Job Description

Amref Health Africa is the largest international health development organization based in Africa. With headquarters in Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa, and Western Africa, providing services to over 30 countries.

Working with and through African communities, health systems, and governments, Amref Health Africa aims to close the gap that prevents people from accessing their basic right to health. Amref Health Africa is committed to improving the health of people in Africa by increasing sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health service delivery, and investments in health. Our vision is lasting health change in Africa. For more on Amref Health Africa, please visit www.amref.org

Job Objectives & purposes

Ensure smooth coordination of preventive and curative nutrition services at the facility, and integrate them within the primary and secondary health care service package offered both at the static/facility and outreach level.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Representation:

• Represent Amref Health Africa South Sudan in a working relationship with the community, provide guidance to facility staff and other teams within Amref to ensure smooth, quality and inclusive service delivery in the areas of implementation.

• Human Resources

• Support and providing professional development and training to Community Nutrition Volunteers, guards, cleaners, and specifically to the Mother-to-Mother Support Groups
• Participate and facilitate in the recruitment of guards, cleaners, Community Nutrition Volunteers, and Mother-to-Mother Support Group members.

• Reporting Responsibilities

• Maintain weekly and monthly supply consumption reports.
• Submission of weekly and monthly OTP/TSFP and CNV reports for data analysis.
• Maintain OTP/TSFP beneficiary record registers.
• Maintain session records.
• Report and monitor Community Feedback Mechanism
• Report on any issues related to nutrition activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum Secondary School Certificate from a Recognized Institutions.
• Minimum of 2 years’ working experience within a CMAM Program.
• Ability and willingness to travel and stay at remote locations with potentially hostile environments and accommodating when faced with difficult working conditions.

Other Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Good record keeping, accurate reporting and numerical skills.

• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Fluency in written and spoken English with Dinka as a distinct added advantage.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadline

• Ability to work independently

Attitudes

• Proactive and takes initiative.

• Flexibility

• Respect when dealing with others.

• Presentable, outgoing with a pleasant character

• Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of Amref Health Africa

Additional Information

Interested applicants can Upload an updated CV, Cover Letter, relevant Academic Certificates and contact details of at least 3 professionals Address to:

Amref Health Africa Tonj South and East Field Officies to the attention of the HR Department – Amref Health Africa (please indicate the name of the position you are applying for on the envelope).

Closing date: 18th of July 2025

Please Note: Position is open to South Sudanese only. Due to the urgency of the position, candidates will be shortlisted on a rolling basis and the position will be assigned as soon as the best candidate is identifiedFemale candidates are encouraged

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.