Job Position for MAMI Officer
Action Against Hunger (ACF) Nigeria — Career Opportunity
Position Title: MAMI Officer
Department: Nutrition and Health
Job Location: Maiduguri, Borno State
Employment Type: Full-Time (Mid-Level)
Proposed Start Date: August 2026
Application Deadline: Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 5:00 PM (WAT)
About the Role
Action Against Hunger Nigeria is seeking a qualified MAMI Officer to provide technical oversight, clinical quality assurance, and field-level implementation of the Management of Small and Nutritionally At-Risk Infants Under 6 Months of Age and Their Mothers (MAMI) approach.
The successful candidate will ensure high-quality care for vulnerable infants under 6 months and their mothers while strengthening health facilities and community-based MAMI services across supported areas.
Key Responsibilities
1. MAMI Implementation & Clinical Quality
Implement and update operational plans for MAMI activities across supported health facilities and community networks.
Ensure quality clinical and nutritional care for at-risk infants under 6 months and their mothers.
Supervise community screening, triage, admission, clinical assessment, counselling, and referrals.
Integrate MAMI into Primary Health Care (PHC) services, including ANC, PNC, EPI, IMCI, and maternity services.
Oversee infant screening/assessment, including growth monitoring, clinical vulnerability, and feeding/breastfeeding difficulties.
Provide and supervise lactation support (exclusive breastfeeding, relactation, breast milk expression, management of breast conditions).
Ensure maternal nutrition, MUAC, micronutrient supplementation, postpartum care, and psychosocial distress screening are integrated into care routines.
Identify danger signs and manage timely referrals of complicated cases to stabilization centers/inpatient care.
Conduct supportive supervision and clinical coaching for facility staff and community nutrition workers.
2. Training & Technical Mentorship
Assess training and competency gaps among Nurses, Midwives, CHEWs, and Community Nutrition Volunteers.
Develop and facilitate practical training, mentorship, and refresher sessions on infant/maternal assessment and clinical triage.
Train health workers on safe cup feeding, supplementary suckling techniques, non-breastfed infant management, and lactation counselling.
Integrate maternal nutrition, postpartum care, and MHPSS services into practical modules.
Conduct case reviews and ongoing coaching during routine facility visits.
Build capacity within the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) to support sustainable local ownership.
3. Team Leadership & Community Mobilization
Coordinate and supervise facility MAMI focal staff and community mobilizers; manage weekly/monthly movement rosters.
Lead operational review meetings to evaluate caseloads, defaulter tracing, and programmatic challenges.
Maintain dignified, culturally sensitive counselling spaces for mothers and infants.
Supervise community-based screening and home visits for discharged pairs or infants failing to thrive.
Support staff performance evaluations, objective setting, and field safety protocols.
4. Supply Chain & Resource Management
Monitor MAMI-specific equipment, essential medications, therapeutic supplies, and maternal supplements.
Ensure proper storage, rational use, and timely requisition of programme resources with Logistics and Programme teams.
Alert the Programme Manager promptly regarding potential stock-outs or supply bottlenecks.
5. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
Maintain accurate MAMI registers, databases, tally sheets, and dyad cards.
Compile, validate, and analyze monthly facility data (admissions, cure rate, defaulter rate, referral rate, weight gain, breastfeeding outcomes).
Contribute to monthly Activity Progress Reports (APR), donor reporting, baseline/endline assessments, and qualitative evaluations.
Document lessons learned, field success stories, and clinical case studies.
6. Integration & Stakeholder Engagement
Establish referral pathways and strong linkages between MAMI, Reproductive Health, IMCI, MHPSS, FSL, and WASH services.
Represent Action Against Hunger at LGA-level nutrition and primary healthcare coordination meetings.
Engage traditional, religious, and community leaders to foster trust and early health-seeking behaviors.
Qualifications & Experience
CriterionRequirement
EducationBachelor’s degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health, Nutrition & Dietetics, or a related field.
ExperienceMinimum of 2 years’ direct experience in a similar role within public health or humanitarian contexts.
Technical ExpertiseProven background in MAMI, IYCF-E, Inpatient Stabilization Care, IMAM, Neonatal/Child Survival, IMCI, or KMC interventions.
SkillsHands-on clinical mentorship, adult-learning facilitation, and strong report writing.
SoftwareProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
LanguagesFluency in written and spoken English and Hausa.
Operational FitWillingness to live and work in complex, uncertain security environments.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application before the deadline.
Important Instructions: Applicants must answer every question in the application form. Incomplete submissions will automatically be disqualified.
Application Link: Apply for MAMI Officer Role
Application Deadline: Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 5:00 PM WAT
Equal Opportunity & Zero Tolerance Notice:
Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, or processing). Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
