Health & Nutrition Officer (Emergency Response) at Food for the Hungry, Lamwo, Uganda

Job Description

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Why we are different…

Talent. Faith. Thrive.

When you join FH Association, you embrace God’s calling for your life and engage in work that combines your talents and faith. In the same way FH Association is committed to unlocking resilience and flourishing in communities around the globe, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where our team members can thrive and grow. We believe every imaginable problem has a solution and that our contributions make a difference. FH Association continues to re-imagine impactful solutions to respond to the devastation of poverty globally. FH Association serves millions of the world’s most vulnerable people, helping them overcome poverty and injustice by collaborating with country offices to build resources, capacity, and resilience. FH Association turns Adversity into Impact. FH Association has harnessed the power of faith for more than 50 years. Our Heartbeat Christian values permeate throughout the organization.

A successful candidate will have the following:

The Emergency Health and Nutrition Officer (EHNO) will oversee emergency health and nutrition response interventions including coordinating emergency preparedness and response plans, conducting assessments, planning and implementing health and nutrition interventions, monitoring and evaluating program effectiveness, providing technical guidance and support to staff and partners, liaising with government agencies and other stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and guidelines and FH Disaster response plan. He/she will also support regular review of project plans and adjustment in the case of any other evolving public health emergencies and natural hazard-caused calamities.  ERT members are full-time staff who have other roles within FH’s regular program that are trained and equipped to respond to emergencies. FH can also engage experienced or trained contractors and partners as part of the ERT

• The Emergency Health and Nutrition Officer should have a minimum of 4 years demonstrated experience in nutrition and health programming, planning, implementation, and/or evaluation in an emergency setting.
• Related working experience in outbreaks and/or health emergency operations in the area of nutrition and health.
• In depth understanding of integration of health and nutrition (Maternal child health, Integrated management of acute malnutrition, surveillance, SRHR, IYCF in emergencies and voucher system in emergence preparedness and response
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health or Community Health & Nutrition and clinical medicine and health sciences. Postgraduate qualification is an added advantage
• Specialized training in any emergency response and disaster management, humanitarian principles and SPHERE is an added advantage

Other attributes

• Vibrant Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Flexibility to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, and decision- making skills
• Commitment to accountability and transparency with beneficiaries, showing dignity and respect, and demonstrating listening and understanding
• Ability to travel to project sites under rugged conditions at times up to 50% a year
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High-level integrity and initiative taking and positive attitude towards learning and sharing.

• Strong leadership and coordination abilities to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders in challenging environments.
• Ability to plan own work, set priorities, complete work under pressure or when faced with competing demands and report.
• Commitment to producing quality project deliverables on time and under budget
• Experience working in emergency or refugee context.

What you’ll do…

As the Emergency Health and Nutrition Officer, your overall responsibilities will be (JDs Key Result Areas):

• Assessment
• Programme Design and Implementation
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) and staff capacity
• Coordination and partnership building