About the Role
Save the Children International is seeking a passionate and driven Health and Nutrition Officer to join our dynamic team in Nigeria. In this 11-month contract role, you will play a vital part in strengthening health systems, improving maternal and child health, and implementing critical nutrition interventions across our target northern states. You will collaborate closely with the Ministry of Health, local government teams, and community stakeholders to deliver lifesaving health and nutrition services in line with national and global standards.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the establishment and implementation of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) services across supported health facilities.
- Provide regular on-the-job coaching, supportive supervision, and mentoring for health workers to enhance clinical capacity and service delivery.
- Facilitate technical training sessions and track acute malnutrition screening data while ensuring uninterrupted commodity supplies.
- Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team to ensure accurate data collection, reporting through DHIS2, and quality assessments.
- Represent Save the Children at local coordination meetings, technical working groups, and joint planning sessions with government counterparts.
- Uphold strict child safeguarding and protection standards across all project activities to ensure the safety and dignity of all beneficiaries.
- Degree in Nutrition, Registered Nurse/Midwife, B.Sc. Nursing/Midwife, Health Education, or Medicine & Surgery (MBBS) from a recognized institution.
- Minimum of 2 to 3 years of professional experience in a humanitarian or development sector, with a strong background in field operations and Ministry of Health collaboration.
- Extensive technical knowledge of maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition interventions, including IMAM, IMCI, and MIYCN-E.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management, participation in technical working groups, and local-level coordination.
- Excellent interpersonal communication, strategic thinking, and presentation skills with fluency in written and spoken English and at least one major Nigerian language.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently and work in deep field locations with potentially challenging conditions.
- Opportunity to create a meaningful, life-changing impact on children's health and nutrition outcomes in vulnerable communities.
- Professional growth and development within a globally recognized humanitarian organization.
- Collaborative, diverse, and mission-driven working environment with strong support systems.