CMAM Officer – International Orthodox Christian Charties (IOCC) Vacancy Announcement

Overall Responsibility

The ‘’CMAM officer’’ will be responsible for the overall management of the day-to-day activities of IOCC Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and other activities in the assigned project office.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support and strengthen the integration of CMAM into the routine health care system.
• Prepare weekly and monthly work plans and reports for effective implementation of the project.
• Strengthen referral linkage through availing standard referral forms at health facility and community levels.
• Organize /strengthen Women Development Army (WDA) functionality through Health Extension Workers (HEWs) to effectively ensure the treatment coverage and quality of services.
• Prepare supervision check lists and provide regular mentoring and monitoring of health facilities with SC/OTP using standard SC/OTP score cards.
• Facilitate nutrition education at SC/OTP sites in close coordination with the IOCC IYCF-E Nurse.
• Provide technical support for health facilities and woreda Health Office to analyze and utilization of CMAM data for local decision making.
• Organize and facilitate to provide standard training on CMAM for health workers and HEWs.
• In collaboration with Woreda health office, health facilities, and the community, regularly update disease out-breaks and any other malnutrition aggravating factors through preparation of weekly situation up-dates.
• Organize and conduct regular joint monitoring field visit with partners and follow-ups to identify and address gaps.
• Monitor and support the request and delivery of nutritional commodities for SC/OTP.
• Provide support to improve documentation of SC/OTP data at health facility level.
• Strengthen SC/OTP reporting and recording through regular supportive supervision and availing documentation and job aids materials.
• Submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports based on prepared work plan for SC/OTP.
• Establish Mother-to-Mother-Support Groups (MMSGs) at community level in close collaboration with the IOCC IYCF-E Nurse and Woreda health office.
• Provide technical support and facilitate the routine nutrition screening by health facilities.
• Support, manage, coach, and follow up with IYCF-E Nurse and SC/OTP Nurse.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

Duty Station:                           Tsagebji Woreda, Waghimera Zone, Amhara Region with frequent

travel to catchment areas as required

Reports to:                               Nutrition Program Manager based in Addis Ababa

Number of positions:               One

Salary and Benefit Packages:   As Per the Organization Scale, Attractive

Application Deadline: July 30, 2023

Start Date:       Immediate

Duration:      6 months with the possibility of extension

• BSc in Nursing, BSC in Human Nutrition, Public Health, or a related field of study.
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated skills in peer-group training, Training of Trainers, and development of training materials.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and local languages.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), all and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Experience

• Minimum two years working experience for Degree out of which one years’ experience directly related to emergency health & nutrition-related fields knowledge, training and experience in CMAM/IMAM.

Working Conditions

• Frequent travel to project catchment areas including kebele health posts.