Company Overview
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-sectoral humanitarian and development interventions in Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, funded by AFD, EU/ECHO, French Government, GAC, GFFO, SIDA, US Government, and WAM Foundation.
Action Against Hunger Nigeria (ACF Nigeria) Ltd/Gte is currently recruiting for the position of Stabilization Center (SC) Officer . Reporting directly to the Health and Nutrition Programme Manager, the SC Officer will be responsible for the overall coordination and day-to-day management of the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with medical complications at ACF-supported Stabilization Centres. The role holder will ensure the provision of high-quality inpatient care in line with national protocols, international standards, and Action Against Hunger guidelines. The SC Officer will provide support, and direct supervision to all seconded SC staff, including SC Doctors, SC Nurses, and SC Nurse Assistants.
Position Details
Reporting to: Programme Manager – Health and Nutrition
Proposed start date: December 2026
Work location: Maiduguri (2)
Key Responsibilities :
Mission 1: Proper functioning of Therapeutic Feeding Centre:
The SC Officer is responsible for :
In collaboration with the Nutrition and Health Programme Manager, the SC officer will ensure that the centre is functioning properly, providing care of high quality including medical diagnosis and treatment of SAM children presenting with medical complications
Ensure that SC beneficiaries, caretakers and members of the community are treated respectfully at all times
Responsibilities Ensure that the referred SAM children from other health facilities or community health workers are re-diagnosed and documented appropriately.
Ensure that the admission criteria into a stabilization centre according to the national IMAM Protocol and WHO guidelines are followed.
Support the stabilization centre medical team on deciding properly about the malnutrition status of SAM children and referrals to other components of IMAM (SC/OTP/SFP) by ensuring strict compliance with the recommended discharge criteria.
Boldly indicate on the wall all the available OTP in the LGA for appropriate referral of SAM children to OTP nearest to their home.
Ensure that dispensing of sugar water and F75 upon admission is in place
Ensure appropriate diagnosis and monitoring of hypothermia, hypoglycaemia, dehydration, severe anaemia, take timely action to prevent and treat those complications using the protocol strictly in collaboration with SC doctors.
Follow up of the anthropometric measurement of the children (weight, MUAC, checking bilateral eodema and W/H percentage) to ensure consistent weight gain in collaboration with the SC team.
Closely follow up and monitor to ensure that all the necessary information on the registration book, treatment sheet, follow up card at admission and discharge are recorded for each beneficiary.
Provide technical coaching to the nurses and nurse aids on calculation, preparation of therapeutic milk and distribution and monitoring of feeding according to the standard protocol for the SAM children.
Ensure that SC nurses and nurse aids are encouraging breastfeeding practices.
Train nurses and nurse aids on supplementary Suckling technique (SST) and ensure SST for mothers facing breastfeeding challenges.
Ensure that the systematic…