| Job Description:
Looking for your next career move? Consider this!
We are seeking expressions of interest for:
One (1) Health & Nutrition Officer for Efate. This is a 12 months contract on full-time basis (with expectation of renewal annually if funding approved).
Where you come in:
Reporting
to the Health Technical Advisor, you will be primarily responsible for:
- Providing support to
daily activities related to the Nutrition activities and program planning
- Provide technical
assistance on the integration of nutrition across programs in SC sectors.
- Collaborate with the
Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and other agencies in accomplishing
the SC objectives, including policy and strategic development, program and
project planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
nutrition activities.
- Work closely with field teams
to ensure timely follow up after trainings and ensure positive nutrition
behaviours are retained
- Work collaboratively with
other SC community mobilisers to implement health programs in the provinces.
You will make an impact by:
- Assisting in the design
of national/provincial baseline assessment to understand the current level of
awareness and knowledge on nutrition
- Contribute to the
creation and promotion of awareness campaigns, design strategic communication
on nutrition to target populations as well as to general population
- Provide technical input
to National Nutrition working group, contribute to National policy and strategy,
standardise a set of tools and approaches to address the needs at the community
level
- Support implementation to
various projects within SC.
If we could compose the perfect you…
……you have 3 to 5 years’ experience in a related field, you have knowledge coupled
with practical skills in community development interventions, including
previous experience of liaising with a range of people including community
leaders, knowledge on nutrition, specifically as they relate to Vanuatu,
including the existing networks, Government Departments and NGOs, understanding working with different age groups, levels of
literacy and cultural backgrounds and practical experience in working with
children and youth. Knowledge of
Information, Education and Communication Materials design and experience in a
training or education based role.
Criteria:
This role requires:
- Qualification
in Nursing/Nutrition
- Ability to build
the capacity of others through training and coaching, designed to develop
skills, knowledge and abilities
- Ability to use
participatory approaches during facilitation to ensure training objectives are
achieved
- Well-developed
verbal and written communication skills in both Bislama and English and is able
to clearly communicate resilience issues to different stakeholders
- Ability to plan
and organise self and others to ensure the timely completion of tasks while
working in a fast paced environment and to strict deadlines.
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