Action Against Hunger USA Nutrition Surveillance Expert Jobs in South Sudan
Action Against Hunger USA Nutrition Surveillance Expert Jobs in South Sudan
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Haiti and Somalia.
Action Against Hunger-USA has over $75 million in programs, and approximately 2000 staff based in in the various country offices, Head Quarter in New York City and Operational Centre in Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.
Summary of Position
The Nutrition Surveillance Expert role will be to oversee, coordinate and ensure quality surveys conducted; S/He will represent Action Against Hunger at NIWG and other platforms; S/He support in proposal development and donor report writing.
Key activities in your role will include:
In close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Nutrition Cluster (NC), NIWG and all nutrition partners, to strengthen the nutrition information systems in South Sudan to contribute to information availability and feed to the regular humanitarian bulletins, IPC analysis.
Provide support in the identification and articulation of the survey needs of nutrition agencies in South Sudan, particularly during humanitarian crisis in areas that have been designated by the Nutrition Cluster.
Provide technical on-the-ground or remote support to partners implementing SMART surveys and nutrition surveillance systems, notably for initial survey planning, sampling strategy, recruitment and training of survey teams, technical support for data analysis, and validation of reports
Coordinate with Nutrition Cluster partners and other nutrition coordination mechanisms such as NIWG on the necessary human and financial resources required to undertake the surveys.
Organize the Action Against Hunger SET survey planning, ensure appropriate needs assessments and overall coordination with Nutrition Cluster and NIWG.
Ensure that the survey methodology (sampling, questionnaires, etc.) are used in the field and are in line with the defined approach validated by the NIWG, and Action Against Hunger HQ Nutrition Technical Advisor.
Develop the terms of reference, to select the tools and methods, the type of informants and/or sampling, selection of villages for field work, write guidelines and set up time frame, working days needed, logistics planning and any special tools needed (communication means, map, camera) to conduct surveys and assessments.
Systematically provide the team training before the field work to test the questionnaire and methodology and to
ensure that the team adheres to guidelines, protocols and methodologies in place.
Lead the team in data entry and run plausibility checks, provide feedback to survey teams, and correct any mistakes identified.
Coordinate the data analysis, result interpretation, and report writing with the NIWG and Action Against Hunger HQ advisor.
Requirements
Degree in statistics, nutrition, Health or related field.
At least 2 years of experience in nutrition assessments and surveys as well as humanitarian work.
Excellent knowledge of SMART, LQAS, CSAS, SQUEAC methodologies.
Experience in nutrition program management in emergency set-up including proposal writing, project budget management, reporting and training provision.
Strong understanding of nutrition information system, monitoring and evaluation.
Excellent writing and analytical skills.
Good anticipation, planning skills, especially in changing work contexts.
Willing to travel frequently to the field to monitor activities.
Easily integrate with remote areas living conditions.
Our Core values
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate Action Against Hunger-USA’s five core values:
Respect- we work with compassion and dedication, treating everyone the same way we expect them to treat us.
Integrity-: we believe that being honest and fair is integral to every aspect of our work. conducting our work with a spirit of sincerity, truthfulness and transparency is imperative.
Creativity-we encourage new ideas, embrace innovative solutions, and create opportunities for meaningful and exciting ways to do our jobs and provide solutions to address the needs of the populations we serve.
Excellence- we strive to provide services that meet and even exceed the expectations of our stakeholders (populations in need, staff, communities and donors).
Empowerment- we are committed to fostering an environment in which our staff, partners and communities where we work have the space to grow, develop and feel confident about participating.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Action Against Hunger USA Nutrition Surveillance Expert Jobs in South Sudan
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