Stabilization Center Officer at Action Against Hunger – 2 Openings, Maiduguri

Action Against Hunger is recruiting two Stabilization Center Officers in Maiduguri, Borno State, with a proposed start date of December 2026. Reporting to the Health and Nutrition Programme Manager, the officers coordinate inpatient care for children with severe acute malnutrition and medical complications.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee care pathways, admission, monitoring, referrals and discharge in stabilisation centres under national IMAM protocols, WHO guidance and organisational standards.
• Support doctors and nurses with clinical monitoring, ward rounds, accurate patient records and management of SAM-related complications.
• Supervise therapeutic milk preparation, feeding practices, breastfeeding support and correct use of medicines and therapeutic foods.
• Maintain respectful engagement with caregivers, ensure hygiene and PPE use, and follow up absent patients through outreach teams.
• Coordinate ordering, storage, consumption records and stock reporting for drugs, therapeutic foods, medical supplies and equipment.
• Assess staff skills and coach doctors, nurses and feeding assistants through practical training and refresher sessions.
• Support team assignments, rosters, performance monitoring and regular medical case reviews.
• Maintain patient records and health information systems, analyse service data and contribute to facility reports and LGA coordination.
• Coordinate operational requirements, supplies, equipment and ambulance or generator issues with logistics, pharmacy and nutrition management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health or another relevant discipline, with public-health and IMAM experience.
• At least three years’ experience managing inpatient severe acute malnutrition cases with medical complications and implementing IMAM programmes.
• Strong clinical reporting and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa.
• Relevant team management, coaching, communication and staff-supervision experience.
• Commitment to safeguarding, professional conduct, hygiene and applicable programme standards.

Remuneration and benefits

Employee benefits include full healthcare coverage, access to the TalentSoft e-learning platform, maternity or paternity leave, compassionate leave for a hospitalised child and crèche facilities.