in accordance with internal procedures and complete mandatory training related to ethics and anti-fraud measures
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) Lead is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, implementation, quality assurance, monitoring, and reporting of integrated mobile health and nutrition services in the assigned woreda. The post holder provides technical leadership to the MHNT, ensures the delivery of quality primary health care and nutrition services in line with national and regional guidelines, supports capacity building of health workers, ensures effective management of medicines and supplies, strengthens referral linkages, and maintains accurate program documentation and reporting to achieve project objectives and improve health and nutrition outcomes for vulnerable communities
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to:
Health and Nutrition coordinator
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Responsible for overall planning, implementation and M&E of mobile Health and nutrition activities in the assigned woreda.
Coordinate and facilitate implementation of mobile health and Nutrition activities, site selection and prepare weekly movement plan.
Responsible to Provide daily adult medical consultation at outreach site as per the plan
Oversee Provision of basic health and nutrition services including community IMNCI/ICCM, safe motherhood, emergency services, referral, health education, EPI as per national and Somali RHB Mobile health and nutrition guideline
Facilitate essential drugs, supplies and therapeutic products for the team and the selected health facilities
Facilitate training and work closely with MOH staffs at Health posts, Health center and hospital and district level.
Organize daily, weekly and monthly over view and reports of OTP, EPI, health education and medical consultations through using mobile Health and nutrition standards.
Ensure referral system and linkage between services and with the health facilities
Oversee adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants.
Provide onsite training to HEW and nurses.
Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plumpnut and drug stock control balance form)
Mentoring and assisting HEW in decision of patients who are at severe risks and need to be transferred to nearby hospital
Participate in capacity building training, in health education sessions and ENA/BCC application
Follow up absentees/defaulters and keep current record of both beneficiaries and the staff (CHAs. volunteers).
Responsible to monitor performance of the MHNT and each team member against the sated plan weekly and monthly and take appropriate action to improve performance of the team.
Fill monthly program quality monitoring check list and report clinical score card quarterly to health and nutrition coordinator
Work any tasks assigned by the line manager and the organization.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice
)
Accountability:
holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
honesty encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
About You
Bachelor’s in nursing or public health.
Experience
Minimum three years working experience with out of which two year in CMAM program and/ mobile health and Nutrition.
Experience in clinical setups is mandatory particularly Maternal and child health areas
Skills/Ability required:
Knowledge, training and experience in management of CMAM, SAM management and IMNCI/ICCM.
Solid technical skill on case management of childhood and adult illness, safe motherhood
Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Good command in written and spoken English and Local language.
Good human relation skills.
Respect of Save the Children rules by anyone visiting the program;
Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and
Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Requirement Skill
health
nutrition