ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/SCOPE OF WORK: (Essential functions, quality/quantity expected list of marginal duties and number of national/and or expat staff supervised)

• Provide technical and logistical support to the woreda health sector for effective implementation of nutrition interventions activities
• Analyzing and reporting nutrition situation and prevailing trends
• Promote gender equity and equality through each level of nutrition activities
• Plan with HEWs and other health workers working in TFP for effective, sustainable and efficient implementation of nutrition intervention
•  Provide Woreda level basic CMAM and IYCF trainings to HEWs/Other health professional
• Provide technical support to MoH health staff on management of Sever Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and IYCF
• Will provide technical support from screening to discharge (admission, treatment, follow up and referral) to provide care to under five years old malnourished children and uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition cases
• Perform supportive supervision of CMAM and IYCF activities and ensure they are implemented as planned
• Supervising admission of  patients to TFP and SFP
• Supervising treatment and progress of patients
•  Ensuring adherence to and respect of current protocols
•  Assist HEWs on Health Development Armies’ (HDAs) training and ensure strengthened relationship between HDAs and HEWs
•  Ensure the appropriate referral system between SCs, OTPs TSFPs  and IYCF
• Ensure the cards, registration books and other necessary formats are filled and documented proper
•  Liaise with ministry of health institutions, DPPD and other government organization at Woreda and Kebele Level pertaining to CMAM activities
• Will supervise and support the CMAM activities
• Ensure the CMAM coverage reach above 50% for rural and above 70% for urban community and the other standard performance indicators are met appropriately
•  Ensure that the families of malnourished children receive appropriate education and participated in the nutrition program
• Ensure the nutrition items are provided to the health facilities and reach to the intended beneficiaries
• Collect weekly TFP and SFP data (admission and exit status) and report weekly and monthly with narrative reports to nutrition project coordinator; and ensure report reaches to MoH through its chain
• Establishing linkage with community leaders and representatives
• Participate on health and nutrition related assessments
• Organize review meeting at each woreda to review the progress of health intervention at the woreda level.
• Perform another Other duties as  required

• Degree in nutrition or nursing or public health with 3 years of experience or diploma in nutrition or nursing or public health with 5 years of experience-  Renewed MoH professional license is important
• Experience on emergency nutrition and PHEM intervention like CMAM, IYCF, major epidemic diseases surveillance and epidemic/outbreak investigation and response
• Training on CMAM and  IYCF
• Experience of facilitation of training and review meetings
• Fluent in written and spoken English language
• Knowledge of local language to the respective Woredas
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel)

• Ensure that IMC’s food security program and approach is in line with policies and strategies of the Government of Ethiopia’s as well