Community Nutrition Project Officers – Common Vision for Development Association Vacancy Announcement

Internal/External Vacancy Announcement

 DISTINCT FUTURE OF CVDA

CVDA has been re-registered and licensed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, Charities and Societies Agency, on November 30, 2009 as an Ethiopian Residents charity in accordance with the Charities and Societies proclamation No. 621/2009 with registration No. 0588. As per 1113/2019 proclamation also re-registered on July 30, 2019.

CVDA has permission to work at the national level however so far operates marginal parts of Benshangule Gumuz Region,  Sidama region (Hawassa, Boricha, Dara, Dara Olticho, Bilate zuria, Derara, Hawassa Zuriya, Yirgalem, , Yergachefe, Aletawondo, Wondo Genet, Chuko & Boricha )  SNNPR Gedio zone ( Dilla, Bule, and Gedeb)  Gurage zone( Gumer and Cheha)  Silite zone (MirabAzernet & Alicho)    Oromia Region West Showa Zone(Muger), Borena Zone (Hageremaireyam, Yabello & Moyale), Guji Zone( Adola, Shakiso & Borena Negele), West Arsi Zone (Shashemene, Arsi Negele, Adaba, Nensebo, Kokosa, Shala, Siraro, and Kore woredas) Afar Region;  Zone 5; Delifage, Dewe, Telalek, Hadele Ele and Sumu Robi  Zone 3; Gewane and Gelalo  and City Government of Addis Ababa; Gulele and Kolfe Keraniyo sub city.

It is member of Consortium of Reproductive Health Association (CORHA), Union of Ethiopian Women Charitable Association (UEWCA), Ethiopian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative/EEITI/, Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition/ECSC-SUN/ and Afar Region Health Partner Forum.

The following are CVDA’s vision, mission and goals

VISION

CVDA envisions a poverty-free Ethiopia where equity and equality are ensured.

MISSION

CVDA’s mission is to enhance socioeconomic development in health, education, agriculture, environment, livelihood, and WaSH, humanitarian responses, community-based peace-building, and good governance through holistic approaches and working with the community to contribute towards sustainable development and an improved standard of living in Ethiopia.

OVERALL GOAL

CVDA’s goal is to contribute to poverty alleviation through community-based approaches by implementing programs for development, good governance, and humanitarian responses in different regions of the country.

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

• Health and Nutrition
• Education:
• Environment and Agriculture:
• WaSH: Improve access and quality of water supply, sanitation, and hygiene.
• Emergency Responses:
• Enhance Peacebuilding, democracy, and good Governance

Main duty and Responsibility

• Community Nutrition Officer  will have the following duty and responsibility but not limted to listed below:
• Facilitate planned SBC and Community engagement trainings in target kebele and Woredas.
• Disseminate and report SBC materials.
• Support with pretesting of SBC materials
• Facilitate the nutrition catchment-based mentorship assessments at PHCU level.
• Ensure the availability of necessary nutrition commodities and supplies (VAS, IFA Deworming and so on ) at each respective woredas and facilities.
• Facilitate in the Food Nutrition assessments and surveys in target woredas and kebele
• Conduct participatory exercise to develop action plans to address multisectoral coordination gaps in target woredas.
• Provide logistical and other support for woreda-level advocacy meetings on establishment of FN structure and manpower in food and nutrition strategy (FNS) implementing sectors at Woreda and Kebele levels
• Facilitate the overall multisectoral coordination related activities of in the target Woreda.
• Facilitate compilation and sharing of monthly and quarterly reporting format at all levels,
• Work with Community Kebele and Woreda level stakeholder and LIP MEL/Nutrition Coordinator to document community, facility and woreda level activities and report according to standard procedure
• Document best practices, minutes of performance review meetings and JSS and share the findings to zonal coordinators and regional managers.
• Facilitate LME activities of the project including data collection, analysis and reporting of data, support all assessments designed in different woredas, Coordinate and conduct DQAs at the woreda level and health facilities, HMIS and eCHIS related training in the target Woreda.
• Facilitate GYSI Activities including mapping and collaborating youth networks.
• Ensure the Implementation of Community Nutrition GYSI integration strategy.
•  Represent community Nutrition at Regional, Zonal and Woreda forums.
•  Provide need based technical assistance to woreda health offices.
•  Document and update the woreda profile.

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Duty Station: in woreda centers of Lume, Gimbicho, Adha, Dugda, Adami Tulu, Arsi Negele, Shala and Siraro woredas

Requred Number : 08

Duration of employment: One year possibility of extension based on performance and availability of fund.

Qualification: 

• BSc Health Officer and related studies

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years in Health, Nutrition, and related projects.

Skills Required

•  Experience in Community Nutrition
•  Training certification in attending Health and nutrition.
•  Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources.
• Knowledge of project areas and Oromifaa Language is Mandatory

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of Community Nutrition
• Experience of facilitating community mobilization, coordination and conversations
• Motor bike driving license.