INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY RE-ANNOUNCEMENT
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Deputy Health and Nutrition Program Manager
Country Office: Ethiopia
Work Base: Waghimra, Sekota
Availability: As Soon As Possible
Salary Scale: EMS07
Insurance - (Life, Group Personal Accident, and Medical Insurances are covered upon the organization policies).
Seniority Allowance – paid to depend on the years of service.
Contract Duration: Six months with a high possibility of extension
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.
About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger-USA is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children and we enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 8,000 staff in over 50 countries, our programs reached 17 million people in 2019.
About the Country Program in Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Ethiopia since 1984 responding to both chronic and acute needs through a multi-sectoral strategy where nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience.
Action Against Hunger currently operates in 5 different regions (Oromia, Somali, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, and Gambella) with a portfolio of 20m USD/year of emergency, resilience building, research, and innovation programs. We have a country team of around 600 staff in 17 regional and satellite offices. Our main donors in Ethiopia in 2020/2021 are BHA, ECHO, Europaid, UNHCR, UNICEF, GFFO, BPRM, SIDA, EHF, WFP, CIAA, and others.
Summary of position
Provide support for the definition and follow-up of the projects to implemented nutritional programs, 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.
Purpose
The Deputy Health and Nutrition Program Manager will respond to overall Support management and coordination in all areas of implementation in the base. Ensuring and improve the quality of the program, provide technical, organizational support and supervision to the existing health structures, Supervise the management of supplies, Liaise with the authorities/partners, participating in nutrition strategy development, represent Action Against Hunger when liaising with partners.
Engagement
Delivery
The Deputy Health and Nutrition Program Manager will oversee the quality and timely reports of the project, in line with donor rules, regulations, and standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1: Supervise Action Against Hunger team:
2: Improve the quality of programs
3: Provide technical, organizational support, and supervision to the existing health structures:
4: Supervise the management of supplies (therapeutic foods (F75/F100), RUTF, CSB++, medicines, and medical and anthropometric equipment):
5: Liaise with the authorities/partners
6: Ensure the interim for the Programme Manager when absent.
7: Participation in nutrition strategy development
8: Represent Action Against Hunger when liaising with partners:
I. Gender Equality Commitments
II. Fiscal Responsibility
N/A
III. Physical Demands
IV. Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
Educational / Professional Background: :
BSc. Degree in Health Officer or Clinical Nursing with at least 5 years of experience in a 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 in budget management, Computer knowledge: Word, Excel, and the 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.
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
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