Action Against Hunger recrute un Deputy Programme Manager – Nutrition and Health

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. For almost 45 years, across countries, we have been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe. We carry out innovative, lifesaving programs in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Food Security and Livelihoods and Social Protection.

Action Against Hunger began operations in Nigeria in 2010 in response to the high rate of chronic malnutrition in Northern Nigeria, focusing on integrated programming. Action Against Hunger currently implements multi-sectorial humanitarian and development interventions in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, funded by AFD, EU/ECHO, French Government, GAC, GFFO, SIDA, US Government, and WAM Foundation.

Position Details:

• Reporting to: Nutrition and Health PM
• Proposed start date: October 2026
• Work location: Sokoto, Sokoto State

Key Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Mapping of nutrition and health services and gaps in the targeted Local Governments

• Carrying out LGA assessment and determine the needs at the LGA primary health care department and health facilities.
• Ensure on-going high quality relationships with the LGAs, Health facilities and its representatives.
• Coordinate with the respective PMs/project coordinators to ensure that data generated from ACF supported health facilities is submitted to the LGA HMIS.
• Update stakeholder contact information at state level and targeted local government area (LGA) for nutrition and health sector on a regular basis.
• Develop health facility matrix for tracking gaps in service provisions, HRH, supplies, technical capacities, information management and availability of policies/guidelines at health facility level.
• Liaise with Nutrition and Health service delivery team and keep them updated about the identified gaps on a regular basis.
• Ensure a feedback mechanism is established between health facility-LGA-state with active participation from State and LGA authorities.
• Joint planning with state and LGA authorities to conduct review meetings and supportive supervision alongside project staff to monitor the quality of nutrition and health services.
• Work with project staff and LGA counterparts to continually monitor the supply chain for nutrition and health supplies.

Mission 2: Establish and supervise activities in the framework of Project Design and Innovations

• Technical support and capacity building of local partners implementing the Porridge mom project.
• Management of the project cycle for porridge mum nutrition project.
• Ensure projects are implemented in line with donor proposals and requirements and in accordance with Action Against Hunger, Country and international standards.
• Finalize and manage the update and implementation of the detailed Project(s) Implementation Plan (DIP).
• Develop detailed monthly/weekly implementation plans in collaboration with the local partner project staff.
• In collaboration with the Nutrition and Health PM and HOD, support the development of strategies addressing the problems linked to poor health and malnutrition in the Northeast region.
• Jointly with the SPHCDA and the LGA health authorities promoting and supervising high quality care for beneficiaries of the project.
• Lead assessment, beneficiary identification and implementation of porridge mom in line with the project proposal and donor strategies.

Mission 3: Establish training and skills development for Health Workers and LGA staffs

• Involving State and LGA in evaluating the skills and technical level of the teams in health facilities.
• Consulting with LGAs/State to determine their training needs.
• Proposing training plans to SPHCDA staffs at LGAs and health facilities.
• Developing the skills of Health workers across project supported LGAs.
• Ensuring, with the SPHCDA, the quality and appropriateness of the training programmes put in place.

Mission 4: Information management, reporting, coordination and representation

• In collaboration with the nutrition and health team, strengthen the state and LGA level data quality review and use for decision making.
• Ensure that all training database for health workers, community health workers/volunteers are collected and archived.
• Identify key progresses, gaps and challenges with proposed solutions from the monthly follow up visits.
• Conduct regular meetings with other ACF project staff or partners to discuss and document lessons learned.
• Closely coordinate with State/LGA representatives from SMoH and health care agencies responsible for service delivery for the targeted LGAs.
• Support the LGA to organize and lead the LGA based monthly coordination meetings.
• Build strong partnerships with the government at state and LGA level and other key stakeholders.
• Represent ACF - Nigeria Ltd/Gte professionally ensuring the projects are well regarded at LGA and State level.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in medicine/public health/nutrition/Health Systems/Health Economics/Health policy or related field
• 3 years' experience in primary health care system, CMAM and IYCF
• Good understanding of health systems strengthening
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of primary health care and nutrition services in Nigeria
• Previous role at coordination level is required
• Ability to engage and build effective working relationships at multiple levels with Ministry of Health personnel, implementing partners, NGOs and INGOs
• Demonstrated ability to develop individual and institutional capacity
• Fluency in Hausa and English

Application Deadline: Thursday, 8th October 2026 at 05:00 pm (Nigerian Time)

Important Notice: Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process – this includes application, interview, or processing fees.

Employee Benefits Include (but are not limited to):

• 100% health care coverage
• Free and direct access to Talent Soft e-learning platform
• Maternity or Paternity leave
• Compassionate leave for a hospitalized child
• Creche facilities for babies

Application Instructions: All applicants MUST answer every question in the application form. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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