Shape the Future of Community Nutrition in the Somali Region!

Are you passionate about improving the health and well-being of women and children in underserved communities? Join HAVOYOCO, a trailblazing regional NGO, as we launch the Feed the Future Ethiopia Community Nutrition Activity in Somali Regional State. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Project Coordinator to lead initiatives that drive sustainable nutrition outcomes and empower communities. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of transformative change in public health and nutrition, working alongside committed partners and stakeholders. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career, we encourage you to apply today!

Job Title:

• Woreda Nutrition Officer

Number Required:

• One

Project Title:

• Feed the Future Ethiopia Community Nutrition Activity

Organization:

•  Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee (HAVOYOCO)

Duty Station:

• Jigjiga, Fafan Zone, Somali Regional State

Salary:

• As per the organization’s scale

Reporting to:

• Program Manager

Application Deadline:

• January 17, 2025

Established in 1992, Horn of Africa voluntary Youth Committee (HAVOYOCO) is a dynamic regional non-governmental non-profit organization that operates in both Ethiopia and Somaliland. With its operations in Ethiopia commencing in 2007, HAVOYOCO has strategically set up a Liaison Office in Addis Ababa, a Country Office in Jigjiga, Somali Regional State (SRS), and a Project Office in Dire-Dawa. Since its establishment in Ethiopia, the organization has been actively involved in the implementation of numerous developmental and humanitarian projects.

About the Project

Led by FHI 360, HAVOYOCO will implement the Feed the Future Ethiopia Community Nutrition Activity in the districts of Kebribayah, Jigjiga/Shabeley, Filtu, Maeso, Hudet, and Moyale in the Somali Regional State. The project aims to improve the nutritional status of women and children through increased and sustained improvements in nine high-impact behaviors that have proven highly effective in reducing malnutrition. These objectives will be realized through enhanced individual and community agency and demand for services, improved access to quality nutrition services at the community level, and improved capacity and coordination among nutrition stakeholders across sectors.

The job description:

• Coordinate planned SBC and Community engagement trainings.
• Disseminate and report SBC materials.
• Support with pretesting of SBC materials
• Coordinate the nutrition catchment-based mentorship assessment at PHCU level.
• Ensure the availability of necessary nutrition commodities and supplies (VAS, IFA Deworming and so on ) at each respective woredas and facilities.
• Support in Food Nutrition assessments and surveys in target woredas and kebeles
• 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
• Coordinate the overall multisectoral coordination related activities in the target Woreda.
• Monitor the activities of Project Health Officers.
• Document and share success and case stories.
• Coordinator and the development of assessment tools, compilation and sharing of  monthly and quarterly reporting format at all levels,
• Work with Community Nutrition and LIP MEL/Nutrition officers’ team 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.
• Coordinate 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, coordinate HMIS and eCHIS related training in different woredas
• Coordinate Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion (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
• Experience of managing budget and staffs.
• Experience of managing project budget, coordinating reviewing project budget versus actual spending.
• Identifying and monitoring project implementation risk.