Food for the Hungry MIYCAN Facilitators Jobs in Uganda

Food for the Hungry MIYCAN Facilitators Jobs in Uganda

Food for the Hungry (FH/U) is a Christian international relief and development organization that has been working in Uganda since 1989. FH is currently operating programs in Asia, Latin America and Africa with support offices in the UK, Canada, Switzerland, United States of America and Japan. FH’s primary goal is to end all forms of poverty World-wide.

FH promotes practice of performance, accountability, and risk management in line with FH’s “Transforming Field Experience (TFE)” re-imagination initiative.

In Uganda, FH is operational in the Districts of Adjumani, Kitgum, Lamwo, Kween, Mbale, Namutumba and Amudat Districts implementing programs in four main sectors of Education; Food Security and Livelihoods; Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk Reduction; with the Head office located in Kampala.

FH Culture:

All we do, and how we do it, seeks to promote God’s beauty, goodness, and truth in a broken world. As such, we are defined by our ability to make people’s lives measurably better; our ability to deliver impact is the measure of our collective success.

For we know that we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God has already prepared in advance for us to do. At Food for the Hungry, we operate under a set of values called Heartbeat Values.

External Vacancy Announcement

FH/Uganda is actively seeking for qualified candidates committed to its Heartbeat and Corporate Strategy to fill the career opening on a rolling basis;

Position Type: Full Time National Staff

Location: Amudat (1) Nakapiripirit (1)

Reports to: Project Coordinator- Health & Nutrition

Contract Length: 6 Months (Fixed)

Start Date: December 2022- To be hired on rolling basis

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator- Health & Nutrition, the Maternal Infant Young Child and Adolescent Nutrition (MIYCAN) Facilitator will support in the implementation of community nutrition activities integrated in mother care (MC) and male change agent (MCA) groups. Provide health and nutrition education and counseling at the health facilities, integrated outreach posts and general food distribution (GFD) points.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Key

Result #1 Integrate Maternal Infant Young child and adolescent nutrition in mother care and male change agent groups

Key Result #2 Implement the care group modules through provision of timely lessons to the group members

Key Result #3 Provide integrated health and nutrition outreach all health facility catchment areas

Job Level Specifications

Have the willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites

Have the ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt

Be willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.

Must have motorcycle riding skills with a valid and clean permit and be willing to access communities by motorcycle

Education & Experience

Have a minimum of Diploma in Nutrition, Public Health, Community Health, Nursing or related field.

Minimum of 2-3 years of relevant work experience in similar setting required.

Have related working experience in humanitarian contexts (conflict/insecure contexts) preferably.

Language Skills

Proficient in English. Knowledge of local language is added advantage


How to Apply

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by Clearly stating the position applied for in the Subject line and submitting only electronic copies in one pdf file not more than 25MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees, addressed to:

The Human Resources Manager, Food for the Hungry Uganda Email: recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org not later than Friday 25th November, 2022 at 4:30pm.

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