OPD Nurse at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) - 2 Openings

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OPD Nurse

Locations: Majigiri and Sonkaya - Katsina

Employment Type: Full-time

General Objective

• • Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Supervisor, the Nutrition Officer will help organize and undertake nutrition education/sensitization and community screening activities at the community level.
• • The Nutrition Officer will be responsible to ensure that educational messages are delivered to beneficiaries as per set targets and with the utmost quality regarding accuracy, efficiency, and cultural sensitivity to optimize the adoption of healthier behavior among mothers of children under five.

Role and Responsibilities

Specific Objective and Linked Activities:

• Implementation and Monitoring of the Activities
• Community Mobilization
• Communication and Reporting
• Logistics and Administration

Priorities of the Department:

• To follow up the sensitization sessions delivered to the Mother Care Groups participants.
• To ensure the quality of the messages delivered to the Mother Care participants.
• To report any issues faced with the Mother Care Group participants.
• To contribute to the qualitative reporting of activities, especially data entry.
• To contribute to the proper filing and archiving of all the sources of verification.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

• • Language Skills: Good command of English (speaking, reading, and writing); fluent in local languages – Hausa, etc.
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• • Education Degree: Diploma in Nursing / BSc Nursing.
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• •Work Experience: Proven nutritional experience working in NGOs.
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Knowledge and Skills:

• • Conversant with community screening for malnutrition.
• • Demonstrated understanding of Infant and Young Child Feeding (Nutrition SBCC/IYCF education programs).
• • Community volunteer supervision.

Computer Skills:

• •Excellent knowledge of MS Office software, including Word, Outlook.

Assets:

• •Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest in social issues.

Transversal Skills:

• • Excellent fieldwork skills.
• • Commitment to the NGO values and principles.
• • Teamwork.
• • Stress management and flexibility.
• • Strong negotiation skills.
• • Capacity to mobilize community.
• • Rigor and organization.
• • Honesty.
• • Understanding of the context of the area.
• • Reliability.
• • Neutrality.

Application Closing Date

12th December, 2024.

Method of Application

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