MHNT Health Officer/Team Leader - Habru woreda

Job Description TITLE: Mobile health and Nutrition Officer. Required 1 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) orintensively (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 Dimensions Number of direct reports: 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 Essential QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Qualifications And Certifications 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 Theduties and responsibilities as setout above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness oftheir level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCIEqual 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 Therole holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCIHealth and Safety policies and procedures.