Plan International
We advance children's rights and equality for girls around the world.
Log In
Sign Up
About the Job
The Opportunity
The position holder (Nutrition Assistant/Measurer) supports the TSFP Nurse in Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP) implementation for Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) treatment targeting children 6-59 months and pregnant/lactating women (PLW) across targeted woredas’ Food Distribution Points (FDPs)/ Centers. S/he contributes to WFP-TSFP project delivery through community MUAC screening, beneficiary registration/ration card issuance, verification of entitlements, bi-weekly distribution support under supervision, defaulter tracing via home visits, accurate daily data recording for HMIS, and immediate SAM referrals to OTP/SC per FMOH IMAM protocols. The role supports achievement of programme targets: >75% recovery rate, <15% defaulter rate, <3% death rate, and >85% MAM coverage per SPHERE standards.
Please click here full Job description
Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
- Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
- Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
- Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
- Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted,
About You
The Individual
- Education: Diploma/BSc Nursing/Public Health; FMOH registration and from a recognized University/health college and related field.
- Minimum three years’ experience with INGO/NGO of Infant and young Child Feeding practices /treatment of malnourished children in nutrition program (TSFP) implementation – case definition and care, clinical management, TSFP management, data collection and compilation, working with counterpart for lasting intervention, training of health workers, etc
Qualifications/ experience desirable:
- Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
- Ability to work and create the partnership with key government and peer partner and stakeholders
- Experienced on IYCF-E, IMAM guideline.
Languages required:
- Excellent English verbal and written skills.
- Knowledge of local language (Afaan Oromoo) is Mandatory.
Requirement Skill
Active listening
Acute care
health
Afaan Oromo Language
How To Apply
The closing date for the application is April 05, 2026. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links
provided below.
- For Internal applicants: – Link
- For External applicants: – Link: https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/53831/
This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.
Please note that:
- Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.
- Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply
More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org
References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required.
As an international child centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.