Job Summary
Background: Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Position Summary: Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for a competent Nutrition Officer for the Flood Recovery and Climate Resilience (RENEW) project implement at Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Plan and implement nutrition-related activities in accordance with project goals and national guidelines.
- Conduct nutrition assessments and screenings in communities and health facilities.
- Plan and conduct awareness and counselling sessions on healthy nutrition, IYCF practices, regular ANC and PNC visits, institutional delivery and routine immunization with a focus on dietary diversity, identify lost to follow-up, missed and defaulter children
- Ensure integration of nutrition activities with health, WASH, and food security components where relevant.
- Collect, compile, maintain and report high quality nutrition data from the facility and field to supervisor and central office as necessary.
- Ensure timely distribution of nutrition supplies and materials and monitor stock levels and report shortages or delays.
- Perform other relevant tasks and responsibilities assigned by the project supervisor
- Supervise and coordinate health activities such as mobile clinics, outreach campaigns, awareness sessions, and referrals.
Required Skills
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, preference will be given to Nutrition, Public Health, or related field or diploma in LHV registered with Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC)
- Minimum 1-2 -years of experience preferably in maternal and child nutrition and management in humanitarian setting
- Familiarity with community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and IYCF best practices.
- Strong nutrition related data collection and reporting skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with pressing deadlines
- Should be polite, respectful and courteous to the patients, community and to those who are in authority.
- Ability to speak and understand local languages
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Nutrition Officer accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by October 10, 2025