Action Against Hunger Deputy Nutrition & Health Program Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Action Against Hunger Deputy Nutrition & Health Program Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 216305

Category: Health Care
Location: Borena, Oromia
Career Level: Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience)
Employment Type: Part time
Salary: 19,706.00 ETB with other additional benefits provided according to the social benefit packages of the organization.

Job Description

Internal/external

Vacancy Announcement

As a registered charity, founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger operates in 45+ countries. The international network of Action Against Hunger is represented in France, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, USA and India.

Teams in the field combat hunger on 4 fronts: Nutrition and Health, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Water, Sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and Mental Health and Care Practices (MHCP).

For our Nutrition department in Borena, we are currently looking for the following professional:

Deputy Nutrition and Health Program Manager

General Assignment:

Provide support for the definition and follow-up of the projects to implemented nutritional program, Supervise and train the nutrition team, so as to improve the management of malnourished patients. Ensure that the objectives of project supervision and animation of the teams are met in the absence of the PM.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Supervise Action Against Hunger team:

Participate in the recruiting process;

Report training needs to the PM;

Assist in the implementation of training sessions in the nutrition department on the base;

Organize training and refreshers training courses for the team;

Explain and ensure application of the nutrition protocols;

Supervise, check and analyze the daily and monthly reports of the team.

2. Improve the quality of programs

Participate in field assessment in order to identify the needs;

Collect, cross check and correct weekly and monthly statistics/ activity report from the mobile teams/sites;

Draft weekly and monthly reports for the nutrition program and analyze the nutrition situation and the performance of the team/program;

Participate in the definition/modification of the programs, follow-up and evaluation;

Identify possible work or team problems, try to solve them and report to the PM;

If there is any problem, analyze, report and find solution for that problem.

3. Provide technical, organizational support and supervision to the existing health structures:

Ensure that the protocols /guidelines are strictly followed and implemented

Providing and participating in continuous and practical training, supervision and monitoring of the existing health structures

Supervise the OTP/SC/SFP program

Ensuring that the existing health structures (HP) will conduct systematic screening, record and report the children who come for consultation where OTPs are implemented

4. Supervise the management of supplies (therapeutic foods (F75/F100), RUTF, CSB++, medicines and medical and anthropometric equipment):

Collect, check and complete the orders before have them validated by the PM

Check the coherence

of the state of stocks with the orders

Check that the medicines, the therapeutic food and RUTF and are delivered on time;

Take delivery of the orders.

Consolidate the monthly consumption report;

5. Liaise with the authorities/partners

Communicate the program’s activities to the authorities/partners

Represent Action Against Hunger in meeting with authorities/partners when needed.

6. Ensure the interim for the Program Manager when absent.

Take the responsibilities and task assigned by PM/FC during the PMs Absence Participate preparation and activities related to donor visit

Develop a network of contacts at base level (NGOs, technical or scientific) to allow a smooth implementation of the project;

Closely follow up the overall health and nutrition situation of the camp, zone and region and interpretation of different indicators such as direct follow up of health status, outbreaks and general nutrition status.

7. Participation on nutrition strategy development

Participate actively in developing a coherent and sustainable nutrition strategy for the Refugee.

8. Represent Action Against Hunger when liaising with partners:

Represent Action Against Hunger when dealing with partners and official authorities;

Participate to the logistics cluster;

Job Requirements

Educational / Professional Background:

BSc. Degree in Health Officer or Clinical Nursing with at least 5 years of experience in humanitarian organization (NGOs) out of which one year in CMAM and primary Heath program;

Required skills:

Humanitarian experience in nutrition, good analysis capacity, skills in training and team management, skills budget management, Computer

knowledge: Word, Excel, and Internet. Patience, good relations with other people, good capacity to work in a team, capacity to manage priorities, precision, capacity to share knowledge and train colleagues, knowing the local language; willingness to work under pressure and extra hours, extremely flexible, able to work independently, have the ability to cope with stressful situations, good organizational and interpersonal skills, ability and willingness to work in remote areas. Good knowledge in health & nutrition, CMAM protocol, CBN protocol, ICCM & CMNCH protocols and IYCF policy.

Language: - Fluency in Oromiffa is a mandatory.

How to Apply

Application Procedure

If you are interested, please send your application composed of none returnable CV, Covering Letter with “Deputy Nutrition and Health Program Manager” written in the subject line, and two references to the following addresses:

Through www.ethiojobs.net
Directly In Person to Action Against Hunger, Gode, Sekota, Gambella, Mega, Hirna and Wollega offices ;or
Action Against Hunger– Addis Ababa – Human Resources Department, directly in person Gimbi office next to family Guidance Association office.
“Women Applicants Are Highly Encouraged”

NB: Only short listed applicants will be communicated on and selection process includes technical test and an interview.

Action Against Hunger Deputy Nutrition & Health Program Manager Jobs in Ethiopia